The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-22

that If q proper spirit had actuated
people IN Wilson county, Neason
would not have killed DR.. McMahon.
1t is reported that after he shot Bean,
Neason attendeda dance about three
miles from where Bean resided. and
there spent the night as one of the
free and the CAV. 1t is said that he
told parties at the dance that he had
shot Bean, but was asked to not
speak of it as it would ''break up the
party"
Morgan, she new town on the
Waco extension of the Central rail-
way, has had its great sensatiyn.
Matte Woods, a woman with two
little girls six years old, and a
young man named J. A. Hodges.
were found on the morning of The
18th dead in bed in a tent near the
town. The two little girls say that
three men killed them. and these
men left writing made with blood
saying, Accuse none but relatives. 5"
1t is mystery, but clearly one aris-
ing from life of shame.
The San Antonio cypress says
NThe Sunset route will 90 west to
grow up with the country, the main
object for the present at least being
to run out fifty or seventy-tiVe miles
to gather in as far as possible and
control trade as against the Interna-
tional. This move viii have the eff
feet of fastening the extension of
the International beyond this city.
so as to secure to it, as far as posi-
bic, the trade of the southwest. Per-
sons high in authority in the Morgan
interest have declared the Indianola
and Cuero road would be hurried on
to this city, if the Sunset and Inter
national roads went west of here.
We will bloom out into a full blown
railroad center almost before we
know it."
n colored gentleman who is called
simply Manuel, the other day. was ar
rested, in Harris county along with
Sarah, for the murder of Annie Wi
ley. Sarah had been Manuefs sweet
Dulcinea, and he even took her TO
live with him. He met Annie Wiley,
a widow of thirty-five. and all know
how well a widow can charm.
Manuel was captured and he took
gentle Annie home and kicked Sarah
out. But Sarah hung around, and
next day Annie was found in her
bed gently enclosed in the arms of
death, She had numerous holes in
her skull and an ugly piece of iron
with which she might have been kill
ed was picked up near by. The
coroner's jury said they thought
Sarah did the killing and that Man
uel was an accessory.
A second mortgage for two hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, upon
the Galveston, Houston and Hender-
son railroad and its equipments in
the cities of Galveston and Houston,
including the bridge connecting
Galveston with the main land at or
near Virginia Point, to John S.
Barnes and Horace S. Taylor of
New York city. has been recorded,
says the Telegram, at Houston. The
mortgage was made TO secure two
hundred and fifty bonds at $1,000 |
each, issued by the railway compa-
ny for the purpose of meeting eX-
penses and improving and operating
its railway. Both the principal and |
interest of the bonds are payable in
New York city, in United States
gold coin, on or before April l, |
1890, with ten per cent interest per
annun. payable semi-amually on
the first days of April and October
in each year. The mortgage is sub
ject to the first mortgage issued De-
cember 10, 1871, to n. a. COwdrey |
and John j. Donaldson. as trustees. |
The story of the bloody car on the !
Central railway is clearing up. The |
Denison Herald says: From rail-
road employe we learn that the mys-
terry surrounding the bloody NJ, X.
& t. car, first noticed at COrsicana |
and found to contain the body Of a |
young man, is clearing away. 1t now
transpires that the young nan found |
murdered was accompanied by a |
tackled in the car by two white men
and negro. The object of the at
tack was robbery. While the rob.
bers were at work on the white man |
the negro escaped from the car and |
ran for his life. When the white |
man was silent, the trio followed and
murdered the negro, whose body has
been found. A negro was arrested
Saturday at Corsicana, and the i'm
preston is that he is the man wanted.
Officers are on the track of the two
white men, and they hope to capture
the game. This mysterious and
bloody affair has created no littleeX-
element in and around COrsicana.