The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-18
SEVERAL HtmrzElmAn AND TEXAS.

The New Orleans Pcdyvne Of the l0th Inst explains
some recent events In Texas - follows
BALDWIN. United States District Attorney Tor texas the
following singular sentence may b found
not NE ~: T. ' S ssS: e The
nom the JAN IN Bolton. Bell county Tszas ~ mob
snd pSs e death Thsrv strong issn, sg.n.s ~ On
the United stses laws particularly those connected With he
We term this singular sentence 10 appear In 90 grave
document because the killing Of the two men IN Bel
ton jail had nothing do with the United States ocer
political question Whatever. They notorious MUIR
dere despsadoes and horse thieves and their killing
By crowd o. outsiders solely through fear that
the scoundrc would not GET their deserts 1t the hands
who wsro the swo msns Their names were Isndlsy.
fsthor and SOM the former quack doctor and the acr
with legitimate occupation whatever We do gay
they wers Union men; bit we do say that n Con,ede-
Some three years since they suddenly appeared in the
mountains some thirty miles above Ban Antonio with
hs State 5, sSs udDn
They suspected 70 be horse thieves connected
With the great gang which has many branches and has
lower counties Of Texas eines me days Of jobs A.
MmTel the notorious rennsssss Desperate shis rang
Bsfore emancipation negroes wers run Oh a
wen ~ horses, but for tho lags two years this
Tho plan or system Of operaons pursrsd ~ Sis Gang
hes been something as fclo~s-hembers Of the body.
living In the extreme northern counties Of Texas have
stolen horses their immediate negbbHhood have run
them into the hands Of friends IN mddenr Southern
Texas have changed or altered their -bssnds and
have cold or swappcd them of 20 honest mon BY the
uso OF bAfsss srong acids horse without spot on
him has appeared suddenly on some other range with
Al this WORK are ali members Of the gang In this way
line Of more chan thousand miles. thoso
dss have been operating and the only virtue hsy have
Possessed that tooy wond n OK By another
through thick and thin screen each other from justice
release each other from prison whom arrested and
falsely for each other when brought Defoye the
courts. In this way tho nscas have piled their
ipquitous calling with iDpun'ty; no jail strong
tier Countless no jury ubi. to convict IN face Of the piles
OF perjury thay would heap mp at trial, and few c6cers
able 70 and secure the thieves With their friends
ever ready 10 effect rescue Is 1t 70 be wondered at
tLer, tina. the frontier people Of Texas eeins their
horses constantly stolen from them BY outlaws without
into tier own hands severely punish thcse who
% industrously depredating upon their wo
&c New ~. they found 90 con-
SANITY prcyet upon without chance or hope Of redress
wovd take the law into their own hands and hards!
would u prove for the transRress0rs IN New England
than IN Texas. But TO return TO the L'ndisys. n
Tho elder Lndley had two sona, and some eight or
ton months the oldest was killed in Bell county Or
tho vicinity either willie riding stolen horse or In A.
tempting steal A The story goes the father ana
younger son. bon upon revenge LEFT Bexsr COUNTY sco1
about end finally succeeded In numbering one or more
persons whom they supposed had hand In tbo killing
arrested in Atsscosa county, taken back 70 Boil, and
while confined In the county jail a. Bolton the prison
was entered 81 DARK night " hvefaA Possona cW
the friends Of the murdered OK men, aud tho two
Lndeys we're shot "a their CELL Such was the emo Of
these and there 20 doubt ,nsy ws a,,
founded, that they would DO either rescusd or else
would escape the penalties OF the Law they had so often
and 30 naGy antly broken. ..3s 4 s..s ss.1I !.
General Heintzeman, when he alluded 10 tho killing
Of the two sn in Bolton JAIL could not have been aware
Of the eccentvc pranks OF the youngsr Lndey IN san
Antonio son,s time in April or Nay last We are much
mistaken u hs 10 not the same youthful scamp who tam.
pered With two soldiers attached 70 one OF he regiments
In San Auouio iuducedt 10 desert and NJ the same
time assisted than 70 pack on some thirty odd CoNs
sxshoetsvs and seven eight Spencer rifles BELONGING
70 che gsvnuon1 70 help them along on tbe rpa4 Ihe
then cemnanennt a San Aneonlo I've think - b.
fQre Hentssmans arrival shere ~ wind o. ~
Lindey3 esnp Or shasSy on che BALCONIES secured oNe
the inca and a No stolen arma but the youns Ln
ley escapsd-wse teo quick and TOO cohning fos W
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