KILLING OF I.D. COKE
On last Sunday morning at 10 o'clock near
Webb 8 miles south of here Mrs. E.H. Lane shot
and instantly killed I.D. Coke a near neighbor.
Marshall Douglass was telephoned of the killing
and at once went out and brought Lane and wife to town and in the evening
took them to Ft. Worth where they were incarcerated in jail on the charge
to murder. Their 5 small children were taken to Ft. Worth with them, the
smallest taken into the jail with the parents and the other sent to a boarding
house. Coke was brought here Monday for burial. After reaching the city with
the corpse it was decided to have the bullet taken from the body to determine
whether it was fired from a 32 rifle as claimed, or from some other kind
of gun. Dr. Collins performed the difficult
operation and found that the ball had entered the lower point of right shoulder
passed diagonally through the body and through the heart, lodging in left
lung
The ball was considerably battered up and
two small slivers shaved off both of which were found. The ball was turned
over to Constable Beaver and was pronounced
32 rifle ball.
There seems to have been no special cause
for the killing. At least Lane and his wife allege very little. It appears
to have been wanton destruction of human life, and a wanton infliction of
untold and inexpressible sorrow. Sunday evening when the mother, who in a
few weeks is to again become the mother of another child, the father and
5 small children, were hustled into a crowded electric car to be carried
off to prison, hundreds of hearts bled for very humanity sake. Monday as
Cokes wife, five girls and one little boy wailed out their pitiful cries
at the grave of a dead husband and father, the hearts of those present were
touched as they have seldom been.
The actual facts of the killing are that on
Sunday morning Coke went up to Lane's to see about buying a cow. On calling
at the gate, Mrs. Lane came to the door and ordered him to leave, saying
she would shoot him if he did not. A few words passed and he started to leave,
when she opened fire, shooting first into the ground, so she and her husband
both testified the next time through the body. Death was instantaneous. The
gun was a 32 Remington Rifle. Both families were very poor and both had large
families of children. Coke was considered perfectly honest and honorable,
was a hard working man, and very inoffensive.
PLEASANT RIDGE
Sunday morning I.D.
Coke was shot and instantly killed on Frank
McKnight's farm at the home of Mr. Lane.
The cause is unknown. Mr. Lane and his wife was arrested by the city Marshall
of Arlington. Mr. Coke leaves a wife and 6 children, five girls and one small
boy. Mr. Lane and wife have five children. Mr. Coke was laid to rest in the
Arlington cemetery Monday at 4 o'clock p.m.
A telephone message was received at 10
o'clock last night announcing the death of Dr. S.H.
Thompson out near Albany where he, with friends, was traveling for
his health. The remains will be brought here for interment. It is expected
that the body will reach here this evening, and that funeral services will
be held at the Baptist church and interment be had tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
OBITUARY
On May 20 the spirit of
Dr. S.H. Thompson took its leave of the body
and went to its abode with the Father.
His death was not a surprise but had been
expected for some weeks. Which came as a release from his sufferings for
the summons found him wholly prepared.
Dr. Thompson was born near Veal Station in
Parker Co., TX., May 7, 1870 lived on the farm until about 1890 when he attended
lectures and graduated in medicine in 1893. On Jan. 11, 1894 he was married
to Miss Julia Collins and located in Arlington
and practiced medicine with success until his health failed.
As a son he was obedient and affectionate
and as a brother kind and loving, as a husband he was devoted and true as
a father he was loving and indulgent, as a neighbor he was kind and obliging.
All who knew him loved him but with all these good traits of character like
the young man that came to Christ he felt that he needed something more and
this need was realized on April 15, 1903 when he took Christ as his all and
in all. From this time until his spirit took flight, Christ was his theme.
The name of Jesus was sweeter than every name; and his great desire was to
be in Arlington one time more to tell his friends what great things the Lord
had done for him. We would say to the dear wife, he will never come to you
again but you can go to him. Why should we weep? Who would call him back?
"For me to live is Christ, to die is gain."
M.C. Jackson.
As we go to press we learn that
A.D. Steph a citizen who has been prominent
in the business affairs of the city died at 11 o'clock last night, after
a lingering illness. Funeral at 4 o'clock from the Methodist Church.
EULESS ITEMS
T.G. Fuller's infant baby died Sunday
and was buried Monday.
JOHNSON STATION
A child of Jack
Dyer was buried here Monday and Tuesday Mr.
Taylor was interred.
J.W. Taylor
one of the best citizens of the Arkansas Lane community died of fever on
the 29 inst.
SAD DEATH AT ALVARADO
Wednesday morning Mrs.
C.L. Hutcheson died at her home in Alvarado after suffering terribly
for two or three days with lockjaw.--Venus Times.
Mrs. Hutcheson's death was lamented at Arlington. She was an aunt to the Luttrell boys and related to the Hutcheson's here. She had a large circle of friends at Alvarado as was evidenced by the fact that every place in town closed to attend her funeral.
OBITUARY
Aaron Senter the subject of this sketch
was born in Grayson County Virginia, March 11, 1816, and lived there until
he came to Texas December, 31st 1873, thirty years ago.
In 1842 he found peace to his hungering soul
and joined the Baptist church. In 1839 he was most happily married to his
life companion, Miss Mary Gentry of Ash County
N.C. They passed down life's pathway a most congenial pair and survived their
golden wedding together by 4 years, when God whispered to her "thy part of
this union is finished. Come up higher."
Their marriage was blessed by 12 children,
of this number 4 are dead and the following 8 still survive; vis,
Amanda M. Bryson, Dora, Texas;
Mattie Perkins, Johnson Station;
Emma Loftin, Morris, Kansas;
Richard Senter, Colorado;
Jane Elliott, Dora; Mary
Henderson, Johnson Station, with whom he made his home;
Drvey Senter, Merkel; and his grand and great-grand
children are legion.
Brother Senter lived to the old age of 4 score
and 6 years, when on Oct., 26th 1902, he passed unto "that borne from whence
no traveler returns." His remains were laid to rest in Maytown cemetery,
Brown county, Texas.
He lived a consistent Christian life and often
talked of the beauties of the New Jerusalem and of the savior who redeemed
us and who washed our robes, and how sweet death would be and that he would
be no longer blind when he passed over there. He had been temporarily blind
for 14 years.
Now to the loved ones left to mourn his loss,
we would point them to their father's savior who is not only ready to open
the eyes of the blind Bartimens but all who will come unto
him. (a verse)
W.L. McNeill,
M.M. His physician
Dr. Cravens on Wednesday evening received a telegram from Bloomfield, Ind., saying his brother, Dr. S.C. Cravens had received a fatal stroke of Apoplexy. Dr. Cravens (S.C.), visited here last spring and was then in delicate health. He made many acquaintance while here that will learn with regret of this fact.
G.W. Jopling
for many years a resident of the Johnson Station Community, died at his home
in Clay County last Wednesday. The remains arrived here at 11 o'clock today
and were taken to Johnson Station for burial. Interment was under direction
of the Masons, of which he was an honored member. Many friends, especially
of the older citizens, met the corpse at the depot and accompanied it to
the cemetery. Mr. Jopling leaves many friends and relatives to mourn his
death, among whom is Mrs. Z.T. Melear of Johnson
Station his daughter.
Died on the 10 inst. of congestion of the
lungs, a 7 months old child of Walter
Leipsich.
Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hitt was buried at Watson Cem. Sunday evening. Funeral services were conducted by Rev D.C. Sibley.
JOHNSON STATION
Miss Nannie Wadlington, after a lingering
illness, died at this place Friday. We extend to the bereaved mother and
brothers our heartfelt sympathies.
WATSON COMMUNITY
The infant child of George
Walker died Sunday.
EULESS ITEMS
We were much grieved over the death of
Miss Lizzie Wallace which occurred last Friday
night.
KILLING WEST OF TOWN
Monday just before noon
James Morehead shot and killed
D.C. Caldwell three miles west of town. Both
were married men, both were poor men and near neighbors. Caldwell was on
a load of charcoal on his way to Fort Worth when he was met and shot by Morehead.
Morehead surrendered and was taken to Fort Worth, given a hearing and remained
without bail. The killing was the result of a series of petty differences
which have been growing worse and worse. A short time ago these men had a
suit here about ones pig overturning the others slop tub which indicates
the kind of differences over which one man lost his life and another his
liberty. It is but fair to say that the killing comes from among a class
of people that is by no means representative of the prevailing type of
citizenship.
J.B. Stevens, a saddler by trade aged 55 years, was burned to death in a hotel fire at Corsicana Sunday night.
C. Logan Knapp went down to Blum Tuesday to be present at the funeral of his uncle J.D. Coley an old Mexican War Veteran.
The little nineteen months old girl of
Mr. and Mrs. J.H.C. Tate died Tuesday night
at Marine, of acute Laryngitis after only one days sickness. The little one
was conscious to the very last, being literally choked to death. The remains
were brought here Wednesday morning and carried to Johnson Station for interment.
No death hurts worse than when one of these innocent little prattlers that
never gave a moment's pain or a heartache to anyone, is so ruthlessly and
suddenly torn from loving embraces and the bereaved ones have the sympathy
of all and especially of every father and mother that have little ones of
their own.
G.W. Brower a brother to our townsman C.T. Brower met with an accident on the 19 inst. at Marlow, I.T. which resulted in death. Mr. Brower was a brakeman on the Rock Island and while making a coupling was caught by the cars and so crushed that death ensued. He died on Thursday and was buried Friday at Chicksaha. C.T. Brower started up Thursday morning to be with him and at Bowie received a telegram announcing his death. He went on however to be at the funeral and burial. He expects in a few days to have the remains shipped to their old home in N.C. Mr. Brower has been here several times with his brother Charlie and made many friends especially among the young people who will regret to learn of his tragic death. The Journal in common with all Arlington joins in extending sympathy to the surviving relatives.
Miss Maggie Hiett, daughter of Rev. A. E. Hiett, died at her home out near Kennedale, Sat. night at nine o'clock of typhoid. The remains were interred at Rehoboth Sunday evening at three o'clock. Funeral services were held by Revs. W.A. Pool and J.R. Touchstone and were beautiful and impressive. Miss Hiett was a most estimable young lady from a most excellent family and her death is greatly deplored. Few persons have been followed to their last resting place by a greater number of devoted friends, few graves have been more copiously bathed with tears and adorned with flowers that was hers, and few lives have left a brighter ray of light behind to guide those left behind to nobler plains of life and broader fields of action. The family have the sympathy of a large range of friends all over this part of the state.
OBITUARY
"IN THE MIDST OF LIFE THERE IS DEATH"
Again the grim monster of death has hovered
over the earth, this time taking in his icy grasp the wife of
S.J. Heard, and wafting her spirit to the land
where there is no more sickness, pain or woe.
Mrs. Heard was
in the prime of life seemingly with many happy years of life before her but
after an illness of only a few days she has quit this earthly life of trails
and cares and gone to join her loved ones gone before. The sudden removal
of such a life from among us leaves a vacancy that can never be filled and
casts a shadow over our hearts that can never be lifted. Her bereaved husband
and relatives have our deep sympathy in this hour of trail and we extend
to them our heartfelt sympathy and we hope that so great a loss to us all
may be overruled for good by him who doeth all things
well. Committee.
Webb Tex.
CHARLES SWACKHAMMER MURDERED.
Yesterday Charles
Swackhammer a young German farmer living west of here came to town
and sold a bale of cotton. At 7 o'clock his team appeared at his own gate
without a driver, and on examination the dead body of Mr. Swackhammer was
found in the bottom of the wagon with 4 bullet holes through the body.
Sheriff Honea was at once communicated with
and was soon upon the scene. Deputies began scouring the country, and policemen
the city, and at 1 o'clock this morning Rufus
Martin a young yellow Negro was arrested in Ft. Worth suspected of
the terrible crime. Martin left Cobbs store yesterday evening on the wagon
with Swackhammer for whom he had been picking cotton. When arrested he had
$23 and a pistol on his person and it is believed that he did the deed for
the purpose of robbery. It is but another evidence of the Negro's total depravity
and the rope could not be used too soon. Mr. Swackhammer was a hard working
responsible farmer and such a wanton murder as his for a few petty dollars
is disgusting as well as deplorable.
A GOOD MAN GONE.
Dr. J.A. Ducket is dead and all Arlington
mourns. For several years the doctor has been in declining health, due to
the arduous labors incident to his profession and later to a complication
of diseases from which he has been a great sufferer. His death occurred Thursday
evening at his home, where he was surrounded by his wife, 4 daughters and
a great many friends. The doctor though only 54 years of age had a very elderly
an venerable appearance, his hair and beard being almost white, cause from
the suffering of the last 10 years. Though shattered and racked with disease
he always maintained a remarkably upright posture of body, and a deep rich
voice, and a amiable disposition. His appearance on our streets for the last
several months has touched many hearts with compassion as his heroic struggle
for life has been witnessed.
Dr. Ducket was a native of north Alabama,
was a practicing physician for 25 years, the last 16 in Texas. He was a Mason
and a prominent member of the Baptist church. Not a man in Arlington was
more highly or more universally respected during life and now that the kind
hearted white haired, tender voiced old doctor is gone from among us, he
is remembered with the deepest veneration by all who knew him. He leaves
behind a family of cultured and useful children, and the memory of a life
spotless and pure, and these are the very richest legacies that any one can
bequeath to the world. He was the father of 8 children, 5 of whom, and his
wife, survive him. Funeral services conducted by his pastor
Rev. M. C. Jackson were held in the Baptist
church Friday at 1 o'clock after which interment took place in Arlington
cemetery. The Journal joins the whole community in extending to the surviving
relatives and friends sincere sympathy in this sad hour.
JOHNSON STATION
The citizens of Johnson Station were shocked
last Thursday by the news of the death of Dr. J.A.
Ducket who was at one time resident of this place. He had a host of
friends here who deplore his death and the sympathy of the entire community
goes out to his bereaved family.
Miss Sarah Lewis a young lady about 27 years old died of consumption at Handley last Tuesday and was buried Wednesday afternoon. Miss Lewis was a daughter of J.C. Lewis of this place but for some time has lived with an aunt at Handley.
A FAMILY EXTERMINATED.
Amos Wynne died at the Sanitarium in
Dallas Tuesday, of consumption. The remains were shipped to relatives here
Wednesday, and after funeral services conducted by Rev.
W.B. Fitzhugh at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
Cravens were interred in Arlington cemetery. There were three of the
Wynne brothers all bright promising young men,
and all have succumbed to that dread disease consumption, within the last
two years. They were related to the McKnights,
Burneys, Coulters
and other prominent families of Arlington. Amos was for several years an
employee in the general land office at Austin.
O.L. Norman
was called up to Spanish Fort in Montague Co. last week on a very sad mission.
His brother while handling a gun discharged it, and the contents struck his
12 year old daughter in the head, from the effects of which she died after
a few days suffering. It was a terrible blow and the father was well nigh
crazed with grief. Mr. Norman reports the country dry up that way, crops
poor and all out and stock turned into the fields.
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