The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27
EUGENE BURT IS HERE.
HE ARRIVED LAST AFTERNOON
i IN CUSTODY OF SHERIFF
EMMETT WHITE.
HIS COMING UNHERALDED.
A STATESMAN REPORTER MET
THE SHERIFF AND BURT AT
ELGIN AND SECURED
AN INTERVIEW.
3bURI DENIES The MURDER IN TOTO.
HE REFUSED POSITIVELY TO SAY
ANYTHING ABOUT HIS
ALLEGED CRIME.
HE WILL PRODUCE THREE IMPORTANT WITNESSES.
He Claims Their Testimony Will Help
His Case Nightly and That Their
Names. When Known, Will
Create q Sensation, But He
Will Not DivuIge Them
Until the Trial
HE REFUSED POSITIVELY TO SAY
ANYTHING ABOUT HIS
ALLEGED CRIME.
HE WILL PRODUCE THREE IMPORTANT WITNESSES.

Last afternoon at 3 o'clock Il city car
riage drove rapidly down East Eleventh
street by the land office, and Whirling
up to the front of the Jail stopped.
Deputy Sheriff Corwin sprang out of
the carriage and ran into the yard and
up on the porch Of the jailcr's residence.
Directly behind him came Sheriff White
with man linked to his wrist by means
of handcuus. Behind these two came
Deputy Sheriff Thorpe, and all four
quicF- disappeared into the hallway of
the jailcr's house leading to the Jail,
and Eugene Burt. the man who is
charged with the murder of his family
i'll this city no many days ago. passed
out of sight of the world and will be
hidden from the eyes of the public until
the time comes for his trial. when he
shall be adjudged guilty or innocent of
the awful crime which he is now
charged with In the meantime none
but the Power that rules the universe
krows ought of the mans mind or ought
of his doings on that eventful night.
True the prisoner says that he has three
witnesses to bring forward. They may
know of his innocence, but outside of
them no one knows of it. and many be
lieye that he is guilty of one of the most
atrocious crimes on record. In the
meantime, however. all are willing to
abide the action of justice and Il fair
trial and will wait the coming of both.
Burt stands forth in the public eye as
Il murderer and while he may not be,
time will develope the facts in the case.
Burt came into the city unheralded
yesterda~ and outside of the two Off
GERS who met Sheriff White and the pris-
oner at the Austin and Northwestern
rail- crossing and a Statesman re-
porter. wi c went out and met the party
at Elgn. none knew of his coming. The
officers anticipated no trouble in bring
ing the prisoner here, because the citi-
Zens of Austin are always willing to
mete out fair and legal justice to all,
but in order to avoid any sensational
gatherings the officers thought it best to
take Burt off the train Mt the Austin
and Northwestern railroad crossing and
bring him into the city from there. Ac-
cordingly Sheriffs Corwin and Thorpe
had a carriage in waiting for the incom
ing train a. this point. and ii was stop
ped there long enough to let Sheriff
White and his prisoner get off. They
were quickly seated in the carriage and
whirled away through cloud of dust.
So rapidly was the drive made to the
city that the prisoner was in fthe Jail
before the train pulled into the Union
depot AS soon as the train slowed up
in the depot the first man who jumped
to the ground announced that Burt was
in town. There was a small crowd at
the depot but they quickly spread the
news. and those who happened to be on
the street and heard it proceeded to the