The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-25

ON Saiur.lav morning The twenfisfh Inst the body
of ~. Tiaiae, gentleman living on Cummings ranch
aboHf dfren miles from Aastn vas found dead in Mr.
George Hancocks psFfure, near the stage road from
ts place 10 Georgetown The p0ist at which the body
sas found IS about tvo and hslf miles from the ciy
miis where 4 was found lying in fence corner about
forty yards from the road and about hundred from
is wagon where Re had clmpcd the nigHt befure
From the evidence, it appears that be and another
man. HE son-inasy named stout. were coming 70 Aus
tin each with load o. wood and that they stopped
late on Friday evening and pitched camp A. ne POINT
named. They were seen By parties af that time On
SATURDAY morning Messrs William and James Han
cock came across the body about haiipast seven
o'cloee lying in the fence corner win the
head covered with BAG one Of the Han
cocks came 10 the city immcdiafely and gave
isform,fion 10 sheriff zimpelman, who went out
and had the body removed 70 the court house, where
,holnauest was held It appears thai be came 70 ns
death from one or more wounds inflicted upon the
head bv some blunt instrument, probably an axe, From
which iunedi al death ensued. Both wagons loaded
with wood were found where the camp pitched on
Frldav evening Raincs was driving oxen 70 his wa
con. and stoat was drying horses The oxen
were found near by on Saturday but Stout
and his horses were gone and have not
been heard from. Blood was found near the
wagons, and bloody * wus slso found near by. Il
supposed LiNl AANllr was AAAt~A a. amp -Al
carried 10 the point where the body found after the
murder had been committed.
Mr. Ralnes was about sixty years Old, and leaves
wife and Eve children living a. Cummings ranch IL
williamson county. stout resides about bali amile
from where the Ole man lived and before stated IL
a son-in-law Of Raines.
II is not yet known whether Stout Is living not.
If he Is not living the murder is amystey and may
remain so fora long time; bat the other hand, II he
l. alive the circumstances 60 towards fastening the
strongest suspicion upon him. The old man had no
money, and his death must have resulted either from
malice or personal officially.
ADDirIosAL.
The account OF the murder given in our sundays
edition was correct except in two particulars Tho
murdered mans name was Colbert Smiley, instead Of
Ralnes and he was the brOtherin-aw Instead Of the
faiher-in-law. Of Wiley Stout. $50
ON Saturday sheriff Zlmpeiman seat out delaci.
ment OF the city police with warrant for the arrest
Of Stout on reaching his neghborhood they learned
that he had left home his return after the murder
had been committed and had started towards the west
He was oyertalen on the Perdinaes road, in company
with Mike Tramme Que OF stouts neighbOrs proyis-
ioned for three days. aud both were arrested and
brought to Austin and arc now lodged in the Travis
county jail. ,elsss sss,i.,..f +,
On Monday, the 22d inst, the invests CATION COM
nieneed before Justice Smith, IN which the following
testimony was ELECTED;
~ r. Siosa bein duly sworn, statedl That he was
brother OF WHEY Stout that ne sea IN me sa'Re
had seen the body of the deceased lying at the court
house and recognized Il to be that OF Colbert Shne
lie stated that on the night OF the nineteenth instant
Friday night, between eight and nine o'clock, Wiley
Stout bad come TO his house IN company with Nike
TTammcl, both packed up ready FOR travelling. Hls
brother told him he was about leave that he would
be gone some time, and that pc wanted pn 70 TAKE
care on his wife and children that he was leaV19 be
cause he supposed he had killed old man Shihey that
he asked him 60 down to the wagons and see abopt
the horse wagon and that he had built fire him,
liam Hogue. neighbor and search for the old man,
but could not find HIM; that he found hat lying near
the wagon, end pair OF epectacles lying on the
ground near the horse wagon. lie plcedup these ana
the ground and be carried this home with him on his
RETURN after being unable 10 ind old man Shirley.
they looked everywhere for HIM and not being able
TO find gave up the search, not knowing what TO make
IYilIidnf Hogue. being sworn, stated: he had seen
Wiley Stout the night OF the nneteenth, and that
he bad told him that he and Shirley had gotten INTO
row, and that be had knocked Shirley down with
necking stick lie said that the fuss originated in
Smiley abusing his sisters that Shirley had tried to cut
coat had been cBt with the knife and also the skin
upon his breast grazed that the fuss occurred about
nc must have killed him; that Smiley brOIhern-
law to Stout-hac married Stout's sister
Robert Wilson, being sworn, stated in substance
about the same as the other two Witnesses: He had
also seen Stout and Stout had told him that Smiley
ind abused his sister and used insulting language to
him. that the striking Of Smiley with the stick was in
his defense, after Shirley had attempted 70 cut MN
with knife.
Aite 7fGDlHaI stated: He had gone with Stout on
the Journey St0uts request TO show him the cross
ing tho river; that he knew nothing OF the trouble
until told by Stout himself.
Tho following is the verdict Of tho jury OF inquest
who sat upon the case;
state OF Texas, county OF Trnvis-Wc, the jury Of
inquest summoned by legal authority to inquire into
the ca Sc OF the death OF Colbert Shirley, found
dead about three miles north OF the city Of Austin,
Travis county Texas find: That said Colbert Shidey
to his death and was numbered on the nineteen
Indicted with some blunt mstrumentin the hands OF
one Wiley Stout, who is now arrested and placed
within the walls Of the jail OF Travis county.
The case viii be continued to-day under more com
plcte investigation.