The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-09-22
THE HoCKLEY HORROR.
Statement of the Coroner.
Giving the Testimony Taken at the
Inquest. but Sheds no Light
and Furnishes no Clue to
tho Guilty Party--A
Black Business.
FIELDS STORE, !
Waller Co.

FIELDS STORE,
Waller Co.
To the Editor of the Telegram;
SIR-I am called upon by the cit.
zens of this community to answer an
article in your paper of date Septcm-
Der 18th:
write by the request of many to
refute the idea that suspicion has
ever been pointed to any person
whomsoever, will satisfy you that
the whole affair is clothed in the deep.
Isl mystery,
have made statement of this aw-
full tragedy, which will be published
in the Hampstead Courier of the 2lst,
AM, now, at the request of the citi-
zens and for the sake of the young
man Mr.. Boulware so that false
statement or report may not fonsure
an innocent person, or go forth TO the
world unanswered, now give you
n short report OF, the whole transac-
lion and MI that could be learned by
the jury of inquest.
On the 18th day of September, at
about IL o'clock, was informed by
Mr.. James Hargrave, brother OF
the deceased wife of Mr.. Lynch, that
MI. Lynch's house had been burnt
down The night previous, and that all
OF his children had been burnt up,
and he Lynch) shot or wounded
twice.
Mr.. Hargrave told me TO go down
as soon as possible. | live about five
miles from the late residence of &.
w, Lynch, As soon as could sad
die my horse | started for the scene
of the dreadful disaster. Upon ar
irving there / found that a good many
citizens of both this and Harris
county had collected at the burnt
house of Mr.. Lynch. On going into
the yard ones eyes became fixed on
what had once been the house aud
home of q, w, Lynch aud his eight
motherlees children. ] summoned
six good citizens, all men of age and
experience, TO act as n jury of in
quest. We took the evidence of Mr..
Lado, who was one of the first per-
sons ON the ground, and one of the
men who helped TO carry Mr.. Lynch
Ig Mr. Meayeris, We will give you
his evidence,
EVIDENCE OF HARRY LADo.
About ~ O'Clock on night of the
18th of September, 1873, ! was
aroused by the report of gun.
thought il nj Mr.. Lyncli's. | looked
out. ! saw a light reflected on the
smoke house at Mr.. Boulware's,
which stands cast of the dwelling.
thought il too bright for moon
light, and saw that Mr.. Lyncll's
house was on fire. About this time
Miss Matte Boulware called out that
"Mr. Lynch's house was on fire.
and aroused the household.
went with James Ilargraye (as soon
rs could get my clothes on) over 70
Mr.. Lynch's. The north side of the
house fell in about the time we got
there. We found Lynch in the lane,
walking up and down in front of the
yard gait, The first thing he said
WINS, "Jim, am shot twice, and my
children are all burnt up" jim
lIargrave says, 'Brother George il
that SOP" He Uynch) says, 81
reckon so; don't know. Look fol
and call them" Jim called, and We
looked, but we could find no one
Lynch did not say who shot him, oI
how he was shot. He showed us thu
wounds in his breast and neck. We
then carried him to Viewers. This
is all know about 1t.
(Signed) III. LADo.
Mr.. Lynch stated that he had beer
driving or hunting an OK that was In
his field, that his two eldest daughters
Miss Carrie Lynch and her younger
sister Luranie Ct me out to the lot gate
and called out to him that the OK hac
gone out around by the pond, whiel
Stands north of the house then (tl'
daIghters) went back into the house
lie nnsaddled his horse and also wen
into the house that his young infant
was asleep and he thought before 90
ing to bed lie would feed 1t, and so hi
laid down across the foot of the bee
by the fireplace occupied by hi
eldest daughter and the baby
lie layed down not TO sleep, but Il
rest until the babe awoke, when h'
would feed il and then 90 TO bed
ilut nc Idu luiltn usictpt "hN we
aroused by being shot in the breast
then in the neck. lie saw, after be
ing shot, dark object, something
like negro. When last shot he fei
back and became Unconscious. TIT
next thing that he remembered wa
that he went out ON the gallery. "A
he passed through the gallery door
sheet Of flame filed the doorway
and he never could get back an!
more. He stated in reply to a ques
ton that he had shot gun and II fly
shooter pistol. That after he got II
the yard he heard the pistol fire fou
times. He said IL only had four load
in it, and after he got in the lane b
heard the shot gun 90 off. This is al
he knew.
| lin presence of the jury aske'
him to tell us every thing, that "
wished TO come to some conclusion
A. n - 4 d.