The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-21
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Two of the Escaped Bryan Prisoners Cap
tured.

BRYAN, Tex, May 20-Jack and Tom Jones,
who murdered q saloon keeper named Morse.
In Calvert, and escaped from iaiI here with
the other murderers were captured on Sum
day afternoon In Leon county, while sleeping
under the trees.
TRIAL OF THE MURDERER OF JUDGE Ell
LOTT.
LOUISVILLE, May 2D.-Buford, the mur-
derer OF Judge Elliott, was taken from here
ON the early morning train and will arrive In
Frankfort In time for the opening Of court.
His friends feel sure of change Of venue to
Owen county being granted. This will give
another delay, and ths insanity plea will be-
urged for all it is worth.
TOO MUCH MORPHINE.
CINCINNATI, May 2O.--Frank Weaver, o
stranger from Texas, aged thirty-six, sui
cded Of morphine at his boarding house this
afternoon. He arrived here yesterday.
AFTER THE PAHsoN.
DEsMoTNEs, May 5O.-Monday night a
large mob OF masked men went to the resi-
dence oil q preacher, Hanghawen. connected
with the recent Belle Roberst' tragedy at
Clifford, and demanded him. BY the strategy
OF his wife he escaped and saved his life.
THE MACK MURDER TRIAL.
JoNEsvILLE, Wis, May 2o.-The trial OF
Frank Dickerson, q hired man, the accom-
fore Judge Conger yesterday. The day was
occupied in securing O. jury from special
venire Of $50. Dickerson testified ut the trihl
of his many love affairs with Mrs. Maeks
Mack, and, with his assistance, the body
dragged TO the barn and placed under the
horses feet, 50 that when found 1t would ap-
pear that the horses had kicked Mack to
death. Mrs. Mack was found guilty Of MUIR
der in the first degree and sentenced to the
State prison for life, but is still In jail here,
having made q motion in the Supreme Court
through her attorney for o new trial. The
motion has hearing on the twenty-ninth.
The Mack case has become notorious. Dick
erson's trial will be as eagerly watched.
MURDERED 1N HIS CABIN.
DENVER, Col, May 2O.-A man named w.
ii. Cannitt, an employee Of Cleo. Dpdyke 6
Co, Of New York, o short time ago, was mur-
dered In lonely cabin at Roslta Saturday
night. Suspicion rests upon Edward Eggles-
ton IS the murderer and he has been arrested.
THE SMITH MURDER CASE.
New York, May 2o.--In the murder trial
OF Jennie X. Smith, in Jersey City to-day, the
coroner, ID. Bennett, took the witness stand
In his own behalf and endeavored by dates to
establish an alibi. He confessed that he had
been In love with Mrs. Smith and that he had
betrayed her. but that the first that he knew
OF the murder Was from the newspapers In
the course Of his examination he asserted his
entire innocence.
BUFoRD GRANTED A CHANGE OF VENUE.
FRANKFORT, KY, May pa change Of
venue was granted this morning In the Bu-
ford case, and the case goes to Owen county.
The time OF trial has not been fixed.
A NEBRASKA HANGING.
SEWARD, Neb., May 30. P. Castler was
hanged here to-day for the murder Of Geo Il.
Monroe, last July, to get possession Of the
latter'S train OF mules. MOnrOe's body was
found In Blue river. He was from Arkansas
City. CASTER was a native Of Herkimer
county, N. Y, and always bore a good reputa-
tlon. He was convicted on crcumstantial EVIL
dence and protested his innocence till the last.