The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-06-27

June 10Th
FAr,L ArrR,y--On last Saturday
morning, at about | | o'clock, our city was
startled by the report that an aiFray had oc
cured in the ncighhorhood of Exchange
Buildings. in which Mr. Manson Trigg had
been killed, and Gen. Coc. Majors Council
and Gaines sorely wounded On ilockiug
to the scene hundreds Of our citizens met
melancholy attaslaiion to the truth of the
report, in the sight OF the corpse of Allison
Trgg, and the PROSTATE forms of General
Coe and Majors Gaines and Council
The accounts of the affair are somewhat
confused, but we will give them with A.
much precision as possible:
On Friday evening, Gen Coe rccci. ed a
note OF an extraordinary character, signed
by J. " VI King date Judge of the Com.
mercial and Criminal Court and by Alan.
son Trigg. The note declared that its
signers had heretofore had no unklnd feel.
ings for Gen Coe; hut that if for the graf.
ifcation of personal malice against DR..
fowlkes he opposed the taking Of the
books, papers. and assets of the Farmers
aud Merchants Bank out Of the hands of
Receiver Owen, they would take such ac.
ton ON his part. in his professional capaci.
" as an attorney, IS an interference with
their private and personal matters, aud
would notice it As such, although they
had previously iorhornc. They further
stated that it was a matter of vital impor.
lance to themselves and their families, that
the assets of the bank. It's papers, &c,
should pass from the hands of Receiver
Owen
This note Gen Coo construed VERY cor
rectlv, we think into a threat of personal
violence But. On Saturday morning, he
proceed to court. and uphesiiatingly OPP
posed the motion to remove the present
Receiver. and place The affairs of the bank
under the control of DR. Jeptha fowlkes.
and others The hearing of Arguments
upon the motion was continued to another
day In the meantime, the report of Re
cciver Owen, aud an affidavit of MAJOR
Council, luew developments IN reference To
the extraordinary manner in which tins
bankrupt institution had been managcd,l
were filed Gen. Coe then y Inhibited the
note of king and Twigg TO Judge Terrlcy
and several friends, expressed his con'lc-
ton that an attempt 10 assasslua'e him
would be radc. placed the note in the
hands of J VI lcrgcr. Esq. aud, accom-
panied by MAJOR Council, lcft the court
room,
When they reached the corner of Main
and Monroe streets, five persons, lngg
Gaines. Arlington t''rgg's oyerseerD. Temp
kins, and Joe Williams, appeared, and
'rigg Immediately advanced and assaulted
Conncl Seeing thai the others also adj
vanced. Gen. Coc concluded that the as
saut threatened hlm had commenced. drew
pistol and shot Trsg. killing him in
s,autly
Whether or no, Trigg had fired previ
onsly. is a disputU point 4 discharged
pistol, belonging to him. was found in the
street afterwards Gaines, TomPkns, Joe
Williams. and Arlington, in the meantime,
were rapidly advancing upon Coo and Con
nell. Games closed with Council, whom
he shot through the flesh OF the hip, and
from whom he received six or seven bowie
knife ,hrus,s, some of which are severe but
not dange Tompsins, Williams and
Arlington, Tlosed in towards Gen. Zoe
from different directions. and with war.
take MS life BY this time Gen. Coo had
fired three shots. when, on attempting to
draw Colts repeater, he found that 1t had
slipped down into the lining of his coat
lie then reiterated, Joe Williams following