 The Weekly Democrat-Gazette
McKinney, Texas February 10, 1916 Sherman, Tex., Feb. 8. - H. M. Cagle, well known Baptist minister, was shot and desperately wounded by Mrs. Annie Faust on the east side of the public square here at 3 o"clock yesterday afternoon. Five shots were fired and two of the bullets struck Rev. Mr. Cagle, one in the right breast and one below the right nipple, ranging down and piercing the liver. One bullet struck Charley Pardon, a 15-year-old boy, in the left arm, inflicting a flesh wound. Mr. Cagle and his wife lived just east of Sherman. He has been in the county many years and was widely known as a religious debater. Mrs. Faust is the wife of Finis Foust and they reside in the country near Denison. Mrs. Foust was released on $1,000 bond agreed to by County Attorney Gafford and Sheriff Simmons. Mrs. Faust, who it is said came to Sherman with friends early today on a shopping trip, had just left a local store when she encountered the minister and according to bystanders pulled a revolver from her handbag, firing five shots into his body. As the Rev. Mr. Cagle fell to the sidewalk, he gasped: "Take me to my wife, I have but a few minutes to live and do not want to died until I have talked with her." If any words were exchanged before the shooting occurred apparently none of the persons nearby overheard them. When arrested, Mrs. Faust said, according to deputy Sheriff, that the minister had slandered her and she had shot in revenge. When arrested is said to have stated to Deputy Sheriff John Ramsey that Cable had insulted her, and that she shot to revenge the attack upon her honor. Charles Parton, fifteen years old, an elevator boy in the Merchants and Planter's Bank building, was shot in the fleshy part of the left arm by a stray bullet during the shooting. His wound is not serious. Rev. Cagle is well known in Baptist church circles in North Texas, and resided with his family at 608 North Cleveland street. He wife hurried to the hospital, and has been there continuously.  The Belton Evening News The Courier-Gazette TRIAL OF MRS FOUST BEGINS Sherman,
Tex.., Sept 7. = The case of the state vs. Mrs. Annie Faust, charged
with murder in connection with the killing of The Whitewright Sun Mrs. Faust On Trial On Murder Charge Sherman,
Sept, 6. - The case of the state vs. Mrs. Annie Faust, charged by
indictment with murder, was called in the Fifty-ninth district court
this morning.
The Houston Post
Houston, Texas September 8, 1916 Friday pg 9 MRS. FAUST ON TRIAL State Presented Evidence of Killing of Rev. Cagle at Sherman (Houston Post Special) Sherman, Texas September 7, - The State rested its case in the trial of Mrs. Annie Faust at noon Thursday, after having proved the fact that Rev. H. M. Cagle, a prominent Baptist minister, was shot by Mrs. Faust, on the streets of Sherman February 7, and that he died from the effect of the wounds. It was also shown by eyewitnesses that Mrs. Foust was seen on the streets before the shooting heavily veiled and had her hands hidden in the sleeves of a long cloak which she wore. The attorneys for the defendant stated in open court that they proposed to show that Mrs. Faust had been slandered, her life threatened and that she thought herself in danger when she shot Cagle. Dave Buchanan, Mrs. J. K. P. Williams, Mrs. Malcom Henry, Dr. M. M. Morrison and Frank McNeely testified that they heard that Rev. Mr. Cagle had stated that Mrs. Faust and another Baptist minister had been seen together in Denison and Gainesville and had stopped at the same hotel at Gainesville and this information had been told to Finis Faust, husband of the defendant. A large number of character witnesses testified to Mrs. Faust's good character. The case attracted a great deal of attention, the court room being filled, more than half of those present were women. The Eagle ON TRIAL FOR KILLING PREACHER The Eagle
The Daily Bulletin
Brownwood, Texas September 8, 1916 BAPTIST MINISTER SLANDERED WOMAN Accused of Murder Texas Woman is being Tried in Sherman for Her Life. By Associated Press Sherman, Tex., Sept. 8 - The case of Mrs. Annie Faust, who is charged with the killing of Rev. H. M. Cagle last Friday on the streets of this city, is dragging slowly. Finis Faust, husband of the defendant, testified on the stand about telling reports being circulated about her and Rev. Mr. Seagraves, another Baptist minister by Cagle. H was followed by the defendant who told of an occasion when she spent the night in Gainesville when her train to Pauls Valley was late. She said Seagraves secured for her a room, but she never saw him again.She testified in response to questions by defense attorneys. Counsel for defense announced that their plea would be that Mrs. Faust had been slandered and that she had been threatened by the minister Cal T. Freeman, leading counsel, also announced that a self-defense plea would be made. John Ramsey and "Dad" Hill, patrolmen in Sherman at the time of the killing, were the first witnesses placed on the stand by the state. They testified that they saw the shooting and went toward Mrs. Faust when the first shot was fired, reaching her when the third shot was fired. It was to Patrolman Ramsey that she gave her pistol after the shooting. A local undertaker testified as to the sounds, saying both bullets entered the body in front on the right side, one above and the other below the nipple. The first tilt between the attorneys in the case came when counsel for the defendant asked that Mrs. Alice Cagle, widow of the minister, be placed under the rule because she will appear as a witness for the State. An effort was made by the State to secure permission for her to remain in the courtroom and hear the proceedings, but she had to leave the courtroom, the same as all other witnesses under the rule. On both sides of the courtroom today many women appeared, and those who came with Mrs. Cagle plainly showed their disappointment that it was ruled that she could not remain in the room. The courtroom has been crowded all day. More than one hundred witnesses have been subpoenaed, twenty-five of whom are Baptist preachers. The Paris Morning News Paris Texas September 12, 1916 Tuesday pg 3 Mrs. Faust Is Acquitted Of Charge of Murder Sherman, Tex., Sept 11. - Mrs Annie Faust, charged with the murder of Rev. H. M. Cagle here on February 7, was acquitted by a jury which rendered a verdict Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, after being out twenty-seven hours. The case went to the jury Saturday at noon and at 9 o'clock Saturday night when the body was locked up it was announced that it stood 11 to 1. probably for acquittal. The trial began Thursday. Few persons were in the courtroom when the verdict was brought in and Judge W. M. Peck warned them against any demonstration. Mrs. Faust shook the hands of the jurymen after the reading of the verdict, and departed with her husband, Finis Faust, for her home, six miles east of Denison. The Whitewright Sun September 15, 1916 Friday pg 1 Mrs. Faust Acquitted Of Charge of Murder Sherman, Texas, Sept. 10 - The jury in the case of Mrs. Annie Faust, on trial here on a charge of murder, growing out of the fatal shooting of Rev. H. M. Cagle on the streets of Sherman last February, came in this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and returned a verdict of not-guilty. The verdict was returned in the Fifteenth District Court, Judge W. M. Peck presiding. Only a small crowd was present in the courtroom when the jury came in and before the verdict was read Judge Peck warned those in the room that there would be no demonstrations. When the verdict was read Mrs. Faust warmly shook each juror by the hand and thanked him. The trial of Mrs. Faust began last Thursday and the case was given to the jury at noon Saturday. FELONY Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |