The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-24
THE JOHN LIvERl INQUEST
IDENTITY AND TIME OF DEATH OF
THE DECEASED ESTABLISHED.
Further Facts Brought to Light by an
investigation Which viii Be
Continued Today.

Further Investigation on the part Of the
officials yesterday Into the mystery EN-:
braced In the Ending Of dead man on the
Austin street road were not prolific In re
suits. The most important event Of the In
vestgation was the complete Identification
OF the corpse as that Of John Liyeri. The
officers had never doubted this from the
time they FIRST viewed the water-soaked
and purifying body as It lay face down
ward In Major Caves back pasture
ghe Identification of the body was made
,Rnpete by visit on the part OF sherif
Anderson and Detective ouln 10 the LiveH
home yesterday morning. Before going
there the officers carefully went orer the
ground which was hastily searched me
night the body was found. They discovered
a number of physical facts aud circum
Stances which are believed TO be Important
and which for that reason are omitted
pending furtbcr Developments. II Is likely
that when the Investigation is completed
the unfolding Of the plot which resulted
In the death OF John Liveu VIII he eN
trefnely interesting.
When sheriff Anderson and Detective
Qun called at the Llyer residence there
was no one at nome except the wire o
the murdered man, ana she was not able
10 make anything Ike "a comprehensive
statement concerning the matter, II was
home last Friday and came to the city to
meet tine ,gcstbound Southern laeinc tram.
He was expecting the nrrlv-S ~ the Two
ltailuu matdens who have figured from
time to time In this story OF blood. These
girls, SO IT has been stated by italian resi-
dents ri fnustuu We're 20 become the
wives of Ben aud Tony Idyeri. They
landed sufely IN New Orleans direct from
italy. bur appear TO have been lost sight
Of In the Crescent City. For several
weeks they have been daily eApccte9 by
the Liveri family. Hud the unaoiyeB riddle
concerning their fate adds color uHd SERVES
to deepen the mystery which hangs Ike an
HN NH ."N Il. a. .HII
john and Convpr, LIyeri aud he equally
intupgihie circumstances Involved ln at
residents 10 different sections Of Houston,
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Love and jealousy are the strongest %
human rmotonB aud when aroused 20 fury
they become veriible tigers Of passion. Tie
Italians. Ike their Roman ancestors, have
always been dangerous whom crossed in
love Since The time when in the person
Of Mare Antony. stern umb.uou t"fsnok mtg
waverug crown 20 follow Woman, the some
use he etllleta aud TIE pistol against
rkIi and uo hand has heeu rcidcr than
49,
1he hoEy Of John Liyer which stiA re
poses 40 tae Wcsthclmcv uurguc. wa,
p,a,si Al ,ctiu yesterday and win be
huckd today.
~ was very plufu sight yescrlBy
wien the gray nairrd old mother haet rs
the bier of uD first bern SON, and with
the sending ty'IN tricNlug down her faded
checks, ameutod bis death
sam Bangio went to Galveston ycstorIay
% see gome parties here 10 regard to the
disposition OF 90" remains
sheriff Anderson, Detective DUN and au
Interpreter wlh again 50 over ne ground
where the gedy occurred today and Will
pay another Visit 10 the Liyeri home.
a.-..... ~. 49,. Y..-ts-- r,t....
yesterday the following testimony was
taken:
Johnnie coplson--Yesterday, July 80, 1901
l vGs looking around the fence of Malcr
Caves pasture 70 see II any part OF it wa,
broken or needed repairs, and white wa
going from enc fence TO another dIscov
cred dead man twhitel laying on his bell.
with one hand lying by his side and IN
other on his face. I did not know th
man. nor do / rsrollect Of ever usv-ue ,rr'
him before. After dlscoYcrinr the den
man | went home and lcmIirrd there uuu
Mr.. Oscar Coalson, nv lafncr by adoption
came homie and thcu j wen, aud nfofne,
Major cave Of what had fnuIi wpu,
further slate that tHe dead man lad
double barreled pr-eehHdne gun lying b,
his side. Ths B, an taat I know ahon
the matter
VIII Weclas YCstcrdny. Julr - 1901. ST
about $50 r. no Johnnie C0alsnu came q
Major caves ranch where wurk and t"b
Mayor Cave that be had found dead ma
80 the pasture. and Major cave inid m
TO 90 with Johnnie and see about 10.
went along with iohunie ana found o whit
man dead iylug on his belly with duun
h0Ireicd hrcccRloadin- gun living hy hi
side aud about atty feel from blm i uu
ticed some boxes 8pi a hat rcd brpwpisl
about ten feet from whore ihe boxes wer
/ noticed horse htrbed up 40 n cart AM
his hAF a. 10 INH 10. H|