The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-09

of it. He was told 1t was
useless u make any statement hut the
truth: his crime was known aud he
was known TO he the man; that his
doom WAS fixed and only his presence
a, Paris was awaited for his eXecu
ton, He was told what manner Oi
death awaited him. Not dutil DtKal6
was reached did he seem to realize
that he was in the sh IdOw OF death,
aud then he began to beg an officer on
the train to save him. he was tOld
that every officer in Texas If present
could not save him, that all the ON
GERS on the train could do was TO
Dring him safely to Paris and that
they were powerless to take him any.
where else. Finally he
ACKNOwLEDGED THE CRIME
but that he only had confused recol
lecIiuu of il, He stated that when ne
went into the woods he laid down and
went 10 sleep with the child in his
arms, and that the child went to
-l,er too. That he took the Child by
the limbs and tore them apart ami
then outraged her, what Time of night
he could not remember. he was
drinking aud had no clear recollection
Of the matter, nor was he certain lhat
the CHILD was de ID when he conceal
~ the body, though he Thought thal
It died during the outrage lie slepl
on the ground until IA. m. Friday
and then went To his wife to ind Out
whether any alarm had oeeu made.
Finding there had, he went to a barn
wher he worked and got an old hat
in place of the one he left by the
child's body.
HIS FLIGHT.
At 8 o'clock he caught an east
bound Texas end Pacific freight,
winch he rode six mics to Reno, tell
ing the traiumen he wss going our
cotton picking for Geo. Reese He
stayed about Reno an hour and
walked to Blossom, which he reached
about 3 y. IN caught another freight,
which no leG at Detroit and then
walked down to the station house,
where he GU some wood for his s'Ip'
per. After supper he walked to Bag
we'll, reaching there about midnight,
aud went to sleep on the platform
A bout 4 u. m. Saturday he caught
freight and went To Clark,ville, ~neTe
ne loafed around town until Saturday |
night.
The facts of the outrage had been |
to the papers, and q des-
,ription of Smith had been bullellued |
At every telegraph officer on his route,
md while he was lDafing around the
station of Clark5ville his crime was on
,yery tongue, and armed men were
starting hourly on snme search tor
i'm. He bought food from n cook OF
me hotel, and about p. IN got away
m q reight which he left al Dekala,
-ettlng Off on the left hand de and
-Oing to GallsOn's store, where he
arred water tor come bread ana
heese and ii en- sat around the depot.
Somewhere on the freight he had
truck up with white man named
harley, who was from out west aud
uniting al job. Charley had a small
rifle. They stayed at De-
[alb about an nOur, and at 8 = m.
aft on freight which they lett al
lsw b pstOn, walked from there to the
'exas Central Junction stopping on
he way at a tie camp. The Jun ton
vas reached at IL o'clock Saturday
light, where they stopped, making
iros fIr lhO operator here and d"ihH
ONE other work for the privilege OF
laying in the depot; caught
reight at 3 q. m Sunday and
ode into Texarkana, where they
tayed at the round house u It'll moru-
ng. sunday morning they left Tex
Irkana on the Iron Mountain freight
md went to Homer and then on To
'ulton, which they reached about
sunday noon, and spent All hour here
smith walked around town looking
or some kinioks and then they walk
ii ON to Sprendel's mill where
harley got job. the mill was
cached about 3 p. IN. and after get
ing food from mill hand he knew
10 quit the railroad and starting at
o'clock walked to Washing
on, following the old Washing
on aud Fulton state road
md arriving in Washington
bout midnight Sunday night, stopped
" the depot and made fires forthe OPP
,rator, and while he was here tie OPP
,rator was receiving and forwarding
,is description Leaving Washington
Monday morning at daylight ne went
o Ozark. where he chopped some
wood Tor his breakfast. AfterstaNing
n Ozark awhile he went to Glow Mon
lay evening, and was arrested nex'
iay and carried to Hope.
BEGs FOR MERCY.
For long time he plead that he be
finished by some other means than
ieath. but if he had to die
hen he begged to he shot, but he did
not want Vance to do the shooting
He preferred that Mayor Cater or
Marshal Shankeir should be his exc.
,utioner. When finally 1t was told
lim he had TO he taken to Paris aud
lie death OF torture he begged and
prayed to be shot and then begged
hat they would let him kill him-eh.
When all hope of this failed he be-
cams n picture OF terror and despair.
ARRIVAL AT PARIS.
When at last the long train pulled
INTO the depot where the house and |