Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-09-16
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Paris Press of the 2Gth ult.;
On Thursday night little after dars
four Williams went to the house OF Mr.
Isaac Parr who has q mill three miles
North of Paris, and pretending that they
wanted to buy some flour pursuaded him t'
to to his mill, when they drew their six
shooters and demanded his money. Theil
demand not being Immediately complied
with they hung him until he was senseless
When they let him down and when he had
recovered, they again demanded his money
This was repeated three times. They also
struck him on the head with pistol, in
flicting severe wound and drawing blood
freely His nephew Charles Luck, was also
cut on the head with q pistol They sue
cecded in compelling the family TO produce
sonnet hing over hundred dollars after
which they decampcd having threatened
Mr.. Parr with death in case he should
make any attempt to ascertain and report
the names of his assalants. In the mean-
time boy escaped from Mr.. PARIS and
reported as speedily as possible to Capt.
Mackey Provost Marshall, who promptly
sent q squad of men to the assistance of Mr..
Parr and family, but the Williams escaped II
few minutes before the arrival of the SOL
diers and have not as yet been taken.
COMMITTED TO JAIL.-Five of the parties
charged with having been engaged in mob
bing and hanging the three Towards and
the two Hembys at Charleston, Hopkins
Co., on the 14th of February 1862, were
arrested by the soldiers under command of
7. j. Mackey, and committed to the Lamar
County Jail on Wednesday last to await
the action of the civil authorities of Hop
kins County.
The names of the parties arrested are as
follows; G. W. Cox, Sim George, j. W.
Helms, Mcfarland and Switzerland.
The same paper of the I'd inst, has the
following additiona! items:
THE Mon ON SuLPuuR.-Since the arrest
of some parties engaged in the hanging of
the Howards and Hembys, on Sulphur,
some persons, who were present and en-
gagged in the trial have become unnecessa-
rily alarmed, thinking that Wholesale ar
rest and punishment will be the result.
Such will not be the case. Admitting all
the alleged facts will be established, it re-
suits in simply this; that while justice
may require the punishment of those who
maliciously instigatcd the hanging-those
who used the mob as the instrument Of murder
it will equally require the discharge Of
all persons who were led or dragged into
the affair, for they could have no criminal
intent and the intent becomes necessary to
make the crime.
There are some men so constituted that
they are liable to lose self-control when ex-
cited and situated as were the citizens at
Charleston, at the time referred to, and thus
they become passive and helpless instru-
ments in the hands of others. We believe
that those who led in the affair-those who
planned the murder-will be punished, and
not those who were led by others. Hence
we trust that there will be no more excite
ment or unnecessary discussion of the mat
ter. The government will aim to secure the
really guilty parties, if it has to send to
Mexico after them. The government is not
actually by spirit of revenge, and we are
glad to learn from reliable source, that
the friends of the murdered men express
no feeling of revenge towards he parties
engaged in the mob They leave to the
law the settlement of the question.
We trust that the suggestions we have
made will neither prejudice nor aid the
individual cause of any Of the parties, our
motive being to correct false impression,
and quiet all unnecessary excitement.
Two men, Harmon and English, both
formerly of Missouri, were arrested on
Saturday last, by the Provost Guard, charg-
ed with having been engaged in the rob.
berry and mal-treatment Of Mr.. Parr the
circumstances of which we published in
our last issue. Mr.. Parr identified Har-
man, and he was committed to Jail, but
failed to identify English, the latter was
discharged. A few minutes after his dis
charge another witness arrived, whose tes-
timony was deemed sufficient to warrant
his re-arrest, which was Immediately or
dered by the Marshal. In the meantime,
the fears CT English had been aroused, and,
mounting fleet horse, he took his leave.
The guard pursued him but short dis
tance down Gainesville street, and shot at
him three or four times, with what effect is
not known, although it is reported that
English was wounded. A squad of men
were afterwards mounted and started in
pursuit, but failed to capture him.
PETRoLEUM.-We confidently predict that
the time ill come when there will be as
much excitement over the oil question in
what is now called the Chickasaw Nation,
as there has recently been in Pennsylva-
MIA. During last month we visited the
"0il Springs situated about six miles
North of Red river aud about forty miles
North West from Sherman, and obtained q
specimen of the oil, which competent judg-
es pronounce to be the genuine petroleum.
There is every reason for believing that
the oil can be found in immense quantities
by digging wells to obtain it. If the In
dian Territory should be sectionized the
white mans enterprise will soon develop
the resources Of that country.
We think there is prospect for the es-
tablishment of telegraph line from JeiTer-
son to this place, via Clarksville. The es-
tablishment Of such line to this point
will enable us to furnish, each week, the
items of latest news. With all the evil
resulting from the war, there may be some
good mixed. Indeed, it is impossible for
us, at this time, to determine whether be
final result of the revolution will not 4 j.
mately tend to our advantage in many re-
spects. Give us n telegraph line and n
railroad to the Mississippi, and Northern
Texas will begin 10 prosper.
CHrEF OF FREEDMKx's BUREAU FOR TEX s..
Gen. Gregory has been appointed Clief
Of the Freedmen's Bureau for Texas. he
is expected to arrive at Galveston where be