The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
WEEKLY STATESMAN THURSDAY, JUNE q 1892

recognize those around her and then
fall into Inconsistencies 1t is
believed that kilograms receiv-
ed yesterday and unwilling
ly handed her to READ
SO shocked her. nervous system as to
hasten death. Blood poisoning finally
caused death. A telegram received
said to have come from an officer at
Ironton inSuiring if the true name of
the person shot was not Julia Martin.
The unfortunate young woman gave
her spiritual adviser complete story
of her life and asked in case of death
to have her remains forwarded to
Ironton, Mo-, and there be inferred by
the eide of those of her mother of
whom she7spoke of Utmost touching
terms. This request was sacredly
complied with. Rev. Golightly says
about an hour before the young wom-
an died she clasped her hands and
looking upward. apparently utterly
oblivious of all around her, said in a
low voice, "Pearl. dear Pearl, l see you
now"
Pearl was the name of little sister
that died about a month ago. In an
swer to a question, Are you ready to
die" she said eyes" The undertaken
prepared the remains for shipment
and burial, and they are now in the
large room of Mrs. Testers. 1t should
be said to the latter's credit that from
the moment of the shooting she has
been increasingly kind in her atten-
tipns to the wounded girl, and has
done everything in her power for her
comfort and benefit. The true name
of the unfortunate woman was Julia
Martin, and her father is very re-
spectacle farmer near Ironton, Mo.
This information was impaired to the
reporter by the young woman herself
few days after the shooting, under
the promise that he would not
reveal her name while she
lived. She said her mother died
when she was not out of her teens and
that she now had a stepmother. Her
father is not in good health, having
suffered a long time from asthma. "If
he should know of this he would die"
she said or words to that effect. She
said she was sent to a boarding
school in Poplar Bluff, Mo-, and there
fell in love with a young man named
'Stan" Kramer, who was baggage
master on the Iron Mountain road,
and they eloped and returned to Iron
ton and presented themselves as man
and wife to her parents, who still be.
lieve her to be married woman and
still living at Texarkana with her love.
She went to Texarkana and boarded
at Mrs. Angeline's, and so lived until
at last, as she said, she was deserted.
She finally entered upon her life of
shame in Denison. Her parents have
been informed of her death, This is
the third victim of the recent assasina-
tions to die. The fourth, Rose Stew
art, is on the high road to recovery,
Special to the Herald from Sedalia,
Missouri, says Sheriff McAfee of Gray
son county, Texas, is expected here
this evening. Boswell consents to re-
turn without requisition but main
tains that he is innocent of any con-
nection whatever with the murders at
Deuison, and it is understood he is
held for embezzlement only or some
like charge.
Late this afternoon at Howard Park,
while race was in progress, Chief
James and Deputy Hackney IN dis
guise captured one O'Brien, a notorious
horse thief, who escaped from Sheriff
Phillips of Collins county.