The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-10-16
TAYLOR.
Lightning-Rod Man Hurt-Shot Through
the Hand-Lunar Rainbow-NIarried.

Lishtning-Rod Man Hurt-Shot Through
the Hand-Lunar Rainbow-Married
Special Telegram to the Statesman
TAYLOR, October S-Wm. Byers, a
lghtning-rod exhorter, let his team
run away, about two miles east of
this place, throwing him out and
breaking his leg, and making kindline
wood of his vehicle.
A young man at the New York
restaurant last night threw a pistol
on the table. when it went off, boring
hole through Jack Boyles' hand.
Jack will not be able to couple cars
for several days.
a beautiful rainbow was made by
the moon Saturday night, between 9
and 10 o'clock, circling the western
horizon. Our temperance brethren
say this is good omen for st. John,
and signifies that the world will not
be destroyed by whisky.
The first crop of weddings was
gathered yesterday morning at the
Catholic church. Father John Lanth
run the reaper, and gathered in John
Roman and Miss NJ. Moynahan. The
happy couple loft for Austin on the 10
a. m. train.
THE ROBBERS CAPTURED.
The two men that robbed the store
at Leander. yesterday, were captueed
near here this evening. Parties fol
lowing them came in this morning
and got Sheriff Olive to assist them.
They showed fight and one of them
named Clifton was killed. The other
was captured alive. Clifton has been
running farm near here this year.
TAYLOR, October 9.-The remains
of Shorty Clifton, were brought into
the city last night-an inquest is be-
ing held to-day. Ben Richie, the
other robber, is in the calaboose
awaiting preliminary trial. The boys
appeared determined not to be captured
alive, and used every means in their
power to evade the officers. Sheriff
Olive was following Clifton, and shot
at him several times to make him
stop. Finding at last that Clifton
would make his escape to the brush,
he brought him down with ball
nearly centrally thro' his back, which
came out IN his neck. Clifton lived
about an hour and a half and &C
doing the robbery at LIE
ander; said he and another man did
it, but would not give his partner
away. His partner, Ben Richie, was
captured about ten minutes after
Clifton was killed, throwing up his
hands and calling for quarter from the
pistol shots of the officers. Sheriff
Olive deserves a great deal of credit
in capturing these boys, nipping them
in the bud. They are no doubt anna
tours at the business. They both live
in this neighborhood, and have stood
well as laborers; Clifton was raised
in Williamson county. Richie came
to this county about two years ago
from Madison county, Texas. The
is that older heads planned
the robbery at Leander for them.
TAYLOR, October 10-Owing to all
sence of Justice Moody from this pre-
cinct, Justice Stribling of Georgetown.
held coroner's inquest on the remains
of the robber Shorty Clifton. DR..
John Threadgill, j. 2. Sturgis, W. d.
Boyd, Dan Barnett, j. d. Mills and J.
P. Foster were the jury. After hear
ing the evidence they rendered YER
dict that deceased came to his death
by pistol shot fired by Sheriff Olive
in the discharge of his official duty.
Bob Richie, the other robber, was
carried to Georgetown jail to await
the grand jury.
Parties here from Brooksville say
that from the description given by J.
w. Atkinson, merchant at Brooks
vile, that these are the same two men
that robbed and fired at him about
two weeks ago.