The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-04-03

capita: OF otherwise infamous cr'm., unless or
a rr~sersment " indhsnen; by Grand jury.
".kos shall ray person be subjee, for the
ssme od.nss 10 u twice put in jeopardy Of
life OF iiInh.
Nor sasIl he b. compelled 10 any criminal
case to be = witness Aga,nst himself
Nor b. deprived Of life. liberty, or prop.
~r,y, without, due process Of law.
Here, Sir, are a few clauses OF Con
s,i.u,ionsl law worthy OF our mos, ardent
sstess end devotion, ~ forming The basis
Of civil liberty. the projecting mgis OF The
ci,iss~'s siehts; but with what degree OF
good faith they have been observed by ihi.
Mossso~ hierarchy will best appear rom
tbs recital OF a few inriden's smong many
shat have c5uudvd themselves upon my
notice.
"On the morning cf December 20. 1850.
I was Informed tina, tho office OF The tir'a
of tts supreme Court hal been broken
open the night before and robbed Of the
docket. Msial psrsfs. and library OF the
ssii Court To ssti.l, mvsslf Of the ifnia
Of hi. report. | visited the oiias rooms.
where me-, G. l. Bolton. Deputy Clerk,
and also Jal.e SHE. add I. : Williams.
nud II MY ss,an-hmeEl found nothing but
the ,fitr furniture femsining IN Ihe apart
mcut. Nj onl, the books. psfe'., doc1-
nienis. Sc Of the Supreme Court, but the
law library Of Messrs Stiles and Nllllsms
had also been extracted. While We we're
get ling about the premises. II Vas DIS
covered tina, puvy In The back yard bad
been leslto,ed b, IRE, The smooifefiHg re-
mains OF which were still visible, snd Oh
examining the vsult. several books were
found patti, burned AID stu burning
wa. little surprised 10 learn, from letter
published by Mr. Il; ton subsequenilY, that
tie Court fec0td. had not been DESTROYED,
a. do tot fscuil.ci Of iis having made
any allaslan 10 their safely At ihat ume
IT, a conversation with Nt. Is. q few days
after lbs nrruucucc. Be told ne that b.
was satisfied thai the burglary had l'"en
eona,iiled hy , part, ot mi. 'l'irynu' h'is
(,hes. names he I'D not meui'ap,) bat s"id
that i, would be- useless to uy 10 bnug
,h-m t. idsliee, as The evidence was not suf
ticienl to- produce conviction.
o, The night oi Jsnuafy $, 1857. Ia thu
western sahn,hs of the CITY al the Great
Salt Like, the voice of n lsmslr mi3Rling
with the on,cries Of chldfen was heard rs
III. streets. Morning cane, and With II
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"Cn the higl' OF tho l3ih dHS o. Inc
same mouth. y htnd OF ru'i ms repaired 10
the house OF Henry J. Jsrvls. merchant,
on The corner Of south iemrle. and Imi'
grafton streets. IN Great SAT- bTk" thy, nj
the hour oil ~ O'Clock, aud ealing hf J,
into tho hafe,room under pfelense OF
wanting Ia 'fadr. chn"hed him by the hair
lefheh him iu.'apily over the counter.
throw hin violently upon the NIor, mud
commenced stamping on him. jarvis
a'ruggled for life. aud rs mus, 81 his ass
ssllants hnd loosed Their hold on hun. iot
,he purpose OF stasBpng him, no succeed,
ed IN throwing himself ont OF doors INTO
the street His wife and son1e 'en,aie vlss
i'oes. heaiag the ffaras aud The cry Of
murder !" tho well'hnow" Voice ct the
husband. fled ais, Ia Consideration into the
street. hn, the appearance OF men aimed
with blndyeons frightened them h1ck To
their rooms again. Seeing that their We
tim had escaped. the incendisries So, hfe 10
the house AVID reiterated In the darkness
Jafvi. reached Tho doors ui its nearest
ueiehbofs and implo'cd their protection.
which wa. denied h'm on the ground OF
MS being nissrntef rom the" ia''h- ii"u
ing That til" 'nlii'ns nal iei'. Hfs. jaws
aud her companions went INTO Tie store
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