The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-03
WACO,

breaches His Farewell Sermon-A Mys-
terry Cleared by Confession--An Engineer
Horribly Mangied-Shot by II Neighbor as
Supposed Horse thieves,
WACO, June Especial. REV. b. A..
Rogers, for the past three years rector of
st. Paul Episcopal church, of this
city, breaches his farwell services to-.
morrow upon the "Church of the Living
God" He r tir.s on account Of ill health
and will go to his rancho near
Georgetown, Williamson County. The
vestry has made no detlnate call
as yet, though they have several names
under consideration. Mr.. Rogers is very
popular here, and his church especially,
part with him with regret.
The first base ball game of the season
was played at Whitney to-day between the
Red stockings of Waco and the Whitney
base ball club. The game resulted in a
| tie. Score-l4 to Ii.
The grand Jury returned nine bills to-day,
all for felony. Total number of bills 10
date, l0i, of which slxty.three we're for
felony.
Gabe Austin, the negro reported shot in
the special of yesterday, was in reality
strangled. To-day Alex. Harris and Will
lam Harris were arrested for completely
| in the murder, and Alex. has made
full confession. He states that himself
William Harris and four other negroes,
vent to the house of Gabe Austin
for the purpose of whipping him. Arrived
there, he ALEX. Harris declined to proceed
further. The others broke open the house
and seized Gabe Austin, who resisted.
his neck and he was dragged by
! tha N nlnpa M harn tho tpb al "a.
was to be executed. When the rope
was taken off for the purpose
of carrying out the plans, Gabe
Austin was found to be dead. The alleged
crime for which the whipping was to have
been administered waS the crImi-
nal intimacy OF Austin with his own
niece. Alex Harris claims the killing was
unintentional. Alex and William Harris
are in Jail, and the sheriff and posse have
gone to arrest the four others engaged in
the killing
AT $40 this evening as engine No. l2l on
the Missouri Pacific, drawing coal train,
| five minutes behind the regular freight,
was turning a curve two and one.halt miles
east of Waco, she struck COW, left the
track and brought up on the edge Of
timber clesr OF the right of-way, with the
driver wheels and undergear gone, but
still upright. Engineer Andy Finley was
caught between the engine and tender and
his right thigh literally crushed, Part
of the flesh from the under side
of the leg had to be cut
away to extricate him from disposition;
fireman William Seaman had his ankle
sprained and was badly but not seriously
bruised. Mr.. Finely was brought to town
and medical assistance rendered, and Is
doing rs well as could be expected, Nine
coal cars were dtched and scattered broad.
cast, some on one side and some on the
other side of the track, A wrecker has Just
arrived from Fort Worth and the track will
be clear by noon tomorrow,
Captain s. Z. Ross and his son Will, al
about II O'Clock tonight, were both dan
gerously shot in the bowels with double
barrelled shot gun in the hands of Mr.
Hamlin, neighbor of Captain
Ross. Ross had started home and missed
,his way, getting into Hamlin's yard he wa
hailed but did not answer Will, his son
came up looking for his father, ami Hamhr
thinking they were hOrse-thieves, free
with the above result.