The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-28
Special kilograms

MARSHALL. June s6-One of the negroes
who rayished Mrs. Rodgers in Marion county.
last Wednesday; was hung by a mob
He confessed the crime and said that
the other negroes name is Douglass. Doug
lass was arrested. aud is now in the Jefferson
Jail. 1t Is expected he Will be taken out and
the Same fate meted out 10 him AT an early
ciate--likely tonight.
MARSHALL. June 25.-Harry Owens, Louis
II. Hall. and two or three other men from Ma
rfOn county, captured negro by the name OF
Douglass III our city to-day, charged with the
rape of Mrs. Rodgers IN that county last
wednesday Ihere We're TWO OF Them lnat per
formed the dastardly act, and one was captur-
ed the next day, and when brought before the
lady who confessed the crime and said Douglass
was the other man. Douglass denies the whole
thing, but acknowledges he was in that neigh
borhOOd at that time He was taken back to
Marion county this morning. He will not be
turned over TO the officers. He and his partner
will answer for their crime without jury.
TYLER, June 26-TO-day our town was al
most by miracle saved from a horror equal
o the Greenvlle and Texarkana disasters
At O'Clock, while the workmen were eXcava-
ting to lay the foundation of II. s. ROaland S
new building, the walls of the twO-stOry brick
iewelry house of A. NJ. Murphy, standing on
the adjoining lot, caved in, completely wreck
ing the whole building and stock
As it happened only the wOrkmen
and Mr.. Murphy and son were the per-
sons III the building, and just escaped in time
to be saved from being crushed in the falling
mass Loss, about 81 600.
City Marshal John Hand was to-day removed
from Office by the city council. The charges
were corruption i'll Office. and it is thought he
will be reinstated, as petition is being crcu-
lated and will have quite a number of the most
influential citizens as signers.
WACO, June 26.-Mealy Morris was convicted
of horse stealing in the district court to-day
and sentenced TO ten years in the Penitentiary.
Cliff Jackson was appointed cattle and hide
| Inspector to-day, vice Marshall johnson, who
was elected but surrendered by his bOndsmen.
Col. w. A. Taylor, through the courtesy of
horsethleVes, lost his horse, saddle and bride
last night.
The concert at the close of commencement
exercises of the Academy OF the Sacred Heart
is i'll progress tonight with an immense crowd
i'll attendance.
university are now in progress, and make Ell
exceedingly creditahle showing for this inStitu-
ton, which is a credit and pride to our city.
The nuptal bands of Moses Friedman of
Jacksonville, Texas, and Miss Jennie Lyons
daughter of Mr.. Isaac Lyons of this city were
celebrated last night with appropriate cere-
monies
CoRsICANA june 26.-Harrison Williams, a
negro, and Il bad character, killed his sister
in-law, Ada Sallard, yesterday. the body being
found to-day. The corOner's in
quest developed the following facts:
Williams had beat his wife, and the deceased
said she would report him and have him
rested. He told her if she did su she would
not witness the trial. She started from home
yesterday afternoon ami came IT, town, ii dis
tauce OF about two miles, he following. On
her return he w;iylaid her iii IL wood about half
4 mile east Of town, chuked her IT. nseIlsibility
ham ,i.f han
into the thlckTt. distance uf about.
twenty yards. finished his tiendisll
work Uf crushing her skull with his heel. He
then deliberately Went 10 the house OF her
husband, slept there all night, and left this
morning The body was only discovered to-
day about noon, aIid parties are securing the
IS caught it is Thought he will lac lEnched be-
tore morning.
FORT WORTH, June Sd. ?. kingsbury. OF
Waco, arrived here tonight, having in charge
Dan Shinn. arrested in Cooke county for che
murder OF q. w Smith. OH Ac,Iuilla creek,
not long since. Shinn maintains Il stnld 81
lence. An effort WAS made at Decatur TO re-
lease him OH a writ of haUeas corpus, but il
failed.
Ruth Barnes, the twO-year-old daughter of
X. H. Barnes, by some means. got hold of Il
three-Ounce vial OF strong carbOlic acid,
part of which she drank, splitting the balance
on neF DfedSI ana dflll. IntItG;lr doubts
of her recovery.
Railroad officials state that the heavy bust
hess OF the roads centering here require more
siding, so to-day tWenty-one side tracks were
begun TO be put i'll
The balance OF the diseased cattle spoken of
Sunday will be shipped TO st. Louis tomorrow.
FORT WORTH, June 25.-The location of the
railroad hospital WAS determined ON to-day.
It will be built 300 yards southeast from tie
Union depot.
A carpenter named Remington brutally beat
ms ms, little boy yesterday because the child
the boy down and stamped on the poor child's
breast, then cut deep giishes in his back Rem
ingtOn is i'll Jail and great Indignation is felt by
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