The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-20
HE MUST DIE.
The Court of Appeals Fail to Find
any Error in the Case of
Conrad Jackson

Conrad jackson.
The Sundays issue of The EyAMIN-
ER cont aimed telegram from the
court of appeals, announcing that the
finding in the trial court of the case of
Conrad jackson charged with murder
and the opinion is taken from the
Galveston News.
CONRAD JACKSON vs.. THE STATE
Appeal from McLennau.
Conviction OF murder of the first
degree. Objection TO the indictment
IN this case is that presented in Drake
vs.. State above, and the same held to
be not well taken. 1t is not necessary
in an indictment for murder to sllege
that the killing was "unlawfully"
done
Where the admitted facts show that
The homicide occurred III the county
laid in the Indictment. an objection
that the court failed to instruct that
the evidence must show that the Kill
hing occurred in such county is not
well taken, the fact of venue not be-
ing contested in any way. Affirmed
Opinion by Hurt, j.
The court of appeals had the case
under consideration for three weeks,
and the vigilant assistant attorney
general failed to discover anything
upon which refusal could be had.
He Will now no doubt be hanged, for
there is now nothing 10 save him ex-
cept executive clemency, and it is
hardly probably that Gov. Ross will
interfere, rs he Is well acquainted
with the horrible circumstances con-
ne cted with the crime. During the
last week of the criminal docket Judge
Williams will call Jackson into open
court and pass sentence of death up
on HIM. The custom is to give the
prisoner about sixty days time after
the sentence is passed upon, SO that
the execution will not take place I'M
til about July. 1t was during last
July that the negro Conrad Jack son
or Cormiss Jackson as he is Familiarity
known was working tor John
Taley, one of the most
excellent young men who
have ever lived In this county. Jack
son became offended about refusal
to go to the emancipation celebration
and left Talley and had a'dispute with
him in regard to the actual amount OF
wages due. Several weeks after he
went to Talley's farm which was about
l. miles from town near Harrison and
seeing Telley in the field blowing, fol.
lowed him, walking in the soft furrow
whore his foot steps made no sign OF
warning. When he had gotten close
enough to have touched his victim by
stretching out his hand, he drew a re.
volver from his pocket and shot hin
in the back OF the head. Tallev fe
and expired without word. Jack
son unhitched one OF the horses iron
the pillow and rode off will
the collar still on the hors
He was seen to shoot Talley anC
was recognized as he RODE oil. He
slept that night Mt the house OF {
negro man, and was so uneasy thH1
!, he would not sleep in the house, bu
stsid i'll hack, The officers cam,
there that night after him. He heard
them coming and leaping out of the
hack made through the bottom on foot
and ran seventy-fiNe miles before Ii,
was caught He has been sullenly
non committal, even to his lawyers
where true statement of the case
would have served to assist them il
InelT WOTk Vi uclclbc. Nle5STS. L lCklet
& Grady were appointed by the
court to defend him, and they die
everything in their power but save
him from the gallows, but
his case was hopeless
and the jury brought in verdict OF
murder III the first degree, with the
death penalty. An EXAMINER man
called to see Jackson yesterday morn
ing and found him as he always had
been with nothing to say. He had heard
of the decision OF the court of appeals
and said it did not surprise him. lie
was asked if he realized the fact that
his days were numbered and said he
had not thought of 1t. He was asked
it he had thought of a future existence
ana was prepared to die and said hi
did not know. He did not seem to be
aware of his condition nor could he
understand it but talked vaguely and
nouchslently. He is coal black
negro about 20 years old with large
eyes and high cheek bones. He il
said to have remarked to an officer
who notified him Of the finding of the
higher court. that he did moi
care and hoped that he would
be hanged at once as he was tired OF
remaining in jail.