The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-09-21

tails q the rccess arrest ssd murder
u her husband. BY Capt. schad, an
okess Of the United States army.
Sincc then Col. scbatf Ia. been tried
by Court Martial, and the facts elici-
ted eorroboraie fully her statement
Or the Transaction. The verdict Of
the court has pcs yet been made pub
lie Il appears that Capt schsn
spoke disraragingly of Col. Shop
psrd, ssd upon being called upon
fer ~ explanation, returned an in.
saltlng reply. A challenge follow
ed, which Capt sehAs declined.
Col. Sheppard thee posted hin, for
which he was arrested, and while un-
der arrest, unarmed, snd defenceless,
Capt Schad shot and killed him.
The defence of Capt Schsa is, tina,
Col. Sheppard Was a turbulen, man
tina, he had BY pursuing him ia the
manner indicated, aud possing him,
esdeavorsd TO disgrace him with mis-
command. That when Col. .shep-
psrd vas arrested and brought to
camps he heaped upon him (Sehsf)
abusive epithc,s, until in a phrensy
Of passion be -hc, him. The case il
thus disposed q by the Mobile Ad.
vertiscr Of the 9TH:
Our readers too we'll know the
circsustsnc under which Captain
Schsf fred upon Col. Sheppard, aud
they have seen the e.x payte examin-
ssioa before a military court and the
defence Of this officer to the charge
A personal CORE :. ,ndencs and q
challenge were ii, oasis Of the ar
re-s of Col. Sheppard, and wheu
brought in the presence Of his an
tsgouist who had ordered his arrest
in . fl Of passion he drew a pisto
and made deadly assault upon hu
prisoner. The enorlnity Of this act
whether We regard Capt. Schaf as an
oikccr, q man, or q personal sntago-
mist, cannot be made clearer than b,
the bare statement Of the case. Hi
own defence convic,s him Of unofh
cer:ike and unmanly conduct Il
6uds its sole grounds in the alleged
turbulent, contentious and provoking
character OF the deceased, and Tho
temper of the assr liant worked up +,
an ungovernsble passion. If th,
latter be valid excuse in Law fol
crime, every criminal would go free
for uncontrolled human passion is a
the bottom Of every offence against
society. lie declares that Col Shcp
pard had insulted him. pursued hin,
to draw him into duel, posted nm
10 his personal disgrace and to th,
injury OF his standing with his
troops. Gran, it all, and grant tina
the character Of Sheppard as an over
bearing and qnarrelsome man hat
been blackened tenfold deeper thar
il was, the sho, that slew him is still
unredeemed from all the character
istics Of assassination. Why did he
an officer and a man, allow any mat
to pursue and bully and rlaeard hin
TO his disgrace before his troops
His profession is to fight, and h,
wore q sword to defend his soldierl ,
honor. /, is too late for him to uFg'
scruples about the daello, for he wa
handy enough with the pistol, wheI
he alone was armed. And those sol
diers Of the guard who stood neal
and saw naked prisoner pistollcs
BY their officer, must have been les
than men If they believed tina. ,ha
set had wiped out the stain put BY
Sheppard on hiA honor Doubles,
Capt. Schaa MAS very much excited
and outraged, but i. was through BIZ
own fault IF he had met Col. Shep
pard first note Of inquiry with th'
eoolness Of = soldier aud the modcr
alton of = man, there had probsbl,
bssn no di&cul,y and II even thct
Sheppard had pushed fight on him
how much better to have accepted it
than the after RESULT To Prov
this, it ia only necessary to refer t.
Col. snoppsrds frs. note asking TO
an en-. 'sna,ion, and Capt. SchaG'
angry and violen, reply. They arr
- followA:
Cap,oiu SehcF, Commanding ko1'
Vernon Arsnoi
SiK--I am informed that you,
few evenings since, at the ArssnA
wharf, took occasion to criiicise M,
10 an offensive manner, and to ami
madvert on the application which
have recently made TO thu Unite,
States Government for IN cotton, tn
property of private citizen, takeI
from me in violation Of Gen. Can
by's order, issued when tina. Office
entered the city Of Mobile, pledgin,
protection to private private proper
" on certain conditions.
! feel As much ms any one tho mil
ifary despotism under which IN,
country is suffering but certsinl,
tina; should afford no prescriptiv,
right or protection to any gentleman
wearing the uniform Of the Army o
the United States.
A candid reply to this note ia re
quested at your earliest convenience
stating the language employed b.
you on the occasion referred to above
Yours, &c,
(Signed,
FRED'K b. SHEPPARD.
Belle Font, near Mount Vernon Ar
senal, July RI, 1867.
COPY
SiR-You Offer me contomptn
Gus insult in pronouncing the infa
nous lie tina, this is military des
potism.
When yoa write me gentleman
| " note in reference 10 remarks re
ferrej to, then will give i. an an
seer.
/ (signed,)
MORRIS ScHAFF.
To T. b. Sheppard, near Mt Yer
IL COPY.
sih--I have received your enrel
ope, returning my motto to you o
2lst, With an indorscment in YOU
hand aad signature.
There il nothing left LID but to dc