The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-04-02

Gne1oo:
n 49, vspssts hsss esas absesd relative
: 10sshy sAss sssk Place 10 ess tews
"a w days -, deem Il doe tasss
Esssneeslv eeaeesned. that ~ matsss
~ ssasd rigks before shs people.
I bsjiesb t6as Il 10 . nsesrioss faet
reseSsst Eassss~ Texas, that The good
ussss Of Gamsv have. fos The !sse s'1
sshs, bssa Assrasssd BY one Roesr'
bdsss, Who. regardless Of common Dc,
~ end mesalhy. hss ridden roash.ebod
n ~ sAeisssa imasnistss Of osF bss'
ssas, anA trsmplsd under foot with
sdlsA iseliastlon their most ssered ngs's
| His esrsss ended shout ten days ago
: wss shot hy thrss Of the cit!ssns Of OF
3vs. 70 wi,: B. r. Williams. Thomas Gal
~. and Philip Lively; be died ." sss
Thsse gentlemen Immediately gave
pessslvos % 10 ths eivA Ssthorisy 70 await
deslsio~ of Tie Law.
Troy ~srs Md bvdors Esqires Hart,
,eses, end Mtngs. Yos will please sx-
~ % 6os giving somewhat IN detail The
,,icslar facts .. elected upon the trial.
| 1hsy vent i~to an invsssigstioa Of Mr..
aIsms's ease Arsl He proved by abe It
- witnesses that Dledsos had rspealsdl '
,,e.snsd bic NE on the public sqs.rs and
~ piassA Tie Witnesses generally
M that Il was the imp. ssion II the
,emvnity Inst Nsdsos would kill wills
~. Il vas In proof thst these threats
LIKED the car of Williams through the
sp.etivs persons that hss,d them.
Dr.. ilallonquiss. one Of the physicians
n wss called !" when he was shot some
y months ago. testified that h. has hoard
,dsos ,h'satsn the life Of Williams more
N Sly ,ia.ss. DR., Terry. smother ply.
riae who waited on him 1t the same time.
e,iesd, ".hat he has often heard Blsdsoe
kssssss shs life Of Williams; that he would
" him under any aud all circumstances /;
u :. would w.ylsy him; that he would
hdisn il on him.
h was proved that the anin,osity Of Blsd.
y towsrds William. w.s caused by vii
ss prosecuting him for cutting timber
W. public square, while acting in tie ca.
betty Of Dis,rics Attorney. pro TEN.
AZ sooW ~ this case WAS concluded the
bsh went Into the trisl Of Lively sud Gal.
spie. They proved by about the ,an~
Dasbsr Of witnesses that Iil-d,oe had. on
wfs "ceasions. thrcst-d both privately
publicly to kill them. l, WAS in proof
n tAess threats came n the knowle igs
Lively and Gsll-spis. Several Of the
iinrsses testified that II was generally 30.
we'd throug hout this community that
lsdsos would kill these two men the very
~ chance no got. 1t WAS in proof that
y cooked his tastol . short time ago to
70: Gsiisspis. II was also proved that
= vas sss". on two occasions, wayIayiox
; road that Lively goes from his store II
house u late hour At night, with his
1ahs barrel shot gun.
The csuss Of his snn,iiy towards Gal
pc originated shout soms land they had
litigation.
lie animos,ty towards Lively was owing
J bis being Mayor Of the town. and had
nd him several times for shooting aud
|ssking tho peace in divers other ways.
AVkSp toO evt0eHCo WAA C'osou Sns I
lsgistrstes consulted few minutes. and
|sa VIM. Hart. Esqr. delivered the opin-
y Of the court in n very chAsts and dig
Nd manner. II. ssiL, in substance ~
Bsws, that 0lrdscs had been without the
" Of tho lsw for more than six months;
y hs had hsrrassed aud annoyed the citi'
ss II the place during si this time that
y had threatened the lives of these three
Bsons At various tunes; that the citizens
pArd upon him as desperate. and to bc
Fsd by xii; that his conduct mefi,ed the
bful doom u which he was brought. and
, court considered the defendants psr>
ply justiAahle ia killing him.
Thsse. sir. ara only few Of the leading
|sts. but think them sufficient on the
pesnt &c easiotn.
CITIZENS.
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