A Witness in Court Regarding a Farmers
         Lynching - Sic Semper

Belton, Tex., April 10.- News reached here 
to-day of the hanging of a man named Ed
Cash night before last near a place called
The Grove, In Coryell county, some twenty-
five or thirty miles north of here.  As
detailed to this reporter, the facts are as
follows: A mob of twelve or fifteen men
went to his house and took him away from
the bedside of his wife, who was very sick,
and took him off a short distance and 
hanged him, and riddled his body with
bullets.  When my informant left, officers
were searching for the criminals, but no
arrests had been made.
    The supposed cause for this act of mob 
violence is this:  About a year ago, in this
same neighborhood, a mob waited on a
man named Jack Reagles and ordered him
to leave the county.  Ed Cash was with
this crowd, but turned state's evidence,
and a number of men have been indicted,
and most of them arrested.  He was the 
most important witness for the state.		

Hanged and Riddled With Bullets

Belton, Texas, April 11 - Word has
reached here that a mob took Ed Cass [sic]
from his home at Grove, about 27 miles
from here, a few nights since, hanged
him on a tree und [sic] riddled his body with
bullets.  It is said that Cass was mixed
up in a mob that visited Jack Reagles
of that neighborhood some time ago.
Cass [sic] had turned state's sevidence and
was the leading witness against members
of the other mob who had been indicted
by the grand jury and it is suggested
that that might be the cause for
putting him out of the way as it were.

THE CASH MURDER.

Special to the Statesman.
   Gatesville, Tex, April 12.- Today
Sheriff Hammack and deputies, as-
isted by Constable Quinsberry, ar-
rested John Dunkie and and [sic] John
Love, charged with being members of
the mob who killed Ed Cash.  The
men have families and live near the
scene of the tragedy.  There are now
seven men in jail charged with the
brutal murder and it is thought more
arrests will soon follow.  Our officers
are untiring in their efforts
to run the guilty parties down and 
are leaving no stone unturned to ac-
complish their purpose.  For some
years a lawless element has existed in
the community in which the lynching
took place, and it is confidently hoped
that the investigation made during 
the trial of these parties will throw
some light upon the subject and that
the guilty will not escape.  The ex-
amining trial of those under arrest
will take place here Saturday before
Judge S. F. Duffis.  Our people de-
plore this sad event, as it was thought
the days of mob law had long since
passed, and they are determined to 
sift the matter to the bottom.

IMPORTANT CASE

Habeas Corpus Proceedings
to Take Place Here

Behalf of the Prisoners in Coryell
County Charged With Killing Cash.

The details of the killing of Ed
Cash, in Coryell county several
weeks ago which were published in
the columns, are familiar to the 
public.
This morning Col. H. N. Atkin-
son counsel for the men who are 
held in the Coryell county jail, 
Frank Jones, John Love, John
Duncan, B.J. Johnson, C. C. 
Puckett, C. Edwards and Jack Box,
are held on charges of the mur-
der of Cash, filed application for
habeas corpus proceedings before
Judge Goodrich in the Nineteenth
district court to secure their release
from custody.
The application was granted, the
writ issued and the proceedings
be heard at 9 o'clock a.m. the
Instance.
The reason the application for
habeas corpus is filed here is be-
cause the judge of the Coryell
city district is absent from Gates-
ville at Stephenville, 100 miles dis-
tant holding court, and Waco is 
the nearest point.
The prisoners in the Coryell 
City jail are held on capiases
and out of the justice's court.

Cash's Alleged Lynchers.

Special Dispatch.
  Waco, Tex., May 1. -- The habeas
corpus trial of the men accused with
the murder of Ed Cash at Gatesville
will be held Monday, May 7, before
Judge Goodrich.  The men accused of
the crime are John Love, John Dun-
can, B. J. Johnson, C. C. Puckett, C.
Edwards, Jack Box and Frank Jones.
They are now in jail at Gatesville.
  Ed Cash, whom they are charged
with killing, is reputed to have been a
very hard character, having been in-
dicted for cutting fences and killing
cattle more than a dozen times.

HOW ED CASH WAS LYNCHED.

Taken from His Bed, the Victim
Was Dragged Out to a Tree,
Where He Was Strung Up to
a Limb - The Body Riddled.


Special Dispatch.
  Gatesville, Tex., May 2 - The court-
room was crowded this evening to
hear the evidentary statement of Frank
Jones in Judge Woodward's court as a
preliminary to the examining trial of
John Love, John Duncan, R.J. John-
son, C. C. Puckett, C. Edwards and
Jack Box, the parties under arrest
charged with the lynching of Ed Cash
on the night of April 6.  In his con-
fession Jones says: "I came to Texas
in June, 1893 and worked around until
February, when I hired to Johnson, 
and on the evening of the 6th of April
Johnson approached me while I was
at the wood pile cutting wood and
told me that they wanted me to go
with them that night, as they were
going to take Cash out.  I told him
that I didn't wish to do so, when he
informed me that if I did not go he
did not know what the others would 
do.  I carried the wood to the house
where I was to go and get ready. I
and the others (Naming those under
arrest) then went into a room and
darkened our faces.  After doing this
we started and when half way between
Johnson's and Cash's house we came to
? men who were standing by the
roadside.  The party that I was with
stopped up and talked to them awhile,
then we all went to Cash's house and,
after knocking the door down, a tall
man who acted as leader said: "There
he is boys, take him." Mrs. Cash
jumped out of bed and hung on to him,
and turning loose grabbed a gun, and
? Smith, who was sleeping in the 
same room, sat up in bed and told Mrs.
Cash to put the gun down.  They told
him to lay down or they would shoot 
him.  By this time Cash had been car-
ried from the house.  He asked them
what they were going to do with him
and said that he had done nothing to
them.  No reply was made to his query.
They then took a rope, threw it over
his head and swung him to a limb on
the Spanish oak, fifty or sixty yards
from the house.  After he had hung a
short while the crowd stepped back
and fired about twenty shots at the
body.  The crowd then dispersed and
went home.  A part of them went home
with me and Johnson, where they
washed their faces and hands and
stayed all night.
  Frank Jones is about 18 years of age
and tells the same story.  His father
has arrived from Alabama, and the
meeting between them was very touch-
ing at the jail.  The accused have se-
cured counsel, and the trial will pro-
ceed.  Governor Hogg has employed
White & Mings to help prosecute the
alleged lynchers.
  Sheriff Hammack received a writ 
yesterday from Judge Goodrich of
Waco commanding him to appear be-
fore him Monday, the 7th inst., with
all the prisoners on a writ of habeas
corpus.  A large crowd of witnesses
for the state and one for the accused
were sworn in and put under rule.

The Alleged Cash Lynchers.

Special Dispatch.
   Gatesville, Tex., May 6 - The examin-
ing trial of the alleged lynchers of Ed
Cash drags its length slowly along.
Mrs. Cash, wife of the deceased, and
Dr. Smith were put on the stand yes-
terday, but nothing new was devel-
oped.  They corroborated the story as
told by Frank Jones in his confession
as to what occurred at the house.  The 
defense have several witnesses now, but
the testimony is being taken in a slow
process.  The prisoners will be carried 
to Waco to appear before Judge Good-
rich on the 7th instant.  It seems that
the judge was premature in ordering
the prisoners to Waco before the exam-
ining trial could be held here.

Arrest of a Number of Prominent
   Citizens of Gatesville.

Special Dispatch.
   Gatesville, Tex., May 8 -- Yesterday
it is said that John Love, one of the
prisoners in jail charged with being
one of the lynchers of Ed Cash, made
a confession on the strength of which
the following parties were arrested:
J. C. Puckett, John Franklin, C. M.
King, S. P. Brock, Decker Edwards,
Charley Smith, John Dean and Jim
Love.
   The officers have the names of others,
one of whom has skipped the country.
The above named were considered 
among the best citizens of the county
and the arrest creates a sensation. C.
M. King is an ex-representative to the
legislature from this and Hamilton
county, and John Franklin is an ex-
constable and deputy sheriff. Old man
Johnson is a member of the Christian
church and was an exhorter.
   The trial progresses slowly and it
is not known when it will end.  The
confession of Frank Jones and John 
Love are said to tally except in a
few minor details.  It is thought the
officers will succeed in bringing in the
other prisoners late this evening

GATESVILLE GLEANINGS.

Complications Arising frm
the Cash Case -- Politics

Gatesville, May 9 - The firm of 
McDowell, Miller and Hawkins has
been dissolved.  It will be remem-
bered that Mr. McDowell had been
employed by the citizens to prose-
cute the mobbers of Ed Cash.  He
has been very active in the prelimi-
nary examination until this morn-
ing.  But when court was called he
announced his withdrawal from the
case, giving as a reason that some
of his bosom friends were charged
with the crime.  There is consider-
able adverse criticism of his action,
though some of his friends approve
all he has done.
  In fact, the parties now implicat-
ed have so many friends that the
case is assuming wonderful propor-
tions.  It will be a might battle
between the state and mob law.
What the end will be, no man can
predict.  There are now sixteen
men in Jail and one has skipped
out.

The Cash Lynchers.

Special Dispatch.
   Gatesville, Tex., May 18 -- Frank Jones
was on the witness stand two days this 
week in the Cash lynching case, but the
most rigid cross-examination failed to-
make him tell a crooked story.  The de-
fense have tried hard to break down 
his testimony, but have failed so far.
   E.A. McDowell, the attorney to whom
John Loise made his confession impli-
cating C. M. King and others, was put
on the stand yesterday evening and he
will make public the statement of
Loise.  Loise has since went back on
his confession, but the parties arrested
under his statement are all in jail ex-
cept one.  King was dischared from
custody Monday, but was again ar-
rested and lodged in jail this morning.

  The Cash Murderers
Special to the Statesman
  Gatesville, Tex., June 19 - Judge
Woodward has just summoned up the
testimony in the case of the lynching
of Cash against C. M. King, Brock
Morris, Chas. Smith, J. C. Puckett,
John Franklin, Frank Dean and
Decker Edwards, and the defendants
were remanded to jail.

No Fear of the Mob.

To The Statesman:
  Gatesville, June 10.- The testi-
mony of the last witness in the pre-
liminary trial of C. M. King and oth-
ers is being taken today and it is very
damaging to some of the defendants,
especially John Love and J. C. 
Prickett[sic]. The witness is Frank Jones'
father.  He stated on oath that Love
and Prickett [sic] approached him when
he arrived here, after his son had con-
fessed, and tried to get him to make 
his son change his confession, telling
him that they, the mob, were very
strong and would kill him and his son
if they did not.  District Attorney
Daniels is here assisting the state in
in [sic] the trial.

DAMAGING TESTIMONY.

Threats Used Against One Witness
   in the Case.

Special Dispatch.
   Gatesville, Tex., June 19 -- The testi-
mony of the last witness in the pre-
liminary trial of C. M. King and oth-
ers is being taken today, and it is
very damaging to some of the defend-
ants, especially John Love and J. C.
Puckett.  The witness is Frank Jones'
father.  He stated on oath that Love 
and Puckett had approached him when
he arrived here, after his son had
confessed, and tried to get him to
make his son change his confession,
telling him that they, the mob, were
very strong, and would kill him and
his son if he did not.
   District Attorney Daniels is here, as-
sisting the state in the case.
    ---------------
Remanded to Jail

Special Dispatch.
   Gatesville, Tex., June 19 -- Judge
Woodward has just summoned up the
testimony in the case of the lynching
of Cash, against C. M. King, Brock
Marrs, Charles Smith, J. C. Puckett,
John Franklin, Frank Dean and Deck-
er Edwards, and the defendants were
remanded to jail.

The Gatesville Lynchers

Special to the Statesman

Gatesville, Tex, June 24 -- The
prisoners in Jail here, Charged with 
the brutal murder of Ed Cash, and
having failed to receive bail before
Judge Woodward, and not being sat-
isfied with his decision, made appli-
cation to Judge Goodrich of the
Waco district for Habeas corpus trial,
and the judge ordered Sheriff Ham-
mock to appear before him tomorrow
with all the prisoners for that pur-
pose.  Acting under these instruc-
tions Sheriff Hammock left with the
prisoners this evening under a strong
guard.  The testimony will all have
to be gone over again, and there is no
telling when Judge Goodrich will be
able to reach a decision in the matter,
perhaps not until our grand jury
meets, which will be on the third
Monday in July.  The attorneys for
the defense propose to carry this case
to the last resort or get bail for their
clients, while the attorneys for the
prosecution seem to have no fears of
bail being granted.

HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS.

The Hearing in the Case of Twelve
   Men of Waco.

Special Dispatch.
   Waco, Tex., June 25, -- In the Nine-
teenth district court this morning the
habeas corpus proceedings of the
twelve men charged with the lynching
of Ed Cash at Gatesville came up
before Judge Goodrich.
   Sheriff J. W. Hammack of Coryell
county was on hand with the follow-
ing defendants: Hon. C. M. King, Jack
Box, Chauncey Puckett and Church [sic]
Edwards.  The absent defendants,
eight in number, are as follows: B. J.
Johnson, John Lane,  Frank Deane,
J. C. Puckett, Charles Smith, Brock
Marrs, J. R. Franklin and Dech Ed-
wards.  The rulling made anent the
members of the defendants present
applies to all those absent, as well.
   Following are the attorneys on both
sides: For the state, County Attorney
J. A. Arnold of Coryell county; for the
defense, Judge Atkinson of Waco, Hon.
George W. Tyler of Belton, S.B. Haw-
kins of Gatesville and W. W. Hair of
Belton.
   Both sides announced that they
would be ready for the hearing about
10 o'clock.
   At the beginning of the trial the
counsel for the state introduced a large
bundle of evidence taken at the exam-
ining trial of the defendants in Coryell
county. It was taken in evidence in
the present case without objection by
the counsel for the defense.
   Then the witnesses for the defense
were put on the stand. Mrs. B. J.
Johnson, wife of one of the defend-
ants, was the first witness.  She swore
that the scene of the murder was 300 
yards of her home: that the most of
the defendants were at her house on
the night of the murder.  It was a 
dark night and there was considerable 
rain.  Witness then detailed hearing
shooting in the night.  At first there
were a couple of shots fired and then
a perfect fusliade was heard.
   Miss Bettie Johnson, daughter of the
first witness and one of the defendants,
was the next witness.  She detailed
pretty much the same story as that
of the first witness.
   Jack Box, Chauncey Edwards and
Chauncey Puckett, all defendants, were
examined. They were all at the home
of Defendant Johnson on the night
of the murder of Cash, and detailed
hearing the shooting and of getting
up and going to the place where Cash's
dead body was found.
   The examination was continued dur-
ing the afternoon and will not be con-
cluded until tomorrow.

THE CASH AFFAIR

The Applicants Discharged
   by Judge Goodrich.

The Evidence of Frank Jones Not Credited
  --Love held without Bail.

   The habeas corpus proceedings in
behalf of the applicants charged
with lynching Ed. Cash were con-
cluded before judge Goodrich
today.
   Col. T. C. Taylor arrived yester-
day to assist County Attorney
Arnold in the prosecution.
   The court was not inclined to
credit the evidence of Frank Jones,
who turned state's evidence and
discharged Jack Box, Chunck Ed-
wards, Chance Puckett and B. J.
Johnson the evidence of Jones 
being all against them.
   The court also discharged Crock-
ett King, Frank Dean, Brock Marrs,
John Franklin, W. D. Edwards
and Charlie Smith on the ground
that the state failed to prove that
there was a conspiracy amoung them
to kill Cash.
   Defendant Love was held without
bail.
   In remanding Love without bail,
Judge Goodrich said he held him on
his own confession, which had been
to an extent corroborated.
   He said he discharged Crockett
King because of an agreement with
the state that such should be done.
   All the attorneys engaged in the
case will leave for Gatesville today
or tomorrow.

ALLEGED LYNCHERS FREE.


THE JUDGE FINDS THE EVIDENCE
   INSUFFICIENT.

Only Two Are Held to Answer for the 
  Death of Ed Cash - Waco Resi-
    dence Burned - Cyclists to
     Compete in Houston.

Special Dispatch.
   Waco, June 26 - With the proceed-
ings before Judge Goodrich in the
Nineteenth district court today, it is
probable that the efforts of the author-
ities of Coryell county to punish the
lynchers of Ed Cash will go for naught.
As stated in The Gazette today, the
application of the defendants, Jack
Box, Bob Johnson, Chas. Smith, Frank
Dean, J. R. Franklin, Crockett King,
Dutch Edwards, Cauncey Edwards, J. 
C. Puckett, John Love, Brock Marrs
and Chauncey Puckett, for release upon
habeas corpus proceedings, was begun
yesterday morning.  Today the only
evidence taken was the presentation of
the salient features of 600 pages of
testimoney taken upon the examining
trial.  Upon the conclusion of the pre-
sentation of this testimony arguments
by the espective counsel were made,
and at 1 o'clock Judge Goodrich an-
nounced his opinion.  He declared that
the only evidence against the defend-
ants Chauncey Puckett, Chauncey Ed-
wards, Jack Box and Bob Johnson was
the incriminating affidavit of Frank
Jones, charging the defendants named
with having participated with him in
the crime.  Judge Goodrich declared
that he would pay no attention to this
affidavit, and that he attached no
credence to it.  This being the case,
he would discharge these defendants.
The court also held that there was
not sufficient evidence agains the de-
fendants Charley Smith, Frank Deane,
J. P. Franklin, J. C. Puckett, Dech
Edwards, Brock Marrs or Crockett
King to show that a conspiracy exist-
ed among them to kill Cash, as was
charged, and therefore their discharge 
was ordered.
  This releases all the defendants ex-
cept Frank Jones and John Love, who
are now in jail at Gatesville.  Love
was denied bail and remanded to the
custody of the sheriff of Coryell coun-
ty. The case is widely known, and
has stirred Gatesville and Coryell coun-
ty from center to circumference, and
the progress of the present trial was
awaited there with considerable im-
patience.  The citizens of Gatesville 
interested themselves to an unusual
extent in the case, and raised funds to
employ special prosecuting attorneys.
   The feeling in that community was
intense over the affair.  The prosecu-
tion was confident of conviction and
the result of the trial surprised it.
   The attorneys for the defence are
jubilant and say that the present ter-
mination of the case is the only one
that could have occurred. Attorneys
Arnold and Taylor for the prosecution
were greatly disappointed, and so de-
clared.  They say the citizens of Gates-
ville will bubble over with indignation
and anger when the news of the de-
cision reaches them.  Col. Taylor de-
clared that the evidence taken on the
examining trial was sufficient to hold
the prisoners, and that portions that
had been ruled out by the court were
most competent and material.  Sheriff 
Hammack of Coryell county was fig-
uratively and literally "hot under the
collar."
   The Coryell county grand jury meets
the third Monday of July and may in-
dict the defendants, but the prevaling
opinion seems to be that they will not
do this in view of the decision today.

HUNG IN EFFIGY.
--------------
The People of Gatesville Express Their
  Feelings Against Judge Goodrich.

Special to the Statesman.
  Gatesville, Tex., June 29.--This
morning our people were startled to
see what appeared to be the form of a
man dangling from a tree in the court
house yard.  On closer inspection it 
was found to be a man of straw and
hay, and had a placard with the fol-
lowing pinned to it: "In honor of poor
Ed Cash.  This is the body of one
Goodrich, so-called Judge.  This is
also an expression of contempt of the
the [sic] people of Coryell county. Justice
is all we want."  Deputy Sheriff Mc-
Celland cut the effigy down, when it
was dragged to a bluff north of the
jail by two boys, and someone set fire
to it after dumping it over the bluff,
and it was soon consumed.  It is not 
known who hung the effigy, but it is
supposed to be the work of mischiev-
ous boys.  Our people are still worked
up over the action of Judge Goodrich
in releasing the parties charged with
the horrifying crime of assassinating
poor Ed Cash, and discontent is daily
growing.  Certain parties, friends to
the late defendants, are spreading the
reports that the prosecution of these
parties was a political move.  This is
a bare-foced [sic] falsehood and our people
know it, and it will have no effect in
favor of defendants if the grand jury
finds true bills, which it is thougt it
will do.  A fight between our jailer
and one of the attorneys for the de-
fense took place this morning as a re-
sult of Judge Goodrich's decision. No
one hurt seriously.

Mad at Judge Goodrich.
Special Dispatch
  Gatesville, Tex., June 30 - A petition
is being circulated calling a general
mass meeting of the citizens of this
county for the purpose of taking some
action in regard to the unprecedented
action of Judge Goodrich of the Waco
district in turning loose all the pris-
oners refused bail in this county on the
charge of having lynched Ed Cash.
Excitement is spreading and is at fever
heat and trouble will likely occur before
the cases are ended.  Our people care
nothing for the decision of Judge Good-
rich, further than to hate him and
will see to it that the accused, when
indicted, shall have a fair trial, and if
found guilty they are justly punished.

Call for a Mass-Meeting.

Special Dispatch.
  Gatesville, Tex., July 3, -The follow-
ing call, signed by over 100 citizens,
has been issued to the people of Cor-
yell county, anent the result of Judge
Goodrich's decision in regard to the
habeas corpus proceedings in the Cash
murder case:
  "All citizens of Coryell county who
are opposed to mob violence and who
favor a rigid execution of the law are
requested to meet at the courthouse in
the town of Gatesville on Saturday,
July 7, 1894, for the purpose of pass-
ing resolutions condemnatory of the
recent horrible murder of Ed Cash and
violations of law generally."
  A large crowd will respond to the
call, as our people are determined to
do away with mob law in this county.

THE BAR ASSOCIATION.

It is Supposed That It Will Discuss
   Judge Goodrich's Decision.

Special Dispatch.
  Waco, Tex, July 4. -An important
meeting of the bar of McLennan coun-
ty will be held in the Nineteenth dis-
trict court room tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock upon the call of Judge Good-
rich.  It is understood that the recent
publications concerning the discharge
by Judge Goodrich of the alleged
lynchers of Ed Cash, particulary that 
in the last issue of the Gatesville
Voice, is the reason for this.  It is 
believed that action will be taken by 
Judge Goodrich concerning that paper
and that the meeting will discuss the
step.  This promises to make the meet-
ing interesting and the forerunner of
important proceedings.

   THE BAR MEETING.

Committee Appointed to Draft Reso-
  lutions Condemning a Paper.

Special Dispatch.
  Waco, Tex., July 5 - A bar meeting
was held in the Nineteenth congres-
sional district court room this morn-
ing upon the call of Judge Goodrich.
The purpose of the meeting was to
consider a publication in the last is-
sue of the Gatesville Voice concern-
ing the discharge of prisoners held in
the Cash murder case.  After hearing a
number of opinions expressed, Judge
Goodrich intimated that he was in-
clined to ignore the matter, but did
not positively decide to do so.
  After considerable discussion Judge
Scarborough moved that a committee of 
five be appointed by the chair to
draw up suitable resolutions of con-
demnation of the paper's articles in
question, and expressive of the bar's
regard for the high character of Judge
Goodrich, and Messrs. J. B. Scarbor-
ough, L. C. Alxander, E. A. Jones,
M. D. Herring and W. L. Prather
were appointed as the committee, to
report at a meeting tomorrow morning.

Judge Goodrich Burned in Effigy.

  Waco, Tex., July 7. - The order of
Judge L. W. Goodrich of Waco, releas-
ing the parties accused of lynching Ed
Cash, caused great bitterness at Gates-
ville, and furious editorials were pub-
lished in a newspaper published there,
in which Judge Goodrich was assailed
and accused of ignorance of the law, or
corrupt motives.  An effigy of Judge
Goodrich was hanging and burned in the
street at Gatesville.  There will be bar
meetings here to consider the matter,
and this will probably be followed by
the arrest of Gatesville parties for con-
tempt of court.

The Writs Served.

Special Dispatch.
  Gatesville, Tex., July 7. -Writs of
Judge Goodrich were served on
T.C. Taylor and Mr. J. L. Goodman
on a charge of contempt of the District
court of McLennan county, over which
he presides, because of a publication
of his action in releasing the prisoners
charged with the assassination of Ed
Cash. A writ will be served on county
Attorney Arnold as soon as he re-
turns.  They will be taken into custoday
Monday.

GOV. HOGG TAKES A HAND.

HE ORDERS A SUSPENSION OF 
JUDGE GOODRICH'S ACTS.

Wants to Investigate the Alleged 
Contempt of Court Charges--The
Sheriff Refuses to Honor the
 Governor's Order Given Him.

Special Dispatch
   Waco, Tex., June [sic] 10.
The contempt of court proceedings
against Messrs. Goodman, Arnold and
Taylor of Gatesville took a new turn
today, when Governor Hogg inter-
fered.  Goodman and Taylor, as stated
in the Gazette today, were placed in
jail to serve their sentence of three
days' imprisonment each and Arnold
paid his fine of $25.  Judge Davidson
of the criminal court of appeals failed
to arrive this morning in response to
the telegrams sent to him last night.
Mr. Arnold left on the southbound
train for Georgetown this morning to
see Judge Davidson and, if possible,
secure his presence here tonight. This
afternoon the following telegram was
received from Governor Hogg:
"W. I. Burke, Sheriff, Waco:
  "Austin, Tex. July 10, 1894 -As ap-
plication for pardon has been made
by Taylor, Goodman and Arnold, fined
for contempt by Judge Goodrich, you  
are hereby directed and ordered to sus-
pend the execution of the order until
further directed, so that proper inves-
tigation may be had of their applica-
tion.  Answer.
   "J. S. HOGG, Governor."
  To this the following answer was
sent:
"Governor J. S. Hogg, Austin:
  "Waco, Tex., July 10, 1894 -- Arnold
has paid fine assessed, and Goodman
and Taylor are in jail in accordance
with a judgment of the court upon a
hearing of charge of contempt.


  Refuses to Act.
  The sheriff's deputies, Sheriff Burke,
being absent at the Sheriff's conven-
tion at Paris, Texas, refused to dis-
charge the prisoners upon the advice
given them, holding that the case was
not one in which the governor could
interfere.  This was the condition of
the case this afternoon and it excited
a great deal of interest.  Everywhere
the case was talked of and much dif-
erence of opinion prevails concerning
it. Judge Davidson reached the city
at 4 o'clock this afternoon and was at
once consulted by the attorneys for
the prisoners as to hearing their ap-
plication.

  Sympathy for the Men.
  At the county jail when asked what
they had to say for publication, Messrs
Taylor and Goodman gave out the fol-
lowing:
"T. C. Taylor, care W. L. Burke,
  Sheriff: --
  "Gatesville, Tex., July 10, 1894 --Royal
lodge, No. 84, Knights of Pythias, ex-
tend to you their sympathy for your 
unjust incarceration.  Command us if
we can serve you. B. S. Hancock
          "K. of R. and S."

  Editorial Sympathy.
"J. L. Goodman, Care the Jail, Waco,
  Texas:
  "Corsicana, Tex., July 10, 1894--You
have my sympathy.  Can I help you
any way? Think you are treated bad.
    "W. I. SARGEANT.
    "Editor Courier-Observer."

Mr. Goodman stated that what he
had published reflected the sentiment
of a large majority of the people of his
county, and when he wrote it he be-
lieved it to be true, and had nothing
to retract.
  Mr. Taylor said: "It appeared in the
Day-Globe this morning that when an
additional statement from me was
presented, Judge Goodrich said
that if "I desired to express contrition
or feeling of penitence he might give
it consideration.'  In the additional
statement he wanted me to make he
desired that I embody a statement say-
ing that I believed that the proceedings
in the C. M. King habeas corpus hear-
ing on "Jun ? were regular.  I was
not present on that day, but my in-
formation was the proceedings
were otherwise, so I refused to make
the statment, which would only be
securing my liberty at the expense of
perjury.'"
  At 6 o'clock tonight another tele-
gram was received from Governor
Hogg granted full pardon to Taylor
and Goodman and ordering the sheriff
to discharge them from custody.  Judge
Goodrich ordered the sheriff to hold
them, despite the governor's telegram,
and this the sheriff is doing.  The ap-
plication for a writ of habeas corpus
was made to Judge Davidson tonight,
and the papers were delivered to him.
He will decide tomorrow morning
whether he will grant the writ and
proceed to hear the case or not. To-
night a large crowd of representa-
tive citizens collected at the Pacific
hotel, where Judge Davidson sat in
the corridor in earnest conversation
with Judge Goodrich and Hon. Waller
S. Baker, counsel for the prisoners.
The crowd was anxious to hear the
result of Judge Davidson's action and
in knots and groups discussed the case
and its different phases with much
interest, particularly the order of Gov-
ernor Hogg to discharge the prisoners,
and the order of Judge Goodrich di-
recting the sheriff not to do so.  A
number of lawyers were present, and
the prevailing opinion amoun them was
that the governor had not the authority
to order the discharge of the pris-
oners.  Some intemperate remarks were
made about citing the governor for
contempt of court.  It was not until
10 o'clock that Judge Davidson an-
nounced that he would take no action
until tomorrow morning.
  The three days' imprisonment of Tay-
lor and Goodman will end tomorrow
night, and unless released tomorrow
morning they will undoubtedly serve
out their sentences.
  A number of telegrams and mes-
sages of sympathy have been received
today and tonight: by the prisoners.
Particularly have telegrams come from
Gatesville tonight, all inquiring
whether or not the governor's order
had been obeyed and the prisoners
released.  The case has developed into
the most interesting and all-absorb-
ing local matter that has found its
way into court here in a long time.
  The meeting of the Commerical club
tonight called for the purpose of con-
sidering the Gatesville contempt case
failed to take any action and ad-
journed until next Thursday evening.

  ------------------
Clearly Impeachable.

Special Dispatch.
  Austin, Tex., July 10 --Goodman and 
Taylor of Gatesville fined and impris-
ened by Judge Goodrich at Waco for 
contempt, were pardoned by Governor
Hogg this afternoon.  Goodrich's con-
duct is regarded here as a high-handed
judicial outrage and clearly impeacha-
ble.

The citizens of Coperas Cove are 
candidates for a charge of contempt
from Judge Goodrich.  They have
denounced in mass meeting his
course in releasing the parties
charged with the murder of Ed
Cash without hearing the State's
testimony, and also condemn as an
outrage his action in bringing the
charge of contempt against the
county attorney and others for hav-
ing criticised his action.  The
judge's course has won him wide
spread condemnation and if he had
the power he might fine the entire
state, governor included, for con-
tempt

Indicted for Lynching.

GATESVILLE, TEX., July 21. -Today
the grand jury returned bills of indict-
ment agains Frank Jones and John
Love, Charged with mobbing Ed Cash,
These are the two parties held in jail.
Jones made a confession implicating
give others in his examining trial.

   ELEVEN MEN
   ----------
Have Been Indicted in Coryell County for 
   Killing One Man.
  
  It will doubtless be remembered that
on the night of 8th of May 1894, Ed
Cash, a peaceable citizen living in
Coryell county, was taken out of his
bed from the side of his sick wife by a 
mob and carried a short distance from
his house, hung to a tree and shot full
of holes.  The following named and
described persons stand indicted for
that crime, according to the attached
slip from the sheriff of that county:
  C. M. King, 50 years old, light com-
plexion, blue eyes, sandy hair and
whiskers turning gray, little finger of
right hand off, cut slanting clear back
the length of the hand, 5 feet, 10 inches
high, weighs about 133 pounds, wears
No. 6 shoe.  He was a member of the
Twenty first legislature.
  B. J. Johnson, 40 years old, light
complexion, blue eyes, black hair and
red whiskers, 6 feet high, weight 150
pounds, wears No. 7 or 8 shoe, a fiddler
and a preacher, talks pleasantly and
innocently, as apt to be found leading
a prayer meeting as a mob.
  E. C. Puckett, 50 years old, light
complexion, red hair and whiskers,
has wen on forehead, hump shoul-
dered, about 5 feet, 8 inches high.
   J. R. Franklin, 50 years old, but
does not look it, dark hair, 5 feet, 10
inches high, weight 160 pounds, eyes
squint.
  Charlie Smith, 22 years old, fair
complexion, blue eyes, dark hair, 5
feet 8 inches high, weight 135 pounds,
black specks under eyes caused from
powder burn.
  Deckard Edwards, 25 years old, dark
complexion, blue eyes, black hair in-
clined to curl, 6 feet high, weight 165
pounds.
  Chunch Edwards, 21 years old, dark
complexion, black hair, blue eyes, 5
feet 8 inches high, weight 140 pounds.
  Jack Box, 24 years old, dark com-
plexion, grey or cat eyes, 5 feet 9 inches
high, weight 140 pounds.  wears No. 5
or 6 shoes, smiles often, showing fine
set of teeth.
  Chance Puckett, 20 years old, light
complexion, blue eyes, weight 130 
pounds, 5 feet 6 inches high, round
shouldered.  
  Brock Marrs, 25 years old, brown
hair, blue eyes, weight 165 pounds,
about 6 feet high.
  Frank Dean, 25 years old, light com-
plexion, light hair, 5 feet 9 inches
high, weight 150 pounds.
  These men have all lived in this
county for a number of year except
Brock Marrs and Frank Dean.  Marrs
came here from Tennessee about two
years ago.  Frank Dean has lived in
the Indian Territory until a few
months ago for several years.
  The state has offered no reward for
these men, but I will, out of my own
private fund, pay resonable expenses
to an officer who may arrest any or 
all of them.
  I earnestly request that all officers
and citizens lend me their assistance
in bringing these men to justice.
Respectfully, JOHN H. HAMMACK,
        Sheriff Coryell county, Texas

  DEPARTMENT DOINGS.
  ------------------
Items of General Interest Gleaned in the
    Departments Yesterday.
  Governor Hogg yesterday issed no-
tification that he would offer a reward
of $200 each for the arrest and convic-
tion of the 11 men wanted in Coryell 
county for the murder of Ed. Cash,
mention of which was made in yester-
day's STATESMAN.

That Famous Contempt Case.
  Waco, Tex., Oct. 3. - Hon. Waller S.
Baker will go to Tyler Friday to repre-
sent T. C. Taylor in the contempt of
court proceedings instituted against
him, J. H. Arnold and J. L. Goodman,
the latter now deceased, by Judge
Goodrich.
  The circumstances of these proceed-
ings growing out as they did of the
Cash murder and habeas corpus trial
of the alleged murderers, will be easily
recalled.
  The defendant Arnold paid his fine,
and Taylor and Goodman were placed
in Jail and fined $100 each, but secured
their release on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings before completing their three 
days sentence.  These proceedings will
be taken up by the court of criminal 
appeals at Tyler on Friday, when the
question of constructive contempt
and the right of the governor to grant
pardon in contempt of court cases,
will be passed on.
  Goodman was recently shot to death
at Gatesville and Taylor is now alone
interested in the decision by the court
of criminal appeals.

The case against Crockett King,
charged with murdering Ed Cash, is
set for February 6, 1895.

THE CASH MURDER CASE COMES UP
   AGAIN.
   -----
As Agreement That is Said to Bar
Prosecution 

Waco, Tex., Feb 5 -- Hon. George W.
Tyler of Belton arrived in the city last
night on his way to Gatesville, where
he will take part in the trial of Crockett
M. King tomorrow for participation in
the murder of Ed Cash.
  The Cash murder case is too familiar
to the public to need recounting, the
proceeding in the case in this city be-
fore Judge Goodrich being still fresh 
in the public mind.
  King and others were indicted by the
grand jury of Coryell county after they
had been discharged upon the habeas 
corpus proceeding heard before Judge
Goodrich.  King was arrested some
time ago in San Antonio and brought
back to Gatesville.  The other indicted
men have safely eluded capture thus
far.
  As stated, King's trial is set for to-
morrow.  Upon the preliminary ex-
amination held at Gatesville immedi-
ately after the murder, Col. Tyler ap-
peared for King, and alleges that the
prosecution entered into an agreement
with him and with King that if the lat-
ter were to take the stand and tell
what he knew of a certain meeting al-
leged to have been  held before the mur-
der, in which the alleged murderers
were accused of having planned the
crime, the prosecution of King would be
abandoned.
  In pursuance of this agreement King
took the stand and told of the meet-
ing, which really did not amount to
much, and furnished litte, if any evi-
dence against any of the parties.
  Col. Tyler claims that this agree-
ment is a bar to the procesution of
King and he will be a witness tomor-
row to prove the agreement.  He left
for Gatesville this morning, accompani-
ed by Hon. R. L. Henry, who may
participate in King's defense.

  WRIT GRANTED
An Important Decision in the Case of
   Crockett King.

Waco, Tex., June 17 - Application was
made to Judge Hurt of the court of
criminal appeals for a writ of habeas 
corpus in the case of Crockett King,
charged with the murder of Ed Cash,
in Coryell count, three years ago.  Hon. 
R. L. Henry, of this city, who repre-
sents the defendant, has just been
informed that the writ was granted
returnable at Gatesville, Coryell county,
July 4 next. King is now in jail in Ham-
ilton county.  The object sought by Mr.
Henry was to decide the point of bail-
ability which the district court has
passed upon adversely.

Gatesville, July 2.--A letter from the
county physician of Hamilton county states
that John Love is still very sick and will
not be able to be moved to this county for
the habeas corpus trial of Crockett King set
for the 4th inst. before Judge Hurt here. He
is a very important witness for the state.

BOND FIXED AT $10,000.
  ----------------
Waco, Tex., July 10 --In the case of 
Crockett King indicted as one of the Ed
Cash lynchers, Hon. J. M. Hurt, chief jus-
tice of the court of criminal appeals, in a
habeas corpus hearing at Gatesville, to-day
placed the bail of the defendant at $10,000.
the state and the defendant agreeing to
this order.  King gave the required bond
forthwith.

   KING RELEASED
      --------
The State's Attorney Reluctantly Consent-
  ed to Bail Being Allowed.
      --------
Gatesville, Tex., July 11--Before Judge J.
M. Hurt the habeas corpus case of C. M.
King was called yesterday morning.  When
the case was called counsel for appllant
announced ready and counsel for the state
announced that inasmuch as the court had
indicated on July 4 that he would hear the
case at this time and that the state's coun-
sel had done all in their power to get the
material witnesses for the state, but had
failed on account of the sickness of John
Love, who is in the Hamilton jail and was
not able to be present, and Mrs. Ed Cash,
wife of the deceased, being in Illinois and at
the time being unable to reach here, and
other important witnesss being also ab-
sent, the state's attorney reluctantly, and so
stated to the court, agreed that the appli-
cant's bond be fixed in the sum of $10,000
and intimated that if the witnesses were
present they would not consent for the ap-
plicant to have bail.  A bond was then 
signed by at least twenty-five substantial 
citizens, and Sheriff Hammack left with
the bond for Waco, where he met the sher-
iff of Hamilton county, who approved
same.  At a late hour yesterday evening
W. C. McClellan, deputy sheriff, received a
dispatch from his chief at Waco, directing
him to discharge King, which he did.

The Governor Offers More Rewards.

Governor Culberson offers a reward 
of $200 each for the murderers of Ed
Cash in Coryell county on April 8, 1895.
The following are the names of the 
ones the reward papers call for: Bob
J. Johnson, J. C. Puckett, Chas. Puck-
ett, Chunk Edwards, Jack Box, Chas. 
Smith, Frank Dean, Brock Morrow and
Jim Holt.  Also, $200 reward for the
murderers of Sheriff Tom McGhee of
Hemphill county, who was killed in an
express robbery, and $200 reward for
Emory Chester and Eb Horton, charged 
with the murder of G. F. Wilson of
Montgomery county.

           HAVE NO ROOM
           ------------
For the Insane Confined at Gates-
  ville -- A Habeas Corpus Trial.

Gatesville, Tex., Oct 12--(Special.)--
There is confined in the poorhouse in
this county a demented lady who could
not be accepted at the asylum for want
of room.  There is one in the county jail 
who was refused admittance on the
same plea.  There are two more in Jail
adjudged insane, and application has
been made to the asylum for each, but
the result is not known yet.
  The habeas corpus case of John Love
is set for hearing here on the 24th inst.
Love is charged with being one of the
Cash mob, and at one time made a 
confession to the county attorney giv-
ing the details of that fearful crime,
and then took it all back and said he
was not telling the truth.  He was the
only one held by Judge Goodrich.

APPLYING FOR BAIL.
  -----------
THE CASES OF JOHN LOVE AND
   SAM KIMMONS
  -----------
On Trial in the Gatesville District
Court before Judge Straughan.
    Habeas Corpus Proceedings.
     ---------
Gatesville, Tex., Oct. 24--(Speical.)--
Judge Straughan came in today to hold
the habeas corpus trial of John Love
for bail.  Love is one of the parties ac-
cused of mobbing Ed Cash, and made a
confession that he was one of the 
parties.  District Attorney Daniels is
on hand to look after the interest of 
the state.
  Sam Kimmons, a negro, charged to-
gether with Willis King of killing a
negro man several years ago, for which
King is under life sentence, is on trial
for bail today, being called first.
  B. Anglin, deputy sheriff of Cook
county, is here with an attached wit-
ness in Sam Kimmon's case.

   SAM KIMMONS GETS BAIL.
   ----
Result of an Interesting Habeas
    Corpus Trial.
Gatesville, Tex., Oct 26, --(Special.)--
In the habeas corpus trial here Sam
Kimmons was allowed bail in the
sum of $1500, which he promptly gave.
John Love was refused bond, but the
sheriff was instructed to allow him to
exercise under guard for the benefit of
his health, which is poor.

JACK BOX ARRESTED
  ------
THE GATESVILLE CRIMINAL WHO
  IS MUCH WANTED.
  ----
He is Quite Indifferent in the Matter,
  Having Become such a Hard-
  ened Criminal.
  ----

Augusta, Ark., Nov 28.--Sheriff Pat-
terson and Marshal Kittrell of this
city arrested a much wanted criminal
today near Riverside, when they land-
ed Jack Box, wanted at Gatesville, 
Texas, for the murder of a man named
Cash.  Box is a real nervy looking cus-
tomer, and takes his arrest with in-
difference, becoming a practised crim-
inal.  He made no resistance, and it
is thought he will return to Texas
awaiting extradition papers.  He is
now in jail at this place awaiting the
arrival of Sheriff Hammock of Gates-
ville.

MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED.
Witnesses in the Crockett King
  Case - Editor Injured.

Gatesville, Tex., Dec 14. -- (Special.)--
Cards are out announcing the marri-
age of John D. McBeth and Miss Issie
West at the Christian church Decem-
ber 19.
  Officers will leave tomorrow with
John Love and Frank Jones, two of
the parties who confessed to being in 
the Cash mob, for Hamilton, where
they will be used as witnesses in the
trial of Crockett King, whose trial is
set for Monday.  Frank Jones has been
out on bail for several months and
came in from his home in Mississippi
a few days ago.
  Editor Cassell of the Forum got his
hand severly mashed in a press yes-
terday.

CROCKETT KING CASE.

Gatesville, Coryell Co., Tex., Dec 15.--The
case against Crockett King, charged with
lynching Ed Cash here last year, will be
called at Hamilton tomorrow.  About one
hundred witness and interested parties
went from here to-day.  King, however, is
here too sick to leave his bed and so the
case must be postponed.

CROCKETT KING SICK.
   --------
A Guard Placed Around His Bed-In-
  terest Manifested.

Gatesville, Tex., Dec. 17 -- (Special.)--
Great interest has been manifested in
the Crockett King case, to be tried this
week at Hamilton.  Saturday King was
taken very sick.  News was dispatched
to Hamilton during the night.  The
Hamilton sheriff arrived and went to
King.  Some of his bondsmen surrend-
ered him to the sheriff.  He placed a
guard around King's bed, and returned 
to Hamilton.  The judge appointed
three doctors from here to examine
King and report.  The sheriff of Ham-
ilton came down yesterday again. The
doctors reported it would not be detri-
mental to King's health or endanger
his life to take him to Hamilton.
Sheriffs Hammack and Moore returned
to Hamilton to convey the verdict of
the doctors to the court.

SENTENCED TO HANG

Palo Pinto, Tex., Sept 26. --(Special)--
John Love, who was convicted of a 
nameless crime at a former term of the
court, was sentenced by Judge Straughan
to be hanged on the 30th day of October,
next.  A petition is being circulated ask-
ing the governor to commute his sen-
tence.  If the governor does not inter-
fere and the sentence is carried out this
will be the first judicial execution in this
county.

  RESPITE GRANTED

Palo Pinto, Tex., Oct 26.--(Special.)--
Sheriff York today received a telegram
from the governor granting a respite for
John Love, sentenced to hang on the
30th, until November 27, pending further
investigation.

C. M. KING DEAD.

Was One of the Men Indicted for the 
  Cash Lynching.

Hamilton, Texas, December 6., -- News has 
just arrived that Hon. C. M. King of Cory-
ell county, who represented Coryell and
Hamilton and other counties adjoining in
the legislature some years ago, and who
was to be tried at the present sitting of
the district court on a charge by indict-
ment with the murder of Ed Cash near
Leon Junction, died Saturday.  He lived
just three hours after he was stricken with
paralysis.  Many of the best people of the
county have sympathized with him since
his arrest upon the charge of murder, and
many had serious doubts of his guilt. His
wife died about a month ago. .