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ABILENE TEXAS FBIDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 231894
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The Abilene National Bank
Japital $100000 00.
DIRECTORSi Wm. Cameron V. B. BraxeUon Fred Cockrell Geo. 1. Phillips J. M.
)augherty E. B. Rfclltni J. G Lowdon.
EVANS AND MORRILL.
Jahforni&'s Desperate Outlaws Cap
tared in Evans' house
at VitHlta.
Visalia GAt. Feb. 19 Chris
ivarts the train robber ana outlaw
riio .escaped from Fresno jail a month
ago is again jn custody. It was dis-
covered Ust night that he came into
Vi'cilm Imm ill p. mntintntns Willi his
miner Ed Morrill who assisted him
to escape trom ine iresno- jau ann
that the two. men were hidden in
ivans' house here. Officers ' sur
rounded the house early this morning
md a few hours after practically all
he inhabitants of the town were pres
ent. Evans recognized that escape
was. impossible and after a brief tie-
potation with Sheriff Kay of this county
he and Morrill surrendered lhey
arrived in town Saturday night on foot
laving left a horse and cart tied to the
fence at the ranch ot Elijah Perkins
near the stone corral.
As soon as Sheriff Kay was informed
of this a posse of determined men was
quickly gathered and proceeded
quietly to Evans' house which they
proceeded to surround and guard un-
til daylight. Men were stationed
around the house so as to command it
on all sides. The town people many
of whom were armed came to the
scene drawn by curiosity and when
daylight broke a large portion of the
population of the place were on the
ground of the expected battle.
The news which brought this excite
ment about was given by a man named
Brighton who is in the employ of
Marshal Gard. Brighton cared for
Evans' house and children. He was
formerly a deputy marshal in Arizona
He and Gard arrived here at 3 o'clock
this morning and immediately set to
work to capture the outlaws.
As the outlines ot the house within
which the desperadoes were known to
be become visible in the gray dawn it
was closely watched by ihe excited
crowd but no one eyinced a disposT-
tion to approach. It was clearly known
from previous experience th"t Evans
will shout and shoot to kill It was
conceded that an attempt to capture
the mem by assaulting the house
would surely result in the death of
several of the posse. Moreover Cris
Evans' children were konwn to be in
the. house and the officers did not
wish to start a "licht which might re
sult in the death or injury of these in
nocent children. It wis however
the intention to storm the house about
noon if nothing occurred before that
time;. It was conceded that if the
attempt should be made some lives
would be lost but the citizens were
determined to put an end to the law-
less career of these men.
At o.i 5 this morning a messenger
was sent to the house with a note from
Sheriff Kay advising the men to sur-
render peaceably and telling them
that they would certainly be cither
killed or captured that their escape
was impossible. 1 his messenger was
compelled to enter the house and was
held as hostage. Ihe messenger
was a young man named Benson.
Evans said to him when he entered:
"Ain't you taking great chances?
Now you take these pistols and walk
but ahead of us when we get ready to
jo."
Benson was badly frightened.
When Evans saw armedjuenjround
(he house and noted Hunt Brighton had
lot returned he attacked Mrs. Brigh
ton who waj in the house knocking
Iter down and kicking her telling her
to go to bed and stay there. He was
inly prevented from killing the woman
through the intervention ot Morrill who
:omnuiuhd him to desist. Hie
rowan was badly injured and was in
ipasm for hours and was badly bruised
inhere kicked
Last evening Evans told Mrs. Byrd
mt he would never be taken alive.
then she reminded hint that he was
Iking great chances coming here.
Ivans abused theByTdfamily gener
Hyt said George yave away the fact
t he was going to escape from the
resno jail and caused him to be locked
a Utfrk cellj that Perry Uyrd assisted
1 hunting hlmjtnd the Uyrda were a
5k of buzzards. Mrs Byrd Evans'
Iher.indaw says her is ctazy. Last
Surplus $12500000.
night he threatened to kill his brother-in-law
George Byrd and.was; only
prevented by the old lady stepping be-
tween them Mrs. 'Byrd says she
Would have come out of the house
this morning only she was afraid Evans
would killherj as he threatened to
do. When Evans saw the house en-'
.tirely surrounded he opened negota-
ttons with Kay to .surrender Ivans'
son carrying the correspondence.
Evans agieed to come. outMf Kay
would disperse the crowd? The
officers ordered all spectators to leave
which they did. Then Evans came
out on the porch unarmed and Sheriff
Kay and Under Sheriff Hall went
forward and' shook hands with him.
Brighton and his wife jiad been living
in Evans' house and caring for the
four little children of Evans'.
LASER CASE.
Witness Put on tho Stand to Prove
Dtivo is Insano
Little Rock Ark. Feb
Laser trial at Perryville
20 The
which is
creating deep interest among the
Hebrews developed a turn which
seems to be a complete surprise to
the prosecution when late yesterdiy
the defense placed witnesses on the
stand testifying to the insanity of Dave
Laser. Letters were produced in
evidence written by Laser two years
ago claiming that spirits came to
him in dreams also warning him by
telephone of a conspiracy to kill his
sister. Dr. Robinson superintendent
of the state insane asylum testified to
the fact that ii the facts are as pre
sented by the attorneys for the defense
the defendant was mentally deranged.
It is the general belief that David
Laser will be declared insane.
It was stated by the Associated
Press at the beginning of the trial that
insanity would be the chief basis of
argument by the defense.
Gaylord Mine.
Wilkes Barre Pa Feb. 20 The
rescuers at work iu the Gaylord mine
made but little headway to-day. Up
to to-night they had advanced but
seventeen feet. Mine Inspector Wil-
liams says he expected the work to
drag now because the rescuers have
cached that part of the mine where
the fall is heaviest. The plane on
which the rescuers are working is
twelve feet wide on both sides be-
tween the timbers ami tapers to a
width of six feet at the top. Tne space
from the cross beams to. the roof has
to be filled in with earth and rock
This makes the total height about
seventeen feet. To remove one foot
of this takes about two and a half
hours.
Trial of Anarchists.
Vienna Feb. 19. The irial of the
twelve anarchists arrested in September
last charged with conspiring against the
life of Emperor Francis Joseph began
lo-day. The court ruled that tlie trial
should take place in secret. The pro-
ceedings promise to be memorable in
this country in the history of anarchy
as the case is one. of the most sensa-
tional and romantic on record. It Is a
matter of regret that this important
trial is to be conducted behind closed
doors as revelations of a remarkable
kind are expected.
Stampodo for tho Gold Regions.
El Paso Tkx. Feb. ao. Another
general stampede is being made for
the Black mountain gold diggings on
the east side of the Organ range north
of this city due to the discovery of
another rich vein of gold ore in the
southern part of the camp. Two daily
stage lines have been established and
the population of the district is rapidly
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Third Negro Lynched
Birmingham Ala Feb. 20 In-
formation reached here to night of the
lynching of Lewis Hendricks the third
negto supposed to have been impli-
cated in the. assault and murderofMrs
Jeese Ruckernear Stanton last Thurs-
day. Hendricks was run down in a
swamp this evening ten miles from
Jamison and it is said shot to death
y the enraged citizens.
Arrested.
Austin Tkx. Feb ao United
States Marshal Dick Ware came in to
night from Llano bringing W. S Dor-
land ex-cashier of the Llano national
bank He is held to answer a charge
of making false entries in his report to
he comptroller of the currency He
will have an examining trial before the
fetleral court in the morning
KETURNED THE VISIT.
Kmperor'Wlllfam the Guest of Prince
Bismarck at 7riedriehoruho.
Fhiedrichsruhe Feb. 19 An-
other link has been forged in the chain
of reconciliation between the emperor
and the veteran statesman and chan-
cellor. The visit of Prince Bismarck
to Emporer William the ga)a recep-
tion to the former by the latter and
the German people generally followed
so closely by a return visit on the part
of the emporer means that the; ex-
chancellor can enjoy the last days of
his life in the thought that he is at
peace with his soverelng. It is
mutually understood on the. part of the
two great men that tnis reconciliation
is entirely personally friendly and all
mention of politics is carefully
avoided.
Emnorer William left Berlin at 2:20
'this afternoon and arrived here shortly
after 7 o'clock. In spite ot the re-
quest by the emportr that there should
be no demonstration upon the occa
sion of his arrival here the railway
station and the village were gaily de-
corated bedecked with flags bunting
and flowers and the road to the castle
was a long avenue of triumphal arches
draped with evergreens and bunting of
the German Prussian and Holstein
colors and bore the names of the
various states of the German empire.
.At the place where the emperor was
to alight at the railroad station an im
mense imperial crown was hung and at
the windows of the colleges of the
villages and neighborhood busts cf
Pnnce Bismack and of the emperor
were displayed. Prince Bismarck
upon leaving tie castle for the railroad
station in order to meet Emporer
William was greeted with loud 'hochs"
by -the people who were assembled.
The emperor wore a naval uniform
covered by a dark cloak and stepped
briskly out of the carriage when the
the train drew up at the platform and
approached Prince Bismarck who
wore the euirassier uniform with hel-
met and the gray military cloak re-
cently presented to him'by the emperor.
Warm and repeated handshakes were
exchanged between the emperor and
the ex chancellor after which the for-
mer carefully wrapped the gray cloak
aiound the prince's shoulders Bis-
marck having doffed the gray garment
just previous to greeting the emperor.
The emperor and Prince Bismarck
then walked to the castle of Fried
richsruhe followed by the emperor's
suite of seven persons. They were
entuhsiastically greeted by the crowds
Upon arrival at the castle Emperor
William greeted Princess Bismarck and
with the princess upon his arm the
emperor proceeded to the salon.
Jealousy tho Cause.
Shre"veport La Feb. ao The
denizens o. a quarter of the- city on
Commerce street near Fannin were
startled about noon to-day by the
discharge of a pistol accompanied by
the screams of a woman. Tennie
Wood an octoroon had shot and mor-
tally wounded Julie Johnson another
negro woman. The shooting' was the
culmination of jealousy and the finale
of previous trouble. between the women
over the attentions of a white man.
Both were under peace bonds. The
woman was found lying on her face in
her bedroom where she had retreated
from the yard after being shot
J. C. Woods a white man testified
at the inquest that he was .sick and
lying down on the bed in Julia John-
son's room when the shooting occurred
and that the deceased burst into the
room staggered to the bed and fell on
the floor When Julia opened the
door she said she was "shot at mur-
dered killed" or something of the
sort.
She was shot twice one through the
back and a flesh wound in the thigh.
Stockton Flooded.
Stockton Cal. Feb. ao The indi
cations are that the city of Stockton
Will be entirely flooded. The great
storm is not ended olid warm rain is
falling and melting the snow in the
mountains The water is reported
coming in with a rush at Holden a
station seven miles east of here The
Morman channel overflowed its' banks
on the avenue at the intersection of
Cutter San Joaquin and Hunter streets
and fast flooded the southern part of
the city. The water fiom this channel
tins afternoon slowly approached the
business centres and crossed a tier of
three blocks The minor channel rap
over at Hunter and San Joaquin streets
and the water crept along to the jail
and the new telephone building. Bust
ness men worked all mght getting
goods from collets and low floors
Democratic Caucus
Washington Feb 19 The sue
cess of the filibuster against the Bland
silver seigniorage bill which has blocked
proceedings in the house for five days
to-day forced the democratic advocates
of the measure to invoke the decress
of a caucus and immediately after the
adjournment a democratic caucus
was held in the hall of the .house to
consider the situation. There were
present 130 democrats but not a mem-
ber of the New York delegation all of
whom joined in the obstructive move-
ment was present " nor in' fact any of
those who joined hands' with them
The-presence however of 'Mr Pence
the Colorado populist was significant..
The sentiment in the caucus there-
fore was. all favorabfe to the bill and
two resolutions were adopted one to
keep the seigniorage bill before the
the .(.house to the exclusion of every-
thing until disposed of and the. other
expressing it as the sense of caucus
that it was the duty of every demo-
cratic member to be present to vote
either for or pgainst the bill. The
only difference of opinion existingwas
as to the advisability of going even
further than this and compelling mem-
bers to vote or be counted if they re-
fused to do so.
Mr. Boatner presided and advocated
a resolution to instruct the committee
on rules to bring in a rule to compej
members to vote or be fined and Mr
Patterson a resolution instructing the
speaker to count a quorum
Mr. Patterson declared that he be-
lieved after viewing the spectacle of
the last few days that Mr. Reed was
right and that non-voting members
should be counted to make a quorum..
The Patterson resolution was voted
down by about twenty majority the
speaker voting against the proposition.
The caucus adjourned pending a
vote on the Boatner resolution.
Messrs. Bryan Bynum Springer
Williams of Mississippi and Hatch
advocated the passage of two resolu-
tions (both offered by Mr Bland) and
in the course of the speeches some
very caustic reflections upon the action
of the eastern filibustering democrats
were indulged in. The resolutions
which were as follows were unani-
mously adopted.
Resolved that it is the sense of this
caucus that the pending bill (seignior-
age silver bil) shall be the special
business of the house to the exclusion
Of all other business until disposed of.
Tne second resolution was as fol-
lows: Whereas Thirty-two demo-
cratic members are now absent from
the city and
Whereas Twenty eight democratic
members of the house were present and
intentionally failed to vote un the pend-
ing silver bill thus breaking the quo
rum;
Resolved that it is the duty of every
democratic member of this house who
is now absent unless his absence be
tor sickness of himself or his family
to immediately rctufti to the discharge
of the duties of his office.
2. That it is the duty of every demo
cratic member of the house to attend
daily sessions thereof.
3. That it is the duty of every demo-
cratic member of the house to record
his vote for or against the pending sil-
ver bill to the end that a quorum be
obtained in order that said bill may
be speedily disposed of andthe house
may proceed with the consideration of
other pressing business.
The democrats who were in the city
but refused to attend the caucus will
if the. declaration ot Mr Traccy is an
indication refuse to be bound by its
action. Mr Tracey however asserts
now that even if the bill is brought to
a vote it will be beaten. His opinion
is not shared by the democratic house
leaders who still positively affirm that
the passage of the. bill is only u ques
Hon of tune. They expect 22 repub-
lican voies 9 populist votes; and with
.1 full democratic attendance 160 mem-
bers whicn would leave them a mar
lin of t2 over a quorum.
.Knockeajklly.
Guthrie. Ok Feb ao At the
town of Nibie a' few nights ago
Fletcher Stanley and John Stafford
quarreled and Stafford struck Stanley
over the head with a cane- Stanley
Seemed dazed for a few moments and
afterward began acting very strange
ruutit on the second day he lost
his reason and is now a raving maniac.
SiafT'rd is under arirst. Nothing the
doctor can do rcli ves the injured
man. He will e taken to an asylum.
Elooiion Ordered.
Hh.lsuouo Ux Fvb. ao.- The
cotnm spoilers' cun up m p-ntion of
the r qu su uum r of voters in
school pncMicr N 8 'us ordered an
elcciiim tit 1 e'lt M rclv 28 to fvy
A sprcial itx ni 35 ft-iH m di too
for school put p ims.
BOHTONS 6000
Hungry Bagged Dosporate Mon
Crowd Into the State House.
Boston Mass Feb. 20. The tin-
ployed troubles in this city culmina-
ted in a demonstration on the common
this afternoon which for a time threat-
ened to end in a riot. Five thousand
men hungry ragged and uglycrowded
into the state house and the adjoining
grounds and voctferdusly demanded
immediate aid in their distress.
The governor addressed !the mob
from the steps of the state house and
was received quietly even and applaud-
ed although he made no satisfactory
answer; to their reauests.
"Arnttrempt-was'- then-made- -bythe-leaders
o.the. demonstration to get a
petition before the legislature which was
then In session but the rules precluded
this and then things began to look
serious. The rotunda was packed with
a crowd of men who were waiting to
hear the result of their leaders' efforts
to present their grievances to the as-
sembled solous' and when Morrison I.
Swift an avowed a'narchist and the
spokesman of the mob appeared in
one of the balconies aud told them that
the legislature had refused to accept
their petitions they broke into yells of
derision and hissuS of contempt. Swift
leaned over the balcony rail and laun-
ched forth an impassioned tirade against
the legislators who he said were too
busy creating corporations to listen to
the voices of starving men. His voice
shook with emotion as he denounced
the treatment the men had received
and his Ominous threats to clean out
the state house were received with
hoarse shouts of approbation.
The brass-buttoned' "officials and
doorkeepers seemed paralyzed with fear
and Gov. Greenhalge who but a
few - 4
minutes before had' mingled with the
mob retired to the legislative chamber.
The few policemen who had been de-
tailed to take care of the crowd were
powerless and soon the police wagons
from the nearer stations were flying
through the streets leading to Beacon
hall loaded with bluecoats. and soon
there were 100 policemen were on the
scene. An officer was quick to appre-
hend an accident and placing his hand
upon Swift's shoulder warned him of
his danger. Swift stopped speaking
and the already furious crowd below
mistook the action for an arrest and
rent the air with curses and execrations
upon the police. f They swayed back
a"Tid-lbrth and it seemed as violence
was to be used but the speaker quickly
assured his followers of the real state
of affairs and the excitement subsided
Paris Excited Again.
Paris. Feb. 20 The city of Paris
has oeen startled by anotherbomb ex-
plosion and following closel upon the
outrage at the Hotel Terminus this
new eviderce of anarchistic activity
caused considerable excitement.
Bombs were exploded in two remote
hotels but the perpetrators of the out-
rage teas yet. unknown. At one of
hotels three persons were injured by
the explosion. The excitement was
added to when it was learned this af-
ternoon that an attempt had been made
to blow up the handsome buildings of
the ministry of foreign affairs on the
Quai d'Orsay. A metal tube was
lound lying at the entrance of the for-
eign office which was turned ever to
the police.
Must be a Change.
Chetopah I. T. Feb io The
Dawes commission met the represen
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tatives of the five civilized tribes againSsphysicians sent for
to daV and nrooounded to them the I nmk Mr.rvn-.-!
questions of statehood and lands
in
severalty. The prevailing sentiment of
the delegates seems to be that the sa-
cred obligations made to them in the
treaty by the United States should be
observed and the land tenure remain
intact while on the other hand the
commissjonsaid. that this would result
Tn ai'iniiniation "orr"ab$orpttonv " The
commission stated to the delegates
that the state of affairs that exists in
the territory at the present time could
not and should not continue.
Effigy Hangers Indicted.
Nebraska City NkuFeh. ao
The Otis county grand jury promptly
investigated the hanging tn effigy of
Secretary J. Stearling Morton and his
son and found but two persons impli-
cated. Zich White and Henry Horeath
one a constable the other a painter.
Bmh men have been indicted. The
actn of the grand Jury is heartily Jn
d ir ed by all men regardless of poli-
tics. Mr Morton and his family are
held m high esteem in tins community
aud the guihv parties had no other mo-
tive than petty mMiciousness
SHOOTING AT HOUSTON.
Three Mori Ktliod Two Women
IJaby and a Young Man
Wounded.
HousTONt Tex Feb 19 There
was a bloody tragedy enacted at ahc
Orand Central depot in this city to-
night. As a result three men he cold
in death while two women a young
man and a. 2-year-old baby are all
more or less wounded.
When the tragcdy.occurred the usual
nightly crowd thronged the depot men
women and children being there and
the only wonder is that more people
did not fall victims jo the deadly
fusillade. pXbullets.
About $1:45 the east-bound.Southern
Pacific passenger train steamed into
the depot. On this. train was D.. I.
Sutton Milton Sparks T.. H. Webb
Young.McDow and a number of others
who came in from Eagle Lake. They
were attached witnesses in the case of
the state vs. Frank Sparks charged
with the murder of Dilno and Duke
brought into Harris county on a
change of venue from Wharton.
According to the facts as btst thy
can be gleaned to-night during the in-
tense excitment. when the train stop-'
ped at the platform D. I Suttoa Mil-
ton Sparks ?nd T. H Webb while
glancing through the window of the
coach before stepomg out on the plat-
form saw J. R. Mitchell in the depot-
There had been a previous disagree-;
ment between Sparks and Sutton on
one side ana Aiitcneii on ine otoer
and when the men saw Mitchell in the
depot Sutton called attention to the
fact and remarked that he was afraid
- there would be trouble.
Webb spoke up and said he would
go. out first and possibly prevent any
thing of the kind. Sutton asked htm
if he was armed and he said he was
not. Sutton then remarked that he
was armed and that he had best take
the lead. Meantime they stepped ofif
the train and entered the depot
Mitchell had disappeared.
They Walked through the building;
and when they emerged on the op-
posite side the firing commenced
some say that words passed between
Sutton and Mitchell in which the lat-
ter told the former to get his gun
and others say no words were spoken
at all. At any rate the shooting com-
menced and a perfect fusillade followed
while men dodged and women and
children huddled under seats and
screamed in the wild terror. There
were seven or eight shots fired and
with deadly marksmanship as the.
bloody results show.
D I. Sutton was shot through the
heart and died instantly.
Milton Sparks received a ball in the
right sidR which came out on the
left side making a ghastly wound
from which his entrails protruded.
Dan Gleason and unfortunate old
bus driver in the employ of the Globe
hotel whom everybody knew and was
in nowise concerned in the feud was
accidently shot through the heart
while looking after his team and drop-
ped dead in his tracks.
A young man.. whose names is not
known was another victim. He re-
ceived a serious wound and Was re-
moved to St. Joseph's infirmary.
Mrs. Sparks wife of the dead man
was shot through the leg and her
baby a a-yearold girl was shot from
the arms of her father receiving a
wound in the lee Both were carried
into the Grand Central notel
and
Mrs. McDow wa3 the seventh victim.
She is the mother of one of the at-
tached witnesses ahd is 60 years old.
She was shot through the ankle and a
wicked looking ball was taken from
her stocking. The old lady is not
dangerously wounded and was carried
to the Hutchins house and made com-
lortable. Mitchell 'therman- who is-supposed
to have done most if not all ut the
shooting did not receive a scratch.
He used a 4$ Colt's sixshooter and
knew how to use it. As five balls
were mjssing from his revolver it s
claimed that Sutton fired one or more
shots Mitchell alleging that he and
Sutton fired at the same time If he
did it appears that his bullets mis-
carried unless they inflicted some of
the accidental wounds.
Harrison PostpontshU Visit.
Kansas City Mo. Feb. ao. The
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe oflR.
clals have been advised by ex-President
Harrison that he will postpone
his departure for California wA Mon-
day Feb 36 No teason is assigned
for the change
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