The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-28
SENSATIONAL.
ELOPEMENT OF A WILLIAM
son COUNTY MAN WITH
ANOTHER'S WIFE.
MOODY AND SANKEY, TIE CELE-
DRAFTED EVANGELISTS, SOON
TO VISIT TEXAS.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.


GEoGGgTowN, TEX, January 23.-The jury was
cotnDeted in the Clanton case by noon on the 2lst
inst and the case was turned over 10 them last
night and they brought in their verdict at noon TO-
day for murder In the second degree ana hAeu Vne
penalty at twenty years In the petenitentlary,
ClantOn owes his life 10 his attorneys, Messfs'
Fisher and Pawns, whom he retained Inc state
made strong case OF murder In the hf5t degree
ifs nine year-Old aon, Lee, testified that his father
egOre he would kill Cook and Mrs. ClantOn II ne
vent TO hell In three seconds II was In proof Tor
the defense that Cook had seduced Miss 6llreathi
Clanton's step-daughter, which Doubtless "oul1
have had considerable weight with the jury had
ClantOn been supporting and protecting his family
We can say ut least Cook was but little loss 20 !he
community, he had wife and two children hving
which he had abandoned. Mira. Clahtoh wa
granted divorce from ClantOn on account OF
cruel treatment There has not been case CON
tinued so far this court. ,... ..o
The following Is list OF the week WORK IN tne
criminal docket
Ben Hutto, driving steer from its owner;
1ne $1,000: Cephas boarding house,
theft Of horse; Ave years In pcnltentIIairIyy
j. l.. WOrthington, aggravated assault; hned sou.
r. T.. ClantOn, murder In second degree; u! years
in the pententiary Irwin Murray, murder In the
first degree; death. Tom Rickertson, theft OF a
horse; s years In penitentiary Adolph Holman
theft of cattle: acquitted. Elan Robertson, theft
of horse; years in penitentiary. Jake Miller,
theft OF horse; years In penltentlafy' JAKe
Miller theft of mule: years In penitentlary Mll
Griffin, theft OF a horse years In penltentiary
James Goring, theft of horse, years In peniten'
tiary-makIng eleven convictions, which shows our
district attorney, James H. Robertson, Ia up with
the times and doing his duty. lie has no PROBES
sional jurles to contend with since John T. Olive
our efficient sheriff, has been elected TO SAID once
Clantons attorney will appeal his case, should
they fail to get trial The jury IL out In the
case OF j. A. kannaman case OF THEFT OF morse
and driving from the range.
Judge Makemson received aiielegiam from Ne"
York. stating that Holland, trial ria wa, wa
continued by the state until to tue xI hr,l
for trial. he Ia suffering from the chills and fever
which he has contracted while csnfined In the
Tombs. We see, from the clippings OF the New
York papers handed us by Judge Matcmson, that
the papers which 30 vigorously prosecuted the
Texan are now willing tO admit that there now ne
gins to be q serious doubt In the minds OF many
men cOnyersant with the criminal courts WhetheI
Holland can be convicted and some even doubt
whether he will be tried. The judge Will leave for
New York next week.
Captain Emory Taylor sold 3,l7S acres of his
Granger tract for S5l 600
Another cold wave struck us yesterday
j. B COe a prosperous farmer about five miles
north Of here sold his farm for SbjO and lett ioT
the north to meet Mrs. Scott, whose husband was
a renter on Goes place. Mrs Scott has been north
for several months visiting relatives. COe left hie
wife with six children and but little property. a
letter from Coe to Mrs Scott was miscarried and
returned to Georgetown, which gave the aiiall
away. MIR. Scott Ia carrying petition around In
order to get up money to 90 after his children, as
no feels satisfied that his truant wife will leave
them
ABOUT THE ELOPEhENr.
GEoRGETowN, January 23-Quite an amount Of
scandal has been created here by the reported
elopement OF Pete Coe, respectable citizen OF Oul
county, with the wife OF Scott, also we'll known
citizen of our county Mrs Scott has been In Mis-
souri, for several months, and Coe sold all hi
property last week and skipped out to meet her
Mrs. COe has instituted suit for divorce. Scott II
seeking aid to go after his children, VINO are will
his wife