The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-27
|sAot Down and His Unknown
~ Escapes in the Darkness.
|ssIS SEEN RUNNING AWAY
p.rke, who Is the First to
..cover the Dead body of
Her Escort.

A about 1880 o'clock. while walk
3 the vacant place between Run.
"A German avenues and Buffalo
a.cond ward. After doing the worl
,a.rer ran through Chaloupka rlact
vai,hes walkway between German
,pels avenues. Those living in the
IL neightorhood heard shot, bu
4 tell very much about the MUIR
The person knowing more thar
else is Miss Mary Burke. sister oil
n Ed NJ. Burke. who resides be.
Ina two avenues, and whom Mr.
rscor.ed home from 4 social func-
ina Fifth ward. The city police and
upty authorities We're on tue ground
short time after the killing, but
Ia In. were unable to offer a clue
ould lead to the identity of the as
b. Give an inkling to the incentive for
noe.
bead man was clerk m the bridge
hiding department OF the Southern
rairoad. and for some time bad
baying attention to Miss Burke. to
be was to have been married soon.
IN carly hour yesterday evenin., Mr..
left his mother and her family.
ling Of two sons and daughter, at
home. corner of Hardy and Noble,
alled at Miss Burke's home. The
house faces on the vacant space
)ears the number of PAIL Buffalo
although /. is some distance from
hcruugkfare. The space in front of
Gidence is usually used for hitching
be for funerals in burying the dead
old Catholic cemetery in the Second
Gibson and Miss Burke went to the
. hall shortly after the formers ar
Rnd, spending the evening there at a
gatherins, started home about il
= corner of Main street and Frank.
|enue the couple met Ed NJ. Burke,
eung lady's brother. who was also
|Me home, and the trio boarded a
Fest electric car-the last one that
|out. There were several persons on
q out all excepting man standing
rear platform had alighted before
International and Great Northern
were crossed.
party left the car short distance
Sulaio street and walked to tho left
" Mr. Burke and his sister reside. It
WAYS been Mr.. Gibson's custom when
y tnat place to stand in front of
.saence until the car was heard re-
& 'oward town and then walk to
= sSenue 10 meet it. Such be did last
snd bidding Miss Burke good night
: - the avenue. The lady ran into
sers house, which stands on Chal-
p1ce She had been there two min
~ says. when there was a pistol
's ner to remark to her mother
'e was something wrong. The
passed the remark with an answer
-' 70 scare the dogs, but not being
4 sue unlocked the front door and
Z 'ne gate. She heard the car ao,n-
"aFn 1t passed without stopping at
sns where Mr.. Gibson usually
" she ran down the pathway
'e'man avenue. AS she dartcd out
'ne form OF a man shot into
- place and disappeared In ths |
4 NILES Burke ran ON and about %
m German avenue she found
s body Of her escort lying ON his |
9 0's heed resting slightly against
q scream from the young lady |
yer brother. her uncle and her
rom the house, to whom she re- |
"a excited manner OF seeing the
: INTO chaloupka place. |
Was carried into MIS-. |
a0use and laid In the hallway. ,,u-
Stabe removed 1t to their I'M
= establishment. A bullet hole
sa the left breast about an inch
s.Af'er from the nipple, the ball
p'efeed she heart.
= g the officers arrived a mes
= dispatched to the residence
I'VE Ellison, to secure the presence
'ise and his blood hounds. The
ned still! fresh in chalcupka
through where the assassin ran.
. twenty minutes the messenger
!. s''n The word that the dogs were
lleas,on.
'as taken through the place and