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the:daltar hekald Wednesday morning june 13. is3.
THE DALLAS PAILYH-EMlP-s
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Olaa. aisll wiattar
TO ADVERTISERS.
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win confer faror br handing their
copy Into the business olBce In the fore.
soon In order that It may recei
roper attention.
WEDNESDAY. JUNK 13.
TBaTbEATa or captain lkosakd.
Yhtuday Dallas 111 tisited. by a pub
lio calamity. Death is terrible In any
form and whener and wherefer 1U pale
presence is seen but wlien it steals into
the rushing throng and eelects as its Tlctim
leader one upon whom his fellows have
mml th tsali of love and confidence and to
Whose generous band and fine Impulses
they look for assistance and synipawy (no
guidance In working out the problems of our
metropolitan growth and power the blow
of the destroyer la doubly conspicuous and
severe. Yesterday J. L. LaosAaowaa iti
wiotim and from one end to the other of our
little city was heard the expression of a
heart-felt regret a regret that spoke more
eloquently than eulogy of tiie loss that the
city hid sustained. There are some lives
that are lessons and Captain
J. I.. Leonard's was one of
these. Rising from poverty and
obscurity by force of his own intellectual
ndoersonal power conquering auverte
fortunes winning his way Into the hearts
orleelonsof impulsively warm friends anu
lodiaeolubly associating his name and la-
bora with a multitude of publ.o charities
and enterprises he gave all the practical
evidences that man can give of the wor n
md excellence and force that were within.
Us occupied a prominent position among
tliat only nobility of America tne "sell.
made men." He was just reaching the
haven of success just beginning to realize
the fruition of his life's labors and hopes;
Just entering upon the fullest measure of
pleasant consciousness and sense 01 success
and security thst fortune and the memory
of good deeds affords a man. And to be
trlcken down by the unseen archer at such
n hour when his honor was ripening and
the curtains of the future were
tinged with the radiant and beautiful
slow of the sun of prosperity and .tne mu
low reflections of a bright good name. Is
Inexpressibly sad and an Inexpressibly
mysterious dispensation of provldeuce.
But
With equal faco impartial fate
Knocks si the palace aud collage gate-
and the strong and the weak the young
the old the public benefactor in the flush
of manlpod and the crouching criminal
re alike targets for death's arrows and
each little life Is but suspended by a brittle
thread. Under this eternal impartial and
inscrutible law. Captain J. L Leonard
waayestt'iil.ny seleoted as Death's victim
A few fae.U concerning his life will not onlv
prove of publio interest but will seie to
Impress the lesson oi his shortly cut career
Hi was born in Lincoln county TenneB-
see;but was brought by bis family to Texas
When he wss but three years old and set
tied on the farm three miles west of this
city where his aged mother yet
lives. His fli at publio employment
was in the post office at this
place in 1856. Shortly after he entered the
law office of Col. Guess but never got to
the bar owing to the commencement of the
war. In that dreadlul struggle he bravely
played his part being first lieutenant then
captain then adjutant of the 10th Texas in-
fantry and later as inspector general if
Gramsehhy'b brigade and a member of
stall. When the confedracy'.was conquered
Cmtmn Liomard returned home bank-
rupted in fortune but as bright and hopr-
1 ful as ever In mind and as indomitable of
will. Ue was not one to grieve over the
past. He recogn'4 id the future as the fluid of
promise. The past never relents but the
' future is ever genenuito the brave n .true
JIard (success crowned bis every effort for
the succeeding years of his life is known to
the; publio Knguging after one .or two
other minor business ventures in the
banking business with Caitain 8.1. Adamh
the firm followed the Central road uulll
Dallas was reached and here they perma-
nently located their business. Since then
the history and success of the firm and the
history success and the life of the de-
ceased have been identified with
commensurate With and part of the his-
tory success and life of Dallas and north
Texas. But the busy life Is cmltd he ol-
nmn that bid fair to rise gracefully to such
groat heiglitAs broken; the hand that
was always opSR to cnterprhe is clammy
With death and the heart that loved and
enjoyed so warmly and impulsively has
been stilled. There was never a public en-
terprise that the deceased did not take an
aotive Interest in and it was the dream and
ambition of bis life that when the creeping
shadows oT old age overtook him he could
rest and review a long list of publio bene-
factions and great publio enterprises that
his hand and intellect had aided materially
Inthsiuccees and establishment thereof.
Though fortune bad smiled upon him it Is
as creditable to bis memory as it would
have been gratifying to his heart while liv.
log to hear those who knew him best and
moat intimately exclaim In the bold assur-
ance of positive knowledge that not a
dollar questionably earned passed to
his credit. Captain Liomard was mar
ried In 1809 to Miss Minn Hiarnk a cou-
sin of Mas. S. J. Adams and Mrs. Judos
Aldrsdgs and during a wedded life or
some thirteen years his wire having died
some eighteen months ago his domestlo re-
lations were exceptionally pleasant and
only such as could be expected when noble
Impulses presided at the hearthstone. Dal-
las will miss J. L. LtoMARd and his place it
will be difficult ever again to (111 for publio
spirit and generoslty'are not aentlineats
as they were with him but with few men
and still more keenly will his friends miss
him those to whom bis hand was openly
extended and who were wont to bask In tbe
jovial sunshine of his presence and bis con-
fidence. Bnt those upon whom the heaviest
blow will fall tbe relatives and Inmates o
his horns will feel the lullest aud aaddest
force of this visitation from the grim
reaper. For all that was good within the
the man all that was generous and warm
all that was true and bright all that was
tunshlns and strsngth shed their cliolsest
flowers and distilled their greatest fragrance
within the preolnots of that home now so
Sued with mourning
- i s e m
tar-KoeU Other rotate of the Charge
Wasiihotoh Juns 12-Tbe fudge than
turned to the printed prayers
ana oommsnoea on those not al
ready disposed of In his prtoedlni remarks.
touching ths amount of credence to be
' arlven to Beredell's testimony it mmiA it
wee not to be discredited because It was
w an accomplice. II corrob
orated by other witnesees and sus
tained by material theory and in
considering the testimony the jury must
hake allowance lor tbe temptation to wnicn
be was exposed. He could not grant the
government's prayer that the jury be di
rected to regard II as a circumstance iena-
ine to Drove tbe milt bv the relus&l ol tbe
defense to produce the books and other
written evidence on notice mat ii aid not
allow unfavorable inference to be
drawn from such a refusal but al
lowed tbe prosecution to give secondary
evidence and it was good for all it should
latrly prove and cnnld not afterward be im-
peached or contradicted. Tbe court thought
tbe iurv could find any other defendant
guuty oi conspiring wun nereoeii. ui
the failure to call Foster and William
son the court said tbe jury was at lib-
erty fo draw an inlerence if tbey
ncueveu mese witnesses couiu uava Kivvu
Important evidence. This disposed of the
prayers for the prosecution. Judpe Wyiie
then proceeded to answer such prayers of
i be defense as were designated by mat
side. The jury were instructed
that it waa their duty to
hud that there was no conspiracy
if the facts proven could be accounted tor
by any reasonable bypotbesls ol Innocence
based on evidence. A large number of
prayers attacking the indictment on the
ground that it bad been drafted under ira-
propei statutes and complaining ol erro
neous description papers were refused
ine ninetv-mntn prayer admitting:
the right of the jury to disre-
gard the testimooey of a witness
wno knowingly swears lalsely on a material
part waa allowed. The prayer clothing
tne ueiense Willi the presumption ot inuo-
cense until proved sum beyond a reason
oie uoudi was auoweu. Many remaining
prayers were refused and tbe remainder
withdrawn. A numberof eiceptionstolhe
cuarge were noted by counsel
or deleave. .At liliss s sniraestion
the jury were instructed that they might
find a conspiracy between lVck and oneol
(he defendants. The foreman asked that
the jury be furnished witn
a copy of the charge but Judge
Wylie amillnuly said: "It whs
all in the air." Ue bad no record of It. li
the u y were at a loss in retard to anv
point of law. the court upon their applica-
tion would relieve them. T!e bailiff wss
then sworn to take charge of the jury.
A copy of tbe Indictment was
"'Ton the Iurv and tliev retired
The court then took recess.
A ltow llrewtng.
Ciiioauo June 11. Thus far no open ac
tion has been tuken by any of tbe trunk
lines between New York ami Chicago look
ing to inaugurating a war in passenger
rates and the opposition among railroad
men aa to the probabilities for
the immediate future very much ti is
said in behalf or the action by the Miclii
aan central anu new lorn centra in
withdrawing the through trains from the
tireat western and concentrating through
traffic on the Canada Southern bb a connect
ing link between Detroit and iiulUilo and
quickening the rate of speed; that this
gives the other pool line an occasion for in
augurating a rate war; that the
action taken Is but a natural
sequel oi Vamlerbllt having secured control
oi tne uanana ooiitnern. hub control was
sought In order that the Michigan Central
might be onabled to niako sucli
connections as desired. No other
course was leit to pursue
in view of the fact that cnfpetipff linen
could put a train into Mew York in lo?
lime than the Michigan Central when run-
ning from Detroit to lliiflulo over the rent
Western. The delay was caused by the
heavy local tralllc ot the ltter road
and that In making this change
it merely brought its faculties up fo the de-
mands of the competition of the tiratid
Trunk A Great Western chiefly all'ected
by the late move particularly the latter and
the general impression In railroad circles
leems to be the Great Western would be
giad to retaliate on tbo Michigan Central
ny enlisting other trunk lines in the rate
war.
In reply to a onestlon bv an AnnrvUtml
Press reporter one ol the ollicials of the
urnnd Trunk Haul:
Our wties are in bad shape and we have no
news oi consequence it looks as if there
is going to be a nrat-clsss row all round.
e-
no wit;
Crlmnals Come To Grief.
Bow!KJiincll.-8pec!al.-8atiirtlayMr.
John Gott ot Lawrence Kaufman county
cirae here and procuring the services cf
nemiiy csneriii A. u. Stevens they pro-
ceded to Sunset nine miles south mid can
tnrrd one George Abbott charged with
the theft of a horse saddle and bridle be
longing to Mr. Gott. When the case was
called this morning by request of defendant
it was continued until to-morrow
morning.
Deputy Slierlfl'Stevens also took in to-day
one Derrick fur appropriating to his own
use jewelry to the amount of 1 10 or i.Kl
The ollicers have been watching for him for
some time and upon bis arrival In town
this morning in a wagon front Denton creek
be was promptly arrested the ollicers llnd-
ina upon his person jewelry answering to
description of tbe stolen property. lie
was lodged lu the county jail at Montague
to-day.
in
A (Iritceful Aet.
West Point June 11. General Grant
has been spending a few ilavs hero dnrim-
the commencement exercises at the acade
my. During an interview to-day with the
art commissioner of the southern
exposition he expressed interest in
the enterprise and ugroed to loan
a number of art objects collected by him in
different parts of the world for the extnlit-
tion in the art gallery during the entire
period the exposition will be open. The
art commissioner believes that such a col-
lection will bo regarded by the southern
people with special luterest and ns a very
practical expression on the part ol General
Grant of his good will.
Ilnse Hull.
Cincinnati June 12 Cliicinnatls !); Bui.
timore 3.
Philadelphia June 12 Philadelphlas.
4; Clevelands 3. Athletic 8; Itelapse 2.
Providence June 12. Providences 8;
Chicago 1.
Boston June 12. Bostons 20; Dctrolts.O.
No Foundation.
London June 12. In the commons
Trevelyn chief secretary for Ireland
stated that the body of the Dublin hotel-
keeper repored aa being poisoned by tbe
lnvinoiples. had been exhumed and no
traces of poison discovered.
1'oatuoned.
St. Louis June 12 The races were post-
poned on account of heavy ruins but if the
weather clears tomorrow the meeting
will open then no matter what the condi-
tion ol the track may be.
Tbe Land Hill.
Hon. ... T Tl. . -
nniiin uuiio ii iuo uovernineiu B
church bill bas been retened by the lower
nouse or tne landtag to a committee of
twenty-one. Tbe bouse amounted.
Butlsfaetory
Philadelphia June 11. The nig Iron
trade is teportcd by the secretary of the
American Iron and Steel association to be
In a very satisfactory couclltlou
There are (188 furnaces in the couutry ot
which 301 are in blast and 337 out.
Kelused
New Orleans. La.. June 11. Judse Bil
lings refused the anplicstion of the citv
for reduction of tbe appeal bond in the
uaines case. ih bono it 2ouuuuu.
Boston had thirty-three snow storms dur.
In I V. a Mlr..l h Innli. VAHUml..a IT
..H "W 1V. .VW tfVl.lll.Uf 1. UTVIIIUCI 111
1882 and eudlng April 20 1883 and the fall
of snow was fleet Ul inches. The whole
number of snow-storms In Boston during
me past tony years were im and tne ag
gregate depth ot anow during the same pa'
riod. 179 reel St lnehaa. Tha avaraira num.
bar ol snow-storms yearly during this pe-
riod forty years waa 2U and a h-antion; and
the average depth of auow ft as 4 leet 5 24-32
ijones.
INDICATIONS.
.1
Pol lbs wtit gulf states-Local rains; partly
cloudy: winds gsnerally from south to wetc
stationary or lower IbUowIsi Id west portion
by rising barometer: slight changes la temper
eture.
Ob IWhat a Tangled Web we Most
neate
VThea in Poker First we Begin to
llclieve
And riajlng Still Trusting to Good
.Natured Lock
The Sadly Seductive Came w e Continue
to Buck.
Debit of Honor Surely Shall be
Paid
Though Uncle Sam's Heart to Ache
Is Made.
What AVasson Would Have ns Believe.
Ban Antonio June 12. Special J All
witnesses having been examined in the
Wesson court-martial for the defense the
government announced it would close
without witnesses. The allowing is a syn-
opsis of Wesson's special plea which lie
read from a lengthy manuscript. lie stated
in substance that he stood before
them charged with the gravest offense thst
ould be laid against him as a disbursing
ofliccr of the government as well as an
olllcer of tbe army. That to the charge
anil specifications he bad entered tbe plea
of guilty and did so because he acknowl-
edged himself as committing a wrong
which would fully warrant the charges
preferred In the eyes of tbe law and ol
acta on which he looked with
the utmost horror and should be so con-
considered by all meu. In pleading guilty
to these oll'euces be hail no desire to .make
them appear less heinous than
tliev are or any desire to evade
the natural consequence of bis own acts of
mean'iess and folly and the punisbmen
these acts entailed but while he is
possessed with tins conviction he deemed
it to bo bis duty both to Hie court ami him-
self to lay before them a statement of all
the facts surrounding those oH'unces in or-
der that the court in determining upon
them should see them in their true
light and form an exact estimate ol
his guilt and be thUB enabled to come
at a sentence sutllcieiit to impose a just
punishment and; no. more. In all cases
of crime even the most aggravated are
accompanying mitigating circumstances
which are always entitled to a serious con-
sideration and in such offenses as those
which he is charged such facts should
have their due weiulit. lie could not he
said better treat this part of his cause than
by laying it before the court without re-
servation for he had now absolutely
nothing to conceal the actual circuiustanoes
ol his fault and to do this it was only ne-
cessary to go back to the beginning of tbe
present year for up to that period he
could truly say his olllcial career had been
without reproach and would bear the
closest scrutiny. At Galveston early in
January for the lirst time he
joined a party ot gentlemen In a
sociui game of cards having no idea
it would prove more serious than such
gunies ate usually. They played for amuse
ment rather man gain but tbe stakes in-
creased as the play progressed and having
lost more than he expected or intended wss
weak enough to continue in the hope
that his luck would take a
favorable turn. At the close of the play
he was shocked to learn that he had lost
several hundred dollars a sum he could not
alford to lose. He yielded to the delusive
idea that by playing again be could recover
his loss but the result was more fatal tbun
before and he found himself a
loser to the amount of nearly $2000
a Bum larger than he could conveniently
command. He was to leave that city soon
aud the idea ol leaving that debt unpaid
even for a tew days was exceedingly re-
pugnant and to this is attributed bis lirst
latal error. He expected by tbe end
of the month to be in possession
of a sum of his own
money larger than would auttice to dis-
charge the debt but intended by him for
another purpose. This resource would not
have been availabe before his leaving lie
expected to be absent several weeks and In
cousequence resolved to draw from hl
puolio funds enough to discharge
t Hia debt supposing that
tils ability to restore it would be a cer-
tainty. He recognized the great improiirietv
of such action hut had no intention of
wronging the government by the use ol the
money for a few days and thought this a
less evil thau to let his debt of honor stand
and bring upon him reproach among
the gentleman wiib whom he played.
Upon his return to Galveston at the end of
the month to his horror he uccertained the
re'iiittnnct) ho was expecting was not forth-
coming and all of his available cash
would not su llice to replace the sum
withdrawn. The last day was at hand
when ills accounts must balance or bis tin.
proper use of the money be discovered. He
realized the fallacious sophistry by which
he had pursuaded himself that it was harm-
less to uso that money as he
bad done and he realized with
great trepidation the danger lit which
lie stood and being so placed hint
committed his second lolly by dcposltiui.'
the funds he brought back with him from
his trip In con unction with his ndivhliml
cash and taking credit on his J unitary ac-
count current with certain collections
which he did not really deposit until
a lew days later and by so doing
gained Mine to renew bis cllorls
to discharge the remaining deficiency.
The amount then was not so laree that hn
could not have borrowed it without diUlculty
and had he done so and foresworn cards
an woum sun nave Dceu well with bim.
He did not do so. Stung bv his looses ami
again stimulated by the false hope of re
training it ne again piayeu and tost and by
the end of February was short t' .MM) in m
utHcial accounts. However up to this time
and till early lu March when he bad to
start on his pay trip he had
used every personal effort to raise and re-
turn tho money. To gain time fur this he
drew tbe check for $2.M) on the assistant
treasurer ai ew lora and which he de-
posited to his olllcial credit In the Galves-
ton bank but did not drop it from his New
l ora oaiance until the uext week. He then
says "my lolly drove me to such
expedients; l say driven advisedly for by
no other means could I gain time to
rectify matters which was always niv un
swerving Intention. Such was the state of
my accounts wnen i leu ualveston to pay
the Feburary muster though my shortage
had increased to $3000 I was accompa-
nied bv the department inanantnr. in
would as 1 knew make the regular quar-
terly inspection ol my accounts at the close
of my trip. This did not alarm me for
t thought I had made an arrangement
by which with the currency brought
Kunlr r wmilil inMt. hi. a.. ..... .. i.. 1
vu..m a " BUtvtJ UMB VU 111 J 111 ! 1 Vhl A
sum sulllcient to clear the account and
cover up the whole Irregularity. It aem.l
however that It was fated that I should not
escapethe penalty of my offences Into which
I had been drawn gradually but Inexor-
ably. Again on my return I found
tuo money i expected was not on band and
I could not Immediately command n.H
hence resorted to the prety trick recounted
in i ne pecincaiiQn oi me second charge
anu can properly depict tbe remorse
of feeling with which 1 resorted
to such subterfuge but saw no
other oourse of escape. I did this thins
t I B.hul .niM I . I. b I I L ....... 1. 1 . n
n.uni miuiiiri wun uroniuiiiK-iinie
I began tbe month of April $3000 short
Just aa I bad stood when I left Galveston
tbe previous month. I waa now nearly
crated by the consrquencea of my folly
which seemed steadily forcing me from one
wrong to soother and this thought haunted
me every hour waklmr or a'aanlns m.i
while I am in no wise to be understood as
pieauing insanity mat i aid not consider
that I had been able to properly exercise
the normal use of my facutlts.end haunted
oy rear m niwovery oi ine siaie or toy
accounts and the anguish consentient than
I waa completely disconcerted. What next
louowea wee ine oia story oi error.
Ho again made the haaardous attempt to
recover . hia losees at cards lent
again fatal UI Jack resulted '
Increasing hia ahortage to $5900. His
situation waa so desperate hia brain reeled
and bis heart sickened when be mused on
bis situation and he waa oo tbe verge of
despair a situation dillicult to discern by
anyone who has not been similarly circum-
stanced. His soul waa sickened at and
loathed tbe whole succession of acts which
had so rapidly followed one upon another.
All sjrts of expedients suggested them
selves to him but at no time uiditever
occur to bim to really possess himself of a
single sou oeionging to me government.
He would have resorted to any other ex
pedient to bide bia ollense aud so gain
time to correct and death would have
been innnilely preferable.
He says be now approaches the saddest
part ot tbe painful recital wherein be
recounts the madscheme be adopted to Una
ly extricate bimsell. This was to start on bis
pay trip with his accounts before starting
showing evervttmir auDarentlv correct and
showing $2U00ron hand as the balance of
mis sum be actually had $23oU0; shortage
0 .TUU.
It was his custom to keep his own cash
accounts and check books and even his
clerk was ignorant of tbe shortage and be
'nought he could keep bim ignorant by a
ruse. He did dupe both the clerk and nies-
eenpAranri by which be succeeded indeposi -Ing
$18500 in hisofliceln Galveston. He pi t
tne larger anu Dinkier package winch con-
tained tbe small sum. lu the clerk's valise.
He then caused it to le believed that his
valise had been etoli-n and Tubbed of its
contents and apparency made strenuous
efforts to recover the money and capture
mesiippnseu rooners taking just tne same
measures and precautions as he would nat-
urally have taken had he really been
rnbhed. After establishing the impression
that the robbery whs genuine he had In-
tended going north ostensibly to confer
with his bondsmen who would naturally
he uneasy on account of the affair. He
thought if he was successful in establishing
the robbery theory of which he bad no
doubt that bo could easily persuade them
and others to raise the $5 WO giving them
to understand that with their act to that
extent and the exhibitions of coulidence
he could raise through friends elsewhere
'he balance necessary to this amount.
He then would add $18-
MK) which with the amount
in the possession of his clerk and turned
over by bim at the time of the affair and
thus discharge tbe entire indebtedness to
tbe government thus making his olllcial
account at leaBt really good and to appear
that that end had been accomplished by
bis having taken upou himself the respon-
sibility oi recovering the money. He was
creatine a belief in a ficticious shortage iu
his olllcial funds which he could
thus account.- for to conceal a real
one which be could not without
exposing all of his irregularities which he
knew would be imputed as crimes. He
thus sought to put himself in a position
when he would no more be driven to prac-
tice any deceitful devices horribly repug-
nunt to liini from the Hint and now lntilr.
able. The loss would full on himself' alone
and It would only take the greater
portion of his salary for two years to
repay the money borrowed to make good
his shortage. When be discovered how fal-
lacious this robbery thini? was. hn mil
eluded he must have been made over to
have conceived it and realized that when
tbe shortage came to light as It must in-
evitably it would place bim under the sus
picion oi unending to appropriate $IS0(X)
which never tor a siiiirlfi moment hi.
intention and he called God to
witness (hat he neither intended to deprive
the government of this or anv other
sum larger than at the firBt moment be
would bo able to restore. Ho tried to get
the chief paymaster tocomn to tho nvnn
of the Bupposed robbery when he would
niru over tne iiimis in the clerk's valise.
He said : "1 would thou get him to go back
with me to Galveston where 1 would
turn over the $18500 but he did
not come and 1 had to wait urtil I
came to San Antouio. where
to him I made as free aud
trauk a statement as I have to the court."
He also says: "I think it inuioasihin for
any one living without undergoing it to
conceive of the torture all this caused me.
Aiinougu i nsa clone grievous wrong end
thereby become a villain I looked upon
every aot with the eyes of an honest man.
Imagine the horrors of it who can. for 1
cannot describe it. So terrible
was it that I had resolved
to live only long enough to make restitu-
tion so far as 1 was able and thou end my
miseaable life. 1 saw nothing before me
and felt that I dared not face tho disgrace
to my name and the wreck of my fair
hopes but God in His mercy sent better
thoughts to me and saved me from this
wrong act of sin aud despair and now I
I shall live and inaku of
my futuro what I can.'1 He
makes no excuse for his guilt
but passes on to an anulysis of the charges
and specifications which recite tbe embez-
zlement ol $21 OOi) when he only actually
used $5510 and this sum was virtually all
he had actually lniiiid.;f lio distinction be-
tween constructive technical and statuary
embezzlement and embezzlement at com-
mm law which implies an intent
to defraud the government and ap-
piopriate the money lo one's own use
alone would have prevented him from ever
even thinking of such a course. He then
called attention lo the fact that previous to
his assignment ho bad tendered and the
chief paymaster had accepted his check
for $5500 delicit and the check had been
paid so that to-day he does not owe the
government a single penny and bis an
Omnia are as straight as those ol
any otlicer iu the nrmy. He then modostiy
alluded to his record which has been de
tailed in I lie trial iu the testimony of wit-
nesses. He spoko of tho high character o:
his witnesses who were the highest ollicers
in the army and other gentlemen likewise
prominent and distimruished. I
to the penalty ho said it was a principle ol
law as well as justice that it shnnhl h onlv
of Biich extent as will vindicate the dignity
of tho law and nuiiish thn ntltiniliir
for an ollense which w B
never for a sing'o nnment his
intention. He then said each suecitia sum
Willi which hfc waa ctnireeil wax nniv trmia.
lered from ono depository to the other mid
used for the purpose of covering up his de-
licit until it could be restored. It had
been intimated by some of the press
that be intended to decamp with
$18000. Ue wished to show the farce of
of suoh a theory. Why would ho have
taken that sum and not the $5000 that be
had nut in the clerk's vallBc? Nothing
would have been easier than for him to have
csped with tbe whole amount: but taking
it In a business light that amount would be
uaii tne monetary value ot bis commission
not to speak of the loss of honor the dis-
grace breaking up of family ties and tbe
necessity of becoming an exile and wan-
derer on the face of the earth. So sellUh a
consideration was sulllcient to prevent tbe
recurrence of the crime.
He closed with the following language:
"I now ask'you gentlemen to consider a 1
the circumstances surroundine mi unin. m
determine each for himself tne degree of
my gunt ior mat 1 am guuty 1 have not
at any time denied; and also pray that in
adjudging the pnnlshment of my ollence
you shall not forgot the punish-
ment which has been daily
inflicted on me bv mv own oiiirmred fnA-
Ings and that you will remember my sense
el honor which has been cultivated and sus-
tained for a life time and which is not des
troyed in a single dav. aud in arrlvinir at
the punishment which is to be added to
mat wnion my own true self lulllcts on tne
to let justice be tempered bv morcv.and with
this prayer I submit my case my fate and
mv future to vonr hands."
During the recitation the sympathy for
the reader was very strong and some of the
members of thecourt placed their handker-
chiefs before their faces and bowed their
heads. The attention was profound and no
interruption occurreu irom the beginning
to the end. except the hhiim nimlo
by the reader when bis voice was affected
by the ellort and be relieved It by taking a
sip of Ice water. His bearing throughout
the painful ordeal was characterized by
lell-commsnd and waa easy and natural
anu wuen ne concluded and
siowty walked to bis seat
mere was a hush or stillness prevalent
for several seconds followed by a low rour-
uur. .". sympamy irom an aides Where
atooo nis mends and brother oft oers.
At the coucluslon ot hia address the
Judge advocate asked for and obtained a
reoesa ot uiteea minutes to enable him to
write n is reply.
At the conclusion ol the reoess ths Judge-
uiwannanuiusv it was not bis desire
under the circumstances to delay the court
b? Jf DW?n fornuu" repljr and simply
wished to Invito the attain km ot tbe court
!?i8Wur of. lM accused to the
third obargs "not guilty" to tho definition
of the 1st article of war aa found in Win
throp'a digest page et vonsrquitur aa well
u tu wuiuar cases uereuiiore triea ana
passed upon by the president of tbe
United States tbe final reviewing authori
ty oi sucn case notably tne case oi Major
noage Major rxsiesou. Major Itelson and
Lieutenant Flintier. In all of these cases
specifications of making false reports have
been laid and sustained as being violations
ot the Gist article of war. lu the matter
ot tbe account current submitted
as evidenced in mitigation of the punish-
ment to show that the accused was no
longer indebted to tbe government it must
not be forgotten that tbe restoration of tbe
money embezzled was no doubt solely due
to tbe efforts ol the accused. The iudire
advocate regrets that tbe inquiry on this
subject could not be more comprehensive
in order to enable tbe cou.t and reviewing
authority piecisely to ascertain tbe degree
oi merit which ought to attach
to the accused for the restoration to the
government of the funds emtxzzled. Tbe
accused however in his statament Inst
read to the court gives an insight into h's
intention permanently to apply tbe
amount $18000 to the purpose of cancel
ling his deficiencies and to perpetrate the
falsehood of tbe robbery and with these
r marks he respectfully submitted the case
to ine court on bebalf of the prosecution. .
iue uriei anuiurae ntiiirfi nt contain j
W. Clous closed the nnh.ir nroroeilinpa ol
me uuuri anu at is minutes to is o clock
tbe court was cleared and the members re
mained in deliberation until 22 minutes
past l p. m. by which time they had
rendered their decision but which will
remain a state secret until thecourt of re-
vision promulgates the orlgiual and their
final sentence.
Shortly alter tha rlna ol tha pnnrl Mninr
bmuu went oaca to his room at the ex
t reme west end of tbe building and was fol
lowed by his friends aud one ot his rela
tives and shortly after tbe Herald
reporter called on him and
at lieu. mm if be had any
thing further to sav In the
pulic through bim he Bald that he had but
little to say and that was that he hoped
t'int while giving him tbe reproach th t he
knew would attach to his actions involving
tie trial that the public would give bim
the credit !of endor in trul
tliese faults. When nskp.1 if hn nnnlil nnn.
j-cture what the result of the
trial would be he said:
it would only be a matter of conjecture to
him as to anyono else but he had the
abiding hope that tbe court found enough
good in him worth saving and with th
candid reply the interview closed. "
LAMPASAS.
r.ayluK Corner Rtnae llnsliiess Ilooui Ice
Factory fcto.
Lampasas June 12 fSpecial-l The cor
ner stone of the Cumberland i'resbvterian
church was laid yesterday afternoon the
u -icMiuiiica irnu ini pi raoi vu ami interest-
ing. Among the articles deposited were
copies of several daily papers.
Major A. W. Speuce of Denison is here
and proposes soon to enter into a large
business.
Colonel W. W. Caruthers. of Corsicnna.
contemplates doing a large business this
point and has let contracts for several
business houses.
Captain Connor of Dallas is looked for
this week with all the appliances tor the
large ice factory he is going to erect.
The only enterprise we luck is a wooden
factory. If some enterprising
mini would invest in a factory of this na
ture large proms win return.
Colonel Selh Shepherd of Galveston is
here. An extensive business is being
tranncted and every one seems to be
happy.
The KniglilB of Pythias look for a crowd
at their ball at the Grand l'ark hotel here
on the 15 Ii instant. Visitors are
pouring in and all appear
jubilant over the spring water and the pro-
gress of the place
E. B Connell of Fort Worth is doing
the city.
Snore than 100 buildings and dwelling
houses are going up.
sr. Louis.
Supreme Court AlHrins Declalan of Lower
i'ourt Two Hangings lu frospeut.
St. Louis June 12.-8pecial.l There
are two Hangings in prospect tor Ht. Louis
tho lirBt of which will occur the
in instant unless the supreme rnnri
interleres and there is not the least
prooamut y mat it win. Cbetoine Vaile and
I'.mmet Jones both negroes were riWlr
bands on a river steamer. There had
been a nuartel between thn man
and while Vaile was asleep in
hiB hammock on the boat lying at St. Louis
about eighteen months ago F.mniet Jones
shot turn lu the head killing
him instantly. He has pleaded self-
defense but I)aniel Fuien a steamboat
carpenter saw Jones sneak up and shoot
his victim lirst deliberately looking'in the
ii minim; 10 ou sure it was Vaile.
Ths court of anneals to.d RV nfll email
t ic judgment of the lower court and Jones
li almost sure to bang. The court ot
appeals a'so atllrmed lindinir of thn
court in the case ot jack Hayes a white man
who killed Phillip Miiller a saloon keeper.
nayes was drunk and went lutoMu ler's
place for more liquor. Muller
refuse ! him whereupon he shot with dead-
ly aim. It the supreme court does not in.
tere Huycs will hang next month.
SPAKTA.
Abandoned Child-Many Conjectures.
Sparta June 12. Special.J-Couductor
Joe Scully of tbe east-bound passenger
'ram teceived a telegram from E.
Si gal .proprietor ol the Sigal house at llalrd'
requesting him to arrest a woman who bad
ielt an infant at the hotel. Searches were
made by Seargent Morally of the rungers
but the woman could not be found. The
supposition is she loft the train hwfnr m.
cuiviug the telegram. From the description
k mi in vna imugnuu anu irom appear-
aices she seemed to be a lady
finely dressed about IS years old. There
are many conjectures as to whether she
was iue momer oi tne Child. Mr. Sigal bus
now the child and will tuknrnra r ii
further developments.
in
The mOSt elllc&cirma ftllmnlanla In A-!in
tne appetite are Angostura Bitters pre-
pared by Doctor J. G. B. 8u?fert & Sons
urn arc oi couotcriei ts. Ask your grocer
uiuggiat iui mu genuine article.
lYLKK.
Spaelal Flection for Mayor.
Tyler. Juno 12 fHm.ni.1 l rn.a nut.
lu lunuwng is tne omciai
core: podd28S; Johnson St); Wood 22;
Border fid. ' '
fall's tffovsets.
BALL'
Kvm-v !:... ia . ... .
...1 . . V. ' "niiiim.! Hlllll-
laeUirrtoit wearer lu every wav
or Uin money win be reliunh'd by
tho poinuu ti-om whom purchased.
llTlln..l1'l'!'w.' """nwwl b mr h-Rrtlliif phy.
!t!'a'mM '"1 lr't"-
..l.'M;.kl iu" ''
fri . M- 'r.jtf.aiao
fi iT.. '. .n.g ei.ee
llrltMIlvarrvlaMaaarui etl.ve. 1-arae.a
ir-sapaarihie. ei.ae.
CUICAOO COllSET CO. Chtoaio. n
Z: FOB SUE BI SiSQEBBBOS
ADDITIONAL TELEGBAXS.
The America DyaamlUre.
LosDoa Juno 12. The dvnamita mn.
piracy trial waa resumed this forenoon.
Tbe steward of the steamship Part hia on
which Pr. Gallagher Bernard Gallagher
and Ansbaugh sailed from New York on
March last was cross-examined by Ans-
uaugu wuu eucueu umbo more connec-
tion .nntmnll via..1 Kavaam k. ; j
r t . . j - -. n uiui tuu
Anabaugh and either ol the Gallaghers
uu iicivnu uiui auu oiner passengers.
P rw ft 1 1 1 i n n a rw niaiirB nm .1.1- -
. - - j . - - - ctcuuiaw
U-AA hail hMH takaft . r . I
. - ec'ru IU.
rescue of the prisoners while being con-
yryeu hi anu iruxu court; twelve mount-
ed police with drawn awords surrounded
the van containing tbe prisoners and po-
lice with revolvers rode inside the wagon.
luvaunii ii.iv Biou 4;iraxeu to allow rapid
passage of the vehicle.
Served Right.
St. Lock June 12. Harry C. Albert a
negro waa taken from iail at Hickman
Kentucky between two and three nVlrwk
yesterday morning by a mob and carried
on wun a rope around hia neck; as fares
mown ne was nung. ne anu auotber ne-
am Peta Harf aunl tt V- r -
highly respectable lady. Mrs. Prattler liv-
un uinv uiiivb iium uw.maj una mgui
last March and attempted to outrage her but
were frightened away. Albert was arrested
a few days ago. Hart is still at large. Tbe
outrage was instigated rjy White aud a man
named Woodel but he boa not been n'O-
lested. Fire at Hravldwood.
Bbaidwood III. June 12. At 7:30 last
night a fire broke out in this city and has
been raging ever since. The firedenart-
ment labored all last night to extinguish
iub names wmioui success violent ex-
plosions were heard durine the nk-lit.
Thirty mules were burned. It is rumored
that several lives have been lost. Tbe
shaft is one of the most vainahln in thn
coal fields and was worked solely by col-
ored men. The loss is thought to be very
great.
London Laeonlca.
LoNDON.Vune 12. It is reported that a
raid was made in Sackney last night by the
police in search of explosives. It Is on
known whether they discovered any. No
arrests were announced
A famine ia reported in the Kurdish dis
tricts ol Asia Minor. Many have died.
Grain is selling at six times its usual price
The London steamer Lake Winnepeg
Montreal at Liverpool disabled. Oder
new iora arnveu out.
A Success.
San Frahcisco June 12. The total
eclipse of May Gth was successfully ob
served at the Caroline islands South Pa-
cific by American. French and English
expeditions Vulcaa was not seen (sev
eral good photographs of the corona and
spectrum were obtained.
Down an Embankment.
Dayton O. June 12. The locomotive of
a freight train on the Toledo. Cincinnati
St. Louis railroad left the track here yes-
terday rollpil down n fnrtv t'nnt an.Kni.lr.
ment fatally injuring a brakemau Vernor
CilllTO. Rllll R firinn tvn. nlnn uaDaraln in.
lured.
&anfd's HatUcal (Cxivc.
SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE.
Head colds watcr discharges from the nose
and eyes ringing noises iu the head nervous
beadnche and fever instantly relieved.
hoklug mucus dlsiodg-d. membrane cleans-
ed and bulled breath sweetened smoll. taste
and hearing restored and ravages checktd
Cough bronchitis droppings into the throat
pains iu the ('hetdyspei)8la.wastingof strength
and flesh loss of s'ecn etc cured
One bottle Radical Cnn c-oe box Catarrhal Sol-
vent and one Pr anford's Inhaler
package of alldrugr -t .'or II. Ask for 8an-
r.Ks..Rn";1' ; ". nlr8 distillation of
Witch H.ol Am. Pine Ca. Kur Marigold C o-
ver Iilossoms etc PottikDruq and Uukmical
Co. Honton.
C0LUV$
For tho relief and proven-
tlnn.the Instant It is applied
of rheum tihm neuralgia sci-
atica coughs eol's. weak
back stomach aud bowels
shooting palm numbness
hysteria female pattis palpi-
tation dyspepsia liver com-
plaint bilious fever malaria
and cp demies ue Collins'
Planters (an Electric Baltory
combined with a Porous Plas-
ter) and laugh at pain. 25 els.
LECTRIC
ASTERS
everywhere.
M.B RUNSWICK & BALKE CO
MANUFACTURERS OF
TW'I'm i) 'VI lii(i
Billiard and Pool Tables
11 MAKKKr BTKKKT 8l LOTJIS.
N rfh Texas Branch 407 Main street Dallas
"wcMp'rJre1!001 Tttbl8uPPUo of every kin
JAKK DAVIS
Late of Le tiierso 4 Co.
' ai Jf
JAKE DAYIS & CO.
IDIBECT IMPORTED OF HAVANA CIGA&S AND BOLE PROPRIETORS' OF
SAINT JACOBS WHISKY
GALVESTON. TEXAS.
Great Closing-Out Sale!
!BeWi7 about tO mnlfta n rhanrrA.n rtnf ki.cmocc wt will
begin TUESDAY JUNE
btock of Notions and Gents1
AT AND BELOW COST.
This is a rare chance for merchants to replenish their
tock at less than New York prices.
ALEX. ORTLEIB & CO.
To a purchaser of the Entire Stock and fixtures we will
offer Speciaglnducemffnts.';
ii i
THE PUBLIC
WILL BENEFIT
SUMMER WEARIK6 APPAREL
May be obtained at the
""trtMoaak
V.n.Tfu.rewiT.aift.shUwt
Co1toncLinenLavns
"n.IV7'"' price. but all ara
sadsome Goods aJl Set J
OCR LINE OP
Ladies' Neckwear
above goods are lower thai uwei"1
HOSIERY
WiU add toeurpTuXflo?
Our Ladies' Underwear
nH. """'"be 8 desirable bargains for .
statu that
sndtotuauVwewlll
OUR ENTIRE ESTABLISHMENT
Mre m
Slimmer requirements. purchases for
Vt e solicit a vis it snd inspect-on.
CAHN BROS.
ELM STEEET.
Vommnton merchant.
General Commission Merchant?
iSD rLOUB MILL AGENTS
Nos. 109 ill 113 115 116. 202 and 204 Commerce
street coraer Houston street
CONSIGNMENTS AWD ORDEEft 80LIOITE?.
M. D. GARLINGTON
Formerly Garllngton & Marsalli
General Commission Merchant;
alWn.0 ?a"('. demons and Banium
A.OPPENHEIMER&CO
COTTOi; FACTORS
And General Commission Merchants
aiSf !lRI"2i!. ulMl nd orders for Grala
flued aud Produce a 1 1 iwest market rales.
101 ft 108 CAJIt ST. COB. LAMAB
a-MESIBKR3 CtKUR DE LION LOlJUENOi
8 K of P. take notice. You aru requeued to
be at onr Castle Hall at 9 a. m. to-day. Business
of lTinrtanco. WM. THOMAS. C. C.
LKONARD In this city Tuesday eventnr
Leonard. ' 2:10 "' wlTl
Kuneral from family residence this evening
at 5 o'clock. Friends of tho fand'.y are invited
to attend.
J. R. RiriiAnnniM
Late with Moore S;ralton 4 Co
12th to close out our entire
Furnishing Goods
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