San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-12-15
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Crockett county. His death was
thought to have been caused from
heavy drinking. The coroner sent a
portion of the stomach to the pro
lessor of chemistry at the university
Of Austin to analyze. 1t showed large
quantities of strychnine in the stom-
ach. Warrants were Immediately
issued for the arrest of Mrs. Whittou,
his wife. and a Mexican named Mon
terio. They were both lodged in jail
to await an examining trial.
In the sensational elopement affair,
near Navasota a few days ago, the
father of the young lady received a let
ter from her in which she states that
she left home of her own accord; that
she is married and happy. The hus-
band writes to the young lady's father
to assist wife No. l in collecting
amounts due on land notes and to give
her every aid in obtaining a divorce.
1t has been decided to let the man and
wife No. 2 alone.
Judge Bently. OF Wharton county.
under order of the commissioners
court has advertised for the building
Of public highway forty feet wide
from the west side of the Colorado
river opposite the town of Wharton to
II Campo. The total length will be
about twelve miles. The contract will
include several small bridges over
sloughs. This road is an adjunct to
the new SIS, 900 bridge over the river.
Ezekiel Williams, colored, was ar
rested at Waco recently on a charge
Of passing counterfeit money. The
coin he passed, which was supposed to
be counterfeit, proved TO be genuine
$40 gold piece OF United States mint
age. 1t had in it flaw which caused
it to give forth dull sound when
dropped. This led to the mistake
"Zeke," as he is called, was honor
ably discharged.
Whit Angel was duck hunting with
a rifle and double-bsrreled shotgun
recently near Longview. He snapped
the rifle and reached for the shotgun,
keeping his eye on the game. In
drawing the gun toward him it struck
something and fired. tearing away his
left cheek, breaking his nose and
making bad wound in his forehead.
Though he may recover, his wounds
are very serious.
A negro by the name of Linsey Car
ter and his wife, who was a blind
woman, were murdered at their house
in the Spring Creek, Robertson county,
neighborhood at night recently, and
the house with the dead bodies in it
set on fire and burned to the ground.
Two negroes. Henry McLeroy ana
Emmanuel Owen, have been arrested
and jailed on suspicion.
Sidney Killmau of Dallas, a uni
versity student, was shot on the dam
lake at Austin recently by parties IN
known. Killman and party of friends
we're out rowing when some unknown
parties opened fire from the bank and
shot Killman through the ieshy part
of the leg. The wound is very slight.
The accident is attributed to careless
hunters.
Burglars raided several residences
at Rockdale recently. They broke in
the kitchen window at Mr.. f. G.
Simms', ate what they wanted, then
went to his bed room and carried OFF
his coat, vest. watch, chain and Sc
that was in his pants pocket. They
also entered the home of Rev. Allen
and stole SO in money
James APodeca, prominent Mexi-
can of Ysleta. Fl PasO county, was
snot a few evenings since by two
Texas rangers named Tate and Nc
MINI while beating his wife with a
Winchester rifle. ApOdeca when or
dered to desist attempted to shoot the
rangers. The wounds will prove fatal.
Victor l. Ochea. who was arrested
at Fl Paso by Deputy United States
Marshal ScarbOrO, at the instance of
Consul Zayasa. charged with a viola
ton of the neutrality laws recently,
was arraigned and dismissed by Com
missioner Gibbs. there being no evil
dence against him.
Recently VIII Houston and Mr..
Harris we're crossing New Years
creek bridge on the Washington and
BRENNAN road. The bridge gave way
and precipitate1 both them and their
horses into the creek. Both men and
horses escaped without serious injury.
At Manor, Travis county, recently,
Mr.. ". c. Puckett's S-year-old boy
met with a bad accident. He was
riding a horse. which became fright
ened and ran away, throwing the boy
of. breaking his leg below the knee
and otherwise severely in. uring him.
Henry aud Charles Speights were
recently arrested at BRENNAN on a
warrant sworn out by Mary Fender,
who AYERS that after driving of a
Young man named Gus MOhn and
beating him they assaulted her, COM
polling submission with drawn pistols.
The contract for supplying the PEN
itentiaries with beef has been award
ed Messrs. Smith & Baldwin at S.4S.
Cornfed beef is supplied six months in
the year and the best range fed the
remaining six months. The price
paid last year was 3.47.
At Dallas the sheriff gave the
eighty prisoners in the county Jail an
elegant dinner or Thanksgiving Day,
and Ed Lauderdale and his sister,
Miss Dove Lauderdale, gave the
twenty-five patients in the city nos
pital a splendid dinner
George Bowen and companion be-
came involved in a difficulty recently
two miles west of Greenville. Bowen
was cut in the face and bowels. The
latter wound is about six inches long
He cannot recover. The cutter made
his escape.
A negro highwayman held up Jo-
seph Wilfur in Washington county
recently. demanding money. Wilfur
turned his pockets for him and lone
nickel was ali the robber got lie
went Oft cursing Wilfur for being
poor.
The late grand jury of Galveston
county, brought in S7S bills of indict-
ment. OF these 1913 were against re-