Brenham Daily Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 165, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 7, 1914 Page: 3 of 6
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(Brazoria Times, Sept. U.)
At three o'clock Tuesday after-
noon the convicted murderer.; Jqi
Durfee, was brought before District
Judge Samuel J. Style® and 'sentenc-
ed to hang. The hour of this cere-
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The man who spends his entire salary end never saves is the man
who suffers when hard times oppress business and employees are
c, while the man who lays aside a Jhw dollars each
thrown out of work,-^ -—. VTV f-irrrw-Tr- t
month, is always in position to live for a fev^months without work-
ing, ajbd so he does not suffer for being unemployed for a short time.
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condemned negro, with
ness that has marked hi* conduct ev-
er since lie was first arrested, stood
before the bar of Justice and lis-
tened to the words that meant Ms
do&n. He appeared wholly unaffect-
ed. There was no mark of tear or
emotion, jxo sign of regiet or re-
morse.
His few words to the Court were
cool and collected.
The sentence delivered by the
Judge is printed in full herewith.
It was delivered with deliberation
and In all solemnity. The audience,
In absolute silence, listened to the
well-chosen and I truthful words as
they came from the lips of the
Judge. Following the formality, the
negro bowed anil was led bac* to the
security of his cell. H
Dorfee's Crime.
Joe Durfee was. arrested for the
murder of* Mrs. J. M. Selst in An
gl'eton In July, 1913. He was tried
at the September term of our dis-
trict court in the same year and con-
victed. The court appointed able
lawyers to defend Mm, and his inter-
ests and rights were sacredly 'guard-
ed throughout. No man, regardless
of color, could reasonably expect a
fairer trial in any cdurt. Following
his conviction his case was caroled
to the Court of Criminal Appeals and
there affirmed. * Every resource hav-
ing been exhausted, the convicted
man has only to look forward to his
rapidly-approaching doom, unless ex-
ecutive clemency shall interpose,
which is not at all probable.
Durfee Is not a Brazoria county
negro. At the time of the crime he
was a convict, from one of the State
farmB, out aB a trusty. He is a
man of unusual education and in-
telligence for his race. To this day
he maintains J his innocence, but
there are those who believe that he
will yet make a full confession. This,
however, is mere speculation;
October ninth is the date set for
the execution—that's on a Friday.
The Sentence.
Following Is the sentence as de-
livered by Judge Styles:
The Court: , Joe Durfee, Atand up.
Have you how anything further to
say why sentence should riot be pass-
ed upon you?
Durfee: No, sir, I have not ant-
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CHOICEST WHEAT
that grows, scientifically milled so as to retain
that original nutty flavor of the grain.
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of England, Prance, Germany and Russia are
not permitted to use a pound of alum baking
Jjowder. The efficiency of the soldiers de-
pends too much upon their health and en-
durance to risk the use of food which the
authorities believe would be detrimental.
Therefore the manufacture and sale of the
alum powder is prohibited.
# Royal Baking Powder is extensively used
privately and by the military forces through-
out the world. Its absolute wholesome-
ness, imparting as it does, healthful as well as
appetizing qualities to the food, and its per-
fect keeping qualities in every climate and
under different conditions, make it particu-
larly desirable for all conditions of use.
EtOYAL
BAKING POWDER
Absolutely Pure No Alum
of this hank's policy has always been to give depositors satisfaction,
and above all, courteous treatment. Our chief aim Is to handle
each account In the way that distinctly meets tfee special require-
ments ot the depositor.
Cultivate the saving habit. It will make great tarings possible
for you. Small hegttnlngs are often responsible for largl results.
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thing to say that I know of
furtherance of the case I would like
to have a stay of execution, so far
the law would grant.
The Court; You still maintain
your lnn'ocense?
Durfee: Yes, sir.
The Court: Notwithstanding your
continued denial of your instrumen-
tality in the awful crime with which
you have been charged, tried and fl
nally convicted, even at this late hoUr
when your end is fast approaching
after you have been Indicted by a
Grand Jury of this country, compos-
ed of twelve honest, well-informed
men as the law directs, after you
have been falthly tried by twelve
honest men, a jury of your peers, be
fore an Impartial Judge who gave
you full bills of exception in all
matters requested by your counsel In
matters occurring during the trial
and after the Court of Criminal Ap
peals, the Supreme Court.of the land
in criminal cases, has passed upon
alleged errors of the trial court, and
found no error, and found that the
incriminating evidence against you
was amply sufficient to warrant your
conviction and execution, it becomes
my solemn duty to now pass the sen-
tence of death upon you.
Death is awful under any circum-
stances. Sometimes' I fgbl ti sentt-
nfeni of doubt as to the iuoral r(lght
of a, State to take the life of an
offending citizen, and even in your
case 1 have found myself pitying your
plight. But, when I consider the
dastardlyness of the terrible crime
with which you have been charged,
tried and convicted; when I think of
that poor innocent woman being per-
haps inveigled into your death trap,
and there bruised, lacerated and mur-
dered, and perhaps her virtuous per-
son violated, and her lifeless form
thrown lq a dark alley, I am then
constrained to believe that the pun-
ishment of death, so quickly over,
so void of physical pain, so lacking
In anything like the torture the poor
woman suffered, la wholly incom-
mensurate with the perfidious crime
committed. However, our civilisa-
tion steps forth in your behalf and
prevents cruelty by law even under
the circumstances detailed. And
here, I desire to commend the good
cltizen0hip of Brazoria county for
their noble behavior and manly for-
bearance in bravely permitting the
law to take Us course rather than
wreaking their vengeance at the
hands of a mob.
Our (mly hope now Is that the life
you have lead and the terrible end
to which you have come shall be a
lasting salutary lesson to your peo-
ple. The evidence In this case shows
that yours has been a life of crime.
How much good you might have
been to your race, with your more
than average intelligence, your ad-
vantages of education,' had you
chosen the straight and narrow path!
Hut, alas! you chose the opposite
way, and it is but another exempli-
fication of that which is written;
"Be sure your sins will find you out."
" Now, one last word: Your fight
against the mountain high evidence
against you, has been valiantly
made; your persistent denial of your
evident guilt, can now serve you no
further. I do solemnly admonish
you that before man and God you
do confess your crime, for If there
be mercy beyond the grave your con-
fession may be a step toward that
goal, but without it, no just God can
Intervene.
It is the-sentence of this court that
you having been indicted by a Grand
Jury of this county with the offense
of murder, having been tried by a
Jury of your peers and found guilty,
and your punishment having been as-
sessed at death, and the Court ot
Criminal Appeals having maae that
judgment final, you shall now be re-
manded to jail and there remain un-
til October 9th, 1814, when, between
the hours of 10 o'clock a. m., and 2
o'clock p. m., the sheriff of this coun-
ty shall hang you by the neck until
you are dead.
Judge Is Popular.
(Braaoria Times.)
Immediately after Joe Durfee had
been sentenced Tuesday, the Times
secured a copy of Judge StyleB' re-
marks, and In half an hour copies
were furnished to some of our
fronds whom we knew were inter-
ested. As soon as it was known
that the sentence was In print the
demand was so great that quite an
edition was issued. We see now
that the occasion would have been
wqrthy oj a scarehead "Extra". All
of Which goes to prove how well
the people were pleased with Judge
Styfts' remarks. Comment has been
universally favorable. We all knew
that the Judge was all right as Dis-
trict Attorney and /on the bench,
and now we know that he might
have been a good preacher.
Corporations Chartered
Austin, Texas, Oct. 7.—Chartered
Tuesday:
The Powell Oil Company, Wichita
Falls, capital stock, $28,000. Incor-
porators: J. L. Powell, W. S. Bour-
land, T. B. Bourland.
Lovelace Warehouse Association,
Lovelace, Hill county; capital stock
$2000. Incorporators: W. O. Kirk-
patrick, R. T. Greer, P. G. Davis.
The Teutonic Club, Corpus Christi;
no capital stock. Incorporators:
Adolph Dietsch, Charles Hellwig,
Louis Schoenberger.
• Lone Star Motor Company, El
Paso; capital stock $25,000. Incor-
porators: Frank T. Plckrell, E. G.
G. Perry, L. J. Hrotti.
City and County Hospital Train-
ing School for Nurses, Fort Worth;
no capital stock. Incorporators: R.
M. Davis, Mrs. W. V. Galbreath, R.
E. Duringer.
Texas Normal Industrial Institute*
Dallas; no capital stock. Purpose for
scientific normal- and industrial train*
ing for colored youths. In corpora*
tors: E. B. MuBe, N. W. Harlee, 3,
E. Boyd.
The Working Men's Club, Corpus
Christi; no capital stock. Incorpo-
rators, Albert Costler, R. C. Nichols,
A. Fred Cole.
Tatum Warehouse Company, Ta»
turn, Rusk county; capital stock, $600.
Incorporators: W. S. McNaughton,
M. DeGurin, John Pruitt. ,
Permit to do business in TexU Wig
granted to the Standard RooflBf
Company of Tulsa, Ok.; capital stock
$5000. San Antonio to be headquar*
ters in Texas. , «
Dressmaking at home, pricer
sonable, your patronage solicited. Yoa
will And us at the same eld home-
stead, 417 Church street,
Mrs. Louise Miller and
Annie,
ter
Adv.
daufh-
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CONSIDER Your HEALTH
It is a well known fact that unsound teeth, and sore end spongy
gums, by preventing the proper mastication of food, cause stomach
trouble, which is prevented with more ease than it is cured.
A clean tooth positively will not decay and for that reason we
advise every one to visit a competent dentist regularly twice a
year for the purpose of having the teeth thoroughly cleaned. This
semi-annual visit will be the ounce of prevention that is worth a
pound of cure.
DRS. WIEBUSCH & JONES .
DENTISTS Office over Spreene Drag Store
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OSCAR BRONENKANT
DIAMONDS, WATCHES
JEWELRY, SPECTACLES. ETC.
brenham,
texas
TAX COLLECTOR RESIGNED
W. Wipprecht Will Go With A.
M. College
Farmers & Merchants Lumber Co.
-NNtlESAlE INI RETAIL DEALERS IN
Bryan, Texas, Oct. 7.—W. Wip-
precht resigned as tax collector of
Brazos county when appointed by the
board of directors of the Agricultural
anil Mechanical college to head the
business office of that institution. J
The commissioners court has ap-
pointed W. I. McCuilocli, who was
nominated for collector in the July
primary, to fill the vacancy. Mr.
NlcCulloch has qualified-end altered
upon his duties yesterday. He re-
tained in the office Roy Hudspeth,
who was deputy under Mr. Wipprecht.
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McCormick Products
Sharpies Separators
W. R. JAHNftE, Manager
PHONE 6*8 [tjBWiAii, TEXAS
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Grimes, Frank. Brenham Daily Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 165, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 7, 1914, newspaper, October 7, 1914; Brenham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth491144/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.