The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-17
A KEEN SCENT.

Murderer Through Two states Into ,
the swamps of Florida and Back to the
Scene of the Tragedy.
A special dispatch from Columbus, Ga,
saws: The keen scent of boodhounds as
| they followed devious course through
this city and to point about half mile
UP the river, attracted the attention of
the people yesterday. n few moments
| later several horsemen following gave
evidence of fatigue from long chase.
Suddenly the hounds came to stand,
and colored woman, babe i'll arms,
stood terrified and unable to move. h
little way into clump OF bushes was
seen colored man who vas recog-
nized by Sheriff Burkett of De-
catur county, and whom one of
the horsemen said was Moses |
Keaton, the murderer of the Goodwin |
} family in Mitchell county. Grasping |
! the shotgun which he had stolen on tn"
, night of the murder, Keaton was taking |,
aim, when Sheriff Burkett pushed the
o muzzle of British bulldog into his face
y and KeatOn suddenly surrendered.
q Tho story OF the chase is one OF the
e most exciting on record. On the morn
y ing of Wednesday, one week ago, MIR.
Alexander Goodwin went 10 the house of
|, his brother, stephen Goodwin, who was
: n bachelor and wealthy Stock-raiser. All
4 was still inside, and on opening the door
q he found his brother lying dead on his
# bed in pool of blood, with his head
crushed and his brains oozing out. Mrs.
Is Gregory, his housekeOper, was lying on
/. another bed in tho same room
.e with dreadful fracture in her temple,
Il and was otherwise badly mangled.
ir Dick Gregory, her son, was found in an
adjoining room, lying dead from sim
fnnnrp signs of
robbery about the house. Mr.. Gudwin's
of trousers were found on chair 10y his
as bedside with money in the pockets. His
ne gun was missing, and his horse and
np buggy were also taken away.
he Intense excitement followed the dis
ed cOvery. A local reward OF 500 was al
m once offered. kilograms were sent tC
the governor urging that tho state also
offer a reward. a vigorous pursuit wa'
at once determined upon. There was
but one clue, and that was to follow the
ice huggy-wheel tracks, which led out along
the banks of the Flint river southwark
"a DR.. Faircloth, who had been out nro
=. fessionaliy during the night, declared
that he had met n buggy, ana INA
it's occupants we're Moses keaton, hi
NJ. wife and child. The pursuing part.
,.r pushed the chase through swamp an
10" morass, sometimes having sight OF th
nee the track, again losing IL, and thus Civ
in ing the criminal the advantage OF time
un- Upon reaching Decatur county Sheri
Burkett Joined in the pursuit, and IL wa
ING decided TO bring in the aid of dogs
nts better keep the scent. ON the Georpi
ore line and through Florida to Jackso
Nd county the party pushed. Here, in
orc region of swamp lands, all trace SCENE
I'd lost, and two davs were spent in AN on
cnr deavor to regain it. Hope was almo'
abandoned. At last another trail va
INST struck due north. 1t was not long until
il was discovered that il lay not more tina
nor half a mile parallel with the downwaI
trim, back through to Georgia and with
tha 100 wards of the house where the TRACED
Inc had heen committed, and still north
80 this until n farmhouse was reache
where il was discovered that the mg
lLot tiyes had sold the horse and buggy ~
~ were pursuing their Hight ON too'' I'm
trail was followed until the scout ju
mn. outside uf this city brought the office
.hat into possession of their prey.
~ on the return trip to Mitchell coun
,eSsn with their prisoners, keatnn inily ca
,ins fessel the crime. lie impicO,ed sever
LA others, and saws that robbery was
hc cause, as Goodwin always Kept lar
t,o sums of money ON his person. lie MS
,I.r, laA axe and razor in tho horrihle Gee
.tab \ noise outside gave the mnrdererS
mar idea that thoy would De cRngh', wa
an 81 D
liz, hence did not secure one cent OF hoo
~, iunly the gun for protection q
+, =" ,H tho conveyance for blight. Taking
o,II wife with Mum he proceeded through
, O" ,,a Florida, and hoping the better ia av
NM, detection, decided To return north
.r,',rr reach north Alabama, when no wo
'''' he secure. The chase was over lVin
,,ors in straight line, and must have b
'V''' nearer 1000 when the variatians are
ds,,. ken into account. 1t Is doubtful 1t
49, 1" VIII he allowed Ia reach a trial, 50
-" ragged are the people ut his crime.
rh nw NLnNNY, GA, Dec. 9-When She
vo,, Rurkett arrived here with Moses kes
So"' and wife, the Mitchell county mur'
d me, ers, ,h'oG,. .,n;ni,, ha ivnchcI If Ia
4 and woSlu ceL.a'n,S ~ ;hc;r crimes.
' very; consequence of this the prisoners !
rSm been lodged in Jail here to await th'
h,oor ton of court.