Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-07-17


some ponies lhat mi ID, spii ne 10 purchase
In approaching q herd O. Indian horses | Dis
covered mn Indian driving one ofeiny anlmu'
out OF the herd recognized the animal a
soon as saw il, as being rne of my sole
horses, tried 10 Stop the lndlao, buithc el
ther did MOI or would NOT hear me; ! 'he'
called 10 Mt, Shirley and told him ha'
found one Of my horses, and. pointed 10 ih'
Indian driving il of. Ms Shirley gave chase
TO the Iadian, and made lam. .bfng the ANNA
bact--meenng with some Indians. chnrged
them whh stealing ms horses. andasked then
how many they hadsihe Indirn denied steal
ing them, but held up three fingers TO denote
the number Of horses he had. The Indians
made signs to me that one Of the horses wns
killed ~ attempting to ride it. it being sid
and unbroken.
! reported the matter TO Mr. Leeper, who
told me that lor the one killed. he would lake
the responsibility of paying me for it himself.
Mr.. Leepcr accordingly gave me two animals
in payment for the ONE killed, Que OF irh
upon examination, proved TO be nn animal
owned by Mr.. Barry, of Bosque county, who
had lost a nuutrrc U'rufh 't' lone Irs
johnson Of ls1I .,lu'v yrH Killed, aUl Us
son taken prsolrr Tn. animal w,s hrui.l
rin ,Barry's b;1n5 rn' .a' q rn. visible, Da, f.
did not notice II ,0r ''na O "aa .lrea mo.
because chs r!e3 ir Shirley n9. TO give 'o
any horses, o,"r than Indian p7rsos.
After recoy.,ng dec ,bUa unmej three
head of horsra ! ta'd Mr. Shirley tlot "a.
satisfied that la Heacuo Ltnns were c0n-
cerned in steo,ns ny horses Mr.. Shirley
denied his charge, aud spoke of the honesty
Of the Indians, and said that one of the ami
mnls had been brought to him by an Indian
and offered TO him for five dollars, but that he
refused TO purchase it, as he was fearful it
would die, it having been very much abused
by the Indian, heodmitied that he knew it
wac an American horse. Mr.. Shirley left me
at the trading house, without an Invitation to
get down, and appeared in great hurry to
see the Agent, Mr.. Leepcr, After a long con.
ference between them started down to the
Agency aud met them; MIR. Leeper congrato.
lated me upon nv good lick IN finding some
of my animals, and said he remembered some.
thing of. the animal that Mr. Shirley referred
to. Mr.. Lecper assured me that ii | furnish
ed the Necessary proof that h. would endeav.
or to hay, me paid for them. | do honestly
OelleNe rom All iNe CltCNlnSluUVcS .tHdt lDe ln'
dians on the Camnnche Reservepre the iden-
teal Indians, who to!e my horses. cannot
help coming to this conclusion from the fact
that followed the trail of the Indians from
my rancho. After a lapse Of some four or
FIVE weeks Gid tue animals IN. the Reserve
in the possession Of the Indians. The excuse
given to me, by Mr.. Leeper, for my horses be-
ing in the Reserve, was that they were found
by his Indians on the trail OF hostile Indians
lnt when questioned as 10 what particular
place. the horses were found he said they We're
found upon Elm creek, which is within eight
miles of where my horses range. do not
credit ibis statement, from the fact that young
animals like Hose would net stay by lEeni.
selves 50 near their own range. .st
have been assured by two of my friends,
that on the day before | visited the Agency,
they saw mule of mine in possession Of an
Indian; who was riding her at the tie this
nnls was stolen from me at the same lime my
other horses we're taker. This animal pre-
sumo is still in the possession of the ladmns,
rs have not yet re ovcrcd it, This is a p'ain |
of facts, to With am willing at
any time to swear.
HENRY ANDERSON.