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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1903
Page
3
The Bryan contingent returns from the Madisonville railroad celebration with Judge Doremus estimating 3000 attendees. Judge Norman G. Kittrell of Houston delivered the day’s oration amid a grand barbecue and ample hospitality for all aboard the excursion train.
Will Kennett, charged with the murder of Jesse Randolph on the Brazos River, faced district court with special venire. Judge Hudson presided. state lawyers Randolphs represented, defense by Young and Henderson. Jury list included Aliphin Cahill Bolton Derden Dillas shaw Ferguson Haswell Mawhinney Gandy Hensarling Pryor Prinzel. Verdict: Kennett guilty of second degree murder. death sentence imposed.
Mr T A Searcy chairman of the good roads committee of the Business League says Bandick bridge over the Navajo river is under repair this week. The vessel will be finished soon and the bridge put in first class shape despite some delays.
Webb Bros advertises Zibeline waist patterns priced from 50e to 1.50 per yard. The ad lists multiple customers including Webb Sheriff J. Cross Baker and others from Navasota and Brazos county attending court in the Randolph case. Madam Jane Hopkins boys clothing are noted as good looking and affordable.
Four masked men held up the westbound Burlington and Missouri River train No. 41 five miles north of St. Joseph Missouri. The express car safe was dynamited and wrecked but officials say the safe held little money while other reports put the haul at five thousand to ten thousand dollars. All valuables were taken and the robbers escaped on horses without a shot fired.
Gardner Massachusetts Chief of Police W P Allen captured Tom Stacy who had escaped from Baton Rouge state prison. Stacy admitted his identity and carried a loaded revolver. He was sentenced January 15 1901 to twelve years for burglary and larceny and had escaped with two others on July 5 before being recaptured.
Baltimore September 23 The sovereign grand lodge elected General A M Raney of Marengo Indian Territory as commanding general of the Patriarchs Militant for four years His election at the Fifth regiment armory was greeted with cheers and Raney spoke Anderson Davis and his nephew Dave Davis were shot by Sam Smith in Madill Oklahoma Davis died and his nephew was wounded in a quarrel over a confrontation with Smith.
News in brief reports Moody Texas hosts the newly formed Business Men’s League. Other notes include the death of W R Senter a wealthy stockman in the Choctaw nation and El Paso planning a building to house an irrigation convention.
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