John Bostwick DANIEL, 1863–1897?> (aged 33 years)
- Name
- John Bostwick /DANIEL/
- Given names
- John Bostwick
- Surname
- DANIEL
Birth
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Occupation
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Note: Printer, Newspaperman |
Birth of a brother
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Citation details: death of Jackson Gordon Daniel, certificate 4603 Quality of data: primary evidence Date: January 24, 2009 |
Marriage
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Source: Comanche County Marriage Records
Citation details: Vol. 1, p. 54 Quality of data: primary evidence Date: November 11, 2005 |
Birth of a daughter
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Quality of data: primary evidence Text: obtained by James Daniel from the internet (e-mail). |
Birth of a son
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Death
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Burial
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Religion
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Note: Bible Students |
father |
1825–1913
Birth: October 8, 1825 — Butler County, Alabama, USA Death: October 15, 1913 — Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA |
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mother |
1824–1904
Birth: September 29, 1824 — Greenville, Butler, Alabama, USA Death: February 21, 1904 — Dublin, Erath, Texas, USA |
Marriage | Marriage — November 13, 1846 — near Sandy Ridge, Lowndes, Alabama, USA |
18 months
elder sister |
1848–1873
Birth: May 17, 1848 — Honoraville, Butler, Alabama, USA Death: November 19, 1873 — Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA |
15 months
elder sister |
1849–1876
Birth: August 5, 1849 — Honoraville, Butler, Alabama, USA Death: December 7, 1876 — Gonzalez, Escambia, Florida, USA |
2 years
elder sister |
1851–1947
Birth: July 28, 1851 — Honoraville, Butler, Alabama, USA Death: June 27, 1947 — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA |
18 months
elder brother |
1853–1920
Birth: January 27, 1853 — Honoraville, Crenshaw, Alabama, USA Death: about 1920 |
2 years
elder brother |
1855–1920
Birth: March 24, 1855 — Honoraville, Crenshaw, Alabama, USA Death: August 24, 1920 — 2425 McFerrin Ave., Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA |
5 years
elder brother |
1859–1936
Birth: August 27, 1859 — Honoraville, Crenshaw, Alabama, USA Death: May 30, 1936 — Case County, Texas, USA |
17 months
elder sister |
1861–1920
Birth: January 25, 1861 — Butler County, Alabama, USA Death: after 1920 — Goose Creek, Texas, USA |
3 years
himself |
1863–1897
Birth: November 21, 1863 — Honoraville, Butler, Alabama, USA Death: July 24, 1897 — Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA |
17 months
younger brother |
1865–1943
Birth: April 15, 1865 — Honoraville, Butler, Alabama, USA Death: January 22, 1943 — Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, USA |
himself |
1863–1897
Birth: November 21, 1863 — Honoraville, Butler, Alabama, USA Death: July 24, 1897 — Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA |
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wife | |
Marriage | Marriage — January 8, 1888 — Comanche County, Texas, USA |
3 years
daughter |
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4 years
son |
Marriage |
Source: Comanche County Marriage Records
Citation details: Vol. 1, p. 54 Quality of data: primary evidence Date: November 11, 2005 |
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Shared note |
Citation details: Killed in His Yard, 25 Jul 1897, Provider: NewsBank/Readex, Database: America's Historical Newspapers, SQN: 10728730752AD700, page 1, col. 5-6, ©2003, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas Quality of data: primary evidence Date: February 7, 2012 Citation details: "To Drop Minor Matters - The Daniel Homicide," 11 Aug 1897, page 6, column 5, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas Quality of data: primary evidence Date: February 8, 2012 Citation details: "The Closed Door Inquest," 28 Jul 1897, p. 6, column 4, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas Quality of data: primary evidence Date: February 8, 2012 Citation details: "The Geyser City Grist - The Daniel Homicide," 4 Aug 1897, page 4, col. 5, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas Quality of data: primary evidence Date: February 8, 2012 Citation details: "Negro Charged With Murder," 29 May 1900, p. 5, col. 4, Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas Quality of data: primary evidence Date: February 8, 2012 Citation details: "Johnson Was Acquitted," p. 14, col. 6, Dallas Morning New, Dallas, Texas Quality of data: primary evidence Date: February 8, 2012 |
Occupation |
Printer, Newspaperman |
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Religion |
Bible Students |
Shared note
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He published "The Dublin Rustler" newspaper, Erath Co, TX. with his brother W. T. T. Daniel in 1886. He was the editor of the Waco Weekly Reporter apparently at the time of this death. (Waco City Directory, 1896-97, Daniel, John B., Editor and Pro pr Waco Weekly Reporter, office 420 Franklin r. 1301 S. 11th.) He was killed in his home. Two weeks before his death he took out a Life Insurance Policy for $3000. The widow couldn't collect because the Company thought it was suicide. His remains were exhumed in March 1901 looking for evidence. The "Dallas Morning News" provides a description of the events on a front page article from 25 Jul 1897. John resided at Twentieth and Maple Streets among a group of houses in a rural area near the northern limits of Waco. He and his wife heard a noise in the kitchen and went to investigate. They saw someone jump through the kitchen window. John followed him outside, taking a gun with him. There were two buildings in back of the house. One was an outhouse, and next to it was a wood shed. There was a board walk that went from the house, between the buildings (there was about 3 feet between them), and to the alley. John was between the buildings and in front of a door leading to the wood shed when there was a shot and a man appeared. The shot pierced John's heart, but John managed to get off a shot before he died. That shot missed the target, though, lodging in the wall of the wood shed. The assailant fled through the shed, and left through a door that entered the alley. In the shed they found a quilt and several articles of clothing. A black mask was found outside as if dropped by the escaping man. All these things indicated that the perpetrator had been in the shed lying in wait for his victim. There was ash on John's chest and chin, and burns on his clothing which indicated that he had been shot at close range. John clung to his gun in death, and it was taken into the house with the body. Another six shooter was found near the wood shed. A year before John Daniel had sold his newspaper business, and he had turned to selling insurance. At the time of his death, he had $15,000 worth of insurance in the companies that he represented. Bloodhounds were used to track the killer. The first group returned after loosing the trail in the sunflowers, and they then sent one hound who had a better nose on the trail. There were footprints from the house to the shed, and through the grass and alley. The dog followed the scent for a mile, then turned back to the original neighborhood. John B. Daniel was a labor leader, according to the article. Newspaper men were to help with the funeral where they would assist the Maccabees and other fraternal orders of which he was a member. On the 11 Aug 1897 the "Dallas Morning News" contained another article about the case. That article said that a John Daniel had priced the gun used in his death. The day before his death, a black boy asked to buy the same gun that was priced by Mr. Daniel. That even combined with the large amount of insurance ($20,000) carried by John Daniel caused many to wonder if he had committed suicide. There was a partially closed door inquest at which information emerged that indicated the possibility of suicide. On Thursday prior to the death, John B. Daniel had looked at a gun, but not purchased it since he did not have the money with him. The next day, a black man said he wanted to buy a pistol that a man had priced at $1.25 the previous day. The sales lady sold him the gun. That same Friday, around 8 PM, Mr. Daniel asked to look at a piece of black calico cloth. The mask found at the scene was made of black calico. Justice Earle entered in the docket: "John B. Daniel died July 24, 1897, from a bullet wound, but whether from his own hand or the hand of another person, in to me unknown." In 1900, following the exhumation of the body to obtain evidence regarding the bullet, the Sheriff arrested a black man in Houston who was named Robert Johnson for the murder of Daniel. In April 1901, Johnson was acquitted. Bill from "Fal & Puckett" July 24: casket $45., Hearse $10.; 3 cariages $9.; pallbearer gloves $1.50; shroud $18.; decorating grave $3.; Embalming $25.; digging grave $5.; clearing lot $1.; shaving of deceased $5.00. Waco Weekly Tribune Citation details: Killed in His Yard, 25 Jul 1897, Provider: NewsBank/Readex, Database: America's Historical Newspapers, SQN: 10728730752AD700, page 1, col. 5-6, ©2003, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas Quality of data: primary evidence Date: February 7, 2012 Citation details: "To Drop Minor Matters - The Daniel Homicide," 11 Aug 1897, page 6, column 5, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas Quality of data: primary evidence Date: February 8, 2012 Citation details: "The Closed Door Inquest," 28 Jul 1897, p. 6, column 4, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas Quality of data: primary evidence Date: February 8, 2012 Citation details: "The Geyser City Grist - The Daniel Homicide," 4 Aug 1897, page 4, col. 5, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas Quality of data: primary evidence Date: February 8, 2012 Citation details: "Negro Charged With Murder," 29 May 1900, p. 5, col. 4, Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas Quality of data: primary evidence Date: February 8, 2012 Citation details: "Johnson Was Acquitted," p. 14, col. 6, Dallas Morning New, Dallas, Texas Quality of data: primary evidence Date: February 8, 2012 |