Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-04-06

I;G i"e i"hohmS uecouht VI the Lnuinn ucIfeVlN
tons in Coryec and Bell counties, we take fsvtn tie
'Intellgcncer' 1t wascrowded out Of our last:
Indian News. Tnree Persons Killed ant Two
Taken Prisoner.
The following item OF Indian News, is tax
en- from an interesting letter OF Col. E. 8. g..
Robertson, o! Bell county, TO Messrs. Aahco.a
q West, d! this city, dated Salado, March
lSh:
"On Wednesday last, about II o'clock A. ii. !,
| ibe indians made their appearance. on the wa,
trrs Of Cow House and Noland's Creeks, tNeo.
" miles above Belton,. They killed Mr.
Riggs and wife. and captured his two chldren
also q Mr.. Pierce, and drove off between
three aud four hundred head of horses. .Aboat
8 o'c'ocl, the same day, a party OF thirteen men
Started in pursuit. The next morning fjar.
lcen men lef; Bsl'on to assist in the pursuit..
'fhis evening runner came in from the lass
party, bearing q dispatch from two of the coms
pany -dt ciors En.bsee and Bradford- With
the information that they had found the In
dams to-day, about ten miles from Belton, BE-.
iween the Lnmpasas and Noland's Creek, and
,hat they were in such force that they we're
tunahle TO whip them, and would be chrnrelIed
I 50 falhbnck, unless reinforced Immediate. -
This information was brought to me BY run
Der from Bolton since sun down. have seus
for my neighbors to come with their famies
to my house and stay tonight. In the morn.
ing we may be able TO fall upon the proper
course 20 be pursued. now have seven welF
armed men, and four without arms, and should
he Indians come tonight we would give them
the best we have. They are reported to be on
The move down the country. aud thought Il
prudent TO protect our families tonight, instead
OF going we know MOI whittier. Everything
is excitement in town and country, and nv
house IS full OF people to overhowing.
"'ihus YOU have rough estimate OF on?
seciion ofcountry. The point where The In
dams were asr seen is abou, eight or ten miss
from my house"
The above statement is coTraborated t'y the
mail rider, who passed near the place where
the depredntions were committed.
STILL LATER --RECovEREn.
The little Girl aud boy--childrcn Of Mf.
Riags-who were mentioned in Col. Robert
sons letter as having been captured by the Ia.
dams we're the next day recovered a nauy
IN pursuit OF the savagcs. on the evening sue.
reeding the capture came on the little brother
and sister, some fourteen miles above wAcra
ihey We're taken, and found them concea led Ia
the chimney in an clubhouse. They hai been
dropped by their capfors in the hurry OF fight,
nnd as above described fell in the hands oil
their friends. The little girl, about Twelve
years old. says the Indians spoke English.
later 'lnclligenccr says that Col. Robertson had
ince been in Austin, and comparison Of noes with
chm Henry Brown, the conclusion arrived at Was
hat there was no evidence to show that this m rand
ns and numbering incursion in the neighborhooa Of
'elon was made by Reserve Indians. The party
cpsisted Of some twelve warriors, and did ali heif
xccution with bows and arrows. Wevould aiso aug
est that at the time Of the ncursioD. the lower Re
erve Indians were collected at the Agency building
xpecting aud awaiting an attack from the frontier
etlers. II seems very Improbable that it should
lave been lower Reserve Indisns
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