The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16
||flRIBLE TRAGEDY.
asrribl. Triple Tragedy at HAIR
lem State Farm.
/ rnIlsc TALE IN TWO CHAPTERS
-, Governor HoEg Was
49, ,roupded by n Robber.
. rerribIe Fatalities.

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~ CHAPTER ].
.sror Hogg headed a party OF
s ~. years ago to the East and
investors from those sections
" 4 the Lone Star State without
" M. AS consequence he has
.,a number. Recently. accord
.,.,y,uhlc request from Mr.. 9. A.
~ Postal Telegraph and the
.,n Telephone companies, the
..y,ruor fixed to entertain a party
,s,,.s headed this way. Judge John
N. q Lowell, Mass, general at
M NJ Gidden's companies); Mr..
uIlIs president of two-miiiion
IN Nan and wooden mandatory at
Forbes OF Detroit (superin-
me telephone business of the
|, T,chigan) and e. c. Nestor ICON
@lim me telephone service OF Call
vs. Mr.. Glidden's companions.
~. y, uorg and few invited friends
ssr,y In Houston, Tuesday, April
Y r sna elaborate spread" was
ss Mr. Glidden in honor OF the Left
Il = r,shiug club, he being a member
4. suggestive cognomen, Captain
X his exclusively charitable and
.si order. Banquet and speech
N AVER Chief Shark wv. II. Coyle)
y NJ company to the arena to wit
. badger fight" according to the
,pproyed style of this exclusively
N Judge Burke, being the only
s.a,,st who had not put up his last
:, ne fight, 1t fell to him to pull
rsrsr" from his concealment into the
~ 81 the dog. The scene that al
ALLOWS beggars description. After
|, Al painful uncertainty, the Judge
n il favor Of the dog and his pals.
galveston Wednesday the party en-
among other treats magnificent
ipa with oyster roast accompani-
Nj. Glidden, having put away $50
,sr was presented the chief glut
4 prite, Don Louis Workman making
rtech as ony Don" can.
Brlem (the big sugar farm belong
i Texas and worked by convicts) on
,,u veritable tale Of woe" dis
\. the many and great pleasures that
usceied. AT the invitation of Mr..
us Superintendent of the farm, the
h hined in a chase with the dogs OF
pzpei convict Brought to bay, the
Nj opened fire with a pistol upon
ID Of Superintendent Douglas, who
Ey.ed to arrest him, and, as reported,
hri one shot In the hip and another
zfh the cheek. At this juncture other
h came 10 the help of Douglas, dis
The convict, took him to the woods
ha him to death. Young Douglas
rnoved to house nearby until med
ritailon could be had This har-
es Incident changed pleasure to scr-
I'D the party. all IN one wagon,
n back to-the home of Mr.. Doug
70 was himself In bed sick. Only
r distance had been covered when
nvage looking fellows suddenly sp-
halted the wagon and attempted
~ up OF the party. A fearful fight
some fifty shots being fred. At
~ volley Governor Hogg fell back
pm bis seat into the bottom Of the
pierced through and through. AS
mla,os robbers galloped away the
Cieourne pulled down on them"
islnchester. One fell forward upon
N neck, but was supported by
sss from either side until the trio
slfed In the timber.
CHAPTER II.
~ slossary"-or explanatory. The
" 'acls in chapter I. it will be no.
W only reported" The reality
\ as Whole thing was hoax" In
Y Governor Hogg, Mr.. Clidden
puke OF Cleburne. Its intent was
s.ar Yankee friends a full taste
y isailiy there is in Uncle Toms
~ kindred inventions. o, but
~. ~ ola uneven for the Yankees
~ were undeceived. The convict
=, me dogs was "trusty." He
:. Oll ahead with full Instructions
ss Ispooter loaded with cartridges
~. ' ls lead had been taken. The
ma. ,s.' likewise equipped. The con-
ss, aoss and those of the visiting
a sn my .ns SELL" played their parts
saseas taste" When the dogs
- uall they strung out. fifteen q,
IN, n,,n ~ open held in hot chase,
hi w.. would have made hap
,,.a.s veteran sport. As arranged
good distance the trail
hr sson IN which the party was
HI, ~ zee the methods employed
HI, ~ !" nunt down a niger" AS
An y dogs passed In full chorus-
y ssnrsb.o ass OF old Tray and the
ia,t NY 70 the shrill soprano of
aisss :, ~ puppy-the excitement of
iaaslsrsssss intense. The work OF
raib,s a- IN the pack had appro-
Ar "st criticism. They "hled EN-
en ,Nnocped EN- uni" A ,ittia
,s i, we trail went off AZ a tangart
S ~ Woods where the pama Sas
I, rs,, negro was fleet of foot and
pic M, 'aee TO the accompaniment
ans hlr.xs would have put Sousa's
u. X blQsn, - =
N , sa., !. Hes heading right toward
i sii , Douglas, who was IN Ihe
gas his part Wv was !" the
slrnpsS5n 49,, cried Judge Burke, az
h,t - rom the wagon, Winches-
=, black devillo said Mr.. Mills,
forDes, FOR he mav n,
sr H., pon,t shoot him," yelled
The dogs are close upon
s,sss.vsls how within forty yards
az, me dogs at his heels. the
4, ssx Taf' ,s been left at the ken
Il ccs sa0, though busy lighting OFF
Il WIN hre upon Douglas, VINO
interest, advancing as hs
n ~ ' sn men, men, won't stand
Mr. .s ~ internal negro kill that
hon ,sa Judge Burke, as he
Hsn ue wagon and started
Ass - tue direct range OF this
ss s,sss sake, bring a gun. some
9. ss,ed Mills. as he I fol S
Vi, ", IN turn. was followed by
n,,d, ,aon'ed to both to stop. a.
III. SIZE at hand. Morse. GID.
'kks. ~- ~ ana farm attaches. ION
n - rushed ahead o,1 80, ~