Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-10-27

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ais H. Iasneo 10 ouf biseiiag ironiI'f
aad 10 sasblt lhe oiniens ~ The state 10
understand The dfplofshle condition IN
which our patriotic ffoniisr people are
placed, I most respectfully ash = place IN
The columns Of Jour valuable paper, ior
few extracts from letters received from
several gentlemen Of undouhled varaoi'y'
who reside In border counties, and Know
whereof they speuk,
Mai. j. a. Carroll, Of Denton, writes
September Goth, 1860
hSome OF the men who followed the In
dams who stole the horses OF Duck Creek,
have returned. They followed them TO
Wichita, but the Indians were so far ahead
" them, that they did not think II possible
% oyeriake them, Plenty OF Indians IN
d lhe country now-in Wise, Cooke Mon
tague and Jack. The settlements on Clear
Creek, Denton and Red River, are now be-
ginning 10 give way, and unless there are
troops sent out Immediately, We will soon he
upon the frontier, Capt. Carh"rt Is NOV
ing his family; the Indians stole the last
horse he had, the other day, In day light,
from within three hundred yards OF his
house. ] do not think IL is all the work Of
indians, but am convinced that there are
plenty OF white men, from Kansas, and
renegades from Texas, with them. Capt,
Bronson, OF Montague, followed band to
,he Wichita Mountains, and reports large
number, of men there, with vast herds OF
horses and cattle, and | am satisfied that
the thefts committed ara at the instigaiion
of traders In western Kansas"
W. W. Brady, former Clerk oil Wise coun-
", writes:
"was glad that some effort was on foo,
for our protection for recent events fully
prove 10 u, that something must be done,
or the country will be abandoned by our
people. About 20 or % Indians came TO
Armstrong;, on Willow Greek, in Wise
county. Armstrong fought them; killed
\ and scalped one Indian. They then at
tackled an old man, his son and two negro
men. They killed all Of them but one ne
gro, and he, believe, is mortally wounded.
They then came to the Pearce Woodward
place. One Of the girls was going to the
well af,er water, about one hundred yards
from the house. The Indians attacked her,
and lanced her several times. She was
rescued by the bravery of her two brothers
--Rolly and Henry. The Indians took
threee head of horses from that place.
They then proceeded to j. b. Foyds, run n
pony up to the house, 1.-THE family in the
house and tools 1t off. They then Travelled
the road toward Decatur; came upon Hem
son and Dean, who had left town that eve
ming for Jack county. The Indians pur.
sued them two miles, but they Eado their
: ESCAPE. They then went to 1.-THE Thorn
place; Glenn Holsel, Ben. Blanton, and
Lansing Hunt were in the lot; they ran to
the house, and the Indians surrounded IL
they had a fight; the Indians were repulsed,
with three supposed to be badly wounded.
The Indians took off nearly all their horses.
The boys acted bravely the women eucour-
aging the boys during the fight, acted the
heroines fully. They then went to John
Pabbs killed and scalped Mrs, Babb. car
ried off two of herIittle children, and left
one. They also took off Mrs Lizzie Roberts,
who was living with Mrs. Babb. They shot
hogs, calves, sheep and horses; took off
every thing from the houses they wanted
The news came to town very soon. About
% men went in pursuit of them Immediate
ly, but the Indians travelled day and night
and made their escape as usual Our men
followed them 100 miles; their horses gave
out, and they returned worn out and dis
couraged. The citizens are all leaving
that settlement. We are all anxious that
something may be done for US quickly, to
save the country. Urge the Governor to
organize the troops Immediately, and put
them in the field for action.'
Hugh Mckenzie, Treasurer of Denton
county, writes, September Goth, 1866:
"Indians are very troublesome. Have
been in our county, on Duck Creek, and
drove off n good deal of stock. Something
must .be done soon or we are ruined
Col. Otis G. WEIGH, of Denton, writes
i from, Doptop Taroe Sont 0Oth 1864,