Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-15

Horrible Patrictde IN Bo,vie C0unty-A
Shocking Tragedy in Three 4cts.
LTexarkana, Texas, Special to Cincinnati En-
quirer.
For several days rumors of murder near
Bright Star have been prevalent, but it was
only to-day that your correspondent could
get the bottom facts. About five miles from
Bright Star, this county, and close to the
boundary line of Texas, lives a farmer named
G. A. T. Patillo, aged about so; with him
was his younger son, William, about 10
years old, and adjoining lived another son
named Wesley, with young wife and an in
FAINT child. The father for some time COM
planned of the shif.less life his son William
was living, and depriving him of pistol in
his possession, told the latter he must either
stay at home and work, or leave his home.
The former condition being accepted, all
moved as usual until Christmas Eve when
| William asked his father for the pistol. This
| request was refused, and the boy, learning
his father was going to punish him in the
morning, left the house. After discovering
the sons absence was permanent, the old
man became enraged and at first threatened
| to disown him (the truant), but, yielding to
| good counsels from his neighbors, became
silent on that point.
After an absence of several months Will
liam returned and went to the house of his
brother Wesley. From this place of refuge
he sent word to his father that he wished to
return home. To this the latter would not
agree, and at first threatened to sue his other
son for harboring his brother. However,
through the advice of Squire Hooper, the
| old man compromised SO far as to let Will
liam remain in the neighborhood, provided
he did not step on his fathers farm. Will
liam hired place adjoining the fathers
land and cultivated it, living with his
brother. This place was entered by lane
that also crossed the land of the old man.
On the morning of March 25, pistol and
gun shots were heard in the lane, at about s
o'clock. On fastening to the place. the
four lying on the ground, while near him
were William and Wesley. The former stat
ed that he had killed his father, and in ex-
tenuation stated that the old man, when he
saw the son, had said, 81 always said
would kill you if saw you, and now am
going to do it," when the son anticipated
him by shooting him with shotgun and q
pistol, putting load of buckshot in his
heart and sending bullet crashing through
his brain. Owing to the idea among the ig
norant, no surgeon was sent for until nearly
four hours had elapsed, and after the coroner
had arrived. Meantime the hogs rooted
around the corpse, eating up the blood and
pushing the body. After the inquest Will
liam was released on 81 900 bail.
It gradually entered the minds of some OF
the citizens of Bright Star that this was
rather light punishment for killing father
and, in consequence, warrant was ISSUED
and the two brothers were brought before
Justice Hamilton on the charge of murder
The prisoners having demanded severance
the examination of Wesley is now progress
ing, with Judge Bancroft and Bailey Math
ews for the State, and Captain Scott for the
defense. The parties are white and the chill
i dren natives.