The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-09-14

Ma s.a.a n. Shepard, Of NJ.
vsrses, Nelils County, Ala, vritss
0sa. Pops . lsssss, detailing the psr.
tisslas - . di1sulty between Her
hssssea, Oh. Frsasrick b. sAspsrd.
ssty.tArss ysass Old, ssd Cspt. Nor.
RI sAe4, eonnssdiag Mt. Vernon
Ansaal. Hss aecsuat b = fo1lovr
4 wsek siass, Msrris Shat, Cast.
tain q Orasasss 1t NJ vsraos Ar.
.sssi, ": aPpsrsstiy upoa polite
tsrns With Col. Frederick b. Shep.
sN. . rssidsst il he neigh borhood.
osa ~ took Il spes Ainsslf 10 sai.
ns1vsss vsry severely 10 a public
49, upea Col. 1hspsrd's oosdvst.
ca!hng hin . sooupdrsl" and :
"eassA " bceeuss h presumed to sp.
Ply q Washington f6r payment for
~ eva cotton. Col. Shepard wrots
CsP@ sa.a = polite sad g.u.Isusnly
noss, ssking hin to make . candid
stassnsst u his words o. The occa-
sios alluded 70 show, dselsriss Tia.
ssfsly 10 oAesr wearing The United
Dsssss uniform would sssk to place
H. military authority between him
ssh sd IN Antagonist In . private
quarrel.
This ssppesition, Captain SHAFT
ssens TO have regarded - . eross in.
sult, u onee 10 hi colon and hi.
owe peculiar seyh of nanAood. He
nads no rspay to Col 8Aepards in.
qsiri~, but bscans ssragsd at the
epithes military dsspotism con.
eainsd In The soss-words he had
iosgs>aen TO resent The evening be. |
fore, vAsa Col. Shepard had used
sAsn 10 the course Of . ftisndly con. |
vsssadcn. He rsesrnsd Col. Shep.
ards eonmunication with % abusive |
ssdorssnsnt in his own hand, using |
language which no gentleman could
overlook. Col. Shepard then challen. |
gsd him. He rscsivsd the note, ssid |
he had expected II, and would attend |
70 Il. Nearly two days passed with.
est BY taking any notice Of il, and
Col. Shepard then ssat and dsms nd. |
ID ~ answer. Capt. SHAFT replied be
Wished 10 have nothing more 70 do
with il and feeling his precious per.
Don nh within The af.enal walls,
lgsia abused Col Shepard grossly.
Col. Shepard then wrote q plaosrd,
Ssnouscing him for his pusiIlanimi.
y, and styling him . puppy 4" and
"poltroon.' Capt. SHAFT afterwards
proved that he richly deserved both
'pithets. These plscards were post.
I'd about the nsighborhood. This
occurred on Friday morning, July
18th, and Capt Shafts next step was
% prove the hlsisy Of the charge, and
70 vindicate his honor and manlipess
BY arrsstisg Col. Shepard At his own
and carrying him prison
y within the walls Of tho garrison.
rhs arrest was made 10 the name Of
Lisut. Brown but when the prison
u eIrlveo o. the arsenal, Capt. Nor.
'is Shat, glowing with courage and
'osseious Of the protection Of load
ID pistol aad aquad Of armed sold
err, socostsd him with the bravado,
: Get Of that horse, You old scoun-
lrsl, or l will shoot you" ~ am
Lisut. Browns prisoner replied Col.
'hspard, mot yours, you oowardly,
'oass.pabls puppy" "If you speak
0 - IL that way" replied Captain
Ihsf, valiantly, +" 1 vii! shoot youl"
Shoot on" replied Col. Shepard
! an ~ unarmsd man and prison.
e, but I an not afraid Of you-shoos,
ION bass coward |" The brutal ty-
ant Arsd, Asd ths old man, with tho
'sight Of moro thaa sixty ysan on
Iis head, fsll from his horss to tho
round, bleeding and wounded, with
bullit In his neck.
He vas placed in an ambulance {
nd carried home, attsnded BY the
hysjciap and hi saistnsts,