Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-10-08
MURDERERs MERCILEss WORK.
Cold"Biooded Butcneries Perpetrated
BY viiIianOus Negro, mt Anstin,
Texas,

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BY viiIianous Negro, at Anstin,
Texas.
One of the most horrible tragedies
on record was enacted at Austin, Tex
one night last week III which a negro
man and three negro women were
brutally murdered by having their
skulls crushed with an ak. They we're
servants in the family of Mr.. w. B.
Durham, editor of The Texas Court
Reporter, and occupied a shanty in
the rear of his premises on Guadaloup
street. The names of the victims are
Orange Washington his wife (known
as Grace vance,, Patsie Gibson, and
Lucinda Boldly. From the testimony
and surrounding circumstances it ap.
pears that the assassins entered the
room of the sleeping occupants
through window, and before any of
them awoke, sue 2eeded in striking all
four OF them on the head with an ak.
Selling Grace Vance, they dragged
her through window, threw her yer
a fence, then pulled her through the
weeds across a vacant lot to q rear
stable. At this place she must have
recovered consciousness, as evidences
OF death struggle were abundant
She was, however, overpowered, and
her head battered to a Jelly with
a brick. and apparently while she was
struggling between life and death was
criminaQy assaulted.
While the iends were committing
this horror, Lucinda Boldly, recover
ing somewhat from the blow which
she had received, regained sufficient
strength to
GET UP AND LIGHT 4 LAMP
in the shanty. One of the assassins,
seeing the light, returned and shak
ing his head in the window, cursed
the woman and ordered her to put out
the light. On seeing him she scream
ed and ran from the building. He
leaped through the window, put
the light out, followed and overlook
the fleeing woman. Just as she got
to the front gate there was another
desperate struggle, during which Mr..
Durham, who was awakened by the
woman's screams threw open his
front door. Not kno wing that murd-
er had been committed, and thinking
the disturbance was a simple row,
he leveled his gun at them without
intention of shooting, and ordered
them to cease their noise The WON
an, by desperate struggle freed her.
self from the assassin, and running
to Mr.. Durham, threw her arms
around MIN and inplored his protec-
ton, saying the man had murdered
every one in the shanty. The murd-
erer ran as soon as the woman ran to
Mr.. Durham, who at once called his
neIghbors to assist in catching the
murderer, who was now running
through the thicket few blocks back
of the house. He was followed by
several persons, and several shots
were fred at him without apparent
effect, as he gained the thicket and
made good his escape, The officers,
however, think they will capture the
murderer, as they have several clewS
and descriptions obtaiued from Luz
cinda Boldly. III caught
HE WILL BE LYNCHED.
Grace Vance was dead when found.
Orange Washington died. Patsie Glib
SUI anu jLOClHAd lDONNJ arc III luS
hospital. There are hopes for Lucinda,
out none for Patsie TO recover. All
the victims are terribly gashed in the
head and face. The eatire details of
the crime resemble closely that of the
murder of Mary Rainey and daughter
q few weeks ago. and it is generally
believed that the same fieuds commits
ted both crimes. Two negroes are
under arrest on suspicion, and officers
are in pursuit OF third who answers
the description given by Lucinda
Boldly. Intense excitement prevails
among both whites and blacks at the
repeated occurrences of this nature in
the capital city, which seems TO be
directed against white and colored ser
wants. Toe authorities are using
every effort available to ferret out the
fiends.
At the coroRer's inquest, the jury
rendered a verdict against q negro
named Doc Wood. He was captured
Ay officers in Baird's cotton field, eight
miles from town. Blood was found
on the lower part of his shirt and on
his sleeves.
Sugar on the Pacific Coast.