The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-25
CORTEZ CONFESSED.
Admits that He Is the Slayer of
Sheriff Morris.
SELF DEFENSE HIS PLEA.
Says Morris Opened Fire and Wound.
ed His Brother.
UNCERTAIN ABOUT OTHER DEATHS.
Does Not Know Who Killed Glover and
Schnadel.
LARGE NUMBER or SHOTS EXCHANGED
Feeling Against the Prisoner Is Very
Strone-Offieers Who Trailed
Him Praised.
IRGH NUMBER or SHOTS EXCHANGED
Feeling Against the Prisoner Is Very
Stronp-Offieers Who Trailed
Him Praised.

Stronq-Ottlcers VINO lralleo
Him Praised.
San Antonio. Texas, June 24--Grcgoria
Cortez the alleged murderer Of sherin
Glover of Gonzales county and sherln
Morris of Karnes county was brought to
SAN Antonio from Laredo this morning
arriving here at S o'clock on freight
train. He was lodged in the Bexar coun-
ty Jail for safekceplnT, It not being deem
ed prudent to take him 10 the scene of the
killing
The prisoner was IN charge Of Deputy
Sheriff Choate az KarneS county accom-
panied by Captain Rogers Of the Rangers.
sheriff Avant of Atuscosa county, and
dozen other officers who have for week
been 10 pursuit Of the man.
At the Jail today, after having been
warned Cortez. made statement OF the
killing Of Norris, Glover and Schnabel.
He said; 81 shot sheriff Morris because
he shot my brother without provocauon.
Morris came to my house to arrest me for
the theft Of a horse; | was not guilty
My brother was there and was Killed by
Morris, and I killed him
About the killing Of sheriff Glover. he
said that while he fred three shots at
Glover and his posse, he did not know
that he killed Glover, There were others
firing
He gave detailed account Of his digit
| up to the time OF hts capture.
STORY OF CoRTE2' GRIMES.
laredo, Texas June 24.--Now that Gre.
! rorio Cortez is ia durance vile. short
! resume Of the terrible crimes hs com
| mitted and the long chase he led the Off
! GERS may prove interesting.
ON June 10, Sheriff Morris OF Karnes
county, undertook TO arrest Cortez aud
one of his brothers on a charge OF horse
theft. They had lust left Karnes city on
| horseback aud were apparently leaving
| the country. when the officer tod thep
4 they were under arrest, they quietly sun
! mitted While he was reading the whr.
| rant one Of them opened IRE. The onlce'
| returned the fire. shooting the Dr0thet lu
the mouth. Cortez then began shooHhs
and Killed the sheriff There was one mar
with The officer but he was private ell
zen and unarmed. He ran as soon as ne
saw so M9r sre tonn on e tb sat ground "
Cortez took the dead mans pistol ano
with his brother started to Schnahel
ranch in Gonzales county. me brotnel
and they separated and the brother wa'
soon captured. 80, Il,
!
started for at dusk on the following Fp
dav, June a. While he and Bonltacl'
Robledo, the man who rented the PiaGes
we're outside the house TALKING, Shemt
Glover and his posse surrounded the mouse
Firing began al once and Glover ana tou
stable Schnabel were killed. A MeXlcaI
woman and hoy <ere wounded ana n.
officers took all they captured fonr u
number to san Antonio For safekeeping
but Cortcz was not in the crowd, 49,
Then commenced the long chase 10 IN
! nfPFSel
that he had no time 10 eat OF sleep IN
result was that he was 80 exhausted whel
he was surprised by Captain Rogers AM
bis Rangers that he did not have sufhcen
energy 10 fight " he had been given az
opportunlty He was captured within Mn
miles Of the goal for which he had beci
travelling the south bank of the ri
Grnnde, where ne would have been 4
Mexico and safe for 2 while from tn
avengers who we're on ms MA, r,,ro N
, lust +en DAYS after the first murder IN
been committed and was placed IN "
Webb county jail the next morning ~ !. ~
From the time he was placed In jail upil
his departure last night by special tral
under a strong guard 81 oinceFs, Tor ~
Antonio he was pressed ny SneIit oIiH
this county for confession Finaliy tpC
tho promise OF the sheriff that he woul
help him II he could. he made the follow
Ing statement 10 the officers:
well ] am not afraid. never was afri
| Of ANYTHING in my life, ] don't care VIVA
they do with me Yes. nm the man the
are after / Killed Sheriff Morris. but
killed him In selfdefense. and ~
brother were charged with horse theft. "
were travelling along the road In knfn
county one evening not long ago. Whe
| Shprin Morris and another man came u
10 us and without saying q word the shfrl
commenced 10 shoot at us. He wOuudc
my brother in the mouth and when J s9'
hi was shot, / thought II was time 10 ~
fend myself and I fred and killed hin
f'he other man started 70 run and tlC
after him and chased him sh 1rt di
lance. returned ana t9ok inc shelln
plstol and my hrother and myself starte
!. Tor Bonifacio Robiedo'e place on the Col
j. RADIO river. They captured my brother. nl
/ succeeded N getting 70 where ! starte
Tho second day Just ~ dark. Old ma
RoEledo and myself were standing outSic
the house when VIC saw the men surrour
the hcnse. ! jumped Into sn am5ulan.
must have been $50 on 200 shots fred.
course ! went n shooting but I don
know who killed Glover and the other ma
/ then started 70 tho Rio Grande and "
within only nine miles o. the river wh'
was unfortunately and accidentally ca
tured acted in selfdefense all q
Neither Of the pistols found In corte
uossession WAS that OF sheriff Morris !
lie SAYS he exchanged II with somebody b
he did not recoilect where nor with whol
er REAGAN AND TOM PRAISED.
" BeevIIle Texas June - when the ne'
u was received here yesterday that corti
"a the murderer Of sherlns Morris and Gl'
err had been caught BY Ranger Roge
and that he made no resistance, very 4
w people put any credence in the repo
mt They knew that Captain Rogers had cauf
~ Mexican. hut that that Mexican "
IN Gregorio Cortez none Of them beiley'
he Men who had been on his trail for o.
ar week and others who knew him said
lse would never be taken alive. that no N
he ter under what circumstances he mil
A. be surrounded he would sell his life