The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-17

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been cut from ear to ear Then tho muE.
| dercr had set fire TO the bel, bel tlck nlid
| bed clothes in order to hide his nrIt crime.
/ Il was Mrs Kate Galiaher's boly. the
l throat had evidently been cut with very
| sharp lnsarument. perhaps razor. Inc
| tuRulnr vein was sevsred. Th' ace wah
| blsckencd and shriveled by the hrc, tut
strange to say the hair wns not burned
away. The limbs and body were charred
and bIackened but not consumed The
| tire had not been as fierce as the pl,ii dcrcr
figured on.
"noyp,'' said Chief wegncr. when he and
his Mortified men had recovered from the
momentary shock. this is no cese for W,
hut for the police" Then his sent WORD
To the police station that murder had
been committed.
In the meantime that young man, ThomaS
L. Bourbon, had been pursuing the even
tenor OF hts business way After he had
notified Chief Wegner OF the fire he again
got aboard his butcher cart and went down
town to get the meat for the shop from
tho cold storage. Two hours later he drove
back In front OF the Gallnher house he
saw Henry Dirks and Chief Wegner Dlrks
then told him OF the murder. That was
tho first intmation Bourbon had OF the
tragedy He drove to Dirks' store at
Eleventh and X and tied up his horsc. II
was now good daylight--6.i5 Bourbon
thinks. From Dirks' meat shop Bourbon
walked west through Avenue X. As he got
10 Twelfth street he saw Virgil Gallaher,
the -year-old son OF the murdered wo-
man, approaching. Gallahcr was on the
west side OF Twelfth strest. walking from
broadway toward X. He was less than a
block away from where his mothers
hacked charred body lay stretched out on
the bed In which she had been murdered.
Bourbon nays young Gallahcr was very
cool and self possessed. The young men
exchanged greetings. Then Bourbon said:
"Virgie, your house has been set afire and
your mother has been murdered"
"My Cod" exclaimed young Gallaher. Ho
apparently became very weak and Bourbon
took hold OF his arm,
Young Galahcr and young Bourbon then
started toward Gallaher'e house. They
didn't go the direct route through the
street, Bourbon had put few questions
to young Gallaher abort bis movements
and the young man had answered that he
had been to thu beach until 4 80 Inst night
and had then returned home, but had left
at 1890 this morning to go fishing. Bour-
don didn't think the Gallahcr boy was tell
ing the truth.
Instead Of going along Avenue x TO the
Gallaher house the young men went into
the alley running through the block In
which thd murder was committed. Whom
they emerged into Twelfth street bourbon
saw a policeman. He called him and told
him that his companion wns tho son Of
the woman whoae throat was cut and
whose body was then burned. The police
man asked young Gallaher to go with him
and see Chief Jones.
Young Gallaher was taken to the room In
which tho body was lying. He wns not
under arrest, but was kept under strict
Ia ahoWpd n qiVnz nf apI-
tatlou and questioned the police about what
they had discovered and was ready with
anwors ms to his movements. lie said no
had been at the Saaly hospital assisting In
the setting OF n broken bone in n mans
arm. 1t wac not until three hours after
the discovery of the body that he was for
mally taken into custody, At the police
station no was rigldly questioned as to his
movements, when he left the house, where
he went, how II was he was returning at
such an hour. etc He became somewhat
hystorical under this Examination. Half n
dozen times he seemed about to talk about
the tragedy, but suddenly he would close
his lips and refuse TO talk. II was nearly
noon. and young Gallaher had been at the
police station about four hours when Dep-
uty chief Amulsdsen and Detective Jordan
arrived.
Jordan had in his hsnds n shirt II was
sen There VIDE laiht spots OF what APP
peared to be blood on the right sleeve,
which had been freshly washed. The off,
GERS approached Gailaher and placing the
shirt In his hands Detective Jordan en-
claimed Here Is evidence to prove you
killed your mother Look at these blood
stains"
Gallaher did not finch.
His only reply was; you are very much
mistaken. Those spots are caused by
perspiration. peIwpirc very freely"
but there was no mistake about their
being blood stains. Deputy Chief Amuud-
zen was positive on this polut. and his
opinion was shared BY Detective Jordan.
One OF those present took hold OF the
shirt and held 1t In front OF Gallaher.
Look. here" he exclaimed, is this not
bloodg You killed the best friend you ever
had when you murdered your mother"
Then for he first time tho young man
showed signs OF real emotion.
Chief Jones noticed II aud 80 did ether
officers presnt,
'fie will break down In q moment" was
passed In a whisper to those gathered
about. Then Chief Jones gave orders q
have the room cleared, as he desired &c
havo n private conversation with Gallnhey
II want to see you moment before YOU
leave" eaid Gailaher to Tho Pca repre-.
sentative. as the latter was leaving the
room. "Como back later"
Fifteen minutes eippsed. and then the
word VAS passed that Gallaher had con
fcss,d. He told Chief Jones tho clrcuni.
stances OF the affair In substance bu
omitted the minor details. The chief woult
not give out the statement. Immediatcl,
after tho confession was made Gallahe,
was taken TO the Jail.
| The first thing Gallaher did when h,
was assigned TO his quarters was TO CIV,
orders to allow none OF his relatives q
friends to zee him, nut wait minute,
he said TO the deputy chief tel, that no
porter to come up and see me, lied to hin
and want to make II all right
| II was nearly ! o'clock when The Pos
man visited the Jail Gallahcr was lynn
upon cot He recognized the reporte
through the iron grating OF his coll. an
asked the janltor to admit him TO hi
IQuarters. The door was opened. and Th
Post man entered, 1t was closed agai,
and Gallaher and Tho Post man were lief
undisturbed. II have sent for YOU" h
began slowly. ITO show you what ma
may come TO who allows women to contro
him.