, 1874-06-27
GRIM
Particulars Of the Double Murder
and LynChfng in Texas.
Miscellaneous Criminal Record.

Tho D0ublo mtardcr and Lynchfn9 In
RefuEiO County, Fex.
From tho hookport (Tox.) Tra nscrfpt Of tho
18th wo gathor tho following additional particu-
lars Of tho murder OF Thad Bnlft and hts wifc.
The Transcript obtained tho following partiou-
1ars by gentleman Just from the scene:
t. On Monday morning last n1r, Frank Swift,
who reaidea about mios from the house Of htr.
Thnd Swift, wna surprised to 500 tho thrco chill
dron Of hiB brother. the odoat only years Of
age, coming to h[B louso ut 40 ,oa1ly hour On
questioning thonl, ho WAS told that they had
como for breakfast, aa they could not wake pa
pa and mamula.' Mr, Swift immediately hurried
to tho house Of bis brother, and found Mrs.
Swift lying outside Of the house quito dead,
throat cut acroas. and her bpdy mnngled III q
ftightful manner. with not less than twonty-
four dagger wounds. On ontorlug the houao ho
found hls brother also doad. with h,a head al
laoat soyeled from tho body, stabbed through
tho haart aud In many other places.
" Ill neNs travels fast, and noon largo num-
ber Of fientB aud ncighbora locked to the
acono Of the trageay. Preparations woro inlme-
diately made TOR The removal OF the bodies to
the l,ouso Of the brother, and also to organtxe
lioyad to be MexicanB. Tho belief was con-
hrmed by the finding Of aomo clotbeB spotted
with blood, about two tniles from the sceno Of
the murder, which wore recognized as having
pttA HulA ~ CclIaA1 H4tAlcALbt HAut uH 1HtiH1Ef,
were found to DO missing. Such suBpictonB were
strengthened on finding, at aomc tureher dia-
taDce, pockct-bo0k known to DO tho property
OF tho Me1can who Ind worn the bloody cloth
Ing which had boon found.
"By the timo tue &lhim hnd become ganeral,
aud humorous parties bad started out III hopes OF
Capturing tho mnrdercrs, ofle purity Travelling ID
tho direction Of the hloAria. searching zach ra
emo Oh tue way, catno upon Mexican hut,
which, on approaching, woro fired upon frUm
vithn ono discharge killing young nun namod
Dan Holland. Not knowing tho number within,
tho searching party retired = little distance to
watch tho house, and await reinforcen1entB,
which shortly arrived from Golad, headed by the
Sheriff Of that county. Another party also ar
rived from Refugio, wlon = general atam-
pedo took place from the hut, during which,
one Mexican had his Rrm broken, aud tEo
were captured. The prisoners woro placed
in wagon and started for Goliaa, which
place, howoyer, they wolo never destined to
roach, for on the way thoy we're oyertakeu by
strong force and tho prisoners taken from ths
Sheriff and killed.
"Iho hut Of the captured Mexicans WAS
miniature forlreaH, being built Of substantial
logs, with o cellar Ai1 foet deep sunk beneath tho
door, from which They could defy any ordinary
ASSAULT
Tho Transcript adds:
1.-The wholB country Ia In arms. rosolyod to
okpel tho bands Of rowing murlerers who infeat
the district. And they onruestly hope that the
adjoining counties will Join in meaauroH to afreot
tic desired result.
"1'Ae relativos Of the murdered persons otror
xreward Of $500 for the capture Of two Ioxlcans
supposed to bo concerned in tue murder"