The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-12

g % the county farm four miieu porth \,
s~n Tor tho county bioodhoupds win
"1,cn 70 trail the fugitive.
~ra.., coved an answcr soon aftervar6s
senting permission. and orderin~ ~.
ss, tcn engine and crew to the farm a
tar,ss.. ram from the north was memen-
~s,. eApected ana Il was necessary 10
min,,, ~ arrival. Il was only 4 few
snu.es. however. before the trsin csms
ana the engine and Z caboose win M
ABOARD pulled out for the farm. IL
W. ABOUT $40 o'clock when the tr.ir
s,t ana nearly an hour before 10 returned
WI Win the dogs and superintendent Robert
The crowd stood about in rroups ana
Lax. aseu ana there were expressions ON sIl
Aaes that Carter should be iypched hut
NOBODY seemed to know where Garter u.s.
q rumor got anoat that some Of the
~ mad cotton on track OF Carter. ana
SuerH Ieasue mounted 4 horse to follow
me TRAIL Suddenly the crowds thar had
peen about the depot began to melt awsv
anu All was still in that part Of town.
me next thing heard was a yolley OF
SHOTS 10 the direction Of the jaii. Twenty
succession and then all was still. A snon
ss the noise died away people began "a
mock to the jail and in the rear Of II
anu anu IN the street found the dead BODY Of
SOD Carter riddled with bullets ana buck
saot. The body was lying on ito face ana
.se ciotnrng was on fire from the nearncss
OF the weapons that fired the shots.
no one present seemed to have any very
clear idea as to how the negro met nj,
death. but 1t was stated by several that
rar,er was going to the Jail 70 surrender.
having heard that mob was out I'm
search OF him and fearing death at their
nands. ne was making his way TO the
nack part Of the Jail to give himself up
TO the sheriff and claisl protector. hut
ne was overtaken by the mob and shot Ia
.ea.h peior5 ne reached the Jail, AID
died crying. Here am, Mr.. Tearue. como
and get me-
jim Burch was 20 years old last An
gust, He was born and raised In this
county and was well liked BY everybody
BOD carter was about % years old and
nad been In number of scrapes in his
NE and was regarded as fearless and dan
gerous. He lad figured in a number Of
Esnts' mad been cut aud shot at and had
cut and shot at other people. He ma
been county convict for several mIsde-
mcanors, one of the last of which was
Ior stabbing end nearly causing the death
Oh announcer negro, who went by the name
OF "Old Clothes"
Jim Burch had been Carriers guard
while at the farm and they had some
trouble, and 1t is presumed Carter har-
uoreu malice and had long premeditated
.re murder OF Burch so soon as opportunl-
W onered. He learned that Burch was
In town and was seen by Otto Brentman
ard Ed Hall shortly before the deed Was
committed. passing by Felcher's boarding
mouse with shotgun In his hands going
towards town, and was hesrA by Brent
man to remark that he was going to kill
him. but Brentman did not know who
he was talking about.
me remains OF Burch we're carried TO
the home Of his parents, from where his
funeral took place this afternoon
The news OF the tragedy was a heart
rendfng blow to the fond parents and
completely Frustrated his mother. the at
tendance OF physician being necessary.
carriers body was taken in charge by
relatives about midnight and carried to
his former home.
An 1S-months-old child Of Mr. and Mrs.
VIM. Wehring died at the home OF its
parents Monday morning, near Germania
school house, In the Mill creek neighbor-
hood, twelve miles west of BRENNAN.
The eighth annual session of the Navn-
sofa District Texas conference and the
Woman's Home Missions society will con-
vene at Mount Zion M. F.. church in Wat
rousville Tuesday.
The preparatory sermon will he
preached by Rev. G. M. Singleton at $50
o'clock Tuesday night. The conference
will remain in session until Sunday night
Rev. Tom Cole pastor OF Mount Zion
church. requests the press to announce
that the Navasota district extends no
further south than sealy and no further
easu than Hockey; northeast as far as
Stoneham, in Grimes county; north as far
as Caldwell and west as far as BRENNAN.
None OF the delegates or members Of the
conference will come from any infected
point.