Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-07-16
CONRAD JACKSON.
PAYS THE EXTREME PENALTY
FOR HIS CRIME TO-DAY.
Full Proceedings Of the Execution
History Of the Crime, His Cap-
ture, etc.-Other Notes
ArouIAthe Scene.
HISTORY OF THE CRIME.

son paid the extreme penalty OF the
law was the murder of John Talley, a
young white farmer and stock man OF
this county, and the deed was COM
mitted just one year ago to-day. 1t
was one of the most heinsous, cold
blooded and dastardly deeds that
ever blighted the records or sullied
the fair name of McLennan county,
aud speedily met the punishment
which it so Justly deserved. John
Talley, the young man killed, was one
of the rising young stock men and
farmers of this county and held in
high esteem by all who knew him.
Conrad jackson was II young farm
hand working OH tho farm of Mr..
Talley. On the evening of July 10th,
1887, while Talley was engaged plow-
ina in his field Conrad Jackson APP
preached him and, it is pre-
sumed, asked for small sum
of money, which in one o. their
previous settlements, he claimed was
due him. The amount was 81 or So.
Talley denied the amount and TUNED
his back to the negro and proceeded
with his work. jackson grasped this
opportunity, ind pulled his deadly
pistol and shot Talley in the back of
the head, the wounded man fell in
the furrow he was blowing with his
life blood ebbing from the death
wound, he gasped II fe~ short breaths
and then expired. Jackson thsQ
mounted Talleya horse wiich was
hitahea to the pillow, and rode about
five miles, when he left the horse and
stopped with negro n the Tehua-
cana bottom for the night. by this
time Talley's body was discovered,
and the neighborhood was alarmed
and the excitement it produced was in
tense every man in the community
was up in arms and IN persalt OF The
murderer. A messenger was then
dispatched to to Waco, and arrived
here about ten o'clock that SATURDAY
night, July the 10th, 1887. Constable
Lee Jenkins, Deputy Sheriff Dan
Ford and II posse of men as soon as
apprised OF the murder, secured wel-
pons, mounted their horses and
started on the chase. All that night
the woods in the neighborhood near
literally swarNled with officers and
citizens, each Que eager and anxious
TO capture this fugitive from just,c o.
PURSUIT AND CAPTURE.
At one time during the first nights
search Jackson was discovered at q
negro's place in the Tehuacana bot
tom. He was asleep in an old vehi.
Gle in the yard, and when the posse
, approached, heard them, and fed and
under the cover of darkness he TEN.
porarily made good his escape. The
pursurers, however, kept up the
search until daylight next morning
6 when portion of them returned tc
7 Waco. A body of men under the
, leadership of Deputy Ford continued
the search, and pushed on the trai
with vigilance. Jackson made good
his escape the second time he
was at . negro's house named
Ellis Jones, when three of the
party approached and pursued
| him so closely he was forced to leave
his hat and shoes behind. Jackson
who had by this time abandoned bis
horse and was afoot, proceeded to tin,
house of his uncle and secured anoth
4 er hat and pair of shoes and was mad
e ly moving on his flight for escape
He was next heard of in the little
town OF Cotton Gin, in Freeston'
county. 1t was ascertained by the
6 pursuing party that man answer
ing to his description had passed
through that town short time aheaC
of them. Mr.. Ford then telephonet
to the sheriff at Fairfield, small
: place not far distant to look out TO-
S their man. News soon returned tina
, man had been arrested but upon in
vestigation it proved to be the wrong
party. Constable ID. ID. Pitman thel
started on the search, and when in [;
short distance of Fairfield, in Free
stone county, he run up on the RICH
man and took him prisoner. Mr.
: Ford and posse who were short dis
S lance behind, in hot pursuit, sool
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