The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-07

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Cicburne, Texas. November 6.--Lasi
Tuesday morning Tom Crane left his home
about 1880 O'Clock to so to the field to
pick cotton. On this particular morning
he failed to come homo at noon. His wife
prepared his meal and in the afternoon
carried II to tho field. which Is about 400
or 500 yards from the house. She did not
sec him at work, but his cotton sack. con-
tanning about forty-fve pounds OF cotton.
was discovered. showing that he had not
worked very loog.
That evening. when he did not return,
she became 90 uneasy that she told her
neighbors about the strange disappearance.
A search was Instituted and his horse was
found In thicket near by, but no trace
was visible OF Tom Crane. Officers were
notified and went TO the scene OF the dis
appearance. A dillgent search was instI-
tuted by officers and the poor mans
brother. WIN Crane, and sympathetic
neighbors.
Friday morning at 10 o'clock his mutt
lated remains we're found, badly disfgured.
covered with blood and beginning to de-
cay, By his brother aud gentleman BY
the name Of John Osborn
The place where the body was found Is
mile and . hal. or more from the house.
IN the woods 20 far away from habitatioa
that no cries OF distreSs could be heard
II rs a lonesome. melancholy spot, amid
the brakes OF the Brazos, a fitting place
for such crime.
The body bore four bullet holes. evident
~ made by ii-calIbrc. 10 Sharp Winci1es-
ter rine, any one Of which would have
resulted Ia death; one shot entered tho
body about the waistband OF the pants
and little TO the left OF the backbone,
ahother ball entered the back about I'VE
or six inches above the other and iuat
10 the right Of the spine; third shot pene
traled the face Just under the LEI; aye
ana fourth entered the right ear. going
entirely through the head and coning
Out OF the left ear. There were also tao
very severe scalp wounds IN the forehead
ana aiso two more on top OF the head.
Hear the crown, evidently Inflicted With
blunt instrument
Two men were arrested for the crime
and arcsnow IN custody Of Sheriff Stewart.
a warrant having been sworn out. one Of
the men arrested IN a white man named
Jcnn Stokes shaw. commonly called gtokee
and he has the Cicm Pierce ranch In
charge. HIS mother is a resident az West
Siebhrne' The other is a negro by the
name OF Lee Wilson, now picking cotton
on the kenrssrd q Hart place. He said
he was In the neishb0rhood visiting an.
other negro by the name OF Elks. Shaw
u about IL years a. age and the negro 4;
lIs Two came 10 town within twenty
minutes OF each other shaw denies INV
quit OF the crime ahd says he can prove
complete abb. The negro says he don't
know anything OF the affair and protects
hts Innocence. Justice u. j. Logan held
an inquest today and from the evidence
OF Mrs Crane. who testified that Shaw ana
her husband had had trouble, a verdict
was returned accusing Shaw and the negro
OF the crime
sheriff Stewart received the following
telegram this afternoon from the father OF
the deceased:
A. Stewart. Cleburne, Texas:
'corsicana, Texas November G.-Haa
Tom been buried and do you know who
finen him? Wire answer. Write me fully
q the occurrence J.. W. Crane"