The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-08
ONE OF THE NEW coNGREssMEN.
A Texas Democrat Who Il q Drunkard,
Burglar and shooter.
Galveston Special.


Miles Crowley, congressman from this
district. was recently tried before the
state senate on q charge OF matchmaking
the Pullman Palace Car Company. A
Scotch verdict Of mot proven" was rem
dered after an exhaustive hearing. Now
the senator is accused of attempting to
murder dissolute woman whom he &C
costed on the street in Austin some nights
ago. Although the senator was arrested
at the time. no record was made of sshe
fact. his name was not entered on the po-
lice blotter, and efforts are being made to
keep the facts from the public. The cass
will be laid before the grand jury at its
meeting in Austin next month. and an
Indictment Is expected.
Senator Crowley, it Is charged. went on
a spree when the investigation of the
charge of blackmaii was Concluded. and.
meeting q notorious woman known as
Dutch Lulu on the street late at night.
broke away fam him and started to run
into a nearby euilding. The senator
drew pistol. fired one shot at the woman
and then started In pursuit of her. The
woman wGs rapping at the door OF the
building and appealing to be admitted
when the senator fired another shot.
Neither bullet struck the woman al
though both were fired at close range.
Crowley was arrested by Policeman Far
well and taken to. the police station. In
fiuentiaI friends interviewed and the SEN
ator was released. The matter was
brought to the attention OF some OF the
colleagues of Mr.. Crowley, and Senator
Geer was making arrangements to intro
duce a resolution to have an investiga-
ton. but on Saturday Crowley resigned as
state senator.
Judge ]. Wharton Terry, counsel for the
Gulf, Colorado 4 Santa Fe Railroad COM
pany. and DR.. A. III. Tolar, of Arcadia.
not content with iCrowley's resignation.
have secured statements from the wit
nesses to the shooting. and will submit
them to the grand jury. They also intend
to make an effort to force Crowley to re-
sign his seat In congress.
Crowley who Is about SO years old and
unmarried. was born In Boston. He came
to Texas In 1850 and worked as long
shoreman for several years. Capt. James
Mcdonald. who controls the Democratic
machine I'm Galveston county. took a
fancy TO him. put him In the frs depart
ment, had him elected to the lower house
of the legislature, then to the senate and
finally had him nominated for congress
The campaign for. congress last fall was
the bitterest in the history of this district
A pamphlet was issued by Crowley's enc
mics. in which the life of the candidate
was reviewed. transcripts from the Gal
weston police records were printed, show
ing that Crowley had been arrested TWEEN
ty-two times for drunkenness and fight
ing and copies OF court proceedings in
Boston were published. from which II APP
pears that Crowley had been arrested
there six times-once on a charge OF bur-
siary. once when accused of assaultirg
woman and four times for drunkenness.
Crowley's friends stuck by him In the
congressional fight. claiming that al
though he had been wild while young
man he had done nothing after entering
public life that he could be reproached
for Crowley was elected. but the normal
Democratic majority of $500 was cut down
10 i.eoS Rosenthal the Republican can
didate. has filed notice of contest. claim
ing Crowley was elected by fraud. -