Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-28
WAS MURDERED At BIRTH.
Decomposed Body Of an Infant Pound
Yesterday.
LYING CUT IN AN OPEN PRAIRIE.
Inquest ny Justice Husscy-A coiored
Woman Founs head at
Her Home.

Houston, Taesday. November ~
| Lying Upon as uac. upoa lha lrauric
beyond the Fair Ground addition. covered
with coarse saek and lett as food ior
the worms. was a ncwly-oorn infant which
was discovered by a passing boy yester-
day afternoon. While the circumstances
are such that Il can not be doubted but
that a case Of infantioide has been dis
covered. still thcre Is no evidence what.
ever TO determine tho penictrator. 1t Us
only another case OF an inhuman mother.
whose punishment Ia that meted out by
her own conscious. which secretly reminds
her OF her crime.
! Yesterday, Ardie Lee. a boy, was wan
dering about on the prairie beyond the
corner OF Francis avenue and Smith
street. when he found coarse sack COW
ering some object. Upon removing II. he
saw the body was a male child, which
! had probably been Killed at birth. rhe
cerlsc was IN an advanced state OF DO
some oxtent by worms. There was enough
| eSilsnee 10 prove that Il was wni,e
a y f %Scls found Tor had svI prssA NY
Turkish Towel and had been taEcn 20
! tho place In the sack which covered It.
Justice j. j. Hussey and oincors Lee
and l<egans were notified and an Inquest
vas held. hut no facts determined, the
Wright and given burial.
Ju,la Burrell. co,ored. aged as years.
NILS found dead In hor humble home. No.
CN Taylor street, in the Fourth wari
tnorth) yesterday afternoon. She was In
u kneellng posture. crampcd IN Il corner
Of the room. apparently having attempt
I'd to in this way protect herself from
the cold. Death probably ensued rotne
time Monday night. Justice j. j. Drvine
was notified md he'd nm Inquest. his md
INK being that death was from natural
hoss q wright for burial
At $40 O'Clock last night nober, rI,x.
simmons came down the stairway NJ tho
Lawlor hotel with a long stride, hls long
arms swinging at his side and pleased
expression on his face. Going 20 Mr..
JHmos Lawior he grasped him by the
hend and remarked: IT'S 4 boy"
This announcement was caused by the
birth at sos o'clock last night Ia room
No nj the Lawlor hotel OF a boy 10 Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Fitzslmmons, Dr. George
| Landlord attending. Tho child weighed
| AZ blrth ten aud a half pounds Ia blonde
nnd resembles his father IN that he has
| lne long arms Tor which the middlewelkht
champion In famous.
/ Tho aecouohment was very satisfnctory
70 all partioa concerned and al a late hour
last night mother and child were doinl,
! wei, THIS Y the only child bern 10 Mr.
hhn ,r,, Mfs tlt@si,mnmonss., Soon after mo
graphed Martin Julian al GalveSton and
other relatives IN the East Of the event
reporter Of The Post asked Fltgsm.
| mons what he had 70 say ~ regard to tho
4 nterNlow in The Post yesterday with
IHinrh j. Corbett a. sent out by the AS
s9eiated Press, IA which Cor6eti ems
| phailghlly announced HIS retirement from
| the ring.
- have not seen the statement o, tho
puty today 20 read newspapers. / have
been told what il CONTAINED aud do not
care 70 dlsenes e The public knows my
way 10 avoid a match with me and his
| u only another scheme he IL using /
VII walt nn,i Stuart has seen him and
mas presented MS last proposition TO him"
Mr.. John J, Moody secretary OF Hous.
ton typographical union. received q let.
ter yesterday from Afr. ]. ]. Early. socro-
iary Of St. Louis union, announcing tho
death Of Charles Shelley Hughes, tho
Poet Printer" Secretary Early asks for
Information regarding Mr.. Hughes ria
uvos He was well known 10 members OF
Dallas union and was In Houston last
/ March. while here he entertained many
/ 10y rcciting original poems II he has nny
relatives IN Houston O. Dallas they viii
| please send their address to the secretary
Z
In connection with tho death Of Mr..
Hughes the following from tho Dallas
I News will be read with interest;
Charles Shelley Hughes. we'll known In
Dallas rs tho poet printer, stated TO a
| news reporter last evening thHt ave years
ago hp ame addicted to the use VI
i..orpiune ~ pap s4Ginn alminiB,erins
| Lnc drug 10 nm Mnlc nc Was suilefiHs
| from rneumhtlAIn, kiuca wnlun TINE ht
| nas been cOulIned IN the hhoit. ~ has.
| no Says, wreeNed his heaitn ana 70 I'M
| pllre.. Ills strength as ~ rsnuvf him uu-
| ab.o to WORK NJ his trade or foiiow his
| pI~aCHAioi, tnet OF the Jaw,
| IN order to optan auiiislebt means TO
| tGAo tho "keeloy treAlnlvltt,' Mr.. Hughes,
| through the Kindness o. the cay counoiii
! mas made ARRANGEMENT. 70 deliver several
lectures at inc .tiy nan, Communicating TO-
and he houos thai larss audiences wil
| W piesent.
The poel-prlnter has reputation ms
| his lectures Will be decidedly interesting,
| Iho nrst Two lectures VIII be on the opium
habit, from sihnupoiut OF persOnal ek.
| porieBoc. but tine tnirl Or last one VIII
pc Of literary character. emitted. IAo
Poetry OF rssslon;" Ine folioTing poem;
| Youth" was written BY the pOst-printer
In contemplation OF his past and pressnt
ssperlgnss and me esf s, p,Of Tom ,Sd
awful habit that has 30 biighied his mo-
| w non tHlh bfultfu bFlu WIVhti bgly VI W.
| cnying human dust
Was a caTthaginian castle with an inner
vale OF trlth.
| Came d storm or Winds ono winter, like a
| thundcrbolt Of God,
| " lich trankformel the royal temple OF
| paintiai, lurtrous youth
| Into BRbylonian ruin. like pile OF bafned
| pride.
And tonight I stand surveying through a
All the wreck ana desoiauon OF q pfe's pa
Ana once more see tho castle OF my
| Csr'hagi nian years.
And again clasp the IDOLS that were mlns
| and mine alone.
| And my heart pulsatcs with rapture for
the sun begins TO shine.
And ] cry: "Dh, God. ! pray thee, haston
| thou this long-sought dawn.
| oh, the day that II 10 ransom THIS bleeding
heart OF mine"
Whom the alarm Of FIRE from box
came in last night two men from com
pany No. 8 were handling stream OF
water which was being used on the burn
ing trash pile at the head Of Congress
avenue on tho bank OF Buffalo bayou.
| In making tho quick hitch at No. sta.
ton, ore Of tho brides was not caught
securely And Driver Graham could not
| control the team when was anxious 70