The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-25
BEAUPRE IS
UNDER ARREST
WILL BE BROUGHT BACK FROM
Los ANGELES FOR TRIAL
FoR MURDER.
CASE WAS REVERSED.
Besnprc T. Charged With the MUIR
der of ~. Wife Back in 1911
and Was Once Convicted
hut Case Reversed.

Ollie Beaupre. wanted here on a
change of venue for the murder of
his wife at Dallas on February y,
1911, Was rc-arrested ut Los An
geles, California. according 10 adj
vices received early last night by
Constable Jim Hamm. Within two
hours after this information came
TO Constable Hamm message way
received By Sheriff Dearborn from
Chief Ryan OF Dallas stating that
Boaupre had been locked up at
Los Angeles. The sheriff's office
was working through Ryan and first
information came to the Dallas chief
OF police. Constable Jim Hamm
was working independent and re-
ceived his communication from the
chief OF police at Los Angeles. Elk
tradition papers viii be asked for
this afternoon and Constable Hamm
will go at once TO Los Angeles after
iifaupre.
Ollie 3ealpre is charged by I'M
aictment with the murder of his
wife. Hattie reaupre, at Dallas on
the evening of February 9Th by
beating her with n hammer. In
dictment was returned against the
husband on February 18th, follow
ing the death of the woman. The
case was set for trial on May 3,
1911. but continuance was taken
by the defense. On September IL
OF that same year motion to quash
special venire order was overruled
along with motion for change OF
venue and continuance. The case
went to trial and on September 26.
a m!strial verdict was accepted. A
motion to change venue was grant
ed on November Is. 1911, and de-
PENDANTS bond was fixed at s10.-
0o0.
The Beaupre case was entered
on the Ellis county court docket on
March ., 1912. and on April 20 a
continuance was had on account OF
the absence of Witnesses Defend
ant was finally arraigned on No
,vember 10. 1912, and on November
80 a verdict of guilty was return
cd and defendants punishment
fixed at twenty-five years in state
prison. The case was appealed and
Judge Harper rendered decision
reversing aud Remaining the case.
When the case was called again in
January. 1915, the defendant fail
ed to put in appearance and Judge
Hawkins held that his reeognizance,
while case was on appeal, was not
binding and an alias capias was is
sued. Fer eighteen months the To-
cal Officers have been prosecuting a
search that extended all the way
from Waxahachie to the French
trenches OF the European war, but
not until few days ago was Beau
pre- located Constable Hamm
came across a travelling man who
claimed 70 have seen Beaupre in
Los Angeles. He got in communi-
cation with officers at that place
aud as result the man has been
locked up.
Sheriff Dearborn has likewise
been busy and on last Tuesday sent
Deputy George Sweat To Dallas
fer conference With Chief Ryan
IL was understood that Beaupre
Was located in Los Angeles and
would be arrested within a few
days. Application has been madc
Ter requisition papers and every
thing was in readiness to start for
tho west upon information that ar
rest had been made.
Both officers have claim on the
man but IT is very probable that he
will so TO Constable Jim Hamm be-
cause, his Information came ahead
of that to the sheriff's department.
IL matters not so much to the pub
lie who caught the man, the chief
concern being TO get him. Unfortu- |
nately the legislature bungled in
its law-makiug joh aud the recog-
nisance taken in eases appealed are |
sogd When such cases ere reversed. |
The =. c. Mitchell case il another
such ease wherein the defendant be- |
came \ free man when thu higher
courts reversed the case :, is vet |