The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 22, 1899 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 47
lJASTKOP, BASTKOP COUNTY, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 181)1).
NUMBER 21.
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L>C1HU OP,
W. J. MILEY,. .
* DRUGGIST.
Bastkop, __
Tkxas. . .
Special and eareful_ attention
given to tin- Prescription l e-
partment. and patrwus waited
oo either day or uljrht...A full
line Of I'ATBHTl M^.DIOINKS,
pKBKlIMKHy.TOIl.ET AllTIC-
LBS, STATION ICR*, ETC., ETC.
PR OFE SSJ ON A L CARDS
Lawyers.
H. D. OH(l A IN.
W. K. M A VN A 1(1).
0HGA1N & MAYNARD
A tto m eys-at-Lazo.
llHutrup. Texan.
Will pra<'tk'i\ lii all tliu In^licr an«l in-
ferior uourta.
pa 111. 1> I'AOK.
County Attoruoj
K F. UIOMINS.
PACK & HKjIJINS
Attorneys-at-Law,
Orrii'K -< Ulirt Mount'.
J IKNKINS.
t.n ,trop, Texa*
J 11. Mll.KY
J KNKINS iV MILKY,
Attorney s-at-Law,
bastrop .... TEXAS.
Only complete aet ol Abstract 1 ik W.>« In the
county
Notary iu ofllcu,
tiKKK 1Over l l National llank
u. w. juni s
J. S. JONES.
JUNKS JONKS
Attorneys-at Law.
HASTROP, - TKXAS.
OrKieK—I'pntalrs lit Krharil llnllilliiK
J, 1'. FOrtLKR
Attorney-at-La~w,
Hastrop If-tan.
llUtier itU'l In
Will priictii u in i!l tlx
lut km t uurU.
OKKM'K -Over HrM National Hunk
R. F. TIRNKR
Attorney-at-1.aw.
I't'XHh.
Smltti vlllc, Baatrop t'ouiily
Notary in Oftt«
Prompt ttii>l painstaking attuutlou given to nil
bn liit « placed In my hand*
J , H. PRICK
County Judge and
Attorney-at-Law.
llaatrop. Texas.
Will practice In aU tl> liluliiTOonrtu
Physicians and Surgeons.
I'. LUCKKTT, M. I>
Physician
Surgeon.
llaatrop, Texan.
OFFICK—At W J. Mlley't Drug store.
C. C. JUGGINS, M. I)
Physician and Surgeon.
llaxuop, Texan.
OFFICK W. .1 Mlley'a I'm* Store
! The xXx
Pearl Beer.
BOLD HIGHWAYMAN
MAN UK AriTHEI) BY
SAN ANTONIO
BREWING
ASSOCIATION
voluntarily started off ut a brisk
| gait, and by some means the man
got rattled and be abandoned bis
Ha* taken the Lead In Texas on account of
Its Nourishing qualities. Once Tried Always
Used. Kt r hale In Bastrop by
V. SCHILL, Manager.
186S. K
....KSTA BUSHED 1H6B.
1893.1
E. Bastian, Sr.,
:DEALER IN:
STOVES. HARDWARE & TINWARE.
All kinds of
TIXsT WORK
A SPKCIAI.TY.
REPAIRS
vo:-
Promptly and
Neatly Done.
Holds Up Two Travelers Near SUugart aod 8truck
Llano and Goes Through Them.
HE IS IDENTIFIED AS HAM WHITE
who held up the austin and
san mar008 stage in 1877.—
afterward* pardoned.
"Ho MAKK ROOM for New Orders, I will sell my present stock at
-*■ Greatly Reduced Prices. It shall be my study, in the future, as in
past,, to please my friends and customers, both in quality and price.
I'll an king one and all for their very liberal patronage during the 32 years
1 have done business here, 1 ask a contiuance of same at the "old stand."
E. BASTIAN, Sr.
r.
1893.
1899.
IS
COTTON SEED
will pay the Highest Price, in
Cash, give Honest Weights, and
buy at any time, winter or summer,
all Cotton Seed offered to us at our
mill.
Bagging and Ties
To exchange
for Seed only
We buy and sell
everything for
CASH.
Potxiell Oil jVIill Ce.
Llano Tiiu<'g:
The following facts in reference to
the commission of the robbery, the
trailing of the man supposed to be
the perpetrator of it, and other facts
relative thereto, have been gathered
by the Times man from odds and
ends picked up, and in a few insig-
nilicent details may not be exactly
correct, but we give it as we learn it.
Last Friday morning, news was
brought to Llano of a very bold and
successful robbery that had taken
place on the Mason and Llano road,
about 8 miles from Llano, that morn-
ing between 10 and 11 o'clock. Two
gentlemen from Ft. Worth, Messrs.
II. Hlock and M. Simon were held
up by a lone highwayman, with a
mask on, and 8102 in currency, about
81.') in silver and a gold watch and
chain taken from them. Mr. Simon
had been in Llano several weeks ago,
and had left his wagon and team out
at the home of Mr. Julius Ilollmig,
who lived not far from where the
robbery took place, and they had
gone out to Mr. llollmig's the night
before and staid all night. They were
prospecting iu this country with a
view to locating at Liauo iu the mer-
cantile business and had left Mr.
llollmig's with their team for Llano
only about 30 minutes before the
robbery, after having paid Mr. Iloll-
mig for the various services he had
rendered.
HOW IT OCCl ItKK.K.
As Messrs. Simon and Rlock were
journeying along the road, conver-
sing and otherwise comfortably en-
joying the morning, they were sud-
denly halted by a man who stepped I all guarded,
J. W. DAVIS, Jit., 9KK0 IIIM.
That same evening Mr. J. \V.
Davis, Jr., who waB returning from
up the river where lie had carried
some fishermen, was driving along
about 12 miles from Llano coming to
town, ami had just come out of the
Bower pasture into the Mason road,
when he saw a man on horseback
coming up the road toward him. As
soon as the man saw Davis, he wheel-
ed his horse, hugged along the wire
fence, and acted in such a manner as
to attract Davis' especial attention.
Davis had an idea that there was
something wrong. As they were
coming to a low hollow, the man was
slowing up so as to let Davis over-
take him, and as they were about to
come together, a wagon came iu
sight, and this occurrence probably
prevented Mr. Davis getting an in-
troduction to a bandit who has been
the theme of street corner talk for
several days. The man struck off in
another direction. Davis had SM
with him, but had told it good bye.
SHKKIKP an1> DKl'tTIKS TIC aII. IIIM.
On learning of the affair Friday
afternoon, Sheriff Porter and Deputy
Frank llargon immediately repaired
to the scene, to try to get a clue to
the whereabouts of the bandit. They
saw where his horse stood while he
was committing the robbery. The
horse was unshod. They trailed the
horse about 3 miles to where he went
through the fence into Mr. Allie
Scott's large 9000 acre pasture. They
stationed nieu at various outlets to
the pasture on the back side, think-
ing he might go out that way. Mr.
Scott's pasture surrounds a .'520 acre
pasture, which also fronts on the Ma-
son road, and the road where the
men went in, but there is no gate
there. Down this way there is a gate
into this .'120 acre pasture, and also
one at the lane between the !J20 acre
pasture and the lower line of Mr.
Scott's, and other gates. They were
but one into the 320
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C. Erhard & Son-...
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DRUGGISTS
HASTHOP,
Tkxas. ..
Prescriptions carefully com -
pouuded ai all hours Pat-
f..knt Mkdicinks ol all kinds
TF.X AS
e. 1111;11smi i n
Attorney-at Law.
BAST KOI'.
Will practice In all llio lliKlier an.I Inferior
Court! in Hi' i"t>
Ali tract* <>l title fumUte'd l.oan* ni'Kotln
ah l ' olloction- promptly ivtt« nlc l to
Old I.aii'I Claims lnv< tlKBU!>l In all parts ol
tile PtaU'
Q -
an
THE RIVER BRIDGE
livery. feed & sale stables.
A. T. MOKHIS, PKOPIMKTOU.
.... Near River llridgc.
Solicit share of public patronage.
Horses will be taken care of at low
rates. Huggies, hacks and good
stock kept on hand. Kvery effort
will be made to accommodate those
favoring me with their custom.
A. T. MORRIS, Prop't.
front some bushes by the side of the
road, and who threw a large and dan-
gerous looking pistol in their faces
and commanded them to throw up
their hands, which they did at once,
lie then made the men get out of
acre pasture, and right here is where
the llrst effective work in trailing was
put in. They found where he had
gotten into the Mason road from the
320 acre pasture gate, and the un-
shod horse hoof print suited the track
their vehicle, and threw each of them | of the one that stood near the scene
cloths which he had produced, and i of the robbery. This was about
told them to put them over their | night. Saturday morning Deputy
heads. In this way they were com-1 Frank Ilargon ami others followed
pletely blindfolded. He made them ' the track leading to town, and Sheriff
H. B. COM US, M. D
County Physician
and Surgeon.
BASTROP, - TKXA8.
Orrtcit—0. Krl.ard Son * Prnu Store.
RftpinkM'k- Kantian Oott*#<i.
C?- -tr-- ■■ i- :i:P t£4.;r
THE PALACE MARKET, I
J. H. F1TZW1LLIAM, Prop't. j
Dentists.
DR. N. G
ofkicf.
FOWLKR
Dentist.
Oror Firm National Hank.
jjamukl c. luck kit,
/). D. S., (Dentist.)
Office—Hi*} Ilk DuIMIijk Mimouic Hour.
The deservedly popular
Palace Market
.1. 11. Fit/.wilUam. Proprietor, is now prepared to
serve the jml>1 ic with the l>est and fattest of
BEEF and
IIot S.u>a<;k. and Barbk<tki> Meats, a Speeiulty.
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August Miller will remain with us and we will
|i| o'ive you the Iu>t t<> lie had in the market. 1 re>peet-
' l'ullv solicit voiir pi'trouuue.
|IJ| •' i 1 C
J. H. FITZWILLIAM.
separate from one another several
feet, and went through than, one at
a time, threatening death to either
one that made any play. As soon as
this was done, he went to his horse
by the side of the road, mounted and
galloped off up the road toward Cas-
tell, still keeping on Ins mask, and
also keeping a beatl on tliein with his
pistol till he got a good distance
away. Wi'li his mask on lie met the
Mason mail hack a few minutes after
the occurrence, though of course the
mail carrier knew nothing at the time
of any mischief. The mask was of
cloth, and under his nose and over
his chin and under his ears. His
eyes were plainly visible, and though
his hat was pulled tlown slightly, the
color of his hair arid other features
were discernible. The men who were
robbed went back to Mr. llollmig's
and gave the alarm.
D. M. BHUQAKT HAS AN KXPKRIKNCK.
The day before this robbery, about
the middle of the afternoon, a man
attempted to hold up D. M. Shugart
of Round Mountain, who was on his
way to Castell, and who was only a
few miles from Castell on the Llano
and Mason road. Mr. Shugart was
in his buggy aud his little boy was
Porter took the back track anil found
that it led back through the 320 acre
pasture, into Scott's pasture, and
on around to where lie entered Scott's
pasture. He also discovered where
the man had had a rendezvous for
several days, apparently, inside of
Scott's pasture in a secluded place.
Mr. Ilargon tracked the man right
along towards town. He was joined
by C'has Schultz mid others and by y
o'clock Saturday morning, had trail-
ed as far as town, where of course i^
was lost. Suspicion then led to the
i lea that some one iu town might
have done the deed.
A HOT rKAII..
After skirmishing around the
suburbs south of town Messrs. C. S.
Stoudenmier and Chas. Shultz struck
the trail again, of the same bare-foot-
ed horse, going out the Birdtown
road. Stoudenmier and Shultz fol-
lowed the trail as rapidly as possible,
looking very close when they came
to forks in the road. When they got
about 11 miles from town, sometime
in the afternoon, they lost the trail
very suddenly, and caiue to the de-
cision that he must have turned off
very tenderfooted, but the man did
not exactly answer the description in
the matter of dress. He said he was
going from Fredericksburg to Cedar
Creek, Hastrop county, had passed
thro ugh I Jano in the night. He was
searched ami a pistol, and between
812 aud 815 iu silver found on his
person. He said his name was H.
W. Murton, that he could lie identi-
fied by at least 20 men within 100
miles of them, and iu fact put up
such a plausible tale that Mr. Stou-
denmier concluded to turn him loose,
not thinking of the strange circum-
stances of the mau going by Llano,
way out of his route, from Fredericks-
mirg to Hastrop county, riding a
tenderfooted horse on such a long
• rip, without stopping in town to
shoe him, and passing through town
at night, not stopping to rest, when
he had sutticient means with him to
pay for these accommodations. Hut he
must have altered his intentions at his
rendezvous, in ll.e pasture. Shultz,
however, did not much like the idea
of turning him loose, lie was, never-
theless, turned loose, and Shultz and
Stoudenmier came and reported to
Sheriff Porter Saturday. By course
of reasoning Sheriff Porter and De-
puty Ilargon came to the conclusion
that he was the man who committed
the robbery. Mr. Stoudenmier told
them, then, that he would get him
again—aud he did.
"ll.VUI.KD IIIM It A UK AGAIN."
So very early Sunday morning,
Stoudenmier aud Ilargon got behind
a gooti team and started to overtake
Hurton. They kept his trail all Sun-
day ami Sunday night, inquiring
along the roatl, the people telling
them about a man on a tenderfooted,
jaded horse, passing along. At day
break, they were near Fitzliugh post-
olllee, on Hays and Travis county
hue. They located their man at the
home of A. Langston and found him
sleeping on the gallery between old
man Langston and his boy. They
got a beatl on him with their pistols
ami then awoke the sleepers, putting
hi in a second time under arrest. He
was searched, and about SI in silver
found on his person, and by ques-
tioning him, he told them he had
some more silver in a coffee sack,
out at the barn, with his traveling
regalia. This wa found and Deputy
Ilargon and Hill Haucuiu, who was
also there, took his saddle blanket,
which was an oltl quilt, to pieces,
and found six 8.*> bills and two 81
into the aide of the
down into a "pocket'
road. Going
in the wood-
St).
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iii Ui- ' CAJk Aft,*.
I with hi in on horsback. When the land nearby, just off the road, they
!' man threw the pistol down on Sliug- came upon a man. He had been
art telling him to throw up his hands, lying down resting himself and horse
lie did it, dropping the reins to the and hail just saddled his horse, and
horses. At the same time the little was standing by him preparing to'
v boy rushed out between them and move on. He was promptly arrest-'
yelled, "don't shoot my papa! Don't ed. His horse suited the description
fl« • J
. slioot Ui\ papa!" Shugurt's iiuraca ui (ur aa obtained, wua uuauwd uml
bills. They did not then tell Hur-
ton, and when they came back they
appeared surprised that the silver
was all the money he had. He told
them that was the size of his pile,
and Hargon then asked him what he
was doitig with the currency in lus
saddle blankets, aud he was at a los-J
to explain. They then took him to
the barn, stripped him, and found
a 820 bill sewed up in the hem of his
pants in front, and another 820 bill
sewed up in the front hem of h's
drawers. As they did not wish to
tear his coat to pieces before netting
him back here, they let him wear
that, but watched him closely. Ilar-
gon came back on the train, and
Stouudenmier brought the prisoner
through iu the buggy, reaching here
about 11:30 a. m., Tuesday. After
he arrived his coat was taken to
and a 81" bill found sewed
pieces,
up uear the seaiu just below the col-
lar on the back, aud another 810 bill
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Cain, Thomas C. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 22, 1899, newspaper, July 22, 1899; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth205456/m1/1/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.