Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-29
RECORD OF crime.
Deeds Of Dreadful Deprasity Done
by the Devils Agents
IA Over Texas.


special 20 the Uakcttc.
ArsrS, Tax, Sept. 2s.--The most
horrible OF all the long list OF bloody uut.
RACES that have dlsyraced the capital city
tor wear last occurred IN tho northern
suburbs Of Austin This morning, between
] aud 2 O'Clock, ina small house ON the
premises OF Mn Durham, IA little beyond
the State university, II was used MS a
servants room, and was occupied by a
woman named Grace Vance and Orange
Washington, Last night two girls,
named Lucinda Eoddy and Patsey Gibson,
also SLEPT In the same room An were
negroes. At the hour mentioned above,
while the otoon shone bright Us day,
Dnnhnm was awakened by a sound as II
OF 4 person jumping through the window
with q dun heavy thud, He jumped mp,
SELLING his gun, and rushed out OF the
house. The first thing that met his eyes
was the girl, Lucinda Botlay, lust out.
side the gate, engaged hi what Seerletl TO
be a death gmpplr with q negro ruiiian.
Tile latter raised his hand and as the
moonlight fell unon thu tlusky faces, he
struck the girl fearful blow IN the fore.
head with q brick She tore herself loose
and Running To Durham threw her arms
aronnd him IN such q way as To prevent
him from shooting the Scuundrcl. who
fed. ON inspecting the room where
Grace Vance aud Orange Washington
slept the latter was found
lying ON the floor, gaspinr
In the last agunles of death, spr.
with d deep and terrible wound m the t6i,
of his head. He soou brcathed his last
and lay corpse. The young girl, Patsy
! Gibson, also had a wound In her forehead
aud another N the left shoulder, from
I which the blood flowed freely. Grace
! Vance not being In the room, search
! was Instituted. There We're blood marks
on Che window, and following bloody
\ trail they found whore the murderer had
dragged her out through tbe window
and had thrown her body over the fence
\ like o log. The corpse lay In the weeds,
one hundred yards distant. Her head
was full OF wounds aud gashes inflicted
with the brick With which the william had
Killed her. Her body and night clothes
u were bcsmeared with blood aud thu
phone and o 1rt, .,,e',slaIlA5agAtby ,e,e.
came. They caught sight 81" md posse
derer AZ he ran towards a mesquite grove
and fired several shots, but he escaped.
A horse with saddle aud Arldlo was found
hitched in the mesquite thicket near
/ plf HuA was ihkfu Nv lut nnlltt.
Later this afternoon the murderer, a
negro named Doc Woo ds, without doubt
the right man. wax arrested hy sheriff
! iornsby while az WORK In cotton field,
| picking cotton, eight miles below Austin,
He had on bloody shirt, and Lucinda
Boldly Identities him as the murderer, II
WIS with difficulty that lac was got
I TO Jail, as crowds OF people were
congregated ready TO lynch him No
! demonstration has yet been made. Woods
Is thought 10 be the author OF all the long
series OF outrages since last fell. This
makes seven colored servant girls and
women slain and foully murdered In
Austin since last Christmas. An were
raylshed. The only white girls assaulted
/ were two Swedish girls last spring, one
OF whom stu bears the bullet of the
| ScCundrel In her back.
VERY LATEST, this hour, midnight,
q large body OF negroes is reported ~
assembling on Robinson Hill, east OF the
/ city, and their Intention is evident. Tho
Jail Is strong and well guarded.
Possibly an attempt may be made before
morning The whites would ioiu tie
negroes in lynchlng Woods If they could
get 10 him.
Tonight there Is considerable excite.
mcnt both among white aud cOlored.
There h evidently dcep-seated lnten-
ton TO lynch Woods, provided be ean be
got at. There'has been no attempt yet,
! but II ~ thought there win be when
Woods " brought out Of jail tomorrow
for identification. The Indignation Of
| the negroes themselves Is terrible. The
two girls, Lucinda Boldly and patsy
Gibson, are IN the hospital, aud u ls
] thought LucindA will die.