The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-10-21
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GEORGETOWN, October IA Mr.. E. II. Slaton
has received two or three letters from parties IN
Trinidad, Col, stating in substance that con.
demned murderer before his execution had re-
vealed to them, that he had robbed and killed
man at Georgetown years ago, and through fear of
discovery had buried the stolen money-S6O00 in
gold-On his premises at Georgetown. The letter
directed Mr. Slatcn to have his grounds searched
thoroughly at their expenses, and this is being
pretty thoroughly done with, however, no success
thus far. This improbable tale is made apparent
ly reasonable from the fact that they sent plot of
the grounds, and mention some buildings torn
down years ago.
Rev. Dr. Sellars is conducting an unusually sue
cessful revival here. The Baptist church has
called Dr. Sellars for this work Indefinitely.
Georgetown will soon rival Austin as apatent medb
cine mandatory. DR.. s. NJ. lie Seure has in
vented stock liniment preparation. He claims
it is unusual healer, and it certainly is receiving
wonderful local patronage.
GEORGETOWN, October 13-Deputy Sheriff John
Suddith, who sleeps in the court house, in room
adjoining the jail has heard peculiar scrapings for
the two nights previous to last, that excited his
suspicion. This mOrni he instituted search
and recovered from the two prisoners-Ed, Har-
well and Jim Curtis-a steel saw, six or seven
inches long and three'q"arters of an inch wide.
They had saved a bolt about half through when the
discovery was made. If they had succeeded in
saving the bolt their further escape would have
been comparatively easy. Some twenty prisoners
in all are confined in the Jail, who would undoubt-
eddy have escaped as most of them are hard cases.
curtis and HarWell are awaiting the result OF an
appeal taken in their cases. Curtis was convicted
at the last term of the district court for the murder
of George Walton, and sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary. Harwell was convicted of horee
THEFT, Win the same sentence, at the same term
of court.
The Williamson County Medical association met
at DR.. Henry Higgins office this evening. The
association is composed of the practicing physi-
clans of this county. DR.. Denton, of Granger, is
president, and DR.. Pettus, of Georgetown, secre-
tary.
Mr. Crews, who has bee farm with about 80
hives, near Hutto, brought co. pounds of honey to
town to-day and retailed it to citizens at seven
cents pound The honey is of an excellent quail
ity.
PERSONAL.
a literary and social club under the mysterious
title of G. b. c., was organized last night at the
residence of Capt j. H. Booty.
O.. E. Digs, Esq, of Round Rock, is up, on
Mr., olander Lane, our big horse dealer, was
town to-day.
A plncky little man walked seventeen miles from
Liberty Hill the other day, appear ed before the
board OF examiners, got first class certificate 10
teach and last heard from he footing II back 10
organize school. His name was G. B. Mays,
aged seventeen, and deserves a medal
GEORGETOWN, October l6.-Protessor Milton
Ragsdale gave concert at the opera house last
night notable for good attendance and an atten-
tive audience.
Hon. NJ. Lyle, a lawyer at the Williamson county
BAR has been licensed by the Presbyterian councii
has always been a sterling Christian practitioner.
He will make good minister in this, his future
high calling.
The county court Convenes here on Monday next
with ttysiX cases on the criminal docket and nine
teen on the civil. The civil docket will be taken
up on Monday week. This is an unusually large
amount of business for this court
The Baird minstrel show was largely artendeu,
and the usual puns were applanded with gusIo.
The remarkable absence of the chestnut bell was
due to their fate in Austin, where the end man
called for the calf in the audience.
The keeper of the county convict farm reports
thirty bales of cotton made at his resort with aoous
twenty acres still unpicked. Williamson county
has one hundred acres under cultivation WIN
hospital and insane asy lum all under good opera
ton and management Cotton, corn and mar NJ
produce are the staples, entirely cultivated by 'n0
county cOnyicts.
PERSONAL.
Hon. R. NJ. Hall is home again from canvass
ing tour.
DR. McGrinsey, our patent soap man, mas 10
turned to stay with us awhile, from Arkansas 5
where, he says, they need more of his article l'n
in Texas.
j. t. Tyler is in town swinging the interests OF
the daily of central Texas.