The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-04-07
What Isaac morrow Saws.

Yesterday evening the STATEsMAN's
reporter visited the jail to learn from Mr..
Morrow what he had to say about his ar
rest and the murder OF Mr.. Davis. The
reporter was admitted to the Jail and
found everything as clean as II new pin,
with a bright CHEEKY fire glowing in one
of the stoves, sending out genial warmth.
making the atmosphere of the prison,
which at best Is dreary and unpleasant,
quite comfortable. He was shown to cell
No. IL, where he found Mr.. Morrow,
who spoke quite freely and talked
'as If he felt he would be releas-
ed from custody. He said he was
born and raised In Madison county, Ala
ibama, and was about thirty-five years old.
He had been living around Austin about
-four years, and during the past two years
had been working most OF the time for
Mr.. Hancock.
"Were you PERSONAL acquainted with
Mr.. Davisf" asked the reporter.
"Yes, 1 have known him about two
,years, and we we're always very friendly,
and l had nothing against him in the
world
"When did you see him lasts''
Hts been about =. month since
II had .tAk with him, but
II have seen shlm 1T distance at
workih his Held. The last time I had a
talk wIth,him was at his house. / went
over there TO see about some Of Mr.. Han
cocks cattle that were said to be in Mr..
vis'SHeld, and l have not spoken to
him since"
s"where were you Monday night :" y.
Il was here in town, down In the first
ward, early that night, and was in
Metz's saloon, and Van Osdall's, and
Charlie Cuney's. 1 got pretty drunk,
Il tell you, and.lost my hat, but 1 have no
idea where I lett there aud started
home and when / got out to the end of the
street car'track the ears hadquit running,
and went Into a caboose or little house
out there, and went to sleep"
chow long did you sleep, and when you
got up; which way did you go to reach
Mr.. Hancoek's place." staI
II do not know how long slept, but
when got up, L was sick and thirsty and
went down to Potter's store where the
roads fork. took the LEFT hand one and
went down to the creek and got drink
sof water, and tell you, 1t was big one
too. nthen went out by Mr.. seider's
store and followed the road to the rock
fence. on the west eide Of Haneock's
pasture aud went through the gate into
PASTURE ..,-.s & gl
fHOw tas IL the gate froA the lane,
where Mr.. Davis was foundY'' lf-,
"I doa't kuowexaetly, but l think Il Is
about half os fhree-qnsrters OF amile."
Ibid you go strsight onto the Hancock
, place, after entering the psstnres"
'eNo, laid down. on tina ground, the
water / had drank, was working ;on me,
and was awful sick. and vomited aud
went to sleep, <nd when woke up,
beard Mr.. johnson and Reader hallow-
ing Of the cows"
"whst time wac thisS''
II reckon Il must have been about
o'clock In the morning, as they generally
getup about this time to dothe milking"
"Did you go homer,
80 NA-0 k-41NQ ~ enC AOt anu went
to Mr.. Readers room, where 1 slept and
tumbled into bed. Reader, came in after,
some time, and 1 asked him why he didn't
wake me up, and he said because, 1
wasn't there, and 1 wasn't. He asked me
when came in, and tod him as a joke,
that got home when the Asylum bell
struck nine.''i ~ q tt rt'
~when did you FIRST hear of Mr.. Davis.
murderr'
az went of huutiag horses Tuesday
morning, and the first time 1 heard Of the
killing was at Teny's store, and rode
down 70 the store right through the lane
where he was found"
"Didn't you see signs OF the killing as
you passed alongr'
.sNo, didn't see anything. I heard
some one say afterwards that all the
blood had been removed
"Didyou object 70 the officer searching
you whom you were arrestedtv
al son't know, to tell you the truth what
did, Il was 50 sudden and unexpected.
The spots on my handkerchief are blood,
Ny nose had been bleeding few days
before as Il often does and I used the
handkerchief and got blood on IT
"Did you and Mr.. Davis ever have any
hard wordsP'
~No, we were always friendly and am
AZ innocent Of bis murder q you are
Mr.. Morrow, nom al the reporter could
see and learn from him, Is either one Of
the muss-hearflcss. coid-bloodcd Williams
alive, or he Il as innocent Of the charge OF
Killing Mr.. DAVIS as newborn babe.
The rep1r<or believes he told lima true
story, and y entirely.innocenk