Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-20
MURDERED AND ROBBED.
Edmond Brandon Slain BY Ne
gro For Money.
His Head Slip Open With An Axe And
His Home Robbed of All
Valuables.

After the LEAF-CHRoNICLE had
gone to press last evening a special
was received from Waco, Texas, Civ
ing full particulars Of the horrible
murder of Edmond Brandon, at
Robinson, Texas, ten miles south Of
Waco. The deceased was a brother
Of w. o. Brandon and went from
Maury county, Tenn, where he was
reared, to Texas, about % years
ago. He was farmer by occupation,
and was fifty years old. He enlisted
with the Maury Greys in Maney's
First Tennessee Regiment in May,
81, and surrendered with Joseph f..
Johnston at the close of hostilities.
Arriving in Texas, he purchased a
farm near Robinson and has lived
there since as one of the lead
ing farmers of McClelland county.
He was a bachelor and lived alone.
He was prompt in attending church,
and his absence on last Sunday was
commented on by his friends, they
thinking perhaps that he was sick.
Two gentlemen vert to his house to
call on him and found him dead in
his room with his head split open
with an axe. The weapon W9s found
in the yard covered with blood and
hair. His pockets were cat out and
his house was ransacked and what
ever vaIuables the residence con-
tanned were stolen. His friends were
shockc i at the horrible crime and be-
gan trying to get some clue that
might lead to the identity of the
murderers.
1t was ascertained from a
neighbOr that the murdered
man had a lot of negroes employed
on his farm, and that he had dis
charged them on last Wednesday.
Taking this as the most plausible
clue the officers soon arrested King
Simms, one of the negroes, evidently,
that had been working on the farm.
When arrested the negro was found
with several shirts and collars
marked "E. b." He also had a suit
Of clothes and a hat that were identi
fled as the property of the murdered
man. The negro is now in Jail at
Waco awaiting trial.
Mr.. Brandon had a sum of money
in Il Savings Bank at Waco and YVES
supposed to have had a considerable
amount at home. If there was any
about the residence the parties who
killed him got it, as none was to be
found on the place after the crime
was discovered. No one knows,
however, how much he had at
home.
j. $. Hobbs, of Robinson, has been
appointed temporary administrator
Of the estate.
Another account of the terrible af
fair is given in the following special
sent from Waco to the Globe Demo-
crat:
WACO. TEN, May III. A. Hobbs
and Wallace Mckee came into this
city tonight to procure coffin, AND
reported horrible murder and |
robbery. Edmond Brandon was a
wealthy, hard working farmer, liv-
ing ten miles from Waco, near Rob |
inSOn. He was bachelor and lived |
al ne. This morning he failed for the |
first time in years to attend church |
This caused surprise, as he was very |
devout, and Hobbs, accompanied by |
ID. IL. Brown, drove over to the |
house to learn the cause. They |
reached there about 3 O'Clock and |
found Brandon stretched out upon
the floor dead. He was lying face
down, with his hands under him.
Near by were his clothes and tub OF
water, showing that he had been
washing at the time of his murder.
An examination showed cut
on his ear and one sever
- inches in length on the
Jack of his head, inflicted with some
blunt instrument. His clothes were
saturated with blood. Investigation
revealed that he had been robbed
and everything of value taken. He
had been dead over forty.cght hours.
Herman Stass, a German nvighbOr,
said Brandon had negroes from Wa
co working for him until Wednes
day, when he discharged them, and
that he, Stass, saw him Wednesday
night.
George N. Brandon, nephew
of the deceased, lives at Cal
vert, Texas, and started to
Robinson Sunday to look after the
remains. lie must have arrived
there Monday night, as the burial
was over before he reached that
place.
What steps will be taken blythe
relatives of the deceased have not
as yet been lully decided upon.
Some of them will attend to winding
up the estate and bringing the muir
derer to a speedy Justice.