The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-25
STILL DENIES HIS GUILT.
Burt Maintains That He Can Prove
His Innocence.
lie DISPLAYS REMARKABLE NERVE
'"iks Calmly as to His Position. Hut
REFUSES to Answer Questions Hear
Ing on tho Murder.

, Austin. Texas. August ~ The Post re
n porter visited Eugene Burt again Thu
, morning and for the last time. as here
after Sheriff White will admit no NOR
newspaper men to Burt's cell in the coun
! ty Jail. The reporter was admitted Il,
Jdiler JACK hughes and ut the former
REQUEST the jailer heard the reporter in
tcrView Burt. Burt met the reporter wifi
"A good morning, sir" and showed n,
hhgers through the IRON grating for 4
handehakc telling the reporter at IN,
same time that he was glad to see him
When asked how he felt. Burt replied
on feel fine slept like Il log last
nlsht and feel greatly refreshed"
The reporter then told Burt he would
Ike to interview him again and Burt
seemed glad of the opportunity Afforded
nun 10 express his views. remarking: 81
vii he glad to answer any o,,esllon Wal,
may ask mo, no matter what 1t is. Don't
feel any de.icacy in asking your oucs-
ions, for | realize my position and W n
not reel hurt or offended at anvlhln,,
You may ask me Inns
ma, After ten stating tnat none of his family
| n''H 'alIed To sec him, Burt said in rrniv
| 70 question, that If il was lei, 10 nix
ne Wou-d not have "a prel minary ,ral.
~ VIII be no use, for | couldn't give
| any BOND. viii wat until the grand
lul! mcyis (which vii! be the nrSt Ni"n.
Jay IN octopcp and viii be satisfied to
remain In jail until then"
li.hNc you employed an attorney -"
iSh,H The Post reporter
40 ana shall uol employ one. hut
v" VII present my own case" replied Burt.
an pehhItHs and don't expect 10 got "A
-, rr Don't you ihlnC you would be better
On WIN 4, good lawyer 20 dofond yuu?'
Ia
man" Il statement 10 the court ana have
no me ,'ir M ne world but that / will vind-
4, Nhen did you first learn Of The muir
dt.I, 81 YOUR wife amt chidron?''
i read II In the Chicago nnn,.r. thu
mo1g me- after the bodies were DIS, ov-
M, , ,..S v, aid you feel when you read the
"nS5 S yoa b 'S %"ST e.. that question"
ana won't answer It,"
Nt'S' f'dd Ng ,hc notice of the mur-
Der a. 81 YOU communicate either ~ l"ifcr
in, ,.S,.esi'm wAh any friend on the sub
mo, did not Wait. I'm ,akc that
b@Nk. did write ono latter to az rr t,'aI
aiHl reading the notice."
der ia hat ~ eitcr?,.' "'"s about the muir
NM. wnnt answer your question. ror
w6Ic6S 'Iis. p, !, !, ial1,:.s to The 'rmc wlln
"To a friend IN Austin" s'' ~
"" ~ Ia ne nlinn OF ,hat frcndP"
ON !. '"'uS' to say now, but may later
"Did you receive any reply to your let
+, .,,Yos. but tore it up as soon as read
The p nl,,t tgc reply contain any alnsion to
iuse 10 answer any question p.rtnilin,, 70 !
''e crime have been arrested for."
,p,,rdaSr you mad read tho reports Of the |
no dr'ira 10 learn more Of tho altar ~"
hsr M| sooIneSS but You are surely |
AAon that | woulint talk about the muir
dor OF my VT. aud al llirrnP'' me-
81 n ,,, gtlme with VIII ch YOU arc charged
~ - inoSi stIous one and u case Won arn
Hlludgcd guilty ara sentenced T., AMIN
nov WI you take t?'' ''"'
WI accept my sentence like man
"ttHn ms. my idte III the same way. |
..lRU PICK my own Jury aud y,lU nrrcpt
tuc consequences. II they say | am t1I'1iv /
ana must suffer death, init viii sctIl,or =
oaHo, for I'm innocent" '''
n,n rin yog1 I'm your ,coIored cook the
H"t M ns OF th| Saturday YOU lot here
, No, 70 ~, KS water out of the cisiern as
md drowned7" MS '"' "'s"'
10. 9il not The story is untrue"
,.,,, noW about the pump handle that had
W ~ '"Ncn on aud hidden under II PLANK
~ X srd room ynu orcupea?'
earned of IL tiro,,.,n " HuU only
clse nut ii there, "'f''1'H'
You say that YOU hnd thr,, ,,,,, ,
,auses for leaving Austin. when vo, All
Nnat were thcy?" 80" ''''
"pnc was th,ni on tnc d,,, la, !
ricnd informed NJ tita't ON t1o rotinwnp
'onaay my brothers were .nine ~ me- |
'und. | don't know thai If ,yng ,,,,i 49,,
had reason To- b"Iiev, ,h,N WV ,ru.' nui
I'm care to go back TO Jail | do not
are to s!Vc-..he other two rnns6rs nav nv ,
M they were n no way connrctod Win
he crime I'm charged vim n,,d = 49,,
cunt nr tb',, wa" nj ~" not leave ON ac- g,
1T WIS rrportr1 hove th,t ,.,,, ,.,.,,.., -
our brother itnsron'' .mn you VISITED
light the murders we're suppoe1d TO hn nVS a
zen committed Was the ronoi, tr,i. y" II
cen 10 his bo,,s S c .ur nInrlSi li1d y
arc LETT was ,c 10, e'" weeks Pc II
oesn't rkc mo 80" t "Nr"u' MY brother Il
have AVOIDED m as much G'', as ,ae ~, .
hat Hereafter IL o,iC4' ' " lhr reporter e
Omit any more ua,uer,n m,.V would net d