Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-24
HOLLAND HUNG.
He Passes Away Quietly by
Act Of the Sheriff
EXECUTING THE LAW OF TEXAS.
The Butcher Says He Was the Quickest Buck
on The Trigger" In Those Parts Baker,
His Companion In tho Crime, Gives
tho True Cause Tor Tho Murder.

yelasco, Tex, Feb. %. -tspccial)-At
Is minutes past IL O'Clock this morning
&C BraZoriu, Tex. Sheriff H. NJ Ncrby
aud Deputy Warren w. Webb sprung
the trap that hurled Frank Hollands
soul into eternity. The scaifold had
been arranged 20 that no one out
side could see the execution and several
hundred persons present were sOrley
disappointed. In conversation with news
paper reporters the night before the exc
cutlon, Sheriff VERIFY said he did not In
toud 20 make circus OF the affair az
he thought that such thugs were culcu-
lated 70 do more harm than good. The
best citizens of the county We're pres-
ent and from their number Sheriff VERIFY
selected a dozen TO witness tile pXecu-
tion. Frank Holland died inside Of thir-
ty-two minutes after the drop fell
THE CRIME.
On the 9th of March 1902. James and
steve Cruycy and old man Smith
bosquc county farmers travelling through
BruzoNa county, for the purpose of buy
ing lund were murdered in thelr camp,
near Churchills Ferry on the san Ber-
nhrd river, n few miles from Nelusco.
Several days afterwGrd a negro found
their remains and reported to Sheriff
Robert NJ. VERIFY, who with Deputy Geo.
MeclAm, Immediately went 10 work to
ferret out The criminals.
close search of the neiglbOrhood re-
suited in Nerby's finding an old envelope
belonging to one OF thc travellers. From
the post-mark on this he discovered their
former homes and had obtained sufficient
evidence 10 warrant the arrest of Frank
Holland aud jerome Baker of Luling
when the sheriff of Fort Bend county,
who was on The train, went to Luling
aud made the arrests.
Holland and Baker were brought 10
Buzoria and tried July -, 1892
Holland was sentenced TO DEATH
and appealed, though both he aud Baker
admitted numbering the Crayeys and
Smith
His case was affirmed; Judge Reese
passed sentence upon him Jan 10, 1893
During the time he was ia jail he man.
aged TO cut OF his letters, Intending to
attack the sherin when the latter visited
the cell. Deputy MechOm discovered this
ana put new irons upon him.
At jerome Bakers trial witnesses
from near Luling swore he was very
young though he looks fully 20 years
old, and the jury only sentenced him
to the penitcntiary for life
HOLLANDS CONFESSION.
Frank Holland said: 1--WE met the
ihree men nt Luling and agreed 70 guide
them down the BrhzOs When we went
INTO camp AT the San Bernard / heatd
oid man Smith say no decent woman
would Chew tobacco or dip snn0f
told him he was n lmr. Then we
clenched. Tile two Craveys then iumped
on me and ! began to shoot aud killed
~ St them, Tor | am the quickest buck
~ beSas on the trigger. After | fin.
ished them 1 did not see any use m
throwing away 4 lot Of money aud tRipf
eoou stuii 80 Baker aud | packed M
everything aud started for home. W.
puInt the wagon and chopped no Tia
noies ana lammed them In the mud
Nhen we got home we told our folts
we had traded the strangers ont Of IN
horses and guns. We hid tie inonev ana
clothes whore they were found iVben
Tie Fort Bend county sheriff toot M
we We're under arrest for .teetins
turkeys near home and had used snns
o. thai Hionny 10 fix M a ohsb ho5,d ,,.i1
hNl Wnat gave US away and how
w vahs 70 pe cAuEht 1 don't think /
should DC hung for Il has MOI been
st1lE loeg since Judge Burkhart tiled a
leioW " me Bfazoria court who M.
MllltN shooting q slecBin0 sniior H. bj,,
pnnk ON q ship last Chfisfrfas nteht
at Neiasco The jury cleared INK, n,isht,.
QUICK ana then clipped IA ana Say,
on" So 'u' VI ieAas
JEROME BAKERS STORY
. believed % be the true account of The
tatnefa lie said; when we passe5
llnrensh the towu Of Bra1oria M msn
sn'''n bought some things ana We SAW