The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-07-27
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
BOLD HIGHWAY R0BBERIES AT
AUSTIN.
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Hotel Keeper and Wife Shot by a
Guest Defaultiug Route
Agent Returned.
APACHE INDIANS RNlplNG IN rENAs


Special Telegram tn thu Examiner.
Ar~liv. July % The city h,, been
excited to-day over the exploits OF
mounted hiShwayman. Who appeared ON
Pecan street At a late hour last night As
told toy the Statesman this morning the
nghwHyman first met Dr. SmOut, OF the
southern Presbyterian church, Just be
Auud On Pecan. As he approached the
doctor he inquired il the doctor could tell
him where Plum street WIS The doctor
told him he did not know and gave tn
direction where To- lind out While the
doctor wa, giving this Information the
luhhcr pr duvcd a siX-ShOoter and demand
rd the doctors money. Fortunately he
only had i've dol ars with him. Then he
asked 10 sce his watch. The doctor told
him il was engraved. lie took ii and
looked at II and finding the doctor had
told the truth gave 1t back to MIN aud tine
doctor droyc On. Next he met DR..
Swcaringcn on Pecan and inquired
from him the way to town. He told
linn the direction, and, while he was
pointing it ont, he covered DIR. s. with
his slX-shooter and demanded HIS
money. The doctor had S3J, and this
he contributed to enrich the Golfers Of
the highwuyman. Then he called for
DIR. Swoaiugen's wa ch; unfurtuna ely 1t
was NOT engraved, and tine bandit rob
her showed 1t into his pocket The
watch W x a highly valuable one, worth
at leas Sl45. After taxing the watch,
he permitted DIR. Swcaringeu to drive on.
The next man he met WAS Captain
Juslyn He made similar demand
Of the captain, and received ,imllar
reply. Then he went through him
and took what little wealth he had,
and permitted him to move on His
next victim was DIR. Studdard, whom
he met on L, eau street u few moments
afterwards, and of HIM he made the
same kind OF inquiry, an | when DR..
Stoddurd WAS replying, drew the nickel
plated revolver ami dem ndcd his
money, Instead Of giving his money
the doctor spoke to hIs fiery team
icrcey aud they Jumped like u flash.
So rapidly did they 1t ut that they com
plctcy astonshed the knight NJ the
road, who, however, snapped his pistol,
but by lucky mlschauce mis- ed fire,
and the lying team took he doctor
beyond the robbers reach. The bold
bandit concluded to change Ina field OF
operations and struck out across the
city and came riding down Congress
Avenue above the temporary capitol.
Here lac met Il man driving magnificent
team. 1t WAS the cqupage Of o /. III N
cock driven by his negro, y. Holman.
H. ask the negro If he know where "a
rc tain person, naming him, lived. The
negro told mm he did not, While he
was telling him this the robhcr
covered him with the same nickel
plated siN.shoo er and demanded
his money. Holman told him he did not
have a cent. He replied it was nd ID
lie and Il ne did not turn l. over he would
bore hole through him. The negro told
him he did not have cent Al that june
turc the highwaymAu caught light OF Il
watch chain and demanded the watch.
rhc negro explained that hc dld not have
any watch and only wore the chain tor
style. The rubbcr throntencl TO shoot
again and the negro drew ont the chain to
convince him that what he said was true
The negro now began to yell Tor help
and AS he did this the haniiI told HIN to
stop or he would shoot, but the negro did
not stop, and gentlemen in the vicinity
hearing the cries Caluc running TO the
spot. When the bandit saw them APP
prpuCh lac turned hi stred about and gul-
lopyd of toward Pecan street again AMI
the negro came down the street 10
hunt policemen. The bandit rode at
ul speed down the Avenue to
the river and was seen no mOrr,
AilllbNHl Illt Ilbll'' w itllH lluli N'l'
thoroughly aroused. In appearance he is
"a short, tnich-sct fellow with a smooth
lace, dressed something like a cowboy
aud rides as fine bay horse rs the writer
ever saw Never in the history Of this
portion Of the state has SO bolt "A bandit
appeared as This iOut-pai has shown him.
sell to be, Right in the heart OF lh'
capital, With q police force noted for their
shil and vigilance. OF almost national
reputation 10 this respect, he has robbed
NO fewer than live men last night, rs they
sat in their carriages driving along the
most irDqurnted public streets, and yet
eyaIcl the detection Of the entire police
force. While the police were watching
for him on the by-strccts he took Congress
avenue and by hi very audacily escaped
their vigilance.
AUSTIN, July 2G.-The board Of elu.
cation has invested $1,000 Of the per
maneut chuOl fund IN what are know
as front er bonds, issued IN 1870 au,
muiug until 1880, at per cent,
An amendment to the "I. b. A., o
Waco, WAS filed to-day allowing the aR
sociutluu to do busiues. ont " the state
The collectors Of Erath and Victoria
counties settled to-day.
Twenty five Thousand dollars Of Tia,
bonds issued by the city OF COumbu
for water works, were Registered to-day
Adiutunt General King returned to
day. He leaves tomorrow Tor Dewitt
county to investigate matters IN tina
section.
The sewer board puid the final balnnc
on the state sewer and accepted tin
work,
Commissioner Walsh Ia receiving ap
. plicat ons tU purchase the timber o
school lands in East Texas at 80 pc
acre.
. The Costly murder trial began to-dn,
Only two jurors have been obtained h
far.
90 a travelling man named j. G, Terre
shot G. W VIM, proprietor OF til
Avenue hotel, and his wife this morning
Wun and Terrell bad row about som
money deposited, when the latter DIRE
u his pistol aud shot the former in II
arm Mrs VIM came IN about tn
" time and grabbed Terrell, and IN II
zrule she was shot through the han
4 rcll is ~ jail. He had been on "a b
spree.
FROM GNTESNILIE
Buildinu Notes-An lnsulted Lady