The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-07-06

And yet saoskss 49, topseitl
gems I No pen csn descri6s tht intsuS6
excitement that nov pervsdos 10 oul
comnunity. Hendricks are running IL
every direction inqdiring who's dead
Al th0usesent writing, Il 10 Impossible
: to givv tho facts 10 DETAIL 6utaeisnt
may be gained from the following repor,
to satisfy oil eencsrning tho facts u this
terrible massacre. Al quarter past 10
o'clock this morning, = detachment u
United States volunteers, Or HONS
Guards. part of McNcil's regiment, IN.
der command. ~ is alleged. u ono Bis
sell or Bissick, proceeded from theit
quarters ut Turner's Hall ,s!own Seventh
When Immediately opposite the Re
cordcr's Courtroom, in the building oc.
cupied BY the Hook and Ladder Company
on Seventh street, between Pine aud
Olive streets, several bystnndcrs who
had left the Recorders Court rather Ia.
lily TO see the soldiers. rnsacd out on INC
sidewalk just at this jnnctnre' sou
dicr's gun, i. the extreme rear Of thu
ranks, apparently while the holder was
adjusting cap, exploded accidentally.
Immediately upon this, and IL is said
without any order Being given, the troops
commenced IL murderous ana promiscu-
Gus fire upon the crowd Of unprotected
citizens who stood before them.
The number Of those killed, or their
names, cannot he correctly ascef'aIucd
today. The slaughtered fell IA every
direction. The wall Of the dying rang
in the ears of a startled people for blocks
around. Shrek after shrek went up To
heaven, the rush Tor places Of safety SIT
He'd dozens, and still the soldiers fired
The scene cannot he described, nay hard
~ imagined. Upon The balcony III front
OF the Recorders COURTROOM, Henry
Frongcl fell. Close by his side. Officer
n. NJ Pratt, who has ior1eyoral years
been connected with the police force, fell.
pierced through the heart
The Recorder, sitting quietly at this
desk, entirely unconscious Of the posi-.
bility Of trouble in the street. was sud
deuly surrounded BY storm OF bullets
The window Immediately bchiud him
was Immediately riddlcd by bullets HIS
desk - shattered and rent by the n.y.
ing ID Still provideutially bis life was
spared Il prisoner up for some petty
offence, fell dead in the dock. The other
prisoners, taking advantage OF the con
fusion, He'd from the building and cs-
capped.
When there wan no longcr anybody to
.,,.',, IT,. In, 81 ,,,, ,nnsLo,rv c.as.d
...s, -, 4, :. ~, l..a ~. ay;ur an. :.
,n ". ~ lao ca1,d ~ by n. ,hons.
XIX. &c ,o,,or.s,t'ck.n ci,:-ens that soon
"a ,,,.'.a,.a .rnr,a ,Ic snn, where IN.
20, s.',.,or,.a y. :. t,,w minnie. a
n"ar ~ nalirr arrived on The ground.
a.I;, =, s,,,,, lime ar,erw.rd a c,,,ppauy
81 ,a',riars nader ,.,n,,an3 az Car,ain
S.,
ql,.,.,r..,s e., soma distance n,oun,l
n....sr;n..hnnsc was cleared and the
hna;rs ~ ,bc Killed and wounded rcmoy.
oil A. ,eor ma w.. cau ascertain seven
,,.,a / ;l,.d Instantly and large number
-, a,,nr. h.llv yanndea several al
whom we are ,nfarrncd by physicians in
,,,a,i.n.a viii ,rol,ally a,e lnrine the
aav We saw ,wo bodies. stiff in death,
-, ,,.r,, bte,s,yx torn Ia ,ieces bv
MIN. ,,aus An Italian named Bonyero.
H.. u,onr,e,or Of a saloon on the corner
- S..y.,,,h aud ST charles strcets. re.
cciy,a two balls In the head. one Of which
~, IN hi. low,r iaw We are unable
~ s,,,. .,r mans ar the names Of the
l;,l,,J aud so,pdJ
W,uv we've taken to ,l,eir homc. by
r,,,'nIs aud ,!,,ir names will probably
uat t,,,ns,,irc for screta, days. or q,
'e"st nov "'' Wa. W, ,.c, ,ho s.o,.,
2 Tue Npltb'tr " "%' "" ~ wv $500