The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18
AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE
IN CONNECTION WITH THE DENTON
MURDER MYSTERY.
Man Charged with the Murder hd-
mits He Was with Frohpton,
who Was from Houston.

sherman. Texas. June 17-Sherin Haw-
lslns OF Denton county and Deputy Sheriff
Chancellor of this city today arrested
man charged with the murder of the I'M
known man whose body was found par
TALLY submerged in Milan creek, six miles
north OF Denton, and supposed to be one
George Frompton. Sheriff Hawkins today
gave out detailed account of how be
and City Marshal Fry hotly followed up
the vague trail of the party they we're
pursuing until within few miles OF Sher-
man. arriving here too late last evening
to make satisfactory tour Of the city
and suspended operations until this morn
ing, when. about o'clock. they located
his team at a wagon yard and later made
tho arrest when he came to look after the
team. The party after his arrest protest.
ed his Innocence. and made the following
statement.
Il am % years old. admit tlht ! am
ono OF the men camped near Denton, and
the old gentleman who was with me was
George Frompton He was q stove member
by occupation nrsL met him In Hous-
ton, where he lived about three months
ago, and he was fixing TO travel over the
State and hired me TO go with him Since
then We have been all through Southerl
and Central Texas mendng stoves. | had
AN interest In the work we did. On
Wednesday night We went into camp a few
miles out OF Denton. Mr.. Fromuton had
been talking about going back to Hous-
ton. and l bought out all his interest in
the wagon and team and the tools | went
back to town that night to see a party
and when | returned 10 camp Mr.. Fromp-
ton was gone. supposed he must have
taken notion 10 go back and walked Into
town. as I did not see or hear him again
! don't think Mr. Frompton had any rela.
I lives In Texas, but think he was pretty
/ well acquainted at Houston"
| The officers discovered at Gunter's post.
office that the party had written posta
TO the postmaster at Fort Worth. IF any
mail comes to us there please forward 1
to sherman" and signed two names
In a grip was found a white hat creased
and generally answering the description o
nat worn by tho elder OF the two mel
I who camped Wednesday night on Milan
creek When he was arrested he had OF
coat exactly matching the vest found OF
the dead body fshed out OF the creek.
/ Sheriff Hawkins asked that special at
| tentlon be taken by the Houston officer
OF the following; Tho man whose bod,
was found In the creek near Denton wa
much below the ordinary stature an,
would not weigh more than 100 pounds
and was about 5 feet inches tail. lie ha,
light candy hair and beard. | Judge n,
was about go years OF age His face wa,
I so swollen and iecomposod that n descrlp
4 ton OF his features or the color of hi.
ewes would be Inaccurate. l think h,
would wear about a 5A shoe, He had OF
a drah colored vest and pair of blue
overall pants, which came up with aar
/ held over the shoulders. The white hal
l2und IN the grip at the lodging house IN
/ sherman was bought from n Arm in Ans.
tin. | especially desire that attention he
given this description by officers at Hous-
ton. where the man under arrest savs
! Frompton resided" ~
Sheriff Hawkins left this afternoon with
| his prisoner for Denton.