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by Dick Hawkins, colored; they
had reached a point about a
mile from Berlin on the old
Brenham and Round Top road
known as Little Sandy bottom
and near Mr.. Tom Towards in
safety, and in their rear was
Peter Brooks and Oscar Bel
cher, both colored, and both in
wagons; the entire party had
been to town; all had sold cot
ton; Mr.. eaton had S2So, and
Dick Hawkins had $50. AT
the point mentioned above they
were met by a solitary horse
man with a red handkerchief
round the lower part of his face
and nose,a bright and most hor-
rible looking revolver in his
right hand with its business end
towards them. The gentleman
with the pistol very politely in
vited the B two to hold up
their hands and said he
had thirteen more men in
the woods. Mr.. Cation says he
Immediately dropped out of the
wagon on the opposite side
from the agent, Dick Hawkins
following him; they ran about
thirty yards through the tim
Der into Howard's field and
then to his house; from How
ards they went back to the
wagon but found nobody; they
then came to town. Peter
Brooks who was in one of the
other wagons went to a neigh
bors and procuring a shotgun
returned, but found no robber.
Mr.. Cation says he saw the rob.
Der in town and that he
passed them on this side Of
Rerlin. He had evidentlybeen
watching them and expected to
make quite a haul. Having
made a failure the robber rode
hurridly to town and hitched.
his horse at the court house
rack, and took in several beers;i
by this time Mr.. Cation arrived,
recognized the robbers horse
and sought an officer, finding
county attorney Haynes, who
placed Jack Lands on guard to
watch the horse, while he pro.
cured a warrant; while this was
being done the robber camc out
Of Krentzlin's, mounted his
pony and rode away. The war
rant having been issued con-
stable Crozier got together a
posse and went out about two
miles, met no one who had
seen a robber going out, and
came back to town. Mr.. Cation
describes the robber as a young,
small sized, light complexion,
light eyes, clean shaved, weighs
about ITO, and wore a brown or
snuff colored hat, and a blueish
suit of clothes; rode a dark dun,
colored mare pony. A number
ofgentlemen remarked that al
lowing the man to, escape after
his horse was identified IS a
regular burlesque; he Should
have been arrested and the
warrant procured afterwards. 9"I
~ HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-La
Friday about 4, P. m. Mr.
J. B. O'Brien, who lives Anear
Washington in this county was
robbed Of sII8 in Brazos coun7,
ty in the bottom between the
Nayasota and Washington
bridges, by three masked white
men. After isoBHing him they
started offand he attempted to
draw his pistol when the rob-
hers fred on him, onsball pass /
ing through his right haddo,'
two passed through his hat one
grazed his stomach. Mr.. O'B.
fred four shots; thinks he hit,
one Of the men. In all ten or,
twelve shots were fred. The
robbers rode rapidly away up
the bottom. sMr. O'Brien came
on to Washington and notified ,
Mr.. A. g. Gee, deputy sheriff.
and also the sheriffs of BRACES #,
and Grimes counties. Justices 4
court was in session at Wash
ingron and Mr.. Gee having ,
some prisoners in charge was /,
unable to go in pursuit. Two
of the robbers rode brown
horses and one an iron Il gray.
Mr.. O'Brien offers $500 reward
for them. ' ~ 'sb,
REsleNEp.-Mr. B, A. Watson
justice of the peace of Precinct
No. 4, Burton, on Monday i
handed his resignation to the
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