Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-21
FEELING Tense ]
over Staying
TEMPLECHIEF
Alleged Slayer May
Be in Hiding With
Friends in William
son County Hills

BELTON, Texas, Aug. 21.-tHl-
II was reported to the Bell county
sheriff's office at 1O:l5 a. m. Sat-
urday that the automobile OF Albert
w. Bonds, former sheriff. charged
with the Staying Of Wiley Fisher.
Temple police chief. has been found
near the town OF FARRELL in Will
Hanson county, about Is miles south
west Of here. The report confirmed
the belief that Bonds IS hiding in the
hill country southwest or here.
Bonds car was found late last
night at the roadside BY Whitten
Woodward, constable at Terrell. In
it was a note which read:
Friday evening.
"My dear wife and darling boys:
I am leaving this note for you. How
| wish ! could see you. Can't give
UP here and be murdered. Must
leave the country and give up in
another country when protection is
arranged for. Don't worry any more
than possible. My friends will see
after you. / will be with good
friends. Sorry can't be at Jacks
funeral. tell mother 10 stand il as
best she can. We are surely having
our share OF trouble. Am sorry IL
had to happen but il was him or
me. I'll do the best | can TO take
care Of myself. Don't want any
Il III L.
hello. Tell them to be good boys.
Tell my friends hello. Hoping things
will work out OK, am
Lovingly,
Daddy"
Constable Woodward telephoned
TO the Bonds family about the car
and note and Albert W. Bonds, Jr..
l3, son Of the former sheriff. went
after il, returning il to Bolton.
The Jack mentioned in the note
was a relative of Bonds.
Scores Of heavily armed men left
here ard Temple early Saturday in
search Of Albert W. Bonds. charged
with the murder Of Wiley Fisher.
who was slain on the streets of this
quiet little city Friday morning as
he stood bowed in respect 70 a dead
woman.
Throughout the night plans were
laid BY citizens 10 20 in search OF
Bonds. viii is believed By Sheriff
John Bigham and his corps or depu-
ties to be hiding in the rough coun-
try southwest OF here. At the
sheriff's office early Saturday all
reports that Bond had surrendered
were denied. The deputy in charge
said that 80 far a. reported. no del
mite clue as 10 the whereabouts Of
Bonds, has been found.
Deputy Sheriff Albert Mckay said
that no request for Texas rangers
has been made Of Governor Miriam
A. Ferguson, but that all rangers
were asked to be on the lookout for
Bonds. He said he did not believe
that Bonds would surrender.
County Judge j. w. Sutton said
that factional differences are run
ming high over the county: that
both the slain policeman and the
former sheriff have many friends in
Bell county, and that had il not
been for the quick work Of a num-
ber OF citizens in Belton Friday the
killing Of Chief Fisher would have
been the first OF a series OF TRACE
dies.
The men in automobiles searching
for Bonds are spreading a net over
the southwestern part Of the county.
where they believe he is hiding with
friends. Sheriff Bigham il leading
the force.
AT Temple the body OF Chief
Fisher was to lie in state in an opera
house until Sunday afternoon, when
the funeral will be- held.
Scores Of people visited the body
of the peace officer Friday night
and early Saturday. They came
from the machine shops, offices and
from the farms and stood by the bier
IA awkward silence and faid their
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