Shiner Gazette. (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 23, Ed. 1, Thursday, December 7, 1893 Page: 3 of 8
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A PALESTINE HORROR.
0. B. Sawyers Shools Ills IV.Is Twicj Then
Kills Himself Dying Instantly.
.
"PRAY FOR ME AND MY POOR HUSBAND."
Sawftn Said that He Could Ho Longer Stand the
DiiQrace Awaiting Him In Hli
frnanc at Relation
l'.M.ttSTiNi: Tc.v Dec. t. Yester-
day morning between 1 and 2 o'clock
ono of tho most horrible tragedies
that over occurred In this section
took place at tho residence of 0.11.''
.sawyers. Mr. bnwyors shut hts wife
twice one ball taking offect In the
left breast uboe tbs nipplo and rang-
ing downwatd toward tho hip. Sho
lies at hor residence In a precarious
condition with very little hopo of re-
covery. Immediately after tho net
h placed tho smoking pistol to his
own head and fired two shots
each taking effect and result-
liir in intttnnt death. A neigh-
bor Mr. V. M. Lucy run
across tho street and ascertaining the
trouble hastily summoned Dr. Jamo-
.son and some neighbors. Mi". Saw-
er&' wounds were dressed and tho
llow of blood stopped. Mr. Sawyers
wus one of tho most prominent citi-
zens of this city and u member of tho
Knights of Pythls Knights of Honor
Knights and Ladles of Honor and
Woodmen of the World besides being
secretary of several loan and building
association of this city. Financial
trouble is supposed to bo tho cuuso of
the rash act as iho statement ot Mr.
Lacy will indicate and who says: "I
was lying uwuke and lieaid the shots
which wero ndt very loud on account
of being in tho houso. They founded
moio like something dropping than
anything otsu. 1 lay for a minute or
two listening when I heard a scream
and sprang up immediately and put-
ting on my clothes ran into the street
tow aid Mr. Sawyers' house. When I
got to the gate Mrs. Sawders who
wus at one of tho windows upstairs
culled to mo that Sawyers had kilted
himself and her too. I ran to Dr.
.Jameson's Mr. DUlcy'e and Mr. Gor-'
man s nnd in a minute pushed open
the down stairs door and rushed up
the btalrway to tho bedroom whero
we found Oscar Sawyers lying in a
pool of blood dead with the revolver
clutched in his hand. Mrs. Sawyers
was standing by his side with
blood oozing from her breast. Wo
placed her upon tho bed and stopped
the How of blood from tho wounds
which entered tho loft breast above
the nipple and came out in tho small
.-of the back. Tho suffering woman
thinking Bho was dying told us tho
cauno that led to tho tragedy. Sho
said : '1'ray for mo and my poor hus-
band. He told mo he could not stand
the disgraco suro to come on him and
could not leave mo to seo it after ho
was dead and before I could move or
utter a word ho shot mo In tho side.
I sprang from tho bed and ho shot mo
again. I then knew he would shoot
himself and sprang toward him to tako
.away tho pistol but before I could he
fired two shots at his head and fell
upon tho floor.1"
Kx-Offloer In .Intl.
Ks Antonio Tex. Nov 30 Hilly
Knox who was at one time u police-
man nnd later a deputy constable is
alleged to have threatenod to arrest
and bring beforo the district judge
Lee Chung Lung a Chinese shop-
keeper for conducting an opium den
if the Chinaman did not pay him $20.
The Chinaman gava Knox $10 and
promised to glvo him tho rest noxt
day. Tho grand jury investigated tho
cube and Indicted Knox who Is now
behind the bars.
0(b Tirenty-riT Yean.
Dallas Tex. Doc. 2. Tho trial
of Dob Land charged with tho rob-
bery of two farmer boys named Dan-
iels a few miles south of tho city on
September 10 last as thoy wore re-
turning to their home near Hutch Ins
from Pallas where thoy had sold a
load of wheat was concluded yostor-
day by the jury returning u vordlct
of guilty and assessing Land's punish-
ment at twenty-fho years in tho peni-
tentiary. Attempted HuLcl!.
(?aLVE8TPK Tex Dec. 1 -A man
named Dohlman from GoUad wad
brought lb on the Gulf Colorado and
Santa Fe train from Alvin yesterday
afternoon suffering from serious cuts
in his throat and on his arm. At the
.Sea ley hospital it was learned that ho
hud attempted to commit sulfide. Ho
made a second attempt on his life
yesterday. Family troubles Is given
us the cause 'of his ucts.
3 8-months-old child of Lee Dulanej
was burned to death. The mother
nnd grand mother had stepped out
Into the yard nnd had been absont but
a few moments when tho child ran out
of the houso with its clothes enveloped
in names. iho little one with 1U '
hands uplifted nnd screaming with ag-1
ony ran toward Us distracted mother j
who rushed to tho rescue. Ilegardlcss '
of tho flames sho ondeavored to teai
off Its clothes but all being new il
was sonfo time before the tlamlng gar '
ments were removod and by that time
tho littlo one was fatally burned. It
lingerod In great agony until yester-
day morning when It died. Mrs. Du-
lanoy was badly burned while endeav-
oring to sao her littlo one. The
child's clothes caught from tho Arc
place.
A Mjrrttorloun A flair
Mineola Tex. Doc. 2 A shlngla
was found by Mr. S. L Cooper agent
of tho Toxas and Pacific railway In a
C. B. and N. box car No. 1100 on
which was written with a lead pencil
the following: "Whoever finds this
shingle will please notify Mrs. Lulu
Smith corner of Twenty-eighth nnd
Church Galveston that her husband
Charlie Smith's body Is in tho Sabine
river between Mtncolaand Longview
because to bo without her was my
aeatn lor sue was an i nau to live lor.
Don't fall to notify her.
Ciiaume Smith."
'P. S. Send telegram card to Jerry
Jordan chief of police Galveston. The
Car came to Mlncola Nov. SO. Tho
shingle was found by the yard clerk
J. L. Graham and given to Mr.
Cooper tho agent yesterday evening.
Tho telegram from Mineola convey
ing the Bhlnglo death message ol
Charles Smith to his wife at Galves
ton Identities tho woman who died In
this city November 13 and adds In-
terest to tho tragedy1 The address
given is 'Twcnth-olghth and Church
streets." lo this address came
telegram from Mlncola tho morning
hor body was found November 14 to
hula bmltli as follows: "Leave Mln
eola to-day. Will send you tlckot on
arrival. Write." What roply was
sent if any is not known but on
November 13 Lula Smith to whom
the Mlncola shlnglo message was
directed ended her life and sealed the
mysterious mutual sorrow that haa
engulfed two lives.
A 1'eaco OHIcer Shot.
1'oitNKV Tex. Nov. 30. About G
o'clock yesterday evening Justice I.
S. Wood was in tho drug store ol
Koyal is Sponco conversing with
Howard Turk. John Hell approached
unnoticed and commenced tiring at
Squire Wood. Three balls took effect
one entering tho mouth and coming
out under tho chin one entered the
stomach and tho other penetrating
tho left hand. After discharging his
pistol Bell retreated. The squire
realizing that ho was too badly hurt
to attempt Bell's arrest handed his
pistol to Howard Turk who -after a
running fight during which several
shots woro oxcanged. captured Bell a
short distance from the store. Bell
was taken in charge by several
ultlzons. Excitement ran high
and but for tho prompt action of
cool heads tho prisoner would have
been summarily doalt with. Squire
Wood will probably die as tho physi-
cians say there Is only a shadow ol
hope for his life. John Boll the
prisoner was arrested Wednesday in
connection with tho shooting ol
Charlie Houte Tuesday. Bell was
released later and since then lias been
abusive and In bod temper. Ho has
only roslded hero u short whllo and
very little Is known of him. Bell it
is reported has boen spirited away
to Kaufman by tho officials who are
spprohcnslve for tho safety of tht?
prisonor.
Killed nnd Uody II M.
Calveht Tex. Dec. 1. Anegress
Sarah Jane Miller living on tho Lit-
tlo Bra703 who had been separated
from her husband for tho past three
years and was living with Buck
Smith desired to return to hor hus-
band but Smith objected. The re-
sult wis that Smith struck her on the
head with an ax killing her Instantly.
He then placed the body on his shoul-
der and carried It to tho Little
Brazos placing it In a ckltT and de-
posited it in the middle of tho rlvor.
The negroes In tho bottom arrested
Smith and held him until tho otllcera
were notified who brought hlra hero
and placed him In jail. Tho Inquest
developed the above facts. Tho kill-
ing occurred Wednesday night. The
body has not been recovered.
A GENERAL BREVIARY.
Intsresltng Items from All Over the WorlJ
Selected from Various Sources.
A FULL AND COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
Embracing Serious nnd Siniatlonat Happening! end
Current News Covering ManyToplciot
Interest to All Readers.
GGovernor Jones of tho Choctaw si I TEXAS CONDENSATIONS'
tlon has appealed to the government
for urotoctlon from tho lobbv sharks
who are making such Inroads on the '
funds of the nation.
Cullrd and Carefully Arranged from the Ulesl
Dailies ot the Slate.
A MIRROR OF RECENT OCCURRENCES.
fit General Interest Rendered Real-
able and Entertaining.
Ovariloie of Morphine.
Vauw Tex. Pec. 1. May Kolloy
a woman residing in tho quarter of
town known as Boardtown attempted
snlcidc Wednesday 'by taking mor-
phine but by dint ofbard work by
he-i' friends sho failed Co'Bfiuftle off tho
mortal coll.
Child ! oMlunia.
Bomiam Tex. Deo. h Wednesday
.at Be tor. six miles west of here the
Dal
Cnt lu tli Neck.
.as Tex. Nov. 80.-
L'noch Hogato Grand Master in
his recent report to the Grand Lodge
said that there was duo to tho Grand
Lodge by T. I. Haughoy President
of the suspended Indianapolis Nation-
al bank and lata grand treasurer of
the I. O. O. F. of Indiana $12306.87;
that securities surrendered by Mr.
Haughoy to secure tho Grand Lodge
hayo a prospective vuluo of $45250
but the futuro can only dovelop what
can bo realized.
A shooting affray took placo re-
cently near Thackcrvlllo I. T.. ut a
brush dance. Louis Montry was shot
under tho left eye tho ball passing
through coming out behind tho ear
and striking a bystandor In the breast
knocking him down. Tho attending
physician said there was some chance
for Mon try's recovery. After the
shootlpg the dance proceeded.
Tho report of tho postmaster gen-
eral shows that tho deficiency for the
year ended June 30 1893 was $5 177-
171 instoad of $1552423 as estimated
by Mr. Wanamakcr and instead of u
surplus of $872210 for tho current
fiscal year as estimated by Mr. v ana-
maker there will bo an estimated de-
ficit of $783Cvl78.
The Baptist ladies of Klrksville
Mo. recently gave an "experience
party'1 whore each ono related how
sho earned a sum of money for tho
church. Tho prize "oxpericneo" wus
awarded to a couple of young ladles
who sawed a half cord of wood into
neat and convenient lengths for the
stove.
Princess Colonna a daughter of
Mrs John Mackay of San Francisco
has brought suit for divorce at Paris
France against her husband Prince
Ferdinand Gallatero Colon na. Sho
charges him with numerous acts of
adultery and goneral profligacy. She
also asks for hor three children.
Tho Nowton (Massachusetts Wors-
ted company has formally notified Its
300 operatives that tho roduotlon of
the tariff by tho proposed now law
will make it absolutely necessary to
reduce wages or stop the mills. The
mills have "been operated fourteen
years without Interruption.
Tho statehood convention recently
held at Kingfisher Okla. was largely
uttonded. Thoy passed a resolution
declaring for pro-emptlon rights a
rosldeaco of five years to perfect tltlo
and appointed four delegates to go to
Washington and lobby for tho pass
age of the bill.
At Chicago 111. a man supposed
to bo W. Kaftnoy ot Now York city
was drowned In tho river recently.
He wus walking against a driving rain
with his head down and walked oft
tho abutment of the Bandolph street
bridge
Tho Louisville and Jofferaonvllle
bridgo company recently filed a mort-
gage to tho United States trust com-
pany of New York nnd tho Union trust
company of Indianapolis to covor a
bond issue of 5000000.
T V. Fowderly's resignation as
grand master workmun of tho Knights
of Labor was' accepted. J. H. Sov-
ereign ot Iowa wus elected to succeed
hlra and an entirely now executlvo
board was chosou.
Tho discovery of gold near Phoenix
Ariz. on Camp creak has recently
boen made. It is a largo ledgo of
gold oro two feet thick assaying $1500
a ton. Two Colorado miners develop-
ed the discovery.
Idaho and Montana copper mining
camps continue to increase their out-
put. Tho Lovelock mlno which was
closed down son)" months ago re-
sumes .work this week with a force of
thirty miners.
One man killed ono fatally and
others seriously Injured is the result
of a Mississippi Valloy railway gravel
train coming In contact with a tie
across the track near Lute her La
recently.
A report has boon circulated that
Logan Carlisle will resign the chief
clerkship of tho treasury department
and be succeeded by his brother Wra.
K. Carlisle. Mr. Carlisle denies the
report.
1- Hurst Como. Colol peoDlo who live in
Montana military posts now con- i
tain 17 f U soldiers distributed at the i
following posts: Asslnlbolue 182
Keogh 400; Custer 415; Missoula '
195 i Poplar 100.
Corn shucking machines are being HPP'"D' Stock Improvements and I term
introduced In some por.Ions ot Mis-
souri and are said to he a gieat suc-
cess. It looks liko the husking peg
must go n'j last.
A G-year-old daughter ot Kdward
Butler was burned to death In her
father's store at Uniontown Pa. re-
cently by her clothes catching fire
from a stoxe.
At Ridgeville. O. recently Hormati
Barrows aged 08 shot his wife aged
30 and then placed a revolver to hi
hoad and sent a bullot through his
own brain.
President Cleveland settled tho
Chicago postofllco controversy by
nominating Wash Hosing thus knock-
ing out Frank Lawler with hts big
petition
A crisis exists In tho Spanish cabi-
net and tho ministry Is likely to ro-
Bign on account of differences in ro-
gard to tho war with tho Moors.
Helen Duwery Ward tho actross
has been granted a divorce from John
Montgomery Ward tho baseball
player by a Now York court.
George M. Becson a well-known
Wilmington Dcla. butcher aged 45
dropped doad at his home a few night!
since of heart disease
An expectant youngster of Golden
City Mo. recently mailed a letter al
who runs a saloou on the northeast sight of coal mines complain because
. Y.n f If.iln ... t.nA 4V.A ..nil- .. . m. . . .
tnoy nave to pay f4.ouaionior coai
while the same coal is hauled to Den-
coiner of Main street and tho rail
road i was cut in the neck
and probably fatally wounded
last night about 11 o'clock In
his place of business. John
Cepfor Is under arrest charged with
assault to murder Hurst. When Cep-
fcr was brought to the police station
a bloody knife was in his possession.
Too Mnnli Morphine.
WAeldlr Tex. Dec. 2 G Shultz
u prominent citizen died Thursday
night from an overdose of morphtne.
Ho leaves a wlfo and nine children in
good circumstances.
vor and sold at $1 less per ton.
At Phoealx Ariz. contractors are
employing all men who make applica-
tion to Work on the railroad being
built from. Phoenix to Presoott. Idle
men are scarce In Arlzonla'.
A charge that two ot tho jurors
had been bribed by the defense
brought the Coughlla trial for tho
murder of Cronln at Chicago to an
abrupt ond for the present. l
Missouri is first in zloo and first
la mules.
There is an Kngllsh setter at Abl-
leno posseted of almost human intel
ligence. Ho trios to do everything ho
seos people do. Ho rings tho door
hell mid when admitted greets hi-
mastor with a burk. A number of
ladles were performing on tho pinno
eomo days Blnco and when they left
Geronlmo's mustor was surprised by
hearing tho overture to foet and
Peasant1 'beautifully re n J cred ho wont
to the parlor and to his surprise found
Goronimo at tho piano about to begin
"Liszt's Seventh Uliupsody."
Press Standlfer was recently found
dead near Mcrldiun Bosijno county.
The vordlct of the inmost wus that
deceased came to his doath by thei
accidental discharge of his gun while;
chasing u doer. Pait of his left hand
was torn away and there were twelve
buckshot In his side. Hlshorso.gunand-
threo dogs were found near the body
whero they had evidently remained
Cor thirteen hours. Tho deceased
leaves a wlfo and 11 vo small children.
A telegram has been received at the
war department from Brig. Gon.
vVhcnton commanding tho military
iopartment of Texas confirming tho
belief that the alleged Mexican trouble
that placo addressed to "Mister Santy Is more visionary than real. Gen.
nneaion says: "it is quite cerium
nnd It has been admitted by the Mex-
ican authorities that no partios of
"ned men have crossed Into Moxlco
u.n tho American side."
Klaus North Poll.
Mrs. Gatlln postmistress ot Meyers-
vllle Mo. has been sontenced to fif-
Icon months In tho state prison for
robbing tho malls.
Jeiterson county Kansas farmer
has ma3o 6000 gallons of sorghum
Tho governor recently telographed
tho mombers of tho live stock com
molasses this season and'has sold it at mission ut Galveston and Corpus
!10 cents a gallon. unnsti ut mo request or county
man -"talcs Austin to Investigate un epidemic pro-
nllold of the V.ttnno ttmon horses and mule In
that county. Local veterinary sur-
geons cannot ugreo whether or not it
An Adair county Mo
no iius the banner cor
state From slxtoen acres he gather
ed 1360 bushels
The shipment of 8003.000 bushels
of coal to Cincinnati Louisville and
Now Orleans was recently made from
Pittsburg Pa.
Beet pulp U selling at $1.25 per ton
at tho Lolil Utah sugar factory.
The bounty paid by tho government
is $4 por ton.
In Lincoln county Nevada rich
placer gold discoveries have recently
been made about 130 miles from
Pioche.
Under the extension of tho Geary
b glanders.
At Dallas a fow days since tno jury
In tho caso of tho Sisters of Mercy
against tho Missouri Paeilio railway
company for destruction of goods
shipped fiom Carthage Mo. to Dal-
las after deliberating nearly eighteen
hours returned a vordlct giving judg-
ment for plaintiff in tho sum of $3031.
The amount suod for was $7250
Manning Davis was convicted in tho
federal court at Paris a fewdnys since
of tho murder of John Hodlmrln Kaclo
act all Chinamen who havo prevlouVy county Choctaw nation December 20
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again.
Arizona Democrats are making a
fierce war upon Governor Hughes re-
cently appointed by President Cleve-
land. Officers of the wrccke-1 National
bank of Indianapolis IndM have been
Indicted by tho United States grand
jury.
A dispatch from Lomberg Austria
says that Prince Adam Lubomlrskv.
'whllo hunting in the forests felldead.
Las Animas county Colo. pays a
per capita ux of $0 urlnually in taxes
to sustain Its county government.
At Mlntonvlllo Ky Charles Minton
wus shot and killed by Joseph Tartar
recently in a quarral at a dunce.
James II. Hoosovolt has resumed
his duties as secretary of the United
States embassy in London.
In ono night recently throe Iron
safes were blown open by burglars in
tho town of Foster Mo.
Myron King killed his wife and then
committed suicide at Grand ttaplds
Mich. a fow days since.
A rumor Is extant that tho land
office at Guthrie Okla. will Boon be
removed to El Reno.
Watenlllc Kan. uses more coaloll
than beer. Watervlllo should bo a
well-lighted village.
A Marshall Mo. man recently rode
eighty-two miles on a blcyclo in six
hours and a half.
Tho crisis In regard to tho Frenoh
cabinet is over and a now cabinet is
being formed
A Hutchinson Kan. barber strictly
prohibits cigarette smoking In his
shop.
A sevore earthquake shock was ex-
perienced recently at Montreal Can
ad a.
Ex-Gov. John J. Jacobs foil dead
recently at Wheeling W. Va.
Denver Col is to have a poultry
show from January 14 to 20.-
A Utah man carried off the World's
fair prize for the best wagon.
Gophorn are playing havoc In Holt
county Missouri this fall.
The uame of tho state auditor of
Colorado Is Uoodykoontz.
Gentry county-Mo. boasts of a 160
pound pumpkin.
Coloradoans drink elder made is;
Connecticut.
lloding was stabbed to doath in tho
piesonco of his wlfo who wub on her
knees begging for her husband's life.
A freight train on tho Missouri
Kansas and Texas was wrecked re-
cently six miles west of West Point
Fayette county. A brakoman named
Snyder wus instantly killed and Con-
ductor Hooves and Car Itepalrer Brown
Injured. Tho wreck was caused by
oil tank breaking down.
A train on tho Missouri Kunsas
and Texas railway ran through u
bridge near Kosanky in Bastrop
county lecently injuring the en-
gineer in the side back and chest
breaking two ribs. Tho fireman and
a brakoman were also ir.juiod.
For $50 per month tho county of
Williamson has rcntod 1100 acres of(
lanu irom Miorin: jirooitsniro to bo
used for pasturing tho road oxen dur-
ing tlio winter months. On account
of heavy roads tho teams are given a
holiday during cold weather.
Williamson county has purchased
ot A J. Swanson and G. K. Munson
nlnety-slx acres ot land as an addition
to the county poor larro. lno lanu
lays adjoining tho county farm amllo
from Georgetown. The consideration
was $2905.
At Trinity Trinity county roeontly
everal shots wcro fired in tho John
son restaurant and a colorea matt
named Adams was found to have
stopped two of tho bullets but who.
JIU the shooting is a my story.
Attorney-General Culberson has ap
pointed Allen May 11 eld of Sherman u
his third assistant In place of Mr. It.
L. Butts who wus oloctea by tho
board of regents assistant law protes-
tor in tho Stato University.
The comptroller has just registered
ind purchased $2500 of Hamilton
county bonds for tho school fund and
ilso registered 17500 bonds of Jeffor-
lon county and purchased $1500 of
them for the samo account.
Davo Harden living threat miles
rom Granger Williamson county was
Tooling with a slxshooter recently and
let It full to tho floor. It was dis-
charged tho bullet passing through
Ills bowels and left lung.
Two victims ot tho explosion ut the.
town ot Minerva In Webb county re-
cently caused by a Mexican woman
placing an old can of blasting power
On the hearth to i tic It thu Bolder off
Un. have died.
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