The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-04
MURDER OF wEoELrcH.
Assassfns Failed 10 Get the wealth
Which They Sought

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Bracksffvti,e, Texas January l--Ferci-
mani tnot August Weae!ich. whose heart
less r1rrdsr WAS perpetrsted In this city
soTre time during night before last. was
buried thfs afternoon az o'clock. a large
gathering Of friends and fellow citizens
attending the funeral. The belief that
She old gentleman had Considerable money
bidder about the premises has proved
uee. A searching party this morning
found a cigar box containing s121o In gold
and bank bills, under the floor Of the main
bail over the cellar, placed back on the
foundation whereon rest the fioor jo'stf.
This nrS has caused Immense satisfac-
ton II IS al lesst gratifying 20 know
that the infamous murdsrerU failed in
securing the hidden treasure expected by
them.
Tie Post reporter. In company with an
officer. examined the premises last even
ing. and II If evident that the murdered
man was sitting by his stove when struck
down. II is presumed thet the assassins
entered the place late. perhaps almost
midnight. engaged the old man IN con-
Versstion. and in an unguAried moment
tho blow was given that rendered ~ easy
for the robbers to proceed in their dia-
hollcal work. A chair near the stove be-
spattercd with blood a pool OF blood
near tho chair. the bloody imprint of
siockinged feet leading to a door from
tho man had rot yei retired.
u is supposed that more than me COM
riitted the deed. that one was left with
the unconscious victim. while the other.
whose hands were covered with hloor
/ searched the premises. II Is presumed
| that the old man recovered consciousness
ere the villains wers through searching
/ the house and the W Watcher over him gave
| him the second blow. tina, lays alongside
and partially over the first.
/ The damnable nends then dragged his
] body behind the bar 10 the cellar door.
/ carried II below, and fearful Of recovery
puEsibiy they pi0ccd large piece OF
I coarse. dirty domestic in his mouth AMI
J brutality crammcd this down his throat
, His hands and feet were most probably
tied before they carried him away from
/ where he first fell his hands were bound
with a heavy cord and bis feet with =
piece 70 clothes line cut from a line on
the premises.
Some believe that the old man We.
/ struck Just hard enough 70 stun him
thu; he was then bound hand and foot
and carried IN the cellar. whore offers Of
ilfe we've made II he would disclose the
secret % his wealth. Te would not, and
tire villains. fearful Of exposure. delib
erately atranglei him by RsREing anc
st7utly tying a cloth over the gag anf
around his neck His body from heaf
10 Rips was blue black when found ne1'
dey
lfis personal effects were strewn Over
the cellar floor. whore hts trunk vas found
! rrened ard looted. His iron qnfe also ir
the cellar, was found 9ncn Papers siit
CLOTHES show bloody hands aid the iootlnc
or uersevorirRiy searched everything ~
deliberate manner Two heavy clubs wer'
found ucgr the store one a button willow
a heavy green we'll trimmed bluiReol
showed bloody use tho other q mesquite
club. Nl" evidently not used The Off
rcrs Are Doing 81 they can ~ the eudpago
. 20 arrreheuS How hopefli they ar" r.
. how rruch they have accomplished IS no
, made known - the general public. IN
POST reporter VII forward matter az de
| Nclafments occNr.