The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-31
KILLING OF osBRooK.
PARTICULARS OF THE TRAGEDY
AT GREENvILLE.
Mrs, Crawford Acted Promptly when
She Saw the Negro Attempting
10 Enter the House.


Creenyille. Texas. August 30.-A short
account OF the killing OF Jordan osbrcok
by Mrs. Crawford appeared in this morn
ing's Post.
Mrs. Floyd Crawford resides on West
Pickett street at the crossing OF Sayie
She was awakened by some one walking
on the gallery She remained perfectly
quiet and presently heard noise at the
window and saw the lace curtain quietly
| pushed aside. The plucky woman reached
under her pillow and got her pistol.
| 3s-calibre Colt, and while lying partly in
bed. fred four shots in rapid succession
! through the window screen at the south
| side OF the room. at the first shot she
heard a groan and fall. but continued
until four bad been fired and then left
tho house and ran TO the residence of Mr.
| Joe Jones, a short distance west on Pick
EFT street.
Immediately after the shots were bred
| the reporter went out TO hunt an officer
and make an Investigation Policeman
Howard was found at a restaurant near
| the depot and the two, with Ben Hucka-
bay, proceeded to the location above men
| toned. A light was seen at Mr.. Jones
| and inquiries We're made concerning the
shots. When the officer asked IL they
knew who fred them. Mrs. Crawford came
10 the door and stated that she did, mat
some one was Frying at her window; That
aho fred four shots through the screen,
heard a groan and fall and then ran
to Mr.. Jones.
: The officer and party, accompanied by
Mrs. Crawford, repaired to her home at
the corner OF the block and going around
the house from the front found man
/ No III tnu tn In pl
gallery from the side gate and directly
under the window. A lighted match re-
, veaed the form ard features OF black
, negro, who had fallen back from the win
, dow with his shoeless feet almost under
the edge OF the house. The negro was
lying on his back, gurgling and grooming
a MS II In the last throes OF death. and
d | when light was brought 1t revealed q
o great hole in the top of his heal, from
: which his brains We're oozing. and there
81 WAC "A POOL of blood OIL the walk be-
: meath,
A small pine stick was hanging in d
6 hole no had cut through the screen. He
was using the stick to push the lace cur.
If tain aside to see into the room and wa'
a evidently In STOPPING position when Mis-
Crawford opened fre through the window
rs the shot struck him almost directly IL
top ~ the head.
An examination of the window shade
III
passed through them and one struck thu
\, window frame on the right. The bed val
: across the room from the window \ few
. feet and the sheet was badly powder
: burned, showing that Mrs. Crawford has
@ fired In u reclining position.
n Walker Smith, II negro. who had fnllel
L in with the party, identiied the negro ~
Vi Jordan Osbrook, and went Just across III
Is street east and aroused the negros moth
Il or, Aunt Jane Osbrook, who came and Yer
lied the Identification. She looked on he
boy. the blood and froth ooaing from hi
mouth. and without a tremor or visbl
lis emotion declared he had met the fttc n
ira deserved, This was exactly the feelings q
those gathered and some did not hesitat
'e to declare II the best piece Of work eve
90 done In the city.
e. Mrs, Crawford did not break down whe
he told she got him. but said she wa
e. glad OF It. Others endorsed the sentimen
lat mentally II not in WORDS
nut Sheriff Patton and DR.. Nichols wer
er notified and arrived at the scene som
as minutes later. The negro was sti
n breathing and Dr. Nichols examined III
wound aud saw at once there was n
chance OF recovery The negro was the
At. house ard expired at $40 o'clock. III
,th Nichols being present at the time. II
a, then probed the wound and located N
ball at the base of the brain II had CT
'e' tered almost at the top and ranged dowr
eu ward. inward and forward.
Iue Osbrook, according TO his mothor
statement. was 90 years OF age. m
reu claimed to work as book agent Walk,
Su' Smith stated that he would not work
manual iiS>or, and had recently msb.
hayed at a negro meeting aud been r,
proved by ether negroes present. who 10
=, him II he did not change his ways
we would meet an awful fate. According
ms smith. he was hard and insolent in
,rs, treatment OF women. Mrs. Crawford vi
=, alone, and stated that she had but ST.
NJ in the house which was locked IN a tr,n
a and besides q watch and some minor lev
the elry there was nothing OF value that
NY. burglar would care to steal. At any rat
OF Jordan 0sbrook met death In the net
committing crime and there will be 10,
ny. u indeed any. tc mourn the manucr
tic his taking on,