The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-03
MURDER OF YELDERNAA
Mystery Surrounds the Case and
Is Hard to UnraVeI.
A BIG REWARD HAS BEEN OFFERIl
BY the Governor and This Win Be SD
plemented by the Officers and citizsml
Investigation Revealed Very Little,

BRENNAN, Texas, September 2-The X
snslnation of Mr.. Julius Yelderman at f
home Ave miles north 81 Burton suud
night adds mysterious chapter to the IA
hals Of Washington couuty's crimIr-
record. The mystery surrounding the 81
sasslnaton would puzzle detective Of az
Sherlock Holmes type. The facts We
ELECTED from County Attorney W. r. gwlsr
who accompanied Sheriff league 70 ~
scene Of the tragedy Monday
Upon their arrival at Burton, Constas Il
yogelsaug, Justice j j. Mccain and DepAd
john Craig accompanied them to the So =
and there they started the Investigate
Mr., Helderman was an old man about Of
years of age, hut MAS well prl.a we'd -
one OF bis years and possessed OF ~ AZ n
domitable VIII ana great courage. DE WI
been twice married, his ttst wife d!l
some years ago, ltter which be Yas Maril
again, and al the last term Of the d,sTiil
court he secured a divorce from his 5ee@
wife. His youngest sou, l. yents df an
and two daughters constituted the reulAi
der OF the Iamilyi though he Aad os-s'
grown children not living with MINI n
A few weeks ago some one set IRE 20
gin house, but the danes were eAtlngalsl,,o
with but slight damage and MT 1eldefAiee x.
resolved that he would prevent the VIZ, y y,
plishment Of his enelny'a design by slesN+s
ut the gin house, ana he commenced ~
thar time to sleep there nightly.
He further avoided being SURPRISED
securing his yard dog TO the steps iss9.
to the gin house and keepins MS lnfA -
ter by his side while asleep. ~
He intended coming TO brennan Mon 4. X.
and two of the negro helpers on tAs VIA XIX,
decided TO sleep at the gin hGlse ~ vi -,
thev would be there ready to hitch w ~
teams aud get an early start 70 toWn. N. ~ i,
12-yeat-Old son, who was going 70 agqna
pany him, slept in the gin house Wy. y 20
dog was tied 10 the stairway leaulus on
door Mr. Neldermaa and his son Il.
their pallet some distance from tus IN.
close to a window Ia the gin mouse, Aus 10,
two negroes made theirs right IN ~ uieeI
From the position OF the old man hue
the assassin must nave atoou tisHt ~ h
negroes to Are the fatal shot, tor
fred with accuracy, striking the ga
near the mouth and going out mt Ss
OF his head, and perhaps produced v.eiic
without his ma king any outcry OF hVsAcl
The life blood flowed in a crimson sHt5I'
from the fathers wound under the IS
and when he awoke some time laisf " ~
the wet blood on his clothes and hoaA6'
no had rolled over on an egg ana aset1
that as IL was most time to cOmmehtt flN'
ting ready for their journey TO toMh ~
would 20 to the house and cnilhss
clothes He at once awakened MS ~
and told them why he hnd come
house, and showed them the blood. Ne
rRnufEtu ANAl Anfg HNh A'tAAA oN'
mn there, and that some one ma eve rel
been hurt They FASTENED 70 the r. pei
nclehhor's house and accompanied Y ~
neighbors, repaired 10 the glu house OH
vestignte They called the negroes fle'
from the gin house. awaking them WIZ lnt.
hculty. aud when asked what was ~ ,a0f
ter IN there they protested that ihelS
nothing wrong so TAR as they knee
when asked about the shot the eolerse
said he had not heard Il NJ ALI Wn'S ne'
grown negro said that he had some ieft
recollection ~ hearing \ gun, ih9gs !. Z
seemed more to him like he had als'
OF hearing it.
"A further investigation reyealee eat
corpse u Mr.. Yelderman, just Is p, rs
laid down. his head in the clotted ~ =,
his own life blood fhe old man 4.
was lying beside him, with tRllow ke
barrel showing that Il bad not ~ enf
heen hred MI
sheriff Tongue stayed over RS
await the funeral aul continue inc ~
eItlOn fHt'
Governor savers has offered oiV ent
for the apprehension " tue murds ~
which sheriff Teaguc added So ahe w ~ tro
Attorney Ewing SD and q suhscft y I
the nelghhorhoGd was being russg' "A
the intention % running the MENp Ae,
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