A LIST
OF
FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE

ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, STATE OF TEXAS
AUSTIN, January 1 1878

I CERTIFY that the following List of Fugitives from Justice is compiled from
official record, received from the several counties, and now on file in my office.
WM. STEELE,
ADJUTANT GENERAL

Sent by
Bunny Freeman CC of
Henderson County, Texas

Mason County

Killed
Baird, John
Murder; indicted 1877; about 5 feet 8 inches high, 28 years old, fair complexion, spare built. Reward $500

Faulkner, R. C.
Theft of beef; indicted November 1876

Williams, Nat
Theft of beef, indicted November 1876

Wilder, Charles
Theft of beef, indicted November 1876

Faulkner, Thomas
Murder, also assault with intent to Murder; indicted July 8, 1872; 20 years old, dark complexion, small in size

Ake, John
Theft of cattle; indicted May 17, 1877

Turner, M. L.
Theft of a gelding; committed April 1, 1874; indicted March 19, 1875; is 45 or 50 years old, about 5 feet ll inches high, weighs 150 pounds, fair complexion, last heard of in Southern Texas, Mason and Llano counties, has a son by name of Palmer Turner, very talkative. Wanted in Montague County.

Tatsch, August
Theft of cattle, supposed to be in Mason County. Wanted in Kendall County.

Stinnett, Clay
Murder; committed September 1, 1873, indicted August 8, 1874. Clay stinnett is about 28 years of age, about 5 foot 4 inches high, dark complexion and hair and black eyes, weighs about 130 pounds, and has a small patch of white beard on the left jaw about the size of a half dollar; when last heard from was in State of Alabama. Wanted in Burnet County.

Caven, Edward
Murder; committed September 1, 1873, indicted August 8, 1874. Edward Caven is about 24 years of age, 5 feet 11 inches high, slender form, weights about 160 pounds, brown hair, blue eyes and regular features, wears a brown mustache, and traves from Burnet county to the Rio Grande, frequently in Kimble, Mason and Gillespie Counties. Wanted in Burnet County. Ed Caven was was captured by Capt. McNelly with King Fisher on the Rio Grande.

Caven, Wm. T.
Murder; committed September 1, 1873, indicted August 8, 1874. Wm T. Caven is about 22 years of age, near 6 feet high, weighs 200 pounds, dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes, no beard, has youthful but homely features; ranges through the counties of San Saba, Mason, Gillespie, and to the Rio Grande. Wanted in Burnet County.

Shutler, John
Forgery; committed November 22, 1874; indicted December 5 same year; when last heard from, about 18 months ago, he was in Mason County. Wanted in Burnet County.

Mason, James P.
Theft of neat cattle; committed January 15, 1875; indicted April 5, same year. Is 25 years old, 5 feet 8 inches high, weighs 170 pounds, light complexion, light hair, grey eyes, light mustache. Since this indictment he has murdered Rans Moore, of Kimble county, on the head of the Llano river. $1,000 is offered by the widow. He formerly lived in Walker County, and was in that county when last heard from. Reward for this man offered by the Governor for the murder of Dan Huster of Mason County. When last heard from he was living in Bexar County, west of San Antonio. Wanted in Burnet County.

Petty, Theodore
Theft of hogs; indicted September, 1875; forfeted bond September 28, 1877; old man, small, grey hair, probably in Mason or Llano. Wanted in Caldwell County.

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