The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-11-26
STATE DEPARTMENTS.
ECoRD OF Yesterdays TRANsAC-
TI0Ns AT THE CAPITOL.
How, Where and by Whom the Government
@ tai Affairs of the People of the Great
Commonwealth of Texas are
Being Administered.
Executive.

ines Governor Hogg Yesterday granted
Leopl to Lorenzo Perez, sentenced to be hung
aine, at Midland, Friday, Nov. Goth, a re.
I3lst spite of one week in order that he
w. might have time to examine the facts
o o presented to him in the petition ask
of ing for Communication of his sentence.
on, Al rather remarkable statement of
|GS9 facts was made yesterday to his eX-
chm cellency by an escaped convict who
presented himself at the office and
al asked that he be returned to the peni-
Pu tentiary to serve out his unexpired
sed Hill and said that about ten
| Of years ago he was convicted in La Sale
ovoecOunty of stealing several thousand
mage dollars from q paymaster on the Inter-
chunational and Great Northern railway.
|ad bHe was tried, convicted and sentenced
one to two years in the penitentiary. He
out tyerved about a year and then found an
e enbpportunity to escape, of which he
availed himself. Since that time he
nmithas been in the state pursuing an
|oiect honest life and making a living for
he Whimself under the nan of j. G. Halle.
|h Now, he says, he desires to throw off
bat this alias, and enter into life
n rheagain in his own name,
|tituand asks that he be sent back to the
penitentiary to serve out his unex-
tee apired. He is young man of about
her &26 years Of age, prepossessing in
depappearance and well dressed.
up to o'clock last evening no &C.
Question had been taken in the case.
leIes The Penitentiary Board,
LIS als The penitentiary board held a meet
ling yesterday morning in their office
-, i'm the capitol, Messrs. Woodbridge,
| .el lubbock, superintendent Whatley
and Agent Finley being present.
|i'o Among the important matters dis
! az cussed was the proposition from b. a.
| "rt' Rodgers to the state to buy his farm,
|h, which is one of the finest in the state.
CnSG 1t is located in Brazos county and con-
sists of $500 ACRES, 2O09 Of which are in
a high state Of cultivation. The price
asked for the place is $50 600 and as
, ,there is only few hundred dollars
a., difference in the price asked and that
WIZ offered, the sale will, in all probabili-
a. ty, be made. The board viii hold
tn ,.s, another meeting this morning at 10
ms ,uS O'Clock to take final action in the mat
u,a ga, ter.
EorSs The county Judge of Fayette county
|y' Submitted a proposition to the board
to lease cOnvicts to W FIX on the cOun-
ty roads of that county. The propo-
ssition could not be acted upon at once
rs the board did no. know how many
AS'"f convcts could be spared. \ definite
Eashl answer will be given Fayette county
Cas- on Jan. l.
h CD Secretary of State.
IA charter was yesterday granted
the Garrison Virifrd lricl: company,
Incorporated for the purpose of manu-
-~- facturing brick, tile and drain pines.
it'd Tic place of business will he 1T
is Garris n, Nacordoches county, and
ngc tho principal Office in Houston, The
Edirectors for the first wear shall he g.
Ia. Arnold. w. NJ. Mitchell, w. Nj.
Read, A. p. Root Of Houston, ana Il.
@. Storric Of Fort Worth, while the
e. capital stock is 81 00,O0O