The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-03-10
Texas Items,


as follows:
On Monday evening last Calvin Nelms oldest son
of our esteemed friend and fellow townsnan, John T.
Nelms, wounded himself in the thigh BY the acciden
tai discharge Of bis pistol The woand is not serious.
! little son Of E. D. Goode Tuesday morning
last, while out playing with an open, sharp pointed
Nknife fell upon it. the blade entering the breast, in
| flcng e severe wound
In the case of the State against Bruser which was
tried Inst week, nisstria had the jury standing
| five for acquitfa, four for murder IN the second de-
gree and three for murder in the first degree. The
Jury finding it Impossible to agree, were discharged.
The case closely and ably confessed on each side,
and much legal ability was displayed upon the trial
| On last Monday morning, 10. Chase, against whom
the grand Jury at last term of the Court found true
bills of Indictment arrested and brought to town.
| He was Immediately put in irons and placed under
| guard 1t is said there are other and more serious
charges against him than those for which he pre-
/ scented ty the grand jury.
| Last Monday evening two desperadoes afterwards
ascertained to be by the name of Hayes and Dixon;
| rode up to Col. w. H. Erwin where he at work,
and shot him dead. Col. Erwin a worthy and
highly esteemed citizen, and his murder is universally
regretted. Our young friend Ben Goode has won for
| himself golden opinions, having armed and mounted
himself he started in pursuit Of the Murderers, Struck
their trail and logged them all night alone-often
| coming near enough to fire upon them; nor did be
abandon the pursuit until the afternoon OF the next
day. when. becoming satisfied that further pursuit was
vain, and his horse being utterly worn out he was
| forced to give over and return.
The Courier has full particulars Of the trial of John
| Thompson anG VIM. O. Blackman for the murder of
the unknown man from Missouri Thompson was
tried first and found guilty Of murder in the first de-
gree. When Blackman was brought into court he
confessed being guilty of the horrid crime. Both
were sentenced to be hung on the Goth of March. In
the meantime they to be guarded by company
of picked citizens of Grayson county.
COLLIN CoUFrv.-We copy follows from the
Mckinney Enquirer of the Goth;
A man named Sockwel! living Farmersve,
was brutay murdered few evenings since while sitting
| at his supper table. Two men named Gaylor, and
| Hendricks have been arrested, charged with the
crime Sockwc had lost horses, and it is sup
posed about up the thief, which 90 doubt
caused his murder The people of the neishtorhood
seem thoroughly convinced that the parties who stole
his horses murdered him to prevent detection
The Mckinney Messenger of the Goth says: We
are informed that on Wednesday last, son OF Judge
Hart was shot aud killed by the sheriff Of Hunt county
at (ireenvile. It is said young Hart was firing his
pistol off in the hotc among the inmates among whom
were several women and children, and the sheriff called
upon h;D to dcsst surrender and he refusing TO
comply, the sheriff shot him dead.
The counsel for 7. +. Mosby, who is confined in our
county jail for killing VIM. Cloud of Cooke county
last fa failed to get him bailed by the Supreme
Court now in session at Galveston.
SMITH CoUSrY-We clip the following paragraph
from the Tyler Reporter of the 9th ult.:
On Thursday night last we had another Jail delivery
here This is the second since tile appointment of the
present Tailor, neither of which is in It's details, very
complimentary TO him. or to anybody whose BUSINESS
it il to look after the safety Of the occupants ct that
institution. Six persons escaped this time-one 4 ne
gro sentenced to be hung yesterday, but whose time
had been extended by the Governor; two sentenced
to the penitenarv, one white man. Tor fifteen years,
the other for time not now remembered The other
three were either CONVICTED or charged with high
crimes
McLENNAE CoUSTF.-We copy as follows from the
Waco Register Of the Goth:
Tile ETassdoD20E$ .IgdtS.-W regret to learn
these pests are again making their appearance though
small at present, yet in alarming numbers
MARION CoUNrY-Thc Jefferson Times says that in
short talks with the planters of that and the doning
countless it learns that very large proportion of the
table land will be devoted to coto: to the exclusion
of cereals That appears be the cry from every por
ton of Texas # the planters can stand it, we can,
but we earnestly think somebody will be hurt
4 New MAZE RoUTE.-A tri-weekly mail has just
been ordered from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Fort Con-
cho Texas. It will run by Fort hrbuckle, Preston,
Sherman, Gainesville Fort Richardson, Fort Griffin,
Phantom Hill and Chadbourne to Fort Concho, dis
tunce Of 500 miles-Schedue time, days--connect
inc at Fort Concho with the San Antonio and Ell Paso
mail linez-tri-weekly --six days and half; and at
Fort Smith tr-wccky stage line to the present ter
minus of the Southwestern Pacific railroad from St.
Louis which is rapidly pushing forward towards Fort
Smith and Preston
Collin CouHTg-Thc Mckinney nessengeris in
formed that the name of the man who murdered
short time since by Thompson and Blacknore, was
Wilson, from near Roa, Missouri.
The Prisoners AT JErFERsoN-We copy as follows
from the Jefferson Times of last Saturday:
Among the gentlemen arrested last Friday week, was
a Mr. Davenport, Of the wagon yard whose name was
overlooked All the prisoners are still on this side of
the bayou-sone in solitary confinement in six by
eight feet cells, at prison headquarters-and all COM
parativey well EXCEPT Col. K. P. CrutQp, who
ported to US yesterday evening dangerously sick,
being constantly attended by his wife aid family phys
can The rule OF receiving visitors, from to
, O'Clock, is kept up. We learn that some of the
prisoners not allowed the privilege accorded to
others of seeing their friends in the reception tent
As everything said has to he uttered in presence OF
commissioned officer, of course it is impossible to re-
ceive any other than t0lernbly favorable report. All
comfortable conyeniences and necessary refreshments
have been and still are allowed to pass into the lines
unnolcstpd. We have heard of no arrests since
| the II u!t.
How TO TREAT THE BITE DOG.-Dr. stephen
| Ware, of Boston, in his testimony of recent case
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