The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-03
BURNET BUDGET.
The Longley Case-Ycung Thcrnhill'
Injuries mputation N ecessary.

The Longley Case-Ycung IhcrnhiIPs
Injuries mputation Necessary.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
BUnSEr, April 25.-As near as can be
ascertain,d the particulars of the charge
against Pole Longley. arrested here yes
terday as reported TO The STATESMAN, are
as follow: About eighteen months ago
Langley was carrying the man between
Burpet and B'owout. At some point be-
tween postoflicez, 1t is claimed, letter
said TO contt in $40 was given him TO have
il registered at the next Office. II is now
charged that the let or was never register
ed, and that Lorgiey Is responsible for Its
disappearance by loss or appropriation to
his own use. Longley was taken to
Austin to-day by Deputy Mar-hal
Farris. The following witnesses also
went down on to-day's train; Wm. Hardin,
who delivered the letter 10 LOngley; Al
fred Davis, pos master at Belmont, where
the letter was to he registered; j. M.
Noble, of VOLTS Crossing, and a man
pamed Strauss, mail carrier en- the same
route after Longley. Your reporter inter.
viewed MIR. Hardin to-day, and he stated
that he saw the letter delivered TO Long
| ley, also note TO POstmas er DAVIS, WIN
| 10 cents TO pay register fee ana 20 Genus
| for the purchase OF envelopes.
! John Thornhill, who was injured by the
cars between Burnett and Bertram, was
brought from the latter place last night,
and Is now at the residence of his brO,her-
in-law, II. w. Logan. His right leg Is so
badly mangled and cru he'd that amputa-
ton below the kTe will be necessary,
while the left foot is terribly crushed,
and will be difficult To save
The case is in charge of Doctor Wilson, of
Bertram, and Drs. W. IL. Westfall ard g..
J. Mcfarland, of Burnet. Young Thorn
hin has number Of relatives here, and
rs father, who lives in Walker, Mo-, VIII
probably be here in two or three days
The pffair is a sad one, and is greatly de-
plorcd hy the friends of the family and
citizens generally.
Two improved lots in Burnett will he
sold May II, by d. H. Long, trustee, to
satisfy three prCmiss,ry notes for 81
3S3.95 each, executed by the Patrons of
Hur bandry to S. L. Holland.
Your reporter has recently interviewed
several farmers of this and Llano counties
in regard to crop prospects, and, aside
from the fact that frequent
rains have given the weeds the
best of the contest so far, the prospect
was never better. Small grain is now
comparatively safe, the wheat is heading
and is unusually thick on the ground
showing a prospect for from thirty to
forty bushels per acre on bottom lands
The oat crop is also in excellent condition
and promises a very heavy yield.
Henry Copleston, of Cincinnati, one OF
the men robbed by the lone highwayman
near Balinger, passed through the town
on his way south When asked if the rob
Der had two pistols, ne said: mo; thihk
not. One was great plenty. 1t looked
as big as cannou."
Two sides of ltggln leather from the
Holloway tannery were forwarded to i'm
migration headquarters at Austin to-day
A veteran salesman for saddlery goods
pronounced the samples rs good AS he had
| ever seen.
Burnet house arrivals: S. r. Gladney,
st. Louis; T. Briggs, Austin; II. Heiden-
| heimer, Austin; 7. q. Alexander, Strick-
ling.