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 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 Notes on Research I am not the first to delve into this mystery. The first time I opened the drawer of the microfilm cabinet and saw all the small cardboard boxes of microfilm packed snuggly inside, I noticed that the boxes labeled 1885… Read Random Post The Great Bat Slaughter of 1885 Austin, Texas is the seasonal home to a large population of Mexican free-tailed bats who spend their summers under the Congress Avenue bridge on the edge of downtown. According to Wikipedia it is the largest urban colony in North America,… Read Random Post The Austin Axe Man -- Chloroform Once there was a killer in nearby Austin who was still at large. He had chloroformed his victim (rather humanely, I thought) before chopping her head off with an axe. Fear that ‘dat debblish axe-man’ might strike again, in only… Read