Show t t A Dallas Murder Avenged Stories of the Greatest Cases in the Career of Thomas Furlong the Famous Famous Famous Fa Fa- Fa- Fa Railroad Detective Told by Himself a Copyright by W. W G. G Q Chapman That there does really exist a sixth i sense a n. sort of Instinct which enables the detective to run down his quarry the tho following narrative seems to dem dem- If It this Is is not so BO what impulse impulse impulse im im- pulse led me to connect the unknown murderer with the strange young colored col- col ored woman with the red hair One One day early in the nineties I received received received re re- a telegram from James Arnold chief of police poUce of Dallas Tex and Ben Cabel the county sheriff requesting requestIng request request- Ing me to come to that city immediately immediate immediate- ly Iy for tor consultation in a murder case Knowing both hoth tl these ese gentlemen well I I telegraphed back that I would start starton on ron the following day which I didI did I I found the chief of at police and the c county sheriff waiting for me at the depot and we three drove immediately to a hotel There the nature of the case was explained the names here hero given being fictitious ones ones for obvious s reasons On the night of at the preceding Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun- Sun day a prominent citizen of Dallas who may be known as Temple had boarded boarded board board- ed d a heavily Uy loaded electric car downtown downtown down- down town in front of one of the principal churches of the city being bound boun for his home The car contained at least forty orty-or orty or fifty passengers most of whom were returning from the evening evening eve eve- ning service in that church at which Temple had also been present TempIe Temple Tem Tern pIe lived on the outer edge of the city in tn a fine residential district When the car reached his his house he got of oft off and started toward his front gate As Ashe Ashe Aslie he lie stepped from the street to the edge of the sidewalk a colored man man who had been lying hing in waft wait behind a tree sprang out out and was wa s seen en by a number number number num num- ber of passengers to strike Temple a powerful blow on the head with something resembling a baseball bat After striking one bl blow w the negro dropped his weapon and fled tied into an alley where he was soon lost to view leaving his hat upon the ground Those who had witnessed the assault from fromm the rear end of the car ar hastened to Temple who lay Unconscious on the sidewalk picked him up and carried carried car car- ried him Into the house The physicians phy- phy si ians who were hastily summoned I found that Temples Temple's skull had been fractured and assistance was ble f t He only lived a few moments never recovering consciousness The weapon wUn which the blow t had been inflicted was a piece of f one and one half inch nearly four feet long and anti it had been used been used so vio- vio I that the was bent midway to almost a right rightangle angle The hat which the murderer had dropped wasa was a new ew cheap broad broad brimmed brimmed black one of unusually large size It was yas in jn fact too large for any ordinary mans man's head and for th that t reason probably it had tall fallen en off when the negro delivered the blow The witnesses witnesses-of the all had a plain plainView of the murderer whom they unanimously described as a tall young oung negro very black well well built built well- well dressed and with the features of cf a white man The lips were thin the nose straight and the general impression sion smon was that he was a white man who had blackened his face for the purpose of at disguising himself The dead man had a a. a brother a prominent prom prom- physician of Springfield Ill who had been sent for and had arrived at j Dallas two days after the 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 my services N Next morning the p police Uce chief sher aher- sheriff iff and myself went over the ground I I examined the hat anti bat anti the piece of pipe which the murderer had used The pipe was new and had been cut cutT evi-dently evi T from the end of at a long joint evidently evi- evi dently for tor the tha special use to which it had been put so that the assassin could conceal it in carrying it to the place where helay lay in wait for his vic vic- dim was There-was a large colony of negroes iiii Hn Dallas as in most other Texas towns but nobody seemed to know anything of a negro with the features of a white man All the witnesses cf of I the murder agreed that they had never never nev- nev er cr seen anyone before belore who looked at atall atall atall all like the murderer Since every crime has its motive I began by investigating any possible cause for the homicide Mr Temple I discovered had been the superintend ent eat of a Sunday school He was in inthe inthe the wholesale lumber business and was associated with two gentlemen o who may be known as Smith and Pero Per Per- Pere o ry each When the partnership was formed form form- ed e each had taken out a ten thousand dollar life Ute Insurance policy on the life lite of ot one of his partners which policies were wore carried on the company's funds Temple I learned further had Incurred incurred in In- the enmity of a number of citizens among them being a brother brother- in law in-law law who had been heard to threat en his life Temple had had some litigation lit Ut- with the proprietor of a sawmill saw saw- mill who lived in the eastern part of ofHie the Hie state of Texas The litigation involved the sum of at some fifty thousand dollars had been in court for tor several years but a short time before before be be- fore tore 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 ed two or more people during the course of his life lire having haYing been exonerated exonerated exonerated exon exon- by the courts on each occasion It was clear therefore that there might have been several motives for forthe forthe forthe the commission of the crime Now comes the strange part of at my narrative At noon on the second day after my arrival at Dallas having eaten eaten eat eat- en my dinner and walked out of the hotel hote 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 saw a fine looking young woman coming coming com com- ing across the street toward me As she approached I perceived that although although al aI- al- al though as white as myself she was yet et colored only the negro blood showed itself In the contour of the features features features fea fea- tures instead of in the pigmentation Her He hair was curly and d deep ep red her eyes 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 upon her her face As s I stood steed watching yat hing her a hand w was s 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 I an an- Yes replied the other I noticed her yesterday in that building where my brother had his office She appeared appeared ap av- 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 implicate implicate implicate im im- im- im plicate her in or connect her with th the crime Nevertheless I could not get her out of my mind The doctor took his departure and I strolled on thoughtfully Before Defore I 1 had gone a block the conviction that I 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 Sherif Cabel knew everyone In Dallas Dallas Dallas Dal Dal- las and I turned round and w went nt 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 I- would like to know who she is and something about her I then described described described de de- de- de scribed the woman That girl Is known as Liza Johnson John ohn- J Johnson son son answered answered the sheriff You know Emma Johnson Well VeIl she Is the daughter of an old colored woman who lived with Emma Johnson for tor many years Her mother died when she was wasa a child hild and Emma raised her as though she were her own daughter Emma thinks a good deal of her and can tell you all about her so if you would like me to I will tal take e you overto overto over overo to o see her On my assenting the sheriff took meto meto me meto to Miss Johnsons Johnson's house where the sheriff introduced me stating slating that I Iwas Iwas Iwas was a friend of at his I want to know something about y your ur maid Liza I said I understand understand understand under under- stand that she has been seen in an office building over on Commerce street and I am anxious to learn what business took her there Why I really dont don't w r but I reckon I can find out answered Miss Johnson About a month ago the negroes negroes ne- ne groes roes here in Dallas had a picnic and Liza went to that pi picnic nic She met a ayoung ayoung ayoung young negro there and he brought her home lome I saw him and he was good looking well dr dressed and appeared to tobe tobe be fairly well educated He was as black as Ink ink but he had good features fea fea- features tures like those of a a. white man He had thin lips a small mouth and a a straight nose If he had been a white whiteman whiteman whiteman man he would have been good look look- ing This was an exact description of the slayer of Mr Temple f He came here from some place In Inthe inthe inthe the state continued Miss Johnson He uHe 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 n Commerce street What V hat is his name I Inquired His first name is John replied Miss Johnson and his last name is la lathe I the same as his masters master's which I 1 cannot 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 Ho left last Monday He came over and saw Liza Liza Liza Li Li- za and told her he was going to the races at San Antonio there this week He writes to her every day and she got a letter from tram him this morning Can you let me see the letter without with with- out Lizas Liza's knowledge I asked O 0 yes replied the lady I will send Liza over to the drug store on an errand and I can get It for tor you before before be be- fore tore sho she returns She sent Liza to the drug store and got tho the letter which she handed to to me It had been mailed tho the day before before be be- i fore from San An An- An AnThe The rest of the tho word was not apparent because the mailing stamp had not touched tho the paper completely There seemed now no doubt but that the murderer had been found 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 bellove the pipe had been bought Tho The brother of at the proprietor tor a boy boyat of at eighteen at once recognized the piece of t pipe which ho said he had cut from tram a large joint for Cor the negro the Friday before the murder He described described described de de- de- de scribed the tho man as fully as Miss Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son had done pone and said that he could identify him on sight I 1 immediately arranged for the young fellow to accompany accompany accompany ac ac- company me to San Antonio at my expense agreeing to recompense him for his time Tho boy got ready and we left for tor San Antonio arriving there thero the next morning While breakfasting at the hotel a telegram was brought me It was from tram Sheriff Sheria Cabel and I i read Go to San Angelo Tex at once Before leaving g for San Antonio I had arranged that the sheriff sherif should examine all letters received by the maid with the result resul that on that morning one had arrived with the San Angelo postmark plainly stamped on It 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- San Angelo was a small ship cattle ping town Within an hour after our arrival I had been able t to to ascertain that the negro John Perry had left lefton lefton lefton on the Saturday evening for Lampasas Tex On the tho following morning we arrived arrived arrived ar ar- arI ar- I rived at that point poin Lampasas was the county seat and it was court week The town was filled to overflowing We 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 tho crowd and evidently waiting for a let let- ter the I f cold Euld ld that piece of 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 ed to wait until he had received his letter In a few moments the negroes in the crowd began lining up in front white man there fo for m murdering a hold of him I 1 replied Take lake The sheriff grasped the negro by one the other and we started arm and I by started mob for tor the Jail through an angry the tho negro was arrested arrested arrested ar ar- ar- ar which hearing that rested for tor the tho murder of a white man threatened a lynching The sheriff dissuaded them however promising remising should be dealt with I Iby that the negro by process of at law At the Jail the man I Iwas was searched and tho the letter was waB taken I from tram him together with the two bills which proved to bo be of the value of fifty dollars apiece The letter had been torn but I quickly pieced d the tho fragments together and read as folI follows fol fol- lows dollars dollarson I enclose you one hundred on receipt of at which you must go of at Mex Mex- quietly and at once to the City ico I will Join you there Detectives and must not let them are arc onto us you catch you It would be fatal John Perry I Instructed the sheriff to feed teed the prisoner but not to allow him a knife or any other Implement with which he could do himself bodily harm I explained explained ex ex- that it was essential that the negro should be bo brought back to Dallas In safety In order that a statement might be obtained from tram him as to why ho had killed Temple I I 1 was eating my dinner when a deputy deputy deputy dep dep- uty sheriff she rushed Into the room callIng call call- Ing my name Come Como 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 bad a sliver silver In his finger asking asking asking ask ask- ing him to lend him his knife to remove remove remove re re- re- re move it The old jailer offered the theman theman theman man his pocket knife through the bars and Perry stepping back opened it and cut his throat before the jailer jaller could get into the cell The man had cut the wind pipe in two but he had not severed the jugular jugular lar mar vein An old physician who was summoned |