The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-12-22
Startling Indian News!
H0nRiBLx MuRDER or wOnxN AnD CHI.
DkEH ON THE IxON1lER

just AS we were going 10 press We re-.
ceived the Weathcrtord Whiteman" Of
the 9th, giving the particulars Of recent
horrible murders and outrages on the
frontier. Our heart, and the heart Of
every Texan, will bleed at the painful re.
citaI.
On Monday. tie 26,h Of Nov, Nj. D. W
Spccr, accompanied by nine other men.
GALL Of whom had been upon bufIak
hunt arrived at Jacksboro about 4
O'Clock r NJ, informing the citizens, that
early that morning they found fresh
Indian trail some sixty miles northwest
of .ackshoro. which they followed with
al possible rapidity Upon arriving a.
Mrs Cages and Mr.. Landmans' (,hc
first house on the trail, they found scv.
eral persons murdered, and others wound.
ed Here they remained but a moment.
aud FASTENED on the trail, in order to pre-.
vent further cilnsion Of blood. which thew
succeeded in doing. hy anprslng several
unsuspcctlng families OF the close prov.
unity ot the Indians
The few remaining citizens Of the
place Immediately repaired to the scene
of carnage, d slant SOME four miles.
among whom was the (scnlor) editor %
this paper.
II has been our painful duty on former
occasions, to perform the last sad rites,
and minister 10 the dying wants of the
victims of the savage foe, but never H..
fore have we witnessed So painful scene,
AZ presented itself upon our arrival al
MIS-. Cages Here we found Mrs. San.
dcrs, an aged lady, mother Of Mrs Gagcl
a mauglcd corpse, Mrs Gage aud four Il
her little children dangerously. II no.
mortally wounded Another child a
daughter of Nj Landman a sweet giu
Of twelve summers, was thcr. mortally
wounded Immediately upon entering the
house she recognized rs, and begged us
to give her protection. Extending her
hand, we clasped II ~ ours. She barred her
breast, conducted our hand to her side
near her wounds, saying; " Here the In
dams shot me five tunes pulled out
the arrows myself. aud Oh, how it hurts
nay poor heart to think ot nay mother and
my dear little brothers and sisters the
Indians have murdered She sighed,
ard her lilc blood escaped from her
innds; gently We land her Oh a pallet,
promised her ltutocliou. and then turned
TO care for the CHASTITY forms that oceupi-
cd the foot heiutc us.
\ quarter II dmllc further was another
heart toudiug scene, here We found Mr..
Landmarks eAldron murdered After
{ searching, Mr- Laudmau was found q
lite distaHc, from thu house. She too was
dead. AID her babe lay cruelty wounded
Here the Indians robbed the house dc.
-ttoyiug everything ct value. aud Iea,ing
the house tar. 90 common bed clothes
Miss Matilda Gage and Miss Landman
we're both taken Prisoners 10y the Indians,
after beng eurtd scmc distance by
them, enduring ia the meantime the most
cruel treatment. they were ordered IN
PLAIN Eugh>h h. =, turn bonn which they
gladly dad IA - state 81 nudity. aud IN
thai condition sc found th,m. We gave
Mss Gag, uur coat. and sent immediate
IS to th, ladies ot Jack-boto ior clothes,
Which were iurWa td,d.
Here lh,y abducted little son Of
I Capt CALVIN Gagr. which they still re.
tam From Lust ttc,k they proceeded
east tp Wis., county bu the way they
attacked thc house of Nh sanders.
llr ealnntly &. tended hi, relatives. 80
cnuly dad nc manage ia, affair that no,
one INDIAN dared venture Ia reach Of h,.
lru-ty rl.r.
Nh sanders IL Al old scttlcr of Jack
Having bad every opportunity Of hecoln-
lug acquainted with thr d. llrtcnt tribes
al Indians, hr du.suut hesitate to sy
thal this party WAS composed # Cad.
does, from the Reserve Along tie, lpe
OF travel from ~audcrs to Beans Greek,
they suct, cded IA getting many horses.
shot at aud wounded wagoner, robbed
aud set hsr to Mr Rrily's house, chased
W imam >"hdels ana ! fnuh Jones sever
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hlENl hN a SOLITARY man, MI. huiaN
Fulton, who succeeded IA recaptufiBu ~
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