Show A Dallas Murder Avenged I Stories of the Greatest Cases in the Career of Thomas Furlong the Famous Famous Famous Fa Fa- Railroad Detective Told by Himself Copyright ht by W. W G. G Chapman That there docs does really exist a sixth sense a sort of oC Instinct which enables the detective to run down his quarry the following narrative seems to demor dem demo r on strate If this is not so BO what Impulse Impulse impulse Im im- Im- Im pulse led me to connect the unknown murderer with tho the strange young youn co colored colored col- col 1 ored woman with the red hair One Ono day earl early in In the nineties I Ire received re- re a telegram from Jam James s Arnold chief of police pollee of oC Dallas Tex an anDen and Ben Den Cabel the county sheriff requestIng requesting requesting request- request Ing me to come to that city Immediately immediate- immediate ly Jy for tor consultation In a murder case Knowing both these gentlemen well I telegraphed back that I would start starton on the following da day which I did I found the chief of po police and the county sheriff waiting for tor me me at the depot and we three drove immediately to a hotel There the nature of the case case was explained the names here given being fictitious ones for obvious reasons On the night of the prec preceding ding Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun- Sun day a prominent citizen of ot Dallas who may be known as Temple had board boarded ed a il hea heavily loaded electric car down- down town in front of at one of the tile principal churches of the city being bound for his home The car contained at least forty or fifty passengers most of whom were returning from the evening evening eve eve- ning service in that church at which i Temple had also been present t. Temple Tem Tern pie le lived on the out outer edge of at the city lu in u a fine residential district When the car reached his house he got off oft and started toward toward his his front gate As Ashe Ashe Ashe he stepped from the street to the edge of the sidewalk a colored man who had bad been l lying i g in wait behind a tree sprang out and was seen by a anum- anum number number num num- ber of passengers to strike Temple Templer r a a powerful blow on the head with something resembling a baseball bat ACt After r striking on one blow the negro dropped his weapon and fled into an alley where he was soon lost to view leaving his hat upon the ground Those who had witnessed ed the assault from trem the rear end of the car hastened to Temple who lay unconscious on the sidewalk picked him up and car car- Tied nIed him into the house The physicians physicians physicians phy phy- who were hastily summoned found that Temples Temple's skull had been fractured and assistance was impossible ble ble He only lived a few moments never recovering consciousness The weapon wUn which the blow had been inflicted was a piece of one and one half inch nearly four feet long and it had been used so violently violently violently vio vio- that the pipe was bent midway to almost a right a angle gle The hat which the murderer had dropped was a new cheap broad brimmed black one of unusually large size It was in fact too large Jarge for any ordinary mans man's head Nand anti for that reason probably it had fallen off oft when the negro delivered the 1 blow t The he witnesses of the crime all had d a plain view of the murderer whom they unanimously described as a tall young negro very black well well built built well- well dressed and with the features of ef a white man The lips were thin the nose straight and the gener general l impression impress s sion slon was that ho he was a white man who had blackened his face for the purpose purpose of disguising himself The dead man had a brother a prominent prom prom- meat physician of Springfield Ill who bad Arad been sent for and had arrived at Dallas two days after the hJ murder The doctor was anxious to have his brothers brother's murderer brought to justice and had been the moving spirit In the employment of ot my services Next morning the police chief chiet sheriff sher- sher Jiff iff and myself went over ver the ground il rI examined the hat and the piece e of pipe which the murderer had used Th The pipe was new and had been cut from the end of Df a long joint evidently evidently evidently evi evi- evi- evi dently for tha the special use to which it had been put so that hat the assassin could conceal it in carrying it to the place where he la lay In wait for tor his vic vic- tim There was a large colony of ot negroes fin in Dallas as In most other Texas towns but nobody seemed to know anything of it a negro with the features of a white man All the witnesses of I the murder agreed that they had never nev nev- er seen anyone before who looked at atall atall attall all tall like the ithe murderer Since every crime has its motive I began by investigating any possible cause for the homicide Mr Temple T 1 1 discovered had been the superintendent superintend superintend- ent eat of a Sunday school He Ho was In the wholesale lumber business and was asso associated with two gentlemen who may be known as Smith and Pero Per- Per o jy ry When the partnership was formed formed form form- ed ed each had taken out a ten thousand I dollar life Insurance policy on the life lire of ot one of his partners which policies were carried on the company's funds Te Temple I learned further had incurred incurred in in- the enmity of of a number of citizens among them being a brother brother- law in-law who had been heard to threaten threat threat- en his hia life Ute Temple Templo had had some lit lit- with the proprietor of at a sawmill sawmill saw saw- mill mUl who lived in the eastern part of the state of Texas The litigation Which Which Involved tho the sum of some fifty thousand dollars had been In court for several years but a short time before before before be be- fore the murder a decision had been rendered in Temples Temple's favor The sawmill sawmill sawmill saw saw- mill proprietor had the reputation of being a good citizen honorable and reliable in business affairs but had killed two or more people during the course of at his life having been exonerated exon exon- cr orated ted by the courts on each occasion It was clear therefore that t there might have been several motives maUves for tor forthe forthe the commission of at the crime Now comes tho the strange part of my narrative At noon on the second day after my arrival at Dallas having eaten eaten eaten eat eat- en my dinner and walked out of ot the hotel where I was staying I stood still for a moment on the sidewalk being undecided as to which direction I intended intended intended in in- tended to take As I stood there I I saw a fine looking young woman coming coming coming com com- ing across the street toward me As she approached I perceived that although although although al al- al- al though as white as myself she was yet colored only the negro blood showed itself in the contour of the features features features fea fea- tures instead of in the pigmentation Her hair was curly and deep red her eyes ees were blue her carriage graceful She might have passed for a beauty but for the kinky hair and a number of large brown freckles upon her face As I stood steed watching her a hand was laid upon my shoulder and I looked round to perceive Dr Temple standIng standing standing stand- stand Ing at my side What do you think of her inquired inquired inquired in in- the doctor She is a freak of nature I an an answered Yes replied the other I noticed her yesterday in that building where my brother had his office She appeared appeared ap all- ap- ap to be having an earnest conversation conversation conversation conver conver- with the janitor Now there was no reason why the fact that the dead man had had his office in the building which the young woman visited should in any way imp implicate implicate im im- im- im p plicate cate her in or connect her with the crime Nevertheless I could not get her out oui of my mind The doctor took his departure and I strolled on thoughtfully Before I had bad gone a block the conviction that I 1 had obtained obtain obtain- ed a clue became so overwhelming that I decided to find out who the young woman was and what her business with the janitor had been Sheriff Cabel knew everyone in Dallas Dallas Dallas Dal Dal- las and I turned round and went back to the courthouse where I found him Sheriff I said I saw a colored girl near the hotel a short time ago and I would like to know who she ia is and something about her I then described described described de de- scribed the woman That girl is known as Liza Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son answered the sheriff You know Emma Johnson Well she is the daughter of an old colored woman who lived with Emma Johnson for fo- many years Her mother died when she was wasa a child and Emma raised her as though she were her own daughter Emma mma thinks a good deal of at her and can tell you all about her so if you would like me to I will take you overto overto over overto to see her On my assenting the sheriff took me meto meto meto to Miss Johnsons Johnson's house where the sheriff sheri introduced me stating that I Iwas Iwas Iwas was a friend of his I w want nt to know something about your maid Liza I said I understand understand understand under under- stand that she has s been seen in an au office building over on Commerce street t and I am anxious to learn what business took her there Why I really dont don't know but I reckon I can find out answered Miss Johnson About a month ago the negroes negroes negroes ne ne- ne- ne groes here in D Dallas had a picnic and Liza went ent to that picnic She met a ayoung ayoung ayoung young negro there and he brought her home I saw him and he was good looking well dressed and appeared to tobe tobe tobe be fairly well educated He was as black as ink but he had good features features features fea fea- tures like those of a white man He had thin lips a small mouth and a straight nose If It he had bad been a white whiteman whiteman whiteman man he would have been good looking look- look ing ng This was an exact description of the slayer of ot Mr Temple i He came here from some Borne place in inthe inthe inthe the state continued Miss Johnson He is a stranger here and does not mix with the other colored people He Heis Heis Heis is acting as a sort of servant body-servant to his master who has an office in that building on Commerce street What is his name I 1 inquired His first name is John replied Miss Johnson and his last name is the same as his masters master's which I cannot cannot can can- not at present recall Was his masters master's name Perry Yes That is it John It-John John Perry But John is not In town now He left last Monday H He came over and arid saw Liza Liza Li Lt- za and told her he was going to the races at San Antonio there this week He writes to her every d day y and she got a letter from him this morning Can you let me see the letter with out Lizas Liza's knowledge I asked O 0 yes replied the tho lady I will send Liza over to the drug store on an errand and I c can n get it for tor you beCore before before be be- fore Core she returns She sent Liza to the drug drugstore store and got the letter which she handed to me It had been mailed tho the day before before be be- fore tore from Cram San An An- An AnThe The rest atthe of at the word was not apparent because the mailing stamp had bad not touched the paper completely There Thero seemed now no doubt but that the murderer had been found Cound and that he was at San Antonio Having elicited a promise of secrecy from Miss Johnson I next proceeded to the plumbing shop where I had reason to believe the pipe had been bought The brother of the proprietor a boy of eighteen a at once recognized the piece of pipe which he said he had cut from a large joint for tor the negro the Friday before the murder He described described described de de- de- de scribed the man as fully as Miss Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son had bad done and said that he could iden identify him on sight I immediately arranged for the young fellow to accompany accompany accompany ac ac- ac- ac company me to San Antonio at my expense agreeing to recompense him for tor his time The boy got ready and we left for tor San Antonio arriving there the next morning V While e breakfasting at the hotel a telegram was brought me It was from Sheriff Cabel and read Go to San Angelo Tex at once Before leaving for San Antonio I had arranged that the sheriff should examine all letters received by the maid with tho the result that on that morning one had arrived with the tho San Angelo postmark plainly stamped on it ft We Ve accordingly took the next train for that point arriving on the following morning Sunday just a week after the murder of Mr Tem Tem- pIe San Angelo was a small ship cattle ping town Vit Within in an hour after our arrival I had been able to ascertain that the negro John Perry had left lefton lefton lefton on the Saturday evening for Lampasas Tex On the following morning we arrived arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived at that point Lampasas was the county seat and it was court week The town was filled to overflowing We Wa walked to the hotel and on nearing nearing nearing near- near ing the postoffice saw a large crowd waiting for the distribution of the mail The young fellow who was with me called my attention to a colored man who was standing apart from the crowd and evidently waiting for a let let- ter the I sold old old that piece of ot pipe to he said It was John Perry I told the boy to stay where he was until the negro had been arrested and then to follow quietly to the jail I approached the negro but then decided decided ed to wait until he had received his letter In a few moments the negroes in the crowd began lining up in front there for tor murdering a a. white man Take hold of him I replied the negro by one sheriff grasped Tho The started and ve the other and I by arm mob an angry for otho the tho Jail through the negro was arrested arrested arrested ar ar- ar- ar which hearing that murder of a white man the rested for hm n lynching Tho o sheriff threatened a n dissuaded them however p remising dealt with with- that the negro should be process of law At the Jail the man by taken searched and the letter was was together with tho the tw two bills from tram him which proved to be of the value of at fifty dollars apiece The Tho let letter c had pieced the I quickly been torn but fragments together and read as follows folI fol fol- lows dollars dollarson I enclose you one ono hundred on receipt of ot which you must go of Mex Mex- Mexico quietly and at on onto once co to the City ico ico I will Join you there Detectives are onto us and you must not let them catch you It would be fatal John Perry I instructed the sheriff to feed the prisoner but not to allow him a knife implement with which ho he or or any other could do himself bodily harm I explained explained ex ex- ex that it was essential that the i negro should be bo brought back to Dallain Dallas Dalla in safety In order that a statement might be obtained from him as to why he had killed Temple I r was eating my dinner when a deputy deputy deputy dep dep- uty sheriff rushed into the room callIng calling call call- Ing my name Come to the Jail at once he said That of yours has cut his damned head nearly off As soon as I had departed the prisoner prisoner prisoner pris pris- oner had called the jailer and told him that he had a sliver In his finger asking asking ask ask- ing him to lend him his knife to remove re reo re- re move it The old jailer offered the theman theman theman man his pocket knife kniCe through the bars and Perry stepping back opened it and cut his throat before the jailer could get into the cell The man had cut the pipe wind pipe in two but he had bad not severed the jugular jugular lar vein vain An old |