The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-12-22
A DALLAS MURDER.
A YOUNG FARMER MURDERED AT
NIGHT FOR HIS MONEY.
Had Sold His Farm and Was Supposed to
Have Money on His Throat
Cut and Pockets Rifed-No
Clue to the Assassin.

Special to The statesman.
DALLAS, Dec. lS.-Dallas county
came to the front with another black
crime, a cold blooded murder, and the
motive of the assassin pecuniary gain.
Richard lis station on the Santa Fe
railway, seven miles from Dallas.
This morning at crossing three
quarters Of mile fr> Ill Re.nhard,
known as Chenault's crossing, Section
Foreman John G. Burns ard his men
saw the body of lnan twenty yards
from the track near a pool of water
They investigated the lind and were
Mortified to discover that it was q
young farmer named John g. Patton.
His throat had been cut, the juglar
vein having been severed by keen
knife. His pockets were turned inside
out and a small leather money pouch
was found lping by the side of the vic
tim of the assassin.
| Mr.. Burns at once returned to Rein
hard and wired to Sheriff Cabell re-
questing him to come at once and
bring the coroner. The sheriff, sew
eral of his, deputies and pack of
bloodhounds hastened to Ohenault's
crossing and found the assembled
hundreds of excited farmers from the
surrounding country. The dogs failed
to locate the trail of the murderer.
After securing the country Sheriff
Cabell and his men returned to Dallas
this evening. M. w. Patton and w.
b. Patton, brother and brother-in law
OF the dead man, came in with them
Mr.. Patton said to your correspond
ent: 1.-Two weeks ago my brother sold
his farm to his brother in-law, Mr..
Porter, and left us and went to Gle.
burne, johnson county, He contracted
for land near Alvarado. We expected
him home last night. He had no
money to speak OF and the black
hearted murderer did not secure q
greater sum than 81 or So. Brother
was born at Greenville, 3. c., and
came to Texas thirteen years ago
when but 10 years old. He didn't
have an enemy In the world and was
a jovial, well disposed, kind hearted
fellow and member of the Methodist
church. 1t Is terrible"
The correspondent continued his
investigation and found that the vic :
| biab eithVOo III ClOJ On bIO kOdnDil
Fe train which was an hour late, last
night at 10 o'clock. He called at one
or two places on Lamar street where
he was we'll known, and said to a
friend that he believed he would stop
at the National over night, and that
is tire last ira ce OF him in Dallas. 1t
is surmised that he concluded finally
to walk home and whether he was
followed by parties from the city,
killed by tramps who met him at Che
nault's crossing or was killed by some
neighbor who knew he had disposed
of his farm and had been led to believe
thai he had large sum OF money in
his possession, ia merely matter OF
conjecture.
DR.. Strauss, who viewed the re.
mains and Investigated tho wound in
the throat. says Patton did not live
five minutes after his throat was cut.
He had also been felled by bludgeon
OF some sort, as there was bad cut
on the top OF the head.
The funeral will take place at Duck
Creek tomorrow, and If the murderer
falls into the hands OF the enraged
farmers there will be lynching as
well as burial.