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DALLAS TEXAS SATURDAY MAUCil 27 1880.-VOI XXVI XO. HH5.
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.ATTRACTIOMS
Wo have now a full lino in every variety stylo iiml tlninh ol
MEN & BOY'S
SPRING-
CLOTH NG
A stock fur in excess of any wo liuvo ever exhibited boforo und vory much
larger thun ny to bo noon in Texas
Buying larpely and soiling nt n small lulvunco on coat our trado in not
confined to DiiIIuh but extendi to tho wholo of North Tuxau and nlmOBt
to every county in tho KUlo mid fi'PiUonily to Louwiuim ArkuiiHiis and
New Mexico. Dallas AVuco Fort Worth und Culvert nro dihlribut-tnn
ccntrOM bociiUNO of tho largo number o.'cuatomors within easy roach of those
points and Htill our trade by tn press lo parties at a distance would nutkc u
iair biirtinoHsof itwelf. This largo trado tolls why wo can buy tho at hoHt
tonus and the truo reason why wo have tho oxclusivo salo of many choice
patterns and now styles as promptly as tho loading merchant of Chicago
or St. Louis whilo tho want of competition in handling such goods In Texas
onables us to offer many uftrnciio.is not to' bo found elsewhere.
We shall also display a very rich line in
SPRING DRESS GOODS
Consisting of a largo variety of
Buntings Cashmeres DeBege
KOYfiLTIES lii InK Good
Sp 3? 22. ST SiilSLlSS
JfOVJELTIEJi hi fji'ciiiMliucs
Wo offer an all Wool DoBego 45 inches wido at 55 oents. This is the most
remarkable bargain evor offorod.
Elegant Novelties
IN ALL
DEPARTMENTS!
WHITE
We are exhibiting new goods hy far the gnest nesortnidnt in Toxas and have
marked tbem at Inst year's priceB. Our 12 1-2 Lawns we claim are the cheapest
in the city and we. have a full line ranging in price. 12 1-2 15 18 20 25 und
upwards.
We offor a special bargains in
P I Q
A very large lot of which we bought in December at a closing out salo the goods
have since advanced from 10 to 15 per cunt. but we mean to give our customers
the benefit of the larguins thus secured.
We call special attention to the many novelties opened in our
House Furnishing Department
100 dozen German Damask Towels the largest and boat ever Bbown for 25 oents
Any quantity of fine Towels Tablecloths Napkins at low prices. Crochet Bed
Spreads Nottingham Lace Curtains something entirely now and Attractive.
In the Same
we are are exhibiting aUo an attractive line of Lap Robes Checked Striped and
Embroidered at p6pular prices.
Our Hosiery Department
Offers unusual attractions and qargains and bargains what we have carried over
from last winter will positively be sold out at cost. Wo must have room for our
new goods of which we have an enormous stock.
GLOVE DEPARTMENT
This department is the mo?' complete
find every style of Glove either ICid Silk
love and mitts ana an ovner k uu "
We are opening daily new goods in our
Millinery Department
Our slock will be by far larger than at anv exclusive Millinery stock in any city
in til? State. We have also added a lir.e ol Infant's Lace Caps and have them
ia extensive variety and at low prices.
the Wholesale and Retail Traile !
We are prepared this se won to ofler special Inducements. All our goods In
thin department are of the newest styles and havin been I ought in original
f acktes we claim we will not be undersold.
Sanger Bros.
I.OOI1N.
THIS WEEK!
GOODS
TT IE
Department
of its kinds in the city. . L
Lisle Cotton Laoe mitts CI
diee will
Children's
TWO llAXGINTiX.
JOHN HENRY AND AILKN TOWUS
Tim former t I'oralnum mhI Ihe I.hI-
ir m l alrdeM - llulli i:rm
liinler-Henry "ll II U ln
rnrgUeii" Twl' aruMa
til Ill'hUlllll.
John Henry llitnifeil ll rnra.rana.
H'lll In I hi" lleialll.
Cor-dcana March 'Jil. lolm Unary cob
oml was hanged li?r 'o day for the wur-
dir.f Alx Whitman colored nt Wadu-
ville January H 1K7'..
At throe o'clock tlm prisoner wa led ait
and planed under the kMIhw. Hburlh" K. K.
Dunn made a few ory timely remarki and
n-iid the death warrant to Julia Unary. Tho
prisoner said ho wai forgiven hit iliiiand
was willing In din. Ho said ho hud never
killed but ono man. Uiiv. Z. T. Pardon col-
ored road a few verses from tho lll't'ioiith
chapter of l'irt Oorrlnthlniis tuiig
hyuii and nllorod a vory fooling
prayer. Huvoral shook liandt Willi tlio
doomed man. The riliorlff then put on the
black cup and adjusted the noma au1 gave a
signal ti I )cpiilv Miilloy who cut tlio mpo
al precisely half-past throe. Tlio body hung
n.iiiotly for lliroo minutes whim he began
broatliinir louder and louder which gradually
grow weaker and In sixteen minutes tho phy-
sicians pronounced him (load and twenty-
nine ininuUM niter the drop Ml
tin witi cut down. On examination
it win round that hi) nock wai! illsUicatod
Hit body wan placed In a neat plain collln
anil tiirnml over to Kov. J . raruoo nu
Itov. It. S. liowlt. who wi l olllciiite alliln
fuuoial at ton o'clock tn-nmrmw inorning.
Uurlng the entire day and up to tho lat mo-
munt thn priaonor romitinod calm and com-
pined. Ho wai Had tu a plain black
mill irom nanmior am . nvom.
Thn butt of ordor provailod throughout.
Tho scaffold wa erm'tod in tho nil yard
by John It. Minor architect or thin city. It
win simply a tipiara Trunin work with pul-
liiyt and wolglit the coiutruction of which
draw tho prisoner from tho ground upward
Although tlio hanging wiw private. inauv
huiidrod pemilti llockoil about tlio lull yard
and covered tho court-housn and adjacent
buildingn to got a gllmpitoof the execution.
Nono hut thon above named woro allowed
in the jail yard.
Tim GALLOWS
On which John llmirv wm oKoeutod was
ercotod on Urn east of tlio Jail on tho iinidn
of tlio yard llo was placed on tho ground
and Jerked four and a half feet skyward by
means of pulleys ah lennion mui oui.ii
luknn nut ol thn rnno bv liavincliad it thrnwn
over tho scall'ild and soma four hundred
pound of iron m-'iii'iiileil to eacli end. A
mimhor of ourcitixenn viewed the instrument
of doatli Sunday. All preparations had boon
thoroughly done ami it di I its work cll'oct-
ually. TllOSie AU.DWKU TO WITNIS TUB KXKCU-
T10K. Tho law 'reipiiicd the execution to ho
private suid; Sheriil' Di'nin carried it out to
tho very letter none except thiuo named
below were allowed to witnejs it. All
the giiiird wore stationed on tho oliWido ef
thojuil yard:
ClKwen by John Henry Bob Armstrong
Henry' William Andrew Jackson J'cler
Johnson und liev. I'ardeo.
KrechoUlors-U II It-vd 11 K I'lukor W
W liurmi S J T Johnson Kly II Fuririau
0 A Evlar I Iv Tarver.
Jimticos It W Walton U W Younger C
MeClung U M McMnllen Tints 1! White.
IMivBieians S F Stirloy. A J Sowell J
M Hl'air U'arnell WentlieispoonDr. Sears
Dr. Bolman.
Ouards-O W licad GW Bartk 13 F
Fry J K Chunibers E A Collom Janios
Autry E 0 Call John Garnett Aaron Kor-
guion John Young J 0 Johnson Xi A
Uansom Abo Frv j A Allen J A Hughes
J W Mitten Hu'fus ee L L Jester 0 W
Beomuu J E Elliott J 'W Slinkloy. .
Tim FACTS.
On tho 8th day of January 1879 John
Henry shot and killed Alonzo Whitman
both colored near Wadoville in this(Navar-
ro) countv. On thn 13th day of January
1879 Deputy. Sheriff Oeoree B. Walker ar-
rested John Honry in Ittmdorson county
upon a capais iasu d by Justice Walton of
this city. The Grand jury found aa indict-
ment at the spring term 1879 agaitutJohn
Henry for murjsr. JJo was tried and con-
victed of murder in tho first-degree in the
District court which judgment 'was subse-
quently affirmed by tho Court of Appeals
and was sentenced by Judgo Fendorgast at
tho last term of District court. The ovidonco
developed on trial was that tho deceased
Alonzo Whitman and another negro Jim
Young were lighting near a cabin from
which John Henry cameout with a shot gun
in his hand and said "Clear tho track God
d n it I'll settle that fties" and fired the
shot taking effect in Alonzo Whitman's right
broait tnd side of his face. Alonzo ran a
short distance and foil dead aftor which
John Henrv said "God d u it I told you
I'd get him'." Tho deceased was thirty-three
steps fntna the defendant when the fatal shot
was flrod. 'fhe prisoner was ably dofended
bv Ruf'S Hardy esq. and John II. Kice
w'ho wore appointed hy the court. County
Attorney U. C. Bead worked up tho caw
well. i "
JOH.V UENRr
Was a full typo of an African
possessing however more than ordinary In-
telligence and had a determined appearance
generally. Ho bad boen a roving character
aad claimed to feol justified. In a statement
to a local reporter which ditfers in toto from
the testimony he said :
"I am to be hung for the killing of Alonzo
Whiteman. The man's name was not that
so I am to suffer for the death of a man
1 never heard of until I was tried. It was
Alonzo White I had the ditliculty with. I
first got acquainted with him about six
moothsirevious to the tragedy. I lived in
this place but paid frequent visit to friends
iu IU'ndrsoh county. I wan in the habit of
stopping ni Jim Young's a halt-brother who
lived in this county on uiy wiiy there. 1 at-
tended dances parties etc. in that neighbor-
hood and was always starchy and well-
dn9ed. As a result I ws a grent favorite
with all the colored women. The young
bucks in that neighborhood hated nie be-
eausa I was to popular with their gals and
this it realW the origin of the diffi-
culty. Dunn; one or these visits I
attended a ball and wh standing on
the heiid tot when Alonzo Whilo rushed In
betwoen me and my partner and tried to
crowd me off the floor and tuke my partner
and my place. Ho was mure opposed to me
than any cf the rest: was in fact 'lie leader
of the gang who were trying to drive me out
of the neighborhood for the resion that
when I was around they didn't stand any
show with the colored gnis. I knocked
'A bite (!:. forHp's interference and bo ft
up ana -r ttii kuU- and tureaujuyl to JUU
me hut prevented 'ftuiii limiting ail at-
tack lla liild ma Hint hn would vet It in.
mid I Mid ti him then If lie ever drew a knllh
on in" I would kill him Purline I lirl.liiim
uiu lt I and Jim Young lnrtd fur Corsiraua
and wont oier to Knmiiu Hcimetl'sto go from
there In a uagiui. We had enly bwu there
a short thun when Jim Youm.' my half
brother htwne Involved la dilllculty wllh
Aloiuiii W hile and his two brollum-iii-law.
I was In the house but on hearing the noisn
wfit out. Aloiito White had a knife one of
his brollicrs-lu-lnw mi a and Hie other
a club I told tlieni was guing to takn a
hand as I wouldn't stand by and toe llieiu
niirilur Jim. AIoii.ii White then ninde a
slnrt nt urn wllh his knife I told him to
stand back or I would t him. I went in
and got my gun and whim I came out ho ad-
Miuced toward inn. Ha didn't make anv
demonstrations with his knife for hu wasn't
rloseunininh I told lllui to slop or I would
tlx him hut ho kept coming and I tired He
turned and Jumped tho fence ami the last I
saw of hint lie was running through tha Held
toward his home 1 don't know if I hit him
nor do I know If ho Is dead. 1 heard the
wltnuaius say 1 killed him 1 don't deny the
shooting aiid consider I was Juslllled. 1 had
a ilouhle-barrelled shot-gun and tired one
load. 1 told that nigger 1 would kill him If
he over drew a knlhi on me and I fulllllod
my prfiuilsn so theysay. Now as to thn
witnesses I want to say that both Una Jeinl-
son and 1'ress ( Iweut lied. I never did tell
Otis Jemima that ( wouldn't Joan him my
short gun hoctuin 1 wanted to use it on
Aloniio White. 1 never carried It for any
such purpose I had It along that day to kill
partridges end rabbits and had no Idea of
seeing Alonzo White. Our meeting was ac-
cidental. 1 never would have II red had he
not come at me with tho knife.
I thoiiL'ht luilliinir cnild hti doiin with inn
It was self-defense. TheJiiry didn't think so.
hoHevor Tho witnesses. oteoplOweus and
Jamison iworo the truth about tlio affair.
The knife which Alonzo Whlto drew on me
was ojlublunl on tho oiatnliiinir trial hut in
the onurt-hout i it wasn't produced. Thny j
said it wouldn't kill a Ilea and yot they
woman i lev me jury seo 117
1 have been in throe other lulls and 1
don't think thn grub here is as good as I got
in lliem. 1 nlwavs thought that when a man
got in my situation they would give him
whatever ho wanted 1 have been a steam-
boat and hotol cook and know what some-
thing good to eat Is even If I don't get it. I
wish 1 could get what I want so long nt I
last. 1 am awful tired of what I am gelling.
ma SKNTKNVK.
Thn following Is tho leiileneoof the Jiuhrn.
and the remarks of tho condemned:
On tho full day of January 1879 tho
Grand jury of Navarro county presented a
bill of indictment against you charging you
wiiii mo miirunrpi Alonzo ivnive. mime
12th day of June 187H you wore 'placed on
trial for your life and after a fair and Im-
partial Invostlgatlon by a jury of your own
selection before whom was presented all tho
evldcnco brought t" bear in tho caso and
after duly considering tho ovidonco they
convicted ynu of tho highest crlmo known to
tho law nihYmg tho ponalty ofdoath. Your
cuuniel appealed your caso to tho Appellate
court and I now hold in my hand a manda-
mus tilliriniiig tho division or tho lower
court nnd compelling nHo to proceed wllh Its
execution. It is made my solemn and paiu-
ful dutv to pan tho sentence of death upon
you. Unro you any thing to say why ton-
tonce should not ho pronounced f
lit' IIKI'LY.
In reply tho prisoner said:
"1 havo a croud deal to sav. I bono the
court won't bo hard on me. I know 1 dono
wrong but if I had had a fair trial I wouldn't
bo hero now. 1 wish that tha court would
bo as light as pnssihlo under the circumstan-
ces. I didn't havo any money or friends so
1 cotilil uetenu mysoii. i trieu to nave wit-
nesses and I wroto to my brothur and his
wifo but they didn't got my lotter until it
was too lato. I was forcod to trial without
any witnossos when if I had been allowed
time I could have got ovidence In my favor."
The Judgo told him that an appoal for
morey availed him nothing and that his duty
was to pronounce' tho doath sentence.
John Henry continuing said :
"Well If that is the caso they ain't any
uio savinc anything more. I thought you
could'tlxtt so it wouldn't go hard on me. 1
didn't mean to tako the man's life. I will
going through the country on a visit when
we accidentally mot. There is one other
thing which 1 wish to say and that is since
I havo boon eonvicted my frionds havo net
been allowed to visit mo as much as I wished.
Thoy havo not been allowed to come Into my
cell and tallc wlln. me out are Kepi on me
outside and tlion thoro is always some one
near to hoar what they say. I think this Is
a hardship and I complain of it. Further
than this I haven't anything to say. I have
been troatod very kindly by tho Sheriff Mr.
Dunn. I don't care what you do with me
so vou leave Dreatn in my body.
Tborowasapausoofa few moments when
the Judge continued:
"You have transgressed the law and you
must suffor the result of vour own acts. It
only remains for me to affix tho penalty. It
is therefore tho sontence of the court that
you Re taken iu custody by the Shoriff of this
ceu'wty and he securely confined in the jail
until the th of March 1880 on which day
between the hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m.
you be taken to the place of sjxecution by the
Sheriff of this county and hang by the nock
until you are doasl nd may that Being be-
f iro whom you aro so soon to appear to
render your final account have mercy on
your soul."
This is the second hanging In this county
by legal process.
The c.iloted' people of this county are
civil quiet and industrious and regret koenly
that one of their number should deserve the
death penalty.
Scriff Moon of Dallas county and several
reporters were present at the execution. -
Ueorce JJoran a white man win oe sen
tenced to be hung noxt court.
Allen Towle Executed at FMrfleld
Hpecli) to th Heralet.
Fairfield via Moila March 28.-8heriff
H. O. Davis and Deputy Sheriff J
C. Anderson' arrived here from Corsicana
yesterday in charge of Allen Towles who
was convicted at tbe late term of the District
court of the murder of his wife on Decem-
ber 20 1879. By permission of the authori
ties I obtained this statement from Towles
in hit cell:
"I have been married four yenr? nnd have
always lived happily with my wife. Her
name was Mandy Bond before we married. I
had always cherished the tendorest feelings
for her. She had reciprocate! as froely.
We had two children whom we both loved
aiAl which served to make stronger our mar-
riage ties. I am told that 1 committed the
deed but of this I know nothing. I was
I th.t drink on that night and have no know.
i j. w 1 not home fiom the saloon. 1
reniuiuUer of smoking Iu hiy house and thun
going to led and that I had my pltwg wllh
inn. 1 was conscious of iiolhlnii mora that
niviirtvd until aroused lictl morning bye
dog barliltig. 1 was then lying Mlioiil a quae-
tor nfa mile fiuiii mv hoiito. I did not re-
turn to thn house but went to the house of
a negro man le mile off and was told that
I had murdered mv wlla. Till was my Urst
knowledge of what 1 had dime. I did nut try
to evade the otlleert. 1 think the law has
dealt Uio harshly with nm. I do not think I
have hal a fair trial. . I'unlslimniil III lh
penlUuillary for lil'u would have boon till!-
clout. I have however thought the whole
mailer over and have coiioludeil that I
would rather ilia thau llvo with the
knowledge of inch a crime clluu ng
to urn. - 1 am told that foul play
wai done in procuring a Jury iu my re I
1 want mv children properly taken care of
and so irulded as to never hu humiliated to
the world bv mv dying upon the gnllows."
Itev. J. K. Falliu of the Methodist churclt
asked concerning his future prospect lie
said: "I am not prepared lodid." Ilespurii-
od the advliAef tho minister and deauuiicod
tha llihle nt tiiitrun. Fowles was very restless
all last night. Ha could ha heard pselHg hit
roll at freipient lulervuls. lln slept but lit-
tle (luring thn morning. Various parties
have tpoken with him. 1 lo teems very obsti-
nate and little truth It acorodiUd to his
statements Popular sentiment Is against
him especially among the negroet lie
slated to his counsel AUornuy Graves that
he had been an accomplice lo a number of
murders and robherlet but refused to give
any Information concerning them Towles
was a man of considerable Intelligence
TIIH KXKIII'TltlN
Was conducted privately only those were
admltUvl as prescribed by law The gallows
win erected m the teeoiid floor of the Jail
hut outside of Towles' cell door. He dressed
hlmsnlfal eleven o'clock and while In tho
act the otllecr discovered a roncoaled knife
n thn facinir of his drawers. Towles said a
friend cave It to him In Corsicana; ho hail
expected to kill the oilier if tho opportunity
offered and escape. If ho could not do this
lie had thought oi tuning ms own uio.
At nroclneiv 2:12 tho prisoner took his
stand on tho trap ascending tboicaflold with
a firm step. Ho spoke through the bars: "1
have nothing to sav; tako caro of my chil-
dren; havo them vltlt our grave. Good bye.
1 would rather dio than live farewell all.
Ho dropped at 2:14. llo was pronounced
dead In nine minutes. His body was given
to hti relative tor Interment.
tub caius
For which Towles was hung is ono of the
highest in grade and tho blackest In degree
tho willful premeditated murder of a de
fenseless woman his wita. Mimrois not me
least scintilla of doubt as to Towles' guilt
Ho himself admitcd it. The circumstances
attending the murdor placo It beyond pal-
liation. Ho had frequently quarreled with
his wif and sovoral tunes threatened to kill
her. Hn wont homo dnmk or drinking. For
somo slight offense of language by his wifo
ho oomineneed shooting hor sho having her
baby in her lap which was lerked away
about tho time ho first 11 red. He t)ot hor
again through thn body und deliberately put
the pistol to her forehead and shot her a third
timo. He thon ran off but was captured the
next morning.
TMStt STATKMKNT.
What Towlos said about his trial being
unfair is all false. Ho oxcusod Juror was
rung in on nun m no stamu. no was
tried on Christmas day and the Judge charg-
od thn Shorill to bo careful to select sober
nioa mon who did not drink. If wo mistake
not thoy all camo from the country and
composed as good a jury us any whitn man
could havo had. It is true that Towles was
tried and convicted in less than a woe k nftor
committing his crime: bat there was no In
justice dono him In that. The murder was
committed aimott at tue oioso oi couri nnu
tho trial had to bo had soon or to bo post-
poned until tho noxt torm which was unnec-
essary as all tho wltnessos wore prosont and
thoro woro no grounds for continuance. . The
defense had but one witness and noth-
ing of consequence was proved by him.
Towles' sister-in-law who ho said was
not allowed to testify was a Stato'a witness
and was not put on the stand because fur-
ther ovidonce to secure a conviction was not
deemed noeessary.
What Towles said about the enmity of tho
Deputy Shoriff and District Clerk towards
him is also untruo. The former could not
havo rung in an excused Juror on him bo-
cause his two lawvers could have easily seen
it and besides the Judge would not have
permittod it. Tho District Clerk says the
lotter Towles stated ho wrote to him in're-
fard to tho appeal was never received
'owlos had made up all this tale as a last
resort to arouse somo nopeiut sympatuy.
TOWLKS' TALK.
Your reporter had an' Interview with
Towles during his ImDrisonment at Corsi
cana. After expressing his belief that while
the witnesses presont at hit trial swore the
truth had his sistor-in-law been allowed to
testily in bis favor it would not have gene so
hard with him. Towles said of his crime:
"it's awful hard to think that I killed my
wife. I know that it will be overlooked for
I never know anything about it. It was whis-
ky that did it that caused mo to do the
deed and to make orphans out of my two
litllo children. Well I had been drinking
some during the day and at night I got out
of my mind with liquor. I wont home-
no they say 1 went Home lor i ion t nave
any recollection of being there. My sistor-in-law
was in the house so thoy soy. Thore
was a colored friend of mine there so I
loarnod afterwards. They say I laid down
on the bed and that ray wife said somothing
about my drinking. After a little while.they
say I took out my revolvor. and commenced
shooting. I had no provocation to shoot. I
didn't know that I had flrod. much less
hit any one. . I found myself
the noxt morning about 160 yarns
from the house. I got up and went to .an
old colored woman's named Aunt Jane I
said to her that I felt bad and ther- was
somothing terrible weighing me down I felt
at if I had done somothing wrong. She
said: "Allen thoy say you have killed
your wife." I replied : "If that is so Aunt
Jane I ought to be hung and I am ready to
die. All fwint is to see my children and
then 1 hope some one will shoot me. I don't
want to live." 1 started home to see any
children and when within a short distance
the Shoriff told me I was his prisoner. I
made no resisUince whatever and told him
Lht as anon as I went and bid mv children
good-bye I wanted him to take his pistol and
shoot me through the head as I didn't Want.
to live any lunger. The murder which they
sav I committed occurred on the 21st of last
December and on the 2titb or five doysafter
its commission 1 was convusmu.
It. That was oulck work.
A. T. Well it is so. Mv sister-in-law
swore that I came borne drunk nnd that they
Uied to get me to bed ; that 1 did go to bed
hut without any w arning I commenced firing.
Tne colored man present sw.jie to about tbe
tanie thing.
It.-Did anybody swear that you was so-
ber: A. .'i'o .hat is about all the testimony
ll'1! '1" "f few minute drank tit
C ilUv' Tl"t to and II took
w. . t ho r nd in uwi eomiii"n 1
llHoi
ii LriT1 d""t klnw I ''e
ii. l ut there were llvo balls gone out of my
A.
all. I
revo var "V0 on 0Ui 0f mf
.bil-T. 1 "';" twaar that ynu had madt)
threaU at any lle previous to the kllllngf
a. i. no i never had any ciuse or oo
oasluii to make thm
"'i""v" vu any regrets
ii v Y"i n"?n ut being hung?
lU-Yos that It the question I was crotnc
U ask you. though It I. a very dellenU on
In a uaflmd w(iy f n)T h)nif)n(r wmjM
on v mature my murdered wife I would
will ugly surrender ;t. ( wf! Wlr
to think that madn mv two little children
motherless and that they are now to be
left orphans As for mvinlf T doti't cam
what bnmllt mn. though I never knew that I
had done any shooting until udd about It.
It. If you contii hired that vou wore uiv
Justly convicted why didn't you havo your
onto appealed f
A. T.-I was iWnd. I didn't know what
I wanted done. I was trlnd in toon after the
dned that I didn't care to live and told mr
lawyers not to -appnal It to. let mo die.
Hlnce I have been here I changed my mind.
I wrote to them In do to but thny 'referred
ma to the District Clerk lln IsaaMcran .
enemy of mine as tho Deputv Rhnrlff and
didn't answer DiolntUir 1 wrotohlm.
John Honry -You let your foot slip' In
not appealing. J had mine tikon to tk
other court. ' '
Another prisoner And got loft
A T. I tried to o-ct a Wen bar .
tend to It and wrote to snmn of m (Vlnn.U
at Mexla to sand me nionnv. Thov have not
done to. I have divided the last thing I had
In tho world many a time with thorn. When
a notion gets In trouble his frionds become
very scarce though I havo plenty of Wends
left who think I ought not to be bung.
UK HKtlKOTS nKIiiOInn.
Allen Towles refuted ail mllirkiiia ennsnl.
lion and said hn would rather banc
than go to tha nenltentlary for life at ft
wouinniyenuui years or oarthiy SUUerring
and iri the end ho would have to moot death
and hn would rathor do It now. lie said
the Biblo is not any more reliable than rl
almanan and he offered tho nthor day to
prove from Information a thousand years
old that it wai not true. He hu had for
weeks a copy or I'alno'l "Ago or Boaton"
and has been stuffilng himself to die In tha
chitchat or infldclijy end defying Ond. He
reqiiettod your reporter yostordny to have
published thn following I
W0BPS KT AT.t.IW T0WL8. .'
"The days with me aro almost passed. I
havo declined tho idea of religion as I said I
would though it will hurt the feollnga of
good frionds. I have always heard that mis-
ery likes company but lam glad to say I
don't want any. I consider that mob WSJ
made up to convict me. It is hard tor an of-
ficer to spit in a man's face and say that ret-
tlng.hira out of the way would save others. I
think tho Judgo is a good Christian. 'He has
no power to sive e man's life; Bv his orders
a man mutt die. ' To the Jury who brought '
in a verdict of murder in the first degree
there Is aday coming that I will bean old
citizen to push flm in hell on them if there Is
any such place. Hell Is rull of snob Chris-
tians as them. T will rejoice the day I leave
In evpectntlon of moetln j them In hell. May
God bless tho old grar.hesded vIIHhp on it.
Yours respectfully
" Attici Towlks.
KiiNHln nod China
New Yorlc March 20. A London Ispatch
says that the Augsburg Gazette iv" -rte that
the ponding trouble betv eon Russia and Chi-
na is entirely due to English influence at Pe-
kin. The Nord of Brussels refuses to be
Hove the report until It it confirmed but
maintains that if China should enter Into
Lhnstilo league against Kussia she will receive
M.. t -.ni . v tr..ut. ..J
n innquii hunt will u.'nb Buor Auiujn. nuu juug-
land will nave Ah new chagrin or teeing
Russia strengthening In bar hold upon the
frontiers of China. '
fontrreaalonal. '
HorsK The House refused to dispenso
with the morning hour.
Mr. Robertson of Louisiana said yester-
day that he bad voted for Mr. McLean's
proposition for the purpose of bringing the
Townsond bin before the House. Had he
nnderatood a certain decision of the Speak-
er he would have voted against the propo-
sition because he was not a protectionist
Mr. McLean By what right does the gen-
tleman give any such significance to that
vote t for ono utterly repel and repudiate
any such significance. There was no such
significance In that yote. '
The Speaker then proceeded to the call of
eommittoss for reports of s private nature.
Competitive Military Frlae.
Nashvilie Tenn. March 26. The appro-
prlalian to be awarded to the competitive
military companies during the centennial ex-
position having been increaiod it was last
night deeided to divide the whole amount of
$2500 Into tho following prizes: For the
bost drilled Infantry company $1000 1 sec-
ond best$500. For the best drilled section of
artlllery?300; second best S200. For the belt
drillod cavalry company $300; .second-best
$200. '
Hlaaan'rl County Bonds.
New York. March 2!. The promise oft
return to payments bj some of the default-
ing counties of Missouri bat led to en active
inquiry In tha market for some of the bonds
ana some ssie ana exireorainary prices are
reported. The bonds are held firm and era
that he has an order for over $23000 of
Howard county Donus. wuiun oh cannot
mi.
Attempt Wreck Train.
' Petersburg Va. March 21). A bold at-
tempt was made last night to wreck the
southern bound passenger train from the
north between Madop and Halifax North
Carolina by placing rails on tun travk. The
train was delayed an. hour but there were
no seri.-ut results.
Jfew YerU Plituo Hnlirra
New York March 20. Stuinway fc Soa
have also yielded partially to the striken'
demands and the mu are oxpecud tj re-
turn to work to-dv at an advsnre of n per
cent on former wages. Hall
now the only firms that hold out
Death or mn Bslitar.
Denver Col. March ' 2d. -W B. Tickers
late manal 14 . torof the Tribune and a
w-l -k- ""1 W- tern journalist died here
I I. 11 ui i.i.. uiuo.oiie thj
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