Book review March 16, 2016 · JRG In spite of already knowing the story, I was nevertheless turning the pages as fast as I could to find out what happened. In category:Postmortem Print Next Post Theft of Governor's Pants - March Mischief - Police Calls "Officer Sendry reports that someone entered Gov. Ireland's room last night and stole a pair of pants and one dollar in the pockets." -- 17 MAR 1885. Austin Police Calls. Gov. John Ireland The above incident is the perfect metaphor for… Read Previous Post 6th Annual Save Texas History Symposium: In the Shadow of the Dome: Austin by Day & Night The sixth Annual Save Texas History Symposium will take a look at the history of Austin in a whole new light. In the Shadow of the Dome: Austin by Day & Night will examine diverse aspects of Austin’s history, including… Read Random Post Mothers and Sons Unidentified albumen print. One morning before dawn in the summer of 1883, a strange persistent cry echoed through a west Austin neighborhood and caught the attention of two women, Sophia Phillips and Sallie Mack, both of whom lived nearby. They… Read Random Post Robinson Residence. Scene of West Austin Crime Spree. May 1, 1885 The Robinson ResidenceCourtesy DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, Ag2008.0005. Many people must have been aroused between one and two o'clock by a rapid discharge of fire arms on Rio Grande street, near its intersection with Pecan. This… Read Random Post History Detectives Special Investigations Last year I had the pleasure of working with the staff from PBS's History Detectives for the upcoming History Detectives Special Investigations: Texas Servant Girl Murders. The cast and crew came to Austin last summer; they did a number of… Read Random Post H.B. Barnhart Gets the Credit Austin native Henry B. Barnhart, was a successful attorney in 1885. He was appointed Travis County Attorney in 1886. An 1887 description of Barnhart’s career included the following passage: With uncompromising firmness, he has made successful war upon evil… Read