The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-18


isles shop.
On this particular night Sharman
was sick and had gone out on the
porch about 8 O'Clock to get some fresh
air, sitting on the porch he heard
voices in the rear OF the saloon and
saw three men walking away; he re.
cognized them as John Carlisle, sam
Sparks and Ed Myers, the men were
on their way with Sparks to his
horse. Sharman heard Myers say:
"Well, boys, I'll go back" Myers
then started back, but Carlisle went
on with Sparks to his horse. Shar-
man saw Myers shoot sparks with
pistol. Carlisle and Myers ran away
together.
Sharman on his way to work next
morning met Carlisle and told him he
knew who did the killing. Carlisle
was dumb with establishment and
said to Sbarman: "I'll tell Jim Brown
of this" Ike Sparks, a brother of the
murdered man, began to hunt for the
murderers. He followed Myers and
caught him, when Myers told him
Sharman knew ali about tNe
killing. This was the first intima.
tion the officers had of Sharman's
knowledge of the killing. Before My
ers' trial Brown and his gang threat
ened Sharman's life and told him 10
leave the country, but two good citi-
Zens and brothers named scarborough
guarded Sharman and protected him.
Sharman on the day of trial gave in
his evidence and Myers was sentenced
to 20 years in prison. Carlisle then
disappeared. JiU Scarborough, one
of the men who guarded Sharman,
was elected sheriff and began the
search. for Carlisle. He located and
arrested his man in Fort Worth. Car
Isle gave bond, Brown and his friends
coming to his assistance.
Carlisle was living in Collin county
He went to see Brown, g plot was
laid, and Luttrell was selected to
kill Sharman. LutUrell had been
working for Brown. Carlisle went
TO DenisOn where sharman
in the meantime had moved,
and tried to persuade Sharman to
leave the country. Sharman refused
and thus his death warrant was
signed. Shortly before Carlisle ship
received and signed for it. A few
MY nlo dllcI lulS CAdIuldu was DluF-
dered in bed. His wife and Chi d
were beside him, but neither were
hurt. A ladder standing against the
house told the story. The next day
the gun was found near the house
Sheriff McAfee of Grayson county and
Scarborough began their search; a
hint took them to Fort Worth. The
conspirators had met there and had
been overheard. Luttrell, Carlisle
and two others were spotted and the
chase began. Luttrell had been hired
to do the work and an attempt was
made on his life, but he escaped to
fall into the hands of Lee county
officers.
Carlisle showed up for trial at Gid
dings for the murder of Sparks, and
the case was dismissed. Sheriff Scar
borough Immediately rearrested Car
Isle for the Sharman murder. The
trial came on in the fall OF last year,
and it was proved that the gun ship
ped to DenisOn was Luttrel's gun
and was shipped by Carlisle, 1t was
proven that Carlisle while drunk had
laid hare the whole scheme. Luttrell,
with two other men, was in benson
at the time OF the murder, and the
evidence showed that Luttrell fired
the shot.
Brown had been killed before the
trial CAM on. Carlisle and Luttrell
were without money or friends and
they We're both sentenced to death; all
efforts tor new trial or reversal,
failed. When brought out to be SEN
fenced Lu.rrell made long talk that
was sensational in the extreme.
He said in substance that
Frank FOgg OF Fort Worth fired the
shot that Killed 5harman; he said
that many mel, prominent in bust.
ness, social and political circles, were
implicated in the affair, but that he
would never give them away, and
that these men lived in Fort Worth
End DAllasu He cursed eX-Sheriff
McAfee and ex-County Attorney Cecil
Smith, and said he hoped their fami-
lies would die in disgrace. In con-
clusiOn he said Jim Brown. ard a
prom nent attorney at Glddings killed
| Sparks
{. Carlisle in his talk said he was ''in-
nocent, and did not know what the
| gun was to be used for when he ship
ped it.n Before they were sen fenced
| Carlisle alueu ten prisoners to escape
from the Jail. Carlisle's great size
prevented him from escaping. Since
their sentence they have given the
officers at the Jail much trouble.
A few days ago they attempted to
commit suic de with knives made from
cup handles. But the attempt was
unsuccessful. A few days before his
execution, Luttrell protested to know
something about the triple murder
that was committed in Denison some
time ago, but no one placed any
credence in his story. A day or two
since both men began to read the
Bible, and have ministers to visit
them. For the past three weeks
rumors have been thick that the men
who brought the assassins to the gal