NO TRAIL OF THE ROBBER

Who Held Up and Robbed a Storekeeper at Farmers Branch

As stated in yesterday's news Sheriff Cabell started last Monday night with bloodhounds for Farmers Branch on receipt of a telegram informing him that Capt. William Good had been held up in his store by a highwayman. Sheriff Cabell returned yesterday to the city, he having failed to track the highwayman. The facts of the robbery are detailed in the following special to the News:
Farmers Branch, Dallas Co., Tex.  Feb. 20. The town was stirred up when it was learned that Capt William Good had been robbed by a highwayman. Capt. Good gives the following account of the affair:  Last night at 8 o'clock he was preparing to close up the Lewis drug store when a pistol was thrust into his face with the order to open the cash drawer. When this was done the robber took the cash, backed out of the house and made his escape. Sherriff Cabell was telegraphed for. He brought his dogs but they failed to trail the man.  At the time of the occurrence there were fifteen or twenty men across the street.  The robber told Capt Good if he made an alarm he would kill him. Capt Good says at first he though it was a joke played on him by some of the boys

The Dallas Morning News - February 21, 1894 [view clipping]
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

Store Burned at Farmers Branch

Farmers Branch, Tex., Dec 20. - The two story house of W. L. Good was burned this afternoon at 4 o'clock and with it about 500 bales of hay belinging to Hon. J. W. Bailey. The blacksmith shop owned by Butler & Shuster also burned. Loss about $1,400.

The Dallas Morning News - December 21, 1900
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

Burial Set Sunday For Early Druggist of Farmers Branch

Rites for W. L. Good, 84, of Farmers Branch, Dallas County, who was born there in 1850, while Dallas was a wide place in the road, and who died at his home Friday, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Methodist Church, Farmers Branch. Burial will be at that town. The Odd fellows will be in charge of the services.
Mr. Good was a son of Noah Good, who settled near Farmers Branch in the early days, moving there from Tennessee. He was a pioneer druggist of Farmers Branch, and was also connected with the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for twenty-four years.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Will A. Good of Dallas and J. Fred Good of Farmers Branch; two daughters, Mrs. J. B. Winder, Dallas, and Mrs. J. C. Biley, Wellington; a brother, F. M. Good, Carrollton; fourteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

The Dallas Morning News - March 31, 1935
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Sunday 2:30 p. m. for William I. Good who died suddendly at his home Friday. Mr. Good was 84 years old and was active and in fairly good health, altho he complained of difficulty in breathing during the sand storm a few days before his death. He was sitting at his desk writing when he was stricken, and lived about thirty minutes. He is survived by his wife, Ida, two daughters Mrs. John Winder of Dallas, and Mrs. Colman Bailey of Wellington, two sons, Fred Good of Farmers Branch, and Willie Good of Dallas. A brother, F. M. Good of Carrollton, fourteen grandchildren and five greatgrand children. The Odd
Fellows were in charge of the burial services. Mr. Good was a son of Noah Good who settled near Farmers Branch in the early days, moving here from Tennessee. He was a pioneer druggist of Farmers Branch, and was also connected with the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for twentyfour years.

The Carrollton Chronicle
Vol. XXX--W.L. Martin, Editor Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas, Friday, April?
5?, 1935 Number ? [Note from transcriber: There was a typeset error - His middle initial was L. not I. ]
Submitted by Jan Jones

Farmers Branch News
Mrs. Colman Bailey from Wellington, Texas is here visiting relatives, after attending the funeral services of her father, W. L. Good Sunday.
Lafayette Winder of Port Arthur arrived here Saturday night to attend the funeral of his grandfather, W. L. Good. He returned home Sunday evening accompanied by his wife and Mrs. James Livingston, who have been visiting here for the past ten days.

[Note: To the best of my ability, this is transcribed as written, including
typographical or grammatical errors.]

Submitted by Jan Jones

William Lafayette Good
1850 - 1935

Keenan Cemetery, Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas