The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 7, 1886, Page 3

Table Mo. Pacific R. R f were off selecting a coffin to bury | trailed by these horses furnishing a | him in. | distinct trail to within a short distance | Dick was brought back to ‘Lexas, | ot Brannon and Scott’s houses and taken to Austin where he was tried | when Deputy Sheriffs Sienen of tor the Smithwick post-office rob- | Kendall county, James Van Riper, i bery, of which he was convicted and | Robert Alexander and Dan Lewis is now serving out his lite sentence | fLexincton & SourHERN BRANCH.) Commencing Sunday, May roth, and turther notice, trains will leave Botler as follows: GOING NORTH. 123—Texgs Express f :52AM K Express PM got there they found the horses “ oe Arcommodation -+-1:30 pm | at Chester, Ill., notwithstanding the | ¢ ngin the field near Yeoger’s GOING SOUTH. fact of his having “put up a job,’? | house. ws +O:14. PM as Frank Scott phrases it, on the { +StISAM latter to have Scott convicted in his | Pitts and Cha Pi 1 . 124—-Texas Express.. Fes2t—K. C Express s. Yeager were then “ 1zo—Accommodation arrested stad no opportunity All passenger trains ey direct con- stead. Scott was indicted and tried | given him to fight. Yeager attem pt- | section for St. Louis and all points east | hut his trial resulted in the tailure ot | ed to grab a Winchester, but the Whexas and all points south, Colorado, : | California and al! points west and north- | the jury to agree and he was liber- | officers were : too quick tor him. This | lest, For rates and other intormation after oly to I. Lisk, Agent. ated on a nominal bail, cuting attorney feeling satisfied that Dick the prose- the Scott, plissa Brannon was tl principal was very party to the crime. When Dick | assiduous in ! ot Rose} MASONIC. Brannon, in order to save himself,| Yoeger. Pitts and Y oeger were \ Butler Lodge, No. 254, meets the first B\turday in each month. Miami Chapter Royal Arch Masons, 76, meets second Thursday in each sought to throw the rden of the | convicted in Austin. crime on the shoulders of the S twee and sent to the} penitentiary for hfe. this created a rupture be Scotts Scott THE GOSLING MURDER. | | } | When they and Gouley Commandery Knights Templar the Bra ts the first Tuesday in each month. brought | here from Austin on February 2, 1885, United Marshal | were beit 1.0. 0. FELLOWS. BIDED HIS TIME, by States Bates Lodge No. 180 meets every Mon- f ober sich knowing well that there was a war | Gosling and his deputy, John Man- ler Encampment No. 76 meets the | tant out for Joe for mail robbery, | ning, Carrol Brannon, F. 4. Scott, gdand ath Wednesdays in each month | and that Joe would be apt to come | the latter’s inother-in-iaw, old Mrs. | & oe aaa ~~ | back to the neighborhood of the | Drowns, Frank Scott, Rose Yeager F Pewrcun: robber’s cave, near which his broth- | and Mrs. Pitts were on the train,and mi ~ yer, Carrol Brannon’s house 1s situ- | the latter and Rose were seated by | \ Te dance Went obde a ae ated, not very far from the habitant| Pitts and Yeoger, to whom. they| 1 Bansdown’s Drug Store. of the Scotts. He waited over a year | handed pistol with which Pitts and ww. | and a halt, during which time Frank | Yeoger murdered Gosling and §, Francisco. S. P-Paascesco, Scott, while serving the county as | wounded Manning. The] itter fought | Tr CISCO BROS. Attorneys at constable, consoled himself with the | desperately, killed Pitts and badly | Bernt bate pir Deaioiaiig conviction that he would play even} wounded Y eoger, who escaped, but | ties. Prompt attention given to co. | With one member ot the Bran ed next day by Deputies | ttions.” Office over Wright & Glorius’ | family. On May 27, 1886, he cz es Van Riper and Ed Stearns, | = — "9 ¢1to San Antonio and reported to] Inthe fght on the train, old Mrs. Deputy United States Marshal Wm. Van Riper and the latter’s brother, Ed Van Riper, that Joe Brannor was either secreted in robber’s at Carrol’s The officers, with Scott, went there and the result was that they were reward- ed onthe 2d day ot June with 2 Drowns was killed and Rose Ye oger (Physicians. ‘ x “wi htly wounded. s murder of Go DRS: RENICK & BOYD ysicians and Surgeons, | BUTLER, MO. somes OFFICE: was pe the rly atrocious and villainous. cave or house. The two wemen above named and the prisoners had requested Gosling as¢ favor to permit them to sit to- gether on the train, and Gosling meeting with Mr. Joe Brannon. | who was one of > most generous, | he op ious of the gang, and ex- SIDE SQUARE, OVER LEVY’S. | The meeting was a lively one, It} kind-hearted and sympathetic men | pe e rewarded in the discovery Benick’stesidence | Dr. Boyd's residence, |CAaMe very near resulting in the} im the world, graciously consented. | of tly objects that may yet lead 9 eg Hon | a care north ©. | demise of Ed Van Riper, one of the | To this act of kindness he owed his | to more arrests im connection with deputy marshals, and Mr. Brannon’s | deatn. obsequies resulted shortly after. He | | gave the officers the customary high They villanously The car, slipped two es betrayed | iis confidence. women went L, RICE, M.D., Eclectic Physi- 4¥e cian and Surgeon. All calls prompt- \ into an adjoining nied to. Office up stairs over | Wayman’s salutation and their reply | loaded pistels and a package of cart- , » Store. . “a ia . Aion is’ Drug Store. was the orthodox style, Carrol | ridges from a valise, hid them under eid ‘ Brannon, when the death of Joe] their clothing and returning watched BM. Curisry, W. H. Batiarn, §. CHRISTY & BALLARD, took place, was in New Brauntels attending court in response to the charge of complicity in the murder N their and gave the Weapons into the hands of the mur- opportunity derers, immediately atter which they HOMOEUPATHIU of Marshal Gosling, but came, home | opened fire, killing Gosling before HYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, that night, and when he learned the | he coud rise to his teet and draw his details of the tragic contretemps he not only waxed wroth front room over P.O. All. calls pistol, datoflice day or night. Tele- His deputy, Manning, got ‘ at the Van] his weapon out and emptied it with , nod 3 searpamaaeel gala hatha Ripers, who participated in the pic- | tailing effect into the robbers as they pecial atten g to temale a4 es. nic, but he swore the yendetta against | backed out of the car, although they dl ~ Zeeeae ae *_- | the Scotts over the body of his pulse- | had wounded him three times. After ' C, BOULWARE, Physician and | less brother. he had exhausted the rounds in his oa See raabean aes betty As soon as the remains of Joe | pistol he coolly reloaded it, although Aepecialty. were consigned to their last resting] they were pouring a galling fire into esc iacs place, an artificial caye in the Rocky | him. It is but just to say that though = mountains’ bosom, Carro! got on | it thinned out the gang, it was done ic N TLER his horse, came to the court house, | at the loss of one of the best, bravest ,e \ and told the grand jury all he cared | and noblest men in Texas. ( ee to about the murder of Harris by the Yeoger, who is only 24 years old, Scotts and Pitts, taking care, how- | was born in this county and for the ever, to mention that on the day of the murder he, Carrol,had construct- ed a perfect alibi by his presence in San Antonio. He told where the cave was located, where the body was found, and on the finding of the body Frank and Thos. J. Scott were placed in the county jail. SOME OF THE BAND’S WORK. past ten years has lived in the vicint- ty of where Harris’ body was found. He is a tough specimen of the Texas mountain boy. His brother,Celistin, 1s a hard-working man, who has a small farm, and hauls cedar fosts to San Antonio. THE SCOTTS. é. . CADEM ‘\" WILL OPEN btantr 7 fi) ; got very much determined to get revenge for his brother’s death, and hatched up the murder story to fasten it on him and his father He beheved that if Harris was dead that he had been murdered by the Brannons. Carrol acted very singularly in keeping the murder a secret for nearly two years Scott boasted ot his record an officer and his efficiency in that line. as MANNING, one Of the parties who identified the body as that of Harris, seems to know a great deal secrets of the gang di- One night before the cap- ture of Pitts and Yeoger, Manning tell was Van Rupers, more about tle than he has vulged. intoxicated and from a ngh bluff, found by one ot where he the | and when he recovered his conscious- ness was of the impression that. Pitts and some of the balance ot the gang had attempted to murder him to get him out of the way because he knew too much, and so expressed himselt but he would not tell the officers what he knew, and as they had no means of prosecuting Manning or implicating him in the crimes ot the gang he remained at liberty. They suppose new that when the murder case comes up he is aptto make some startling developments. The officers confidently expect to and probably several ers’ committed by mem- unearth one mo n bers of the band, but are very guard- ed in expressing anything which will indicate the murders to be unravellecy During the vacation between the present and n vict de- es and a number of citizens will term of the di f, several of his caves in the murder and the Harris ity of the | perpetrated by Helot’s crowd. Messrs. 747 Larimer stre that physicia lier, , Denver, Col., say prescribe of rheumatism, neural- postal law, recently put in force by the post office department. | the taking of a newspap: ing to pay tor the same, theft, ot the subscription. Hereafter a year and then inform and an honest man. = Of Interest To Ladies. = elegantly yn Your correspondent visited the ie 5 lished bygW. Jennings Demorest, New York, uaranteed a fit in every cas ry “ z FS a olutionized the entire mode of treat-| anp BY SPECIAL AGREEMENT COMBINED Teu and see me, south room a = The officers for a long time were | Scotts in the Bexar county jail, when ing these complamts in England, is WITH THE grange store. i . a x 2 aay a A puzzled in regard to the identity ot| the elder was very indignant at an ee . Butler Weekly Times at $2.75 Per Year. P 2 . - . now being introduced into the U. 5. : articulars Address | tx. ang of robbers, and would | article published in one of the local = on 18 J.E. TALBOTT, , . : : . un 1 v - ¥ { a 7 al Ww: Ss. iving an interview with x te sy, ig »M, NAYLOR, probably have continued to remain | newspapers, g aaa Sufficient of this remedy for oxe 47 Ty. Merchant Tailor 4 B so but for two tacts. The school| the lawver of the gang, who had nth’s trial treatment is sent free a : > bat Oi as tire § 7 utler, Bates County, Mo. | house in Kendall county,on Balcon’s | intimated that old Mrs. Drowns was |” x > ea? i 5 -_| to every lady who is suffering from -LADIES! aq Ba nee es: Sel ee a ee ee ae ee a any disease common to the sex who With Haxoven’s Tatton System you ‘can=cut 4 a ) A he burned. An organ used tor church | confidante, to whom they imparted her addr id 13 2ct Gere s Lee ee ee trperiaet. Price iyetem., = EN I S ! services was stolen and taken on a} all their secrets. Scott stuck to his a oe poo a = aoa Book and Double Tracing Wheel, $6.50. ¥ ° 3 ‘ i i wagon to Brannon’s house, it being | mother-in-law and held that the old | °°) “1? seaiibe case pitas TO INTRODUCE. i 00 large for the r et j woman’s memory was ‘ieviously aK es d Wheel will be seat op 2 t £ é robbers to get into : ; ice °S'Y | of temale disease and the FREE TRIAL Aerie Andres ‘ “Wm. 6. HENDERSON the cave. The stool of this organ | wronged by that assertion and claims & : . Sci t . G. SON, PACKAGE is many times sufficient to ees "HANOVER was found at the mouth of the cave, | that she had been up to the time of effect a PERMANENT cure. Full dt for pinating all eerie doEe ©: CINNATI. 0 i — ee in the same thicket w > Bran-} her death a leading light of the z x especially to Market 'G ‘i-1ma ATTORNEY AMD SOLICITOR 4 + “ai we an | =. o rections accompanying the package ERRY & CO., : ’}non was killed. The officers ot 1 church and was a Christian woman. (Cotsen saCupanap lan wrapper) <endall county the 2 Scott also bitterly denied all com-| Sees - : y | OFFICES, 925 F STREET, ae Cponeiee aces ane Cres to) Sc ia Oe ecuise “| also price list for future reference. S90 ) 000 chdacotled, ees U.Bo om Brannon and Pit!’ possession, @nd | pheity in the killing ot Harris or any |“). , E AWL GIVEN AWAY I % 3 + giabel f 5<- \ X 50, Washington,D. U. - e | : = No trial packaGe wiil be sent after PLAID SH NAN ee | postage, and by mail you wi I get free a when they weni to arrest theni they | knowledge ot it, saying that on the! Ger Can eee ee ee ae package of goods ot large value, that will ining Corps, U fought desperately until they reached | day when the murder was alleged to} eae oes ne sda etgiaher es ee Shaws, there has come into curhands srart you in work that will at once bring tices before the Paton = + Z : Sees z | Remepy Company,Pa Myra. N.Y. Shawls, perfect goods, which we | you in moncy taster than anything else ; rt and the Fed: the cave, into which they made good | have been committed he saw Harnis | —— propose to Presenter Sends; | iu America. All about the $200.0co in ‘ their retreat. The gang branched he latter told him he was then Kenews Her Youth, sé Mowecholdys es presents with er box. — ad Be = i mee r x wi t er Si ot al ‘ im out and commenced to operate some | t to Mexico, and he - Phoebe pehesleye Pct 3 dt atu teahio Bos ee sae a3 work ' 5 A Ieee } | i" } } county, lowa, tells the following remarxK- eee oe es fi distance from San Antonio, and be- | 1¢ had gone to} cbie story, the truth of which is vouched = at Se rd eee gan to steal horses and rob post-| M tor by the residents of the town: “I am py tiger i otf where they s and stores in Barnet tounty, Now Book RNUM’S ‘TORY OF y SHORT, oF HY UE robbed of Cox, t store a his ' also owed t man named who was E ‘i | : soreness, Ove s | postmaster of the Double-Horn post- | to athe had assisted the! housework. Iowe my thanksto E ee i i hi } } £ ditters avi enewed my you KIN Cinc 9 | office, located in his store. deputy s in the capture of | Bitters or having renewed my } ) Toe Br on. MAK c hey MILY SCALES | rounded up several head of horses ; Rapt \ and returned with them. They were est P -_ | help. > of murdering Harris | °F Carrol Brannon, as 73 could not ér Now I amt years; drug store. the murders suppesed to have been waists. ‘ )tor working people. Send Tongaline, nd nervous headache with satisfac- y results. The newspapers fraternty con- gratulate themselves over the new It makes and refus- and anyone guilty of such action is liable to criminal proceedings the same as if he had stolen goods to the amount It will not be a very shrewd scheme to take the paper from the post office the editor that you never ordered it sent to you. Turner Hornbuckle of Warrens- burg will be an applicant tor the chief clerkship of the next House. Turner has had considerable expe- rience in connection with legislative offices and he is certainly a capable ies’ dis- ‘amily Mi e . 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