New-York tribune., 1867-05-25
TEXAS.
WORK-A HORRIBLE

QUANTRELLS DESPERAD0Es AT woRk-A HoRRiBIE
STATE OF AFFAIRS on THE BORDER.
United States officer stationed in Texas just re-
turned expedition through the counties borders
ing on Arkansas included the district which he
appointed writes very interesting letter to The Bdtara
Adrocdtc telling something Of what he and heard
We quote portion Of his letter, as follows:
OFFICE OF sUB-AssIsrASr CoWg'ssIoNER, } .
NXNIYTH DISTRICT OF TLNAs,
We finally reached the border. aud crossed into
the Chickasaw Nation Along the border TO Arkansas,
parts recognizes crime but horse stealing The pen4
atty for this Is death as soon Us caus Murder whic
First There ARE very few men who have not at s0mo
time killed their INA man. Ian ana jury Gannot De found tnsa
nesses are spirited away, or the murderer escapes,
Second They dare not convict for the remaining gs1
hghtng robbng and killing for the Coniederacy,a por-
County. told me that they had visited his place yerN
often during the war These rullans would sit hours i
committed, and laugh at the Jokes, of which will
tell they told 10 him They riding along in a.
met them and said: Thank God, you lave come Do
catch Quantre for he is numbering every that has
that he was Quantrel "Ah my Gott, am deadp' Hera
they all Joined LII il laugh But" said Sn the senensn @
fun to @ see him pr pray" Quantre sald he hated to XIII =
that stubborn aud showed fight or said nohIng
told them kill him and be done with II. But do
like get Dutchnan and hear them beg and pray
Eaees Us aud me- S IN the and while they
blow their face TO pieces" This incident raised a.
great laugh and called another story Lee, the nrsr
officer under Quantrc, told incident that happened
that morning IN the neighbOrh0od, and which was true.
They rode up 10 old aad asked him for his money!
He his yard-an old man seventy years Old They
else; and said Lee, killed him." 1--WE went 10 the
xt house, aud old Dutciman was reading book.
1 asked hin IL he had any money! he answered no; I
then took him over the next house and showed him tho
dead man living on his face in the yard" "Oh. Mr.,
Ouantre fhee 500 IN my trunk; take IL and let mo-
i've Another laugh. The gentleman asked IL he killed
him ooh no. lsudd killed him; Budd had never killed
his hand n One said after the first man he killed
he couldn't sleep for week: but" said he, al have
killed eightytwo, and I'd just do Il kl
dog" Iwil not relate any of these horrible sto
res they too terrible TO think Of Yet these Union
people have been obliged TO live through the reign OK
terror for years The Rebel portion OF the community
killed, but did not rob, did Qusutrcll Ia
Cook County, forty-two Union men were hung ~ one
limb for loving the Government Tho names OF thein
and the parties who murdered them are known There
Is day VI reckoning coming, and It's not Iar osiant
portion OF this Quantre gang now on he Doraer he
River County doing best 10 'caten then. ~
We succeed they will probably come to gfei Such y li9
condition OF society; yet these people as mass rald
against the military usurpaon Dill a e ,
the term the Their trials are snort ana oc-
cisiye They go up" down In hurry poih
Since bsgan this letter have received notice that the
of Texas has divided into Districts ours the
,Ifh ANA only includes six counties, and VIC have
to the command This Is for its better goyern
Hereiofore our district large could not visit t
Now under the new order of things six counties. cad
e Qulate without much trouble
Yours, very respectfully, CODA6,