The Arkansas banner. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1843-1851, 1845-02-19

Star of my memory.
Here, even here, among them,
Within my lonely heart,
There is deep devoted world
In which they have no part:
lis there, Oh! love, thou regnest
That world is all thine own,
My memory is thy sceptre,
And my fond heart thy throne. A. Wv
/ from The Nelo Orleans PicagUne, January II.
ATROCIOUS MURDERS.
For few days past we have been in pos
session OF the facts Of most barbarous deed
having been committed in Texas-the par
! ticulars of which were furnished us Yesterday
but for certain reasons withheld its publica-
ton till now.
The facts, as stated TO us by Mr.. ]. w.
Moore. brother of Com. Moore, are these =
On the 9Th inst, Mr.. Simeon Bateman, about
/ a years of age, and worthy planter of
Texas, Mr.. Matthew Jet and man named
j. Shutz, were travelling from Gonzales CO.
/ by land to Galveston At night they arrived
within mile of Virginia Point, from which
place there is a to ferry Galveston. Not
knowing exactly where they were, as it is
supposed, the party lay down in the prairie
to sleep. During the night, and it seems
Just before day, Shultz got up, and with a
pistol in hand placed himself over the sleep
ing forms OF Bateman and Jet, and placing
a pistol at the head of each, shot them both
at once. Besides the wound in the head of
Jet, his throat was also cut from ear 10 ear.
II appears that Mr. Bateman must have made
considerable resistance after being shot: his
body and face showing the signs of blows,
and from broken rifle pistol found near his
body, 1t Is presumed that after shooting him,
Shultz beat him with the weapon. There
was also the mark of shot in the lin over
the mouth, besides the one in his head but
Notwithstanding all this, he lived some TWEEN
| ty-four hours after
On the evening of the 9Th inst, gentle
man, travelling by the road leading to Virginia
Point, discovered the body OF Mr.. Jet; it
was enveleped in blanket as he had laid
down to sleep. The gentleman did not think
that the man he saw was dead, but supposed
1t was person lying in wait for mischief
lie therefore at once turned oGt of his way.
and going TO house induced the people he
there found to accompany him back to the
spot, where, on arriving, it was discovered
that murder had been committed At some
distance from the body Of Jet, Mr. Bateman
was found he was still alive, but unable TO
speak or to show any signs of consciousness.
The opening of the eyes and a heavy breath
ing were the only signs of life he manifested
Shortly after this he expired
On the following day, the 9Th, the news OF
the murder having reached Galveston, num-
Der OF people repaired to the scene of butch
cry, when the unfortunate victims were re-
cognlzed by Mr.. w. II. Killen, who had
lived neighbour to them. 1t was also known
that Shultz was travelling i'll company with
Bateman and Jett Oh the 9th inst, one of the
/ persons present when the bodies were recog-
nized having met the party on that day about
twenty miles from Virginia Point
Mr.. Bateman, as is stated above, was
planter of responsibility, and possessed of
some wealth. 1t is known that he had some
$4,000 upon his person on leaving home,
and was on his way to this city to purchase
slaves. Mr.. Jet was a young man of exem-
plary character, about -28 OF 80 years of age,
was soldier in the battle of San Jacinto,
since which time he had lived on the frontier,
was member of Capt Hays Spy Company,
and good one He is supposed to have
had about him when murdered from $500 10
/ $1,000.
Shultz was oyerseer for Mr. Bateman, and
had been in the country but little over a year
He has father at Columbus, Miss, on the
Blgbee river. Mr.. Killen, who recognized
the two murdered men, also knows Shultz,
and saw him i'll Galveston the day after the
murders but he then knew nothing of the
affair. He saw Shultz leave on board of the
steamship New Y ork- for this city on the
| e.
the citizens of Galveston, with praisew orlhy
promptitrde, chartered a vessel for this port,
and employed Mr.. J. w. Moore, Mr.. Killen,
and Mr.. J. Ii. w. Chapman, the city marshal
OF Galveston, to come on i'll pursuit OF Shultz
The party arrived here last Tuesday, and
soon ascertained that Shultz had gone to Mo-
bile, where he arrived last Sunday. IIlller
and Chapman have gone to Alabama in pur-
suit, and Moore has gone up the Mississippi
to visit a son of Bateman, and TO intercep
Shulz, should the other party not secure
him. We think the chances are that the in
human wretch will soon be overlaken, and
sincerely do we hope he may.
Shultz is described as about % years o
age, 5 feet inches high, weighs about l3C
or 40 pounds; is slender, has sharp features
: when he left Galveston, has quick walk ant
rather feminine voice. He purchased in Gal
weston black paleiot coat, heavily braided
with velvet collar and facings; it had no but
tons behind, but was stitched across the back
The son Of Bateman, mentioned above, is
said 10 be gentleman of wealth, aud will nc
doubt give liberal reward for the apprehen.
sion of the murderer OF his father. In addi
tinn to this, there will certainly be a reward
offered by the Government for the arrest o
Shuiz.
Il is evident that robbery was the only
motive for the murder of the unfortunate men
Not a cent was found upon their persons, ant
Shuiiz well knew that both had money
Tflm ne Louisville Dcmscrat.
AyoruER REyoLDTi0N ANTICIPATED * 8
DoNivGo-ieeogHIs from Port au Prince Il
the 10Th ius,su. lead 10 the belief that anoth
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