New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-28
Texas Intelligence.

One of the most cold FLOODED and atrocious
murders ever committed in this section of country
occurred near Round Rock in Williamson county,
on the evening of the 8th inst. The particulars,
as related to US, are as follows:
On the evening mentioned, about dark, two men
came to the house of John R. Catterton, some four
or five miles below Round Rock, on Brushy creek
and asked for something to eat, the family at the
stated s aH n rep ssh hs Mr. oatterton
I u The Os1er places on the road, there 30
| per on to cook but his wife. They insisted on at
least having some coffee. This was acquiesced in
| by Mr.. and Mrs G., and some supper was procured
After supper the two men insisted on having their
horses fed, which was also agreed to on the part
of Mr.. Catterton. They wished to see their horses
fed, and requested Mr.. G. to accompany them to
the crib or stable. This Mr.: Catterton declined,
and remained at the house with his family. While
the two men and black boy were attending
| to the horses, and as Mr.. and Mrs. G. were
! alone, the latter mentioned to Mr.. G. that
those men acted very strangely, and, while they
were sitting in the house, frequently casting their
| eyes towards the door. Mr.. and Mrs. G. thought
best for Mr.. c. to put on his siX-shooter, which he
did. He then took the child in his arms, and re-
NAMED in his chair until it was put to sleep, and
| the men returned from the crib. In the meantime
servant had been sent to Mr.. Blar's to raise the
| alarm. Two men came from Mr.. Blairs armed,
and on their arrival at Mr. C.'s house, found four
other men outside the door guarding the two rob-
at each other, but no injury was done to either
party. The four men outside, on finding them
selves attacked called to the two within to kill Mr.
c.. which they Immediately did by shooting him
through the head and body. As the men pointed
tleir pistols at Mr. c., his wife used every endeavor
| to prevent them from killing her husband by trying
to excite their sympathy, but they told her in
| rough manner to desst or they would kill her.
| While the two men were seated with Mr.. G. in
| the house, one of them told him that he had been
watching him for two or three years, and that he
| knew he had money, for he had seen him receive
two thousand dollars in gold at Brownsville. Shortly
after this they both to their feet and ordered
him to surrender. Cattertou replied, surrender
what?" They said his earns and money" Mr..
G. asked if they would spare Lis life? They
piled in the affirmative. lie then gave up his arms
| and requested Mrs. c. 10 briug Them what money
was in the house which She did, amounting to SO
or 40 dollars, They were Mt sat lied with this,
and asked for two thousand. Mr.. G. stated that
this all he had. Probably about this time the
firing was heard outside, ard the fnen requested to
kill Mr.. c., which they did, as aboye stated.
| sIAusu Inteigencer.
young man, named David Harvey, clerk in
the store Of G.. p. Phelps, in this city, was shot in
! front Of Peck's Hall last Friday night, about IL
o'clock. The young man formerly belonged to
| Michigan cavalry regiment, as we hear. He died
next day after the shooting. A jury of inquest
| was summoned Sunday morning BY Justice Brown,
who, after investigating the case, returned vef-
dict that the deceased came to his death by gum
shot wound, inflicted by some person to them I'M
| known.
The conclusion in the pubic mind is, that the
| deceased was shot by one Of the guard on duty at
the ball. though the fact did moi appear at the IN
| vestigation.-[Ibid
| A New SENsATIoN.-In recentNew York letter
to the Philadelphia Inquirer we find the follow
| ing:
| Brooklyn has the merit of bringing out a new
sensation in the shape of grand ball without
ladies. The Pacific Engine company, on Friday
night, gave such an Entertainment, and every
prinfed on cards, and suspended from the button
holes of the dancers was adhered to with all the
strictness of ordinary balls, and everything was
done with solemn gravity which produced o