Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-07
GOMER'S VERY PECULIAR STORY
THE LOVER or THE WOMAN,
KATE.
who Wore Pant. and Helped Him
Hold Up a Man at ciebnrne Tells
MS story--He was Going to Marry
Her Later On.

Irlshman, last week. They are both
in jail here awaiting their trial.
Our special correspondent visited
Corners prison cell this morning and
from his own lips procured the follow
ing statement:
( He says: On Monday. the goth Of oc-
;ober We came to cieburne at $3.50 p,
m, and went to the railroad bridge
south Of town to eat lunch. After
we arrived there and were eating, an
other party near by was washing his
clothes This was not Keene. went
to this man and asked him would he DO
an errand for me. The errnnd was to
20 70 Crows saloon and get half 4
dozen bottles Of soda pop and one pint
OF peach and honey. He said he could
not So At this time labout o'cl9ck)
keene came up. He also was going to
wash his clothes. then asked him to
go for me, telling him would pay him
for his trouble.
The reason | wanted him to go. was,
I did not want to leave Kate alone.
He went for me, aud when he returned
l paid him % cents for the trip. Hero
"a, conversation came up between US
concerning his employment in differ
ent railroad departments He told me
that Le was a swltchuan. / made "A
conndant OF ILeene at once ana toid
him the party with me was woman
dressed in mems clothes, and for him
TO be careful of the language he used.
keene drank very freely from the bot
sisted that 1 should get another bot
tie. He went for il and naid him for
going. Mr.. Reene. after the second
bottle, seemed very much under the I'm.
tluence OF il. 1t So. he wanted to
get drunk at my - 81, which he
did ! gave him a .Y..ar 10 make the
third trip and buy clmrettos. aud tod
him to bring nae the ross of the money.
He bought a pint Of whisky without
my consent ana when he returned he
was drunk. asked him before he
made me third trlp not TO drink any
more, FOR | wanted him to assist mo
IN cnrrying my grips to the depot.
When he returned with the third bot
tie Katie was Joking me about my
nationality. when Mr.. Keeno stepped
up ana commenced cursnr ana said
he was Irish and Katie was English
ana Ire wac a - good mind 10 beat
VIC fllH' ON OF nor ana kept CAT8.ng
and abusing ner. for which tool; him
By the ann and led him away, telling
him not 10 DO this, as she was a WOO
man and In my caro-. Finally I rot
him quIatcd down. Tho rorgon an
not strike him for this was 10 ay,ij
trouble na INV means were limited
ANA J wanted 20 20 to mllgboro to
soc my brothers.
MIR. Kconc Insisted tha' he should
10 TO town for more whisky. told
him TO st7v for he was loo drunk
TO 90 ON tho street and FOR MIN 10
stRy and watch my thirps aud I womb
70 but not curst Kate While / was
gone.
Question from tho ropnrtrr. "Dld
sh5 have revolver?
Auswer-"she had no r.y lycr ana !
nothing TO defend herself win so |
j went as quick as could and whom
Within a hundred y9rds of ths brli W !
/ heard nor screaming murder ana |
hallooing for me. saving he tEernC |
WINS klliing nor. I th6n ran ms fac, |
ms co,i,d 10 the spbf VIII re- / hoard |
thc voice and Iycene was ho,aln4 ba,. |
yyl.b nna b,rd In tHe sbirt bnso.n o,d |
striking her with the other. H. rucE |
t,er, tNo Nous Win N Ia prf i-,ii,.l,, |
mont. but couI1 mo, icW wr1f f. |
was ma n v,ns aarE Nf.or Tho ce,opd |
blow she fcu 10 tho ground and iii |
was Sun, J eauE9' Naere as he
down WIN my ne, ,r1 toI6 It,, no
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