Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-21

I The escape OF O'Bricn caused no end OF
a sensation In this country, and espe-
cially In this state.
In spite OF their pull Mlnchin and
Dishlcr were indicted as accomplices OF
/ Buck in permitting the prisoner TO es-
cape For weeks after O'Brien's escape
they were in this city. Dishlar was at
the Giley House. Minohin stopped with
| Waddell. AS soon as II was known
that they had been indicted, however.
the then Inspector steers, who had
charge OF the detective bureau, sent
men to arrest them. but they had fled.
Minchin was subsequently arrested In
Chicago for a green-goods swindler and
Dishler surrendered. The pun was In
good working order by that time,
though, and they were both discharged
on the trial.
Meanwhile the French police had
been on the lookout for O'Brlen. and
when the steamer Marselles, from New
Orleans, landed nj Hayre he was ar
rested and locked up. He denied his
identity, and while the French author-
ties were awaiting the arrival of de-
tectiveS from Scotland Yard to look
him over he escaped. How much money
1t cost 10 get him out was never made
known. Then he went to Paris and
later was arrested by the police there,
but he became so indignant and made
FhNAi u HultIllilt ulull lHhI ne 1t1duH
them let him go, and he was escorted
10 his hotel by the project Of police,
who apologized to him all the way for
the unfortunate mistake" OF course
he left the French capital at once.
He was next heard OF in Hayti, where
he was reported TO be doing n good
drug business in company with "Doc"
Minchin. The insurrection in Hayti
broke up the business, and for a time
O'Brien was a soldier with the in
surgents. After leaving the army he
Went to Buenos Ayres, and the ma
1ority of men who knew him thought
he was still there until the news came
that he had shot Wadden.
\ friend Of both men said to World
reporter yesterday: at was money
Dgaln that drove OBrien TO XIII Reed
y month before the murder got let
ter from Tom from Buenos Ayres.
asking me to see Reed and get him IN
send him $1,000. i knew that Reed had
soured on him. but l was afraid to tell
him so, so 1 Just wrote back that Reed
was not in this country and that |
dlGht Know where he was A few DAYS
later | got this dispatch from him;
Il hear that Reed Is in Paris. Is II
trueT ! wired back that didn't know.
l heard no more until the news came
about the shooting Then / saw II an
in a nutshell. O'Brien had taken des-
perate chances again, and had followed
Reed to get money of him. Reed had
sworn, after he gave up the SIS. 600
that he would not give OBrien any
more. He was man of his word
Nhen OBrien asked him for the stun
ana he refused. why, I suppose he shot
him on sight"
For several days after his arrival
o. brlen insisted that he was not Tom
nut Eddie, O'Brlen. That Is tho name |
OF ms brother, who resembles him |
IN faet' he did not acknowledge who he I
was unit ] confronted in tho Paris 4
dergne with the dead body Of the man
who had done so much for him.
me French authorities are guarding
MN night and day. They consider him
he most dangerous criminal thatfhev
nave ever had In their hands. HeEal,es
.lIs Imprisonment with the Almost .
7anEirold ana coolly. tells lskeepers
mat ne VIII never be Euillotlned.
Nuadell was driven out OF this coun-
.Iy ny detective John n. Norris, better
NhoWu us Peg Leg Norris. About
"u. months ago Waddell found him
'ssH IN Jan AT lllon, N. Y, on n charge
,cso nuN,ns swindled farmer out OF
'ooVv' As usual, though, when the cnse
anne TO trial there was no e,,IIe,'eS
'sdlnst Nnddell, and he was dis
'harged. The cost had been enormons
and he decided TO 20 10 Eurone tn ra
reve' He had n dozen of tho 1ras,
1"lu bricks made. 1t was evident tbat
nc had been coing a handsome businegs
n Paris, for $4,000 in cash was found
~ a small sntchol in his room nj The
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