Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-10-27
"Murder will Out.
THOMAS AFFLECK.

Ii Will be remembered Oy our reauerS that
few weeks since we published a letter from
correspondent in Van Zandt county giving an
account of the suspicious circumstances sur
rounding murder; SUPPOSED to have been com.
mited in that county, and the finding OF the
skeleton Of the murdered man. 1t gives us
gleasire to leatn that the mystery will proba.
bly, soon be solved by the apprehension OF the
ftul fend who perpetrated one OF the most dia.
boicaI, and cold blooded murders ever commit.
ed. By lettets rohnd near the skeleton OF the
victim, enough was discovered to ascertain tina,
his ffiends resided in Blount county Alabama,
and that his rtane was Henry. Through the
kindness Of some of the officers of Van Zandt
county letters were Immediately addressed to
the father of the murdered young man, and
we learn that an untle and perhaps brother
of the DECEASED have since come out to this
State and ate IN possession OF facts sufficient
to enable them to aplrehend and convict the
murderer.
We are informed that the deceased was the
son of a highly respectable and wealthy old
gentleman residing in Blount county Alabama,
and was at the time Of his death moi. more than
twenty.three or four years old. Ere he attain.
ed the age of manhood, he engaged in the hon.
orable pursuit OF fortune, aud by the dnt of in.
dustrv and enterprise, while in California, the
, first field of his toll realized a snug little for.
tune, perhaps ten or twelve thousand dollars.
Last year he returned home to his parents and
friends. Several months since he visited an
ancle who resides in Missouri, from which
State he came to Texas on a speculative tour,
and with view, perhaps of finding a future
home. He was accompanied by man from
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They were together in San Antonio, whence
they directed their course to this place, where
they were to separate and retufn to their res.
pective homes. They were seen together at
various places between San Antonio and this
place, but last at Athens, in Henderson county.
About the first of June the names of Jas. Hen:
ry, and some man from Missouri were placed
upon the Register at the hotel. Both men are
distinctly remembered by persons who live in
Athens who describe them and even their horse.
Henry it is said, was riding very large clay.
colored steed-a horse so noble in appearance
as to attrac, the attention of the most casual
observer They left Athens together and IN.
ouired for Canton in Van Zlndt, near which
place skeleton was found short distance
from the road, about two months since. The
skeleton was upon blanket, and near by was
found pair Of saddle'bags containing various
articles among which was the half OF a "a IL
forna Jacket containing something over hive
hundred dollars in gold, as well as letters indi-
eating the name Of the deceased. A day or
two after the date of the Register where those
names are found, a man answering the descrlp-
ton Of one Of them was seen passisg through
Van zandt followed by large clay colored
horse Afterwards he was here in Quitman
where he tried to sell the horse to young
gentleman, who was only prevented from buy
ing the animal by suspicion arising from the
price of the horse and the peculiar ma nners
of the man offering him for sale.
Some months since, young Henrys travelling
companion appeared at the residence of the
Young mans father. He told the old man that
his son was detained in Austin on business
Little suspectlng what had been done, the old
man welcomed the Missourian TO his hodse,
where he renamed some time.
A short time since letter bearing the sad
tidings was received by the father and ,he
murderer was instantly pursued and is, ere
this, we hope, in the clutches of the law
From all the circumstances it is supposed that
henry and his companion had retired short
. distance from the road TO rest and Craze their
! animals, weary and fatigued. young Henry
: had fallen asleep on his blanket, little dream
. inq of the murderous purpose OF his associate;
. who seized the opportunity to dispatch the
| sleeping man for the sole purpose Of getting
his money. Blood spattered on the mzraer.
er's saddle lying near by and time was requir-
, ed to change the covering and then came the
5 work of stripping the dead man. The small
bowie-knife found near BY was doubtless EN-
/, ployed for this purpose, the California jacket
5 was cut of and half OF it deposited in the
/ saddle bags; in the mean time the murdere
! doubtless became alarmed, cut loose the hors'
: and IN the haste Of his guilty heart dropped
t the saddle bags containing part Of the gold
He must have scared several hundred dollar
D however, as the young man was known t
o have had much more than the amount foun
o IN the saddle bags. We impatiently awai
the finale Of this bloody affair, and can but Be