The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-01
AUSTIN'S AWFUL TRAGEDY.
No Material Developments 10 the
Burt Brutality.
STILL SEEKING FOR THE CuLPRIT
Tho Cistern Into which tho Bodies Wore
Thrown Being Pumped Out-Taii
Dark Haired Woman.

Austin, Texas, Judy 3i--Nothing new
OF material import has developed In the
Buii: tragedy. Tho scusHlDilal butcher H.
still at large and there is no ccw to his
Whereabouts. but the theory is that lie
went either to Galveston or New Orlolns
where he might hope 10 get away on q
ship. lie fled to New Orleans once bo.
fore when ti trouble, going part OF the
way In skin down the Colorado river.
Hes supply Of money IL reported to have
been limited when he lcft here. and upon
this fact - based tho expectation that
hc VIII soon be run to tarth.
II was told this afternoon that one Of
his brothers had during the day sens a
considerable sum of money away by tide
graph. Sheriff White Investigated :his
Story and received assurances that the
transaction was perfectly lcEitimate. al
thouGh the local manager OF the Western
Union refused TO disclose Inc name OF The
beneficiary OF the remittance.
Detective ChcnnuVAe returned from
Houston today with. tho bloody hltcact
round in one of the boxes consigned to j.
Z. clark, tho fictitious Individual to
whom Burt sent the bloody c.othlug which
told the fate OF his viciims
AE The house where the tragedy Nas
committed a loose plank was discovered
nus afternoon Ia the floor Of tho room
where he unfortunate yntlms lost their
hycs, When sad plank was raised The
missing ciStern uuup nHndlt WAS fouud
1t had human hair upon IL aud II is sun.
posed that IL was uacd by Burt in bcatit.,
mp ms witcs hoi1. 1t weighs about xix
pounds
The work of pumping tho clstefn in
%hich t1o victims were found was begun
last night and has cJninuod al, day, and
d no. yet completed. a gack nGd ian oil
nat were rcon floating on the water thus
evening, hnt were sunk tp inu boitu by
some lime which wa thrown IA, und wlil
not no recovered utdil ala the Nuter Is
spSon out. which VIII not be untn t1mor-
row
Today uhc police were Informed that
bili't was SEEN talking with ii t,,l what's
woman with bach hair and gold fAing
in one OF her upper t,~sth The ronyrrna-
lion IL reported to have taken place lAst
FRIDAY IN front Of the fugitivn's brothers
shoc store. Part OF IL WttH overheard md
II ~ asserted that Bart WIS aHIAng che
woman TO meet him somewhere Tie neat
night which WAS Saturday nirht. or tho
ngh on which hu d gGnppcarot. she ia
SAD to nave sniiingly agreed % do so
IL VIII he rcmenbDud THAI II hlp b.nn
positively stated by Witnesses that When
Burr took tho strelH ear ia go to The
Train last SATURDAY night he was accom-
panied by a tail woman, supposed to have
boon II negross. Now II DEVELOPS how
evor thM when Burt loft HE struet car
ut the depot tali woman cloee,y ,eiied
got on IN" car an the sautV tncunnd went
INTO tn" waiting room. The rtrt tlntt she |
was vciod may have made nor tpu.,r
black to the pari."a who Jaw her g,,r !
dbohad me street car with Burt IN the /
first Instance
At tha depot Burt aid not follow her |
M" the waiting room, hat catered IN |
e1npty MI uulb7hted Houston nd Texas |
Central coach wn'rh was standing ON "a |
Hlc lltlck, ana i-gt down and romaincn IA
II uiGil the noithbound lIwnnilonlI and
Grcat Northern on which he ldft town de-
parted t,ri.
1t is positively assertcd that Rurt has
tatN l. fl,lH