The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-02
IS HE THE MURDERER ?
YOUNG NAM FROM DENIsoN AR.
\ RESTED IN MISSOURI.
7 He Left Mysteriously the Morning After
the Woman Murders-He is a Dead
Shot, as was the Murderer-He
Protests His Innocence.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to The Statesman.
DENIsoN, Tex, May 25.-A special
to the Herald from Sedalia, Missouri,
says: Tom Boswell, alias Williams,
was arrested here last night in response
to telegram from the chief of police
of Denison. The man entered the
Western Union telegraph office and
asked for message for T. j. Williams
and was thus identified, He was
most Immediately taken into Gus
{tody. What charge is pre-
ferred the Herald correspond
ent cannot learn as the officers
here were non. committal. Boswell is
confined in the county Jail here await
ing instructions from officers from
Texas. This afternoon your cores
pondent called at the Jail and sought
an interview with Boswell. He talked
freely and when asked what he knew
about Denison murders, replied with
much indignation that he was in no
manner connected with the murders
and that talk and his arrest were for
spite. He says he knows who
the persons are who are having
this done for spite work
and declares his intention to get even
with them. He admits that he was at
home in Denison at the time of the
murders, as he has been all along, but
states that when the fatal shots were
fired he was on Main street with Jack
Schultze, Theo Tobin, AL Mcclure and
Jim Gilmartin, and says he has no
idea why he should be suspicioned I'M
less it is because he left the city.
When did you leave Denison,' was
asked. L left at o'clock We'd
nesday morning. left number
of unpaid bills it is true. l went
direct to the persons whom l knew
and stayed with them three days, then
came here. Boswell further says he
was on his way to Paducah, KY,
where he intends to dispose of prop
erty belonging to him, and then re-
turn to Denison and pay his debts.
He feels fairly confident of clearing
ahimself of any suspicious circumstan-
cas- that his enemies are trying to
thfNw around him. Baggagemaster
James Robbs visited Williamson in
jail, and at once recognized him
as Boswell. The latter made
larger inquiries IS to the feeling in
Denison against him and seemed to
take at heart that there was an I'm
complimentary feelingsthere, but in
sists that he has been unjustly &C.
cused,"
Another special to the Herald from
another correspondent says Dos,
well, alias Williams was arrested
on telegram from Denison
asking that he be held on charge
of murder. The arrest was made be-
tween the hours of 10 and II o'clock in
the Western Union Telegraph office
Williams entered the Office and in
quired for a message and Marshal De
Long and Policeman Mooned, wht
had been lying in wait. quickly nabbec
him.
1t is not believed, however, tina
Williams had any connection with
the murder, but it is alleged that III
got $500 from Owen Mccarthy anC
other sums under false pretenses from
others in Denison. 1t was very un,
fortunate that Boswell left Denison OF
the morning of the murders clandes
timely on a freight train. He wa
around town much the night before
He also left word with Almost intimate
Xfend that he wanted the local pa
<pers for the next five days sent him
addressed to Il. j, Williams.
There are various little bits of sus
picious circumstances that throw ;
cloud over the young man, beside
his gambling escapades, gettin'
money from various people, etc., bu
several believe that unless the polio
know good deal more than has beer
divulged he is innocent of any connec
ton with the murders.
He knew the women at the bawd.
houses, and Miss Hawley says her sis
ter and herself have seen Boswell a
his store as they passed and he seeme'
to look at them closely, but neithe
she nor her sister ever knew him
Miss Allie Hawley thinks she can tel
the peculiar voice of the man VIII
killed her sister if she can hear it.