Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-06

New York, Dec. "a plot to black
mail Senior Don Eugenio de Cara Te-
ixeira, a Brazilian millionaire, which
has been frustrated by the central OF
flee detectives, was revealed today by
the preliminary police court proceed
ngs in the prosecution OF William Il.
Turnbull. who claims to he an account
ant, and William Elford Gould, who has
been known as a Wall street specu-
lator.
The name of Arturo Baldasan y To-
| pete, Spanish consul general, having
been mentioned in connection with the
scheme to extort the sum of $4,000 from
| Senior Teixeira, subpoena was issued
! for his attendance at the examination
| in the cnse of Gould and Turnbull,
which has been set down for Tuesday.
| The prisoners We're committed to the
| Tombs prison in default of bail, and 1t
| is said that at the court investiga-
ton Turnbull will become n witness
for the prosecution, and by disclosing
| the full details of the conspiracy.
fasten the guilt on his confederate.
| Gould. and implicate the high Spanish
| government official.
The money was demanded from SEN
| or Teixeira under threat TO publish
| his life's history, and the alleged fact
\ that he had violently assaulted his
wife while she was in "A delicate con-
dtion. The detectives had several in
terviews with Turnbull during the
| course of the negotiations to extort the
money, the amount of which was final
| ly reduced to $3.50, and are in possess
sion of the letters written to the mil
| lonaire.
Senior Teixelrn. who is wldower.
| arrived here in october, 1895, with his
mother, Nine. Maria Lula Telxeira,
from Spain. 1t was then announced
that Teixeira intended to invest a for
tune of about $50 100000 in this coun-
try. They spent 100000 in the erection
| of mansion Mt the corner Of West
End avenue and one Hundred and
Fifth street, In this city. There moth
err and son have since lived quietly.
DIR. Goddard Guilty.
Kansas City. Dec. 4.-AIurder in the
second degree was the verdict returned
at late hour tonight in the case of
DR.. jefferson Goddard, the druggist
| who shot and killed Fred J.Jacksun, n
laundryman. In the apartments of
| Jackson's wife at the Woodland hotel.
| The case was given to the jury at
! O'Clock this afternoon. The verdict of
the jury fixes the penalty at sixteen
years in the state penitentiary.
The case has been sensational from
the first. The tragedy developed tho
fact that Mrs. Jackson, who is wealthy,
having acquired all the property of her
husband before his death.set Goddard
up in the drug business, and the dead
mans relatives charged conspiracy
between the wife and Goddard to put
jackson out OF the way.
When DR.. Goddard was first tried
for the crime, a further sensation WINS
created by the action of Mrs. Jackson
and the three young daughters of the
murdered man. They took the part OF
the accused druggist. whose plea was
self-defense.and went to extreme mea-
sures to defend him
The first trial which resulted in q
hung jury, provoked suspicious OF
jury,brlbing The beginning OF
the second trial was followed by the
sensational arrest of two local poll
ticians. one a former justice of the
peace, for attempting to bride Jurors
These charges are stlll pending.
Foolish Family Causes Suicide.
New York, Dec. Misunderstanding
eve Samuel G.. Parkhill. "a years OF
age, of Brooklyn. married Miss Annie
kirkland, of Brooklyn, who was IL
years his Junior. Today PariShil
committed suicide at his home IL
Brooklyn by shooting himself through
the brain with revolver.
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