Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-30
ARRESTED
Alleged Paris Fiends
Caught.
HICKMAN FREEMAN AND siLAs
LEE ARE JAILED.
STRONG EVIDENCE.
LEE HAD A wATco THAT WAS
IDENTIFIED ~ oSorNa
TO nApleaHs
T.
1$
Both Men Cared UneasiIy o,sr9 he
Window Toward the Scene
of the Awful Crime.

Paris, Tex. Nov. 2s.-(special 1.-THE
men who murdered Ed 7. Canady,
Jen Maddox. PaulIe Applegate and
the unknown men on the shanty boat
In Red river two weeks ago last night
were landed In Jail tonight.
Their names are Hickman Freeman.
alias Snowy, and Silas Lee, alias Slim
my. both negroes. Freeman Is a very
black. heavyset negro. about 20 years
of age. He was arrested at his home
eight miles northeast of Goodland, l,
T., where he lived with his divorced
wife and sister. When he was arrest
ed his divorced wife was completely
overcome and wept Historically.
Lee wa arrested ten miles east of
Goodland. Marshal Williams, with
Deputies Chancellor and Harper went
to his mothers house, but she told
them he was out hunting horses. They
started In search of him and In pass
ing house three miles from his moth
er's they saw him come to the door.
When he saw them he lodged back.
They placed him under arrest. He is
a tall, well built yellow man. with In
dian blood In him.
Both men were heavily ironed and
carried TO the station. Soon after their
arrival there Lees mother came. labor
ing under great excitement. but the
train was ready to pun out, and she
had no chance to talk. When arrested
Lee had on pair OF pants with blood
on tho legs. In one of his pockets a
bill for groceries was found, in the
same handwriting that Canaday APP
peared to keep his accounts. He also
wore watch that was Identified by
\. II. Rice, who knew the men and
was frequently with them. as belong
ing to Maddox. The strap of a =.
of pants found In another pocket was
recognized as tallying with the cloth
of a pair that belonged to Maddox. He
also mad a vest ana a 3s-caliber Win
chester rifle that have been recognized
as the property OF the men on the
boat.
Marshal Williams Is absolutely GER
tain that he has the right men, but
will not disclose the testimony he has
against them, farther than that given,
While crossing Red river en- route
here, both men gazed uneaslly out
of the window In the direction where
the boat was, but 1t could not be seen.
Marshal Williams and his deputies
struck the clew at the start. but kept
their own counsel. and while listening
to every one. followed 1t up.
They never believed that Dave Floyd
who was arrested Wednesday night,
was the man, but so many believed he
was guilty that 1t was deemed best
to hold him. He was released as soon
as the right parties were caught. The
crime was OF so appalling a magni-
tude that Attorney General Harmon
authorized a reward of $500 for the ar
rest and conviction of the murderers.
The promptness with which Marshal
williams worked up the case Is I'M
precedented under the circumstances.
but no crime has yet been committed
in his district that has not been fer
reted out and the perpetrators caught.
The negroes had been frequentlng the
boat In Its peregrinatlons down the
river, gambling almost day and night
with the Maddox and Canady men.
Rice says 1t was common thing for
himself and the others to lay down
and go to sleep. leaving the negroes
sitting up.
The negroes would some times leave
before they woke, and sometimes came
In while they were asleep Rice thinks
they got only about 500. They VIII
doubtless be tried at the present term
of court, and Marshal Williams says
/ the evidence is so conclusive that con-
viction Is certain.