Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-22

held between MIN. Chief Hnrrgan and /
w. e. Garry, the resident agent % the |
life association. The conference lasted f,
for fully two hours, during which lime /
the prisoners brother. Joseph Howe OF |
the frm OF Mcdonald q Howe, a'tor-
news $50 Olive street. went before
Judge Claiborne and secured an order
for tptha n Howe's release on bond
II 5000 The surety was furnished By
I. Brooks johnson, and Howe was re-
70. j.
Nm what took place during the in
", " between Niessrs. Hnrrigan.
~ End the accused could not he
ely learned. beyond the fact that
Ho . signed an order on the telegraph
companies for any message sent by
him to be delivered to Mr. Garry,
Which instrument Chief Harrigan Wit
messed.
ClcN TO the Crime.
1t was some time before chief IIar-
rlean would consent TO talk to re-
porer concerning Howe's ar
rest and the part he had In unenrtl.lng
the plot TO defraud the Philadelphia
concern. He feared that the time for
talking had not yet arrived. rs all the
parties implicated In the well laid
scheme had not been apprehended' and
too much publicity at this moment
would cause them 10 put themselves
beyond the reach 'of the law After
being told that Marshall T. McDon-
aid declared II as his belief that the
chief OF police was attempting TO IN
jure his firms reputation, Major Har-
rlgan said
Marshall Mcdonald alleges that
am trying to injure the reputation OF
! his firm, does he? We'll, his firm ~
! trying TO injure its own reputation. IN
tell you just what know about youne
| Howe Marion G.. Hedgepeth has tod
/ me OF Howe's efforts 10 smuBsle nm
| keys and tools on various occasions 10
aid him in his attempts to escape. YOU
I know that Howe H. n brother OF Me-
! Donalds partner and Mcdonald ~
/ Hrdgepeth's attorney. Here, you Sec
1 "a a sworn statement which speaks Tor
itself" and the chief produced the iol-
lowing affidavit:
John C. Armstrong jail guard states
as follows; | have been a guarh III
the citv fail for seven years. and nave
| tried 10 perform any duty faithfully.
Some days after Marion Hcigepeth
was caught In the act Of attempting 10
escape from iail ! WAS approached Whlle
in ian bv Jeptha H., Howe, a lawyer
He asked me II there was any way
by which Marion Hedgeptth' the uhlh
robbor, could be assisted IN esrhplhS'
tod him that DIDN'T know any way.
0
ANA m IL IL he could get out. MY an
swer was that ! wouldn't nave any
thing To- do with Il for Sl0OOlO Ihen
he asked me how about getlihs h'g i
In TO him to enable him TO escape anu
/ SAID you can't get any Keys 'nluuE
his door while I'm here ne caihe 70
M, am two occasions afterwMd ana
,,,,rfsI TO induce me to assist hin IN
tbn matter. / positively drclued' ana
mon he begged me NOT to say anythlhk
o,,ut IL. which / promised To 40. AZ
tar Thinking the matter over ! lhoush'
II was my duty 10 report II.
fslgned) JOHN G. ARMal ltV'N "
Ths statement IL atlested AptH 10
1874. by william j. pohoHue' mum
pH I'm the matter Of the case on hanC
, the nrst intimatlun / had was iroi,
marion Hedgcpeth, the Glendhie FHil
fhlr now a prisoner IN the tltA
/ iau HIS letter 20 me ana the n'nte
) ,nont which followed, written pg w
ai my request. tell the story q the ~ ~,
= 80, al the plot. Here they are,
, CIV fssttee Herrigan handed the report
4 ,ba following communications iron
+ van whose name has become Ia
4 ~ in the great robbery OF the Mls
4 .,,J pacific train at Glendfie' MO
+ about two years ago ,.. 1r,rr,
q 'y @itv 1O-s-gi. Major Laurence E ..,
= ,on chief OF Police; Dear ~
= mas en- $1,000 swllult W. ~ ,', =,
r pbiladelphla life Insurance comp"
n ',,assibiy murder committed
n w. t,i,o A. seventy-nVe hundred 40
= me money has already pee
la o,d s250O Is yet IN bank, own
n p''a' snnebble over the fee that HOW
n a. wanting for his part ~ H. Ga
Il a,vc some interesting Information
sardng it. and perhaps, save lne !,
n surance company something j 'i'e' u
= 10 lied at once. lsl6ntll ..,,,,-,,,
d ho'''isN MARION c. HEGDEPETH'
e =, a,der that the following stat
. 81 Hedgepeth's may be clear
J. nls 10 expiained that In the latt'
y Hsus' - AuFlist last a man giving u
y 49, ~ ii. ~. Howard visited u
"a Ntc,.reu Drug cOmpany's eslablishIlei
~ ~ purchased stock OF goods WI
il ',hich he opened drug Store on gu
>. tes.rith and Maulsoh sutu.H
- 49, rseeks Howard announced 70 u
, lev ,,n,s thur he was going TO MOI
r. cus s,y",nnsls. Tenn. In the mean lin
~ 70 ta5 dlsposed Of his stock Of drul
Il ne -, ma knowledge o. the Merrt
Ne MI, company. The drug compan
ID 80 Iast moment. obtained word
N rf,,yard's movements, ana hasu
a. .,sare out warrnet against M
~ and his wife ware arrest'
ID AZ 20 they were about 10 board
id Jus sor chicago and brought 10 u
- ", 40 answer a charge OF disposil
- ~ ,nortgaged property. Howard (~l
H. o. now known 70 be Midget
be ~ rv" was in Jail for some Tin
~, vas flnaliy released for want
a. p stsecntion. II was during his inca
e ppa a9si that he became friendly wi
~ IyaSesneth and, In hurst Of con
~ i sNane detailed to him plan for nee
w. 49, NJ lie Insurance company. rs q
nv ,s he Following statement written
NJ u ~ ,rain robber himself at the
III, 1,sst OF The chief Of police;
W. g'ql.--Mai1r Laurence Har
IS chief OF Police; Dear sir--Wh
OF * sf Howard was in here some q
naafhs ago he came to me and it
els ~ maj he would like to talk 20 u
* w No bad read a great deal about n
ng After we got well acquaint
n. t.e .o,d me that he had q scheme
j. ~ he could make $4,000, and n
he ~ needed GONE lawyer who could
% ns Nc and said that II could int