The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-21
THE KILLING OF RANDLE
Police Are Trying TO Discover the Cause d
the Tragedy.
ERWIN REFUSES TO TALK OF THE MATTER
The Body OF the Dcnd Man i, 10 No
ipped to Brcnham for nuriai.
Well known at Bryan.

paiias' Texas. Dsccinber 2o.--The Kill
ing OF |. G. Randie last night is SIN IN,
sensation Of Dallas. Various theories ar,
peing worked ON developing the cause q
we tragedy and Eetectiyas are followIns
feveisl clues. None of these are in suci
shape as to permit definite publication &hl.
carly but Ii Is a fact that sheriff C,bel
ana chief OF F1lica Carnwell are proseeut
| i ,ns sneir uihoai work in the case mos,
snolousniy and energeticaily over a wiaa
" LIZ ot eiscumtstantal strong points
~, liiiani +. ERWIN. the slayer OF RaudIs
go -. Suarus mis- reasons for the yoluniis sion
4 " - sHe DESPERATE act most cautiously. II,
s sh 'nis evening: II do not care 10 lei
Mi Via the origin OF Ute trouble was.
VIII merely say that there was mn olJ ar
| leseilee and handle had Repeatedly sem no
woru that he was going TO kill mo. / .
sSht me werd to that effect yesterda, ana
knowing MIN 20 be II dangerous matt. toak
~ chance WIKI him. 1 sun lau 10 o.
eoiumbia, Murray county, Tennessee. /,
zane 10 Texas ten years ago and lo.atet
tinuously"
Rand!es body was shipped 10 BRENNAN.
tonlght. for burial in the fam ly cemetery
ne Wiie OF Erwin WIS seen AT the fam
ily nome in Forney, twenty miles east Of
D~.pas' TO-DAY. SEE was not apparently sur
passed at the tragedy, Slhs said. "As to
the cause of the killing [ have nothing to
say. If my husband wishes Ii told he can
40 SO; but as isng as he remains quiet
WI take W to mean l am to do likewise.
w men uhe particulars are given to the pub
Hc they VIII surprise everybody. | have
never heard MIR, Erwin speak hard of Mr..
RamAe. but he has told me several times
la ~
Brenham, Texas, December 2o.--The
news Of the killing of Irvine c. Randlc in
Dallas Monday night was received in Bren
ham Thu morning by Mr.. Hugh C. Me-
lntyne by long distance telephone, asking
him to arrange for the funeral. which Is
10 take place here.
Randle was raised at independence. in
TINS county. and was a student at the ola
Baylor university. which at that time was
under the direction of the venerable Rufus
G.. BurlesoD of Waco whose work for Bay.
Tor Kiss made the school at Waco what It
is. He served In the Confederate army
and left here after the war ami went TO
BRACES county. but VS. we'll remembered BY
the old residents of this county. He has
often visited Brenham and is we'll known
here. His mother is buried in this county,
The nenains of the deceased Will arrive
in BRENNAN at O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing on the Gulf Colorado and Santa Ire,
end will be taken in charge by William
lyusk, undertaken, and every arrangement
made for the funeral which will take place
at 10 O'Clock.
Bryan Texas December 20. The killing
Of Il. G. Rande in Dallas last night, an
account of which appeared in todny's Post,
has been widely discussed here today Ran
die was we'll known here having been
raised near here, in Washington county.
and for several years was a resident Of this
city. He figured in several serious diff
cult es in this city. in enc Of which his
brother. Rush Randle, then a stu
dent of the AErictul3ural ami Mechanical
college. and senior captain of the corps OF
cadets was killed
Dallas News.
On the night Of December 26, 1892, Ell
wood :. Randall was shot and killed in u
saloon. corner nf Main and Field streets.
~ the man who met with q violent death
asst night at the hands of Hiram p. Err
vim The two men wene friends apparent
V. had been together during the day and
we're drinking at the bar in the OIL Nc |
salcon. According TO the evidence |
aiken ait the ccuner's inquest Major RAN |
lie and Eilwooi S Randall Waited to |
he music furnished by strolling players /
Who we're in the resort at the time. Ran
all was shot five timee and died n few |
ours afterward He was unarmed at the |
me Of the killing. Major Randle was re-
alnded to iail without bail. After spend |
ne months behind tho bars he WAS sent 10
rial The jury faildl to agree Sec
nd jury returned a verdict of guilty and
ssessea his punishment at imprisonment
4 the State pen!tentlary for a term OF
Nenty-one years. An appeal was taken
, the court of last resort and the case was
syer.ed and remanded on the ground that
nc trial JUICE had erred IN oyslruling
lo.ion for a change of venue To another
1unty. Major Randle was given his free
an on bond Finally Judge Clint Of the
-inlinal district court sent the case 10
aufuan county for trial The jury re-
lrned venalct of INST gu-gty
The killing OF EllwO0i S. Randall and the
gal battles that followed between the
ate and the attorneys CT the slayer con-
ibuted a most sensational CHAPTER 10 the
story of Dallas county's court.
TIE widow and children of Ellwood ;.
andall are residents OF Dallas at the pres
1t time Justice j. NJ. Skttion. VINO Was
died to inquest tho remains OF MAJOR
andaa last night. also Viewed the remains
Elwood s Randall six years ago, and ]
I'D tine examining trial Of Major RaE'4e. ,
n the same street not 500 yards away /
en- the building wherein was MELON, |
lghs saloon. where Ellwood 5. Randall /
celyed his death wounds. his slayer was
ot down without warming
1t is !, curious fact that four sensational
Ms have occurred on the south side OF
min street. between Murphy ana AhaTd
vets slpee 1880. First Edward Young J
a,s slvt ana killed by John Cash OF Ken /
cky. Cash was acquitted. six years ago c
lwood s. Randall was SHOT ami killed by
ajor Randle. Four years ago last iali
(. Ray was shot and killed by Marion
.,dcas tle about fifteen Yards from the
OF where Major Rancle d ed last night,
ardcastle was given tw-nty years penal
rvitude for the Ray kl.lins-