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PERSON CRAZED«’ ..By Problem of Mlicegenatlort Thought ■_ to Have Committed Wholesale Murder at San Antonio.San Antanlo, 1s not let puss without i murderer stole Into the house Inter.(San Antonio Lieht)■' ‘ That the murderer of the entire Casa-V way family Tuesday night was the : deed of a person crazed by-the prob-lem of miscegenation, and In his haiiu-cination wishing to wipe out the en-tire family, is the belief of several of \y-if the detectives who are working on .’.3s! the case..^ The fact that Casaway was s* a negro and his wire a white woman,!- ;’\tliey believed, preyed upon the mind of someone until the .wholesale rnnr-:?V ,der presented .itselt as the only solu-^v^.tLon. ■ ’ ■.The mystery surrounding tho idon-: tlty of the -fiend responsible for the. y- ; quintuple murder at the hotne of A1 .;' v. .fred Louis Casaway, 417 North Olive Street, when Louis Casaway, bis wife, Elizabeth, and their three children were- killed'outright sometime Tues-i v.^lday night has not; yet been solved.Though both the police and sheriff's y. .; departments are bending every effort jy,' to run down the perpetrator of what is looked-upon as Ibe most atroeioOB crime in the annals of San Antonio In ;Yi-years,: but little progress has been SjfA jjiadeifDevelopments are slow and the ^ijfflcers admit the case is one of tbe that has come under their ob-' ■ ‘ p'ation in years-- ' .Every possible cine la being Tun ’down. , Every Mt of information thatthe closest scrdtlny. One suspect 1b held and his every move meat just prior to and after the commiBsloo of tbe crime is being investigated; telegrams are being hurriedly sent Vo different parts of the state and plain clothes officers worked all last uight ntid early this morning with a view to unraveling the mystery in which the wholesale slaughter or the family seems shrouded.Tomorrow morning at 3 o'clock one of tiie most unusual and. pathetic funeral processions witnessed in this city for many years will bo aeon when the five victims of the murderer’s axe are conveyed to their last resting place. . Three hearses will he in the line of .the funeral, which will wend its way through the streets to City Cemetery- No. 3. In otio casket will l)e the body of Louis Casaway. In a second. liearae will be another casket containing the remains of Elizabeth Cusaway and the five months’ oldThe ownership of the bloody axe, with which each of tbe members of the family were knocked ia the bond, has not yet been established. This weapon It now being held, by the po-lice. Upon tho metal portion are to bo seen the long strands of bald which correspond with the .dark brown hair of the mother. io one has been found who is able to say tlint it was owned by Louis Casaway.The killing of the Casaway family came ua a distinct shock in the -immediate neighborhood, when the discovery was made yesterday morning, The nearest neighbors say they saw nothing suspicious in or near the home of Louie Casaway Unit night. : They heard no unusual noise during the night. The foot that no mud was found in the house leads the officers to the belief that the murder was corn-milled shortly after H o’clock Tuesday night uml that tbe rain began while the murderer was at his bloodyvInfant. The third hearse will contain work. * The footprints in the mud lead a casket in which will be the Undies from the house. None, were found of Josie and Louis Casa way, six and leading into the place-three years old. respectively.... Theand be biA PfTbetheant♦**♦ ♦ * 4 t ♦ ♦LOCAL AND PERSONAL.. From Saturday's Daily. NEARLY*** FOOT LESS RAINcaskets will be lowered in three separate graves dug but a few feet apart.The arrest made by Sheriff Tohin last night in connection with the killing is based upon an alleged Ahr eat said to have been made by the managainst the life of Louis Casa way some ____five or six years ago. While there is During the Last 12 .Months Than for no evidence of a positive nature ob- the Average Year—Two Abso-talned against this person, who Is a lutely Dry Months.negro, the circumstances surrounding , , , , • .. * It has been raining here into.rmlt-hls movements on the -night of the “, » tentlY all Hie week, the precipitationmurder are regarded as. somewhat ' . ’ 1might, tend .to bring to justice the in- iclDU3 The mufi lnicto found tor u,e lu8t six days •»«■“*« t0 **i'--' ■ «.lr\ hoc ir^nprnldividual, whose bloody deed stakedj'.».**y - ■'if iGood LiverRemedy Freeleading from the Casa way home: correspond in length and width with .the shoe worn by the individual. \! The shoes worn by this man are ‘ also said to have been covered with the black mud,.a characteristic of the mud along that portion of Olive Street. .That the most minute Investigation is: being conducted is shown by the factyou suffer from any form olthat the mud found on the «hoe3 wornThcietya ue1 lias I MiG i in a ner.of it otlie; a pi nwmthou.to hat athe tpres*agenpersilar. isondbutcuteIts vall r thou courmostIn S A^ ¥ V- V- i I it by the suspect and that in 'the yard■ indigestion it is always well to take : . t - n, ..*■: “-.f/TW f . , . .. „ at the home ot Casaway will be;ioraething for the liver, as usually the • , , ■ ■ . • _ . j;. tc * analyzed for the purpose of dele run n-trouble lies there. If you arc bilious, \ ■ L t.t »• ,ri*. . ;i ing whether they are one and the^.-yvv-liave a bloaty feeling after eating, it °ts:-.f-v.-i . - - „ same. The lavestlgatlon has al^orou Md, ,f your skin « S!sh.Shown that tbe suspect reached his, t after mll,nl«ht ‘hat hiene«d la. something to *t!f °L-:-v np.v'Uk«£liyer, to arouso the gastrlo shoes were muddy and tfle ooitom or£fv• Juieea-io^that they will aid in the di- ^ trousers wet and that the suspect*«ation’ot your food. A very good rem- ^ __ft$v-V:.Wy for this, and on© highly Tccom- seemed tired as (hough having had a mended by those who have used it, is iq_- walk rDr. CaldwclVa Syrup Pepsin, which you , * •can obtain of-ftny druggist at fifty The detectives In tho police depart-? : V: efchts or one dollar a bottle. But If you jngnt, however, do not believe the ' 'have any doubt about Its merits, and ’would prefer to try it first, send your murderer is yet In jail. While SheriffV^'v ^. Addrero to Dr. Caldwell h« £ju Tobin also has a different theory con-£Mm?** nd 7°“ * cernSnB tho murder, yet . lookingThousands of people first learned of into everything^ bpp^s 00 tbe case. .;tbls remarkable cure for stomach, llvef V bowel troubles through a free s*m-■ pie. :Mrs. Frank Lilly of Flslnvlew, III.,#eht for one aofl It cured ber and she ' ' I* open In saying that she will never V,w.;-:- .Uhe pills-or strong cathart cs again.inclms. The min ^has L'ccn general over the county, in fact over this entire section. of the state, aod will he o', tremendous benefit to all interests. The rainfall during the last twelve months totalled 28.40 Inches, which is the lowest on record for that period, the general average being about 39 Inches. It was distributed ns follows: April 4.63. Way 6.68, June 2.39, July 1.02, August .80, September 3.97, October .90, November 0.00, December 3.15, January 0.00, February 2.00 and March, up to 8 o’clock this morning, 2.S7 i oe be s. This is the first time on record that there has been a dry month In the fall and winter. Previous to this the only month on record iu which no rainfall at all was recorded was In August, 1903. These figures were rurnished by Charles (!. Zirjacks, local United States weather observer.at 8ynip.Pepsin mU ndldly^ Mr.Ia Bryaiilt, the PoitniMter at Sardis, Tenn.« nays he will never be without it again. No alck portof) can afford toThe detectives 1 v\ o learned that Louis Casnwpv. y:st prior to the rainflanora a remedy so highly endorsed aa tala. It la good for all tho family fromInfancy to old age, becauao It la mild,free from griping and yet promptly effective. Furthermore, result* are,absolutely guaranteed or money will be refunded.Dr. Caldwell does not feel that thewuicbaae of M« rsTncdy end* hie obti 1 ifatlon* He has apeclallaed In atomach, ' dlaeiliver and bowel dUeaeea for over forty years and will H pleaaed to give tha reader any advice on' tho, subject fraa ©f charge.* All are welcome to write him. Whether lor the medical Advice or tha free. saropSa addreta him Dr, WB. Caldwell, Ml Caldwell building* Montioallo, 111Tuesday night, went to a nearby saloon and purchased a bucket or beer. The officers regard this as no unusual move on the part of Casaway in view of the fact that hc-wna known to never take a drink. They construe this to mean that some one else was at tbe house that night visit* Ing the family. Neither did hiB wife drink. That something was placed Inthe beer by the supposed visitor and Loulg Casaway and his wife Induced to take a drink, tho officers believe Jt possible and If such is the case may account for the fact that neither the man nor hi* wile awoke when thoPresbyterian Easter Sale Postponed.The Ladles' Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church has'indefinitely postponed its Easter gale.Fined In Mayor's Court.William Stevens, driver of the King Livery Stable bus, and Jim Jones, a negro hackmen, woro Hncfl 510.70 and $14.70, • respectively. In the Mayor’*Court this morning for havln ga row at the depot yesterday.Enters Photograph Business at Goliad.C. P. MarlhlljohnI, formerly In the photograph business here, Is in the city on a visit to relatives, llo opened up a gallery at oil.id this week. .TlUstod awitiAdsJob:MaiCorweringnoocldcclulor twbJatthistunwa:dulschmotheTh.JWlibChiatThusChyi.pla(iaItswiiA|iRoyal Achates Meeting.Thursday night the Victoria Lodge of Royal Achates held n very largely attended meeting; Evory chair in the]In largo hall wo3 occupied. - Tho Sutfrttnol tofinSC!pittmIn^clr
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Victoria Advocate
Victoria, Texas, US
Sat, Apr 01, 1911
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