Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-03
NEGRO MORTALLY WOUNDED
MS AssaiIant Thought TO he t1int
Parker, Who Has FIcd-A womans
Honor Invoived--conhicting Re
ports About the Crime.

Charles jackson, an aged negro team
ster, well known In this city, was IN
all probability fatally stabbed In the
woods beyond and 10 the left Of the
Arlington Heights bridge about .
o'clock yesterday morning by young
white man, said by the police to be
one Clinton Parker, who has been driv-
ing dairy wagon about the city for
several months.
Jackson's feebly told story is as fol-
lows: while l was near the river
with my team yesterday morning
heard child screaming for help.
went over in the direction from which
the cries proceeded and found little
girl, apparently about A years old. l
stopped near where she was, asked
what was the matter and where her
parents were. A moment later "a white
man and a girl jumped up from the
weeds near by and confronted me. The
man drew a knife and started toward
me. l told him | didn't want any trou-
BILE and turned to go. He sprang at
me. saying. D-n you, will teach you
to attend to your own business" and
stabbed me twice in the back"
Jackson was found lying where he
fell short while afterward and word
was telephoned in to police headquar-
tera. The houdlum wagon was sent out
and the negro was carried to his home
near West Fifth street, where medical
aid was summoned. His physicians
think the chances are against him at
his advanced age and say lie was
stabbed In the lung. Late last even
ing he was sim alive but 1t Is thought
that death is only matter of short
time,
Search for the guilty party was be-
gun at once by the police and deputy
sherffs. Detective Tom Talbot and
Chief Maddox got clue from a negro
the young woman and child TO their
home ON Florence street, near Texas.
There are three sisters, the little L.
year-old child. and a niece Of the sis
tiers named Erwin. who was the wo-
man In the case living there together.
They did not relish a visit from the
police at all and at first fatty refused
to allow them to enter, but Chief Mad
dox and Tom Talbot are not easily
deferred when they wish to accomplish
an object, and a threat Of the Gala
bose brought them all to time in
short order
The young girl told the chief all she
knew described the man. whom she
said was Clint Parker, and said they
were hunting for a pocket book when
the negro came upon them; that COW
frightened the little child, which be-
Kan to cry. She tells very different
story from JaclSsons She said that
the negro came up and began to talk
to them in an improper manner; that
Parker told him to hush, that Il was
the third time he had meddled with
his affairs, and that he would better
keep out Of his way. Then, uocord-
ing to her story Parker drew knife,
the negro grabbed n club and hit him
I'm the mouth, knocking out two teeth,
and again hit him on the arm breaking
his stick. Then Parker rushed In on
him, they grappled, and the negro fell
and Parker stabbed kim,
The police made a raid last night on
the wOmen's home In hope of finding
Parker, and think they were Just a
minute late They are still on the
lookout, however. and still hope to
eaten him.