San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-28
THE LANGHOLZ MURDER.
REMAINS ARE IDENTIFIED BY
FRIENDS.
Cause of the Murder Was Robbery
Other Buyers Escaped the
Same Fate.

Undertaken j. T. Burnett and DIR,
G.G. Watts left yesterday after
noon for Kerrville on their way to
Junction City to identify and bring
home the remains of the late Mr..
Charles j. Langhoiz, the &C.
count of whose brutal murder 80
miles from Kerrville was published
in the LIGHT yesterday.
A telegram from Kerrville says a
plat OF the o. l.. ranch, on which
the dead body was found, was dis
covered In the dead mans clothing
This DIR. Watts has identified as
the same one the man Taylor
showed Mr.. Langholz in his pres
ence, in San Antonio, as the ranch
he proposed to sell Mr.. Langholz in
exchange for city property.
The buggy cushion, with the
apron cut off, which was brought
back to Kerrville by Taylor, al so
fitted the apron, which was found
alongside the dead body. In the
cushion was found a flattened bull
let, the fatal missile, evidently.
Taylor was introduced to Mr..
Langholz by a real estate dealer
named Cox, who met him at a
boarding house on Flores street.
He said he had ranch to sell or
trade. and also told VIM. Burke and
another man, horsebuyers, that
he had a bunch Of horses to sell.
Burke made an appointment with
him to meet him in Kerrville to
show him the horses, but when
Burke arrived he fortunately met
the sheriff first and telling his
business gained so much unfavor-
able information OF Taylor and his
character that he concluded to take
the next train home.
Taylor was a member of the De-
witt county Taylor family
whose feuds with the Suttons and
Hardins about 20 years ago were of
state wide renown. His family,
father and brothers are well known
and much respected.
Taylor was last seen in San An
tonic Monday evening. He visit
ed several gambling houses and sa-
looms Sunday, spent some money
and paid one man, Mr.. Reid, a dol
lar he owed him. He told Mr..
Kelly, bookkeeper for Mr.. Lang
holz, that the latter was well aud
was pleased with the new property.
A cash bonus was to have been
paid by Mr.. Langholz In the trade,
but Taylor did not make applica-
ton for this or show any deeds to
the newly acquired city property.
He left on the Arkansas Pass train
for Beeville, and there is where
Sheriff Campbell, Constable Nc.
Closkey and Detective Shoaf start
ed yesterday on the train.
A lady said to be Taylor's cousin
was intercepted as the train pulled
in yesterday from KeIrville and
questioned as to her knowledge of
his whereabouts. She evidently
knew nothing and was allowed to
proceed on her way to Kennedy.
Mr.. Langholz's mother lives in
this city and Is very feeble. 1t Is
feared the news of her sons death
will be the end Of her, when it is at
length broken to her.
Mr.. Burnett returned from Kerr
vile this morning. He said that
the body Of Mr.. Langholz would
not arrive in San Antonio until
Sunday evening on account Of the
mountainous roads from Junction
City to Keprville. Mr.. Burnett stated
that parties saw Taylor and Lang.
holz together and going towards
cave, but that they took another
direction and did not 60 to the
cave. 1t is believed that Tay-
lor wanted to entice Langholz into
the cave and there commit the
cowardly deed, OF which he is &C
cused, but as there were number
OF hog herders around the mouth
OF the cave Taylor took Laugholz
in another direction.