Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-10-29
= Sheriff Lancston JAILED at Ver

non Monday night Wade Hampton
, colored, who is charged with tn
murder of Mrs Casey, near Wins
boro, in that county, a week age
The sheriff says the circumstance
are strong against him. 1t is rum
ored that the negro has confessed
and it is the general opinion tina
the officers have the right party
There is considerable excitement il
that neighborhood, the scene of tn,
murder, and some talk of lynchins
is heard.
George Forness, ex-sergeant o
company A. regular army, stationed
at Rio Grande City, has been run
ming a mescal dive and giving the
liquor to soldiers in exchange fol
blankets, oats, corn, etc. He was
arrested Monday night by Captain
Bourke and is now in Jail. About
$500 worth of stuff was found secre-
ted in his house. The ofense is
punishable by from three to ten
years confinement and Furness is
booked.
The farmers and merchants of
Patterson, on the Texas Western
road, have resolved to boycott the
road because it charges 81 per bale
to haul cotton to Houston, while
the Arkansas Pass only charges so
cents bale from Fulshear, a great
er distance. Hereafter they will
patronize Fulshear as a shipping
and receiving point.
-Jno. Gillian was murdered a
few days ago near Ell Paso, and
Wednesday his remains were found
on the river bank near the Southern
Pacific tracks. 1t is supposed to be
the work of a hired assassin as an
ear was gone, which was perhaps
taken to show the interested parties
that the deed had been done.
"A gin belonging to the Decatur
roller mill company, with its con-
tents and twenty bales of cotton in
the yard, were destroyed by fire at
$3.50 p. m. Tuesday. The company
had $500 insurance in the St. Paul
German on the building and ma,
chinery.
j. l.. Parker, al old and respec-
ted citizen of Kosse, committed sui
eide near his home Sunday evening
it is supposed Dy taking strychnine.
He left the house early in the morn
ing. He was found in his stable
lying on pile of cotton seed dead.
A strychnine label was found near
the deceased.
-Chas. Thomas, policeman of
Temple, was found Thursday morn
ing near the railroad track. 500
yards south of Temple, unconscious
and badly bruised. on the head and
How he was hurt is a |
mystery.
Bob Hubert, a negro, shot at
Mexican in Houston Saturday night
The ball striking another Mexican
who had just stepped to the door of
lis store near by, inficting a serious
wound in the neck.
II. j. Barnes was found dead in |
lis room at Palestine Saturday |
hight, having it was supposed taken |
IN overdose of morphine, to ease
he pain of an arm that was cut off |
iome time ago.
VIM. West, who was releas-
ID on the charge of throwing
'ggs at Sam Jones in Houston, has
'een indicted by the grand jury, re-
.rrested and brought back from
New Orleans.
H. N. Hawkins daughter re-
iding in Bell county, 14,years-old,
an away Tuesday with 4 10 year, old
over and the old man made a con-
iderable effort to capture them.
Rev. P. G. Archer, pastor of the
first Methodist church in Sherman,
Tas presented on Friday with a
andsome silver tea service by the
MEMBERS of his charge
1t is said that 1000 acres of
7heat will be sown in Howard coun
y this fall. The recent rains in
hat section have made the grass
row rapidly.