The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-07-31

4 Son. May IL. ls7l-oycr AZ years
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The pcnesoal Murder The quiet OF
our city was greatly disturbed on last
SUNDAY by the receipt - the news OF
the cold -hlonded murder ~ -four Of
our citizens al pcncscal. point on
Laguna Madrc some go miles from
Corpus Christi Tho unfortunate vic
Tins bore tho best of characters re-
SPECIFIED hy an who knew them Their
names were John =. Morton his broth
cr. Michael Morton T. =. NJ Conltley
and Herman Tigncr Mr. Coaklcy was
n nephew Of our toWusmcn. j s.. and
~. D. Murphy The particulars of the
affair We learn from MAJ james
Downing who. in company with John
T Murphy. Fred Levy and T. =.
Mummy. leN this city nu Monday for
the SCENE uf the murder The murder
occurlrd ON saturday May 9, about
half past six ln tho evening. Accord
ing 10 tho Mexican cook, WHO was r"-
turning from the wen al ihefimo with
bucket OF water. party nf about l6
mnskcd men supposed TO hc MoNicnns
approached the house aud commenced
shooting Ia q moment after he saw
Mr. Tnrnrr running from the store
vomiting blood as he went Iic was
aoon dispatched hy the murdorers, who
next Killed Michael Morton shooting
him fout limos In the head After src-
ing this much the cook became
alarmed and loft with his wife for IA
sadica. ~ miles away where hc ar
rived the next morning and gave The
news of the awful affair MIR conNcy
was found "A short distance from tho
office door tied face down, with three
lainct holes In his body The suffer
mgs OF John Morton, judging from
circumstantial evidence, are beyond
the descriptive power ot mhu's pom
with deliberate coolncsn he was
wounded 40 as to render him in
capable 81 dcfendiug himself, and lu
this manner forced 90 overhaul IN,
goods in the store and deliver uu Go,
vanahl.s The blood stains ou th,
boxes. shelves. etc. from his wounded
bleeding arm iustifioa this version oi
| the affair The asHnssius reserved him
/ FOR the last From the position it
! which ho was found % is believed h'
| intcrc.dcd on Bonded knee, with th'
! brutal wrctchcs for bis lifc Ills pray
ers awaited him nothing. lie was sh"'
siN times. and when found was iyinp
ON his hnck. near the counter with one
log bent under him. with his prayer
book hy his side After completing
then hellish work the wrctches ahan
dnned themselves to riotous liviug
| getting hcastly drunk and romaininl
| I'm the house nearly all night rhci
suhsoauontly loaded their animals viii
IH.f.. ftl han
To- curry of All their old clothes
boots shoes etc. were abandoned ans
| len u The store new ones being sub
stitutud. The audacit, of the murder
ls is almost ncomprchcnsible
Murdercrs Captured Thrcc of TN
! ronescal murdofcrs huvc bocn cap
turcd and locked un in our Jail W.
presume the balance win boz along g.
! good limo Two parties OF mon ar'
! in search ~ them one under comman'
of chief of Police rai Whclan. ana,
the other under command OF William
/ ihow
The Funeral Of tho Murdered Men
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