Hopkins Co. TX -  Simeon Bateman

Submitted by: June E. Tuck  <1224be@neto.com>

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Simeon Bateman - Texas Nat. Register - One of the oldest settlers on the
Guadalupe, near Gonzales, and Mr. Matthew Jett, a settler on the Medina,
and for the past year attached to Capt. Hays^Ò company, were barbarously
murdered on the night of the 10th instant, near Virginia Point. It
appears that the deceased were on their way to the United States, and
that Mr. Bateman had in his possession a large sum of money for the
purpose of purchasing negroes and bringing them to Texas. With this view,
he had with him his overseer by the name of Shultz, who was doubtless
acquainted with the fact of his having the money. The party had encamped
for the night, and while both of the deceased were asleep, Shultz
accomplished his purpose by shooting them with pistols after mutilating
their bodies with a knife. The following morning, early, he crossed the
ferry to Galveston, and without being suspected got on board of the New
York, on the point of sailing for to New Orleans. The bodies were
discovered the next day, but not until the murderer had escaped. We
understand some of the citizens of Galveston immediately proceeded to sea
in a pilot boat to New Orleans with the hope of overtaking Shultz at that
place. (The Northern Standard, Feb. 20, 1845)