Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-06
RECORDS FOR JANUARY.
One Hundred and Fifty Persons Died
Violent Deaths.
HOMICIDE. SUICIDE AND ACCIDENT.


curing the month OF January The Post
has chronicied tho violent deaths OF one
hundred and nifty persons In Texas; OF
these eighty-four were accidental, forty
ak were homicides and twenty suicides,
HoMIcIDES.
In the causes which were deemed suf-
icient for the taking of human life anger,
which first led to fights and then TO fatal
i'y. was responsible for the killing OF
seven persons: assassinatlons for which
no cause was known came next with
hvei whisky. women and jealousy have
four each to their credit making n total
OF twelve, three persons were killed by
their intended victims. clear case OF
self-dtfense being established; thieves
murdered two persons who resisted their
Efforts at robbery and ono thief was killed,
fcuds were responsible for two murders.
and revenge for two others; one baby
was murdered to destroy evidences of
Hhamei one poaeemaker and one bystander
were Killed IN rows In which they had
no Interests: quarrel accounts for
another Oiled grave: one officer was muir
dered anu two persons were killed by
officers, There were I'VE homlcdes for
which no cause was discovered,
For all this twenty-onc persons have
been arrested and one convicted, getting
eight years In the ncnitentiary, seven
surrendered to officers; nine have ned the
country. and in four OF the nssassinations
tho number and names OF guilty parties
are unknown and In the other cases par
ties have not been captured.
The weapons used In thirty-two OF these
cases were firearms. the revolver largely
prepondera,ing; nine edged weapons and
live blunt instruments.
The victims were forty-two men. three
women, one child. OF these twcnty-four
"a NNhlla HTfaEn
cans and In four reports the color was
not stated.
OF the killers forty-one were men and
one woman. Twenty-Five OF them were
white, fourteen negroes and six Moxlcans;
! color not stated In other cases.
SUICIDES
The causes Of the twenty suicides are
stated MS follows. Unknown, 4: business
worry, four; sickness. four: loveslckness,
four: whisky. two. melancholy. one: luna
cy. one. Fifteen were men and hyu
women.
The occupations OF the men wcrei Bus
mess men, six. furncrs three; mechanics.
\ three, no business. one; unknown, two,
The ages show six 10 have been under
~, eleven between 30 and co. two over
| g.
In the means chosen TO Quit this mum
lane sphere polsons leads the list with
| eleven, lnudanum and morphine dividing
honors with three each. ttrychnlne. two;
| rough on rats and opium. one cnch. nre
arms came next with four. u shotgun be-
| ing used by two. while two others pre-
forrcd n pistol; raEors aided two in nc-
complaining their purpose. and hanging
was chosen by an equal number the
| most unusual was case where ordinary
| pins were made the Instrument Of death.
The place selected to die by seven was
their home. three chose hotels, two their
| places Of business. one went to the home
| OF his sweetheart. another Into the woods,
while still another found n barn suitable
one unfortunate Iult the world and jail
Mt tho snme time. In three cases tho
/ place was not stated.