Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-04-13
Indians.

The ledger states that they I
few days since, came within l0milc,
of san Antonio, and killed Mr., G
Pcndleton, mutilating him in tn,
most shocking manner. A gentle
man named Burncy was also killed
and another one was run several
miles. That this should happen al
most in sight ola city of fifteer
thousand inhabitants, and with &
military garrison, seems almost in
credible. Hon. VIM. i. Jones
writes to the Express n short ac-
count of Indian deprcdations in
Kendall county;
On Saturday evening last, after
closing my business in Court, left
Boorne in company with Capt Gan
som for my farm on Curry's Creek,
going by what is known as the Ce-
dar brake road, which crosses the
Guadalupe about three miles from
my farm. In passing the cedar
brake, we came upon fresh Indian
trail, which. followed the road we
travelled to the river, and crossed it.
The Indians then turned down
and ont in the direction of the Cur
rvs Creek settlement, got two or
three horses, and then turned West,
passing near my residence, and out
cast Of Sisterdale settlement. They
were seen by young German from
a high hill near their route, who
counted eleven Indians, and thinks
they had near forty horses. l have
since heard that after being seen by
him they got Is horses belonging to
DR.. Kapp, and some from other
persons, This occurred in the day
time on Saturday.
On Saturday night another party
Of Indians visited the house of Mr.
Knibbe, on Spring Branch, ~
miles from my farm, on the road to
New Braunfels. At the time, a par
ty was going on at Mr. KS. The
Indians got seven horses that had
been rode there by visitors. A
young man name Ferguson, from
Blanco, happened to be out about
the horses, and fired his revolver
six times at the Indian on his horse,
and the Indian fell off. The next
morning the sign made by the Indi-
an was plain-the saddle girth had
broken, and he had fallen and ran
off carrying the saddle but leaving
the blanket. No blood was found
so far as heard. Mr.. F. thought
there were Is Indians or more.
On Sunday night party Of lndi-
ans visited, the settlement on Cur
rvs Creek, and got five or six rid
ing horses, some out Of yards and
stables. On Monday morning, a.
bout half past 9 o'clock, while the
ncighbors were seeking the trail of
those who had stolen horses the
night previous, a messenger brought
word that the Indians had just been
seen about 600 yards from my house.
Within half an hour a party of
seven were on the spot, but it was
not possible to follow the trail, and
the party pursued the direction in
which the Indians were going when
seen; but the Indians had changed
their direction, and while the party
were seeking them in one valley |
they were killing horses in another,
about a mile off. Two were killed !
and one wounded. Those killed |
were partially cut to pieces, the hair
and sinews taken off. They were
killed with arrows. The bodies of
the horses were still warm when
found, and the Indians gone.
These two had no horses but those
they rode. 1t is supposed they had
become separated from the party
that stole horses the night before,
or that they showed themselves near
my house in order that they might
attract attention and prevent pur-
suit of the main body. If the latter
was their object, they succeeded, for
in short time twelve others, be-
sides the first seven, were drawn
into the fruitless pursuit of these
two. l learn here that on Tuesday
two Indians, driving five
horses, passed in six miles of this
place. No doubt they were the
same two. | send you the forego-
ng details, which can be relied on.
remained on Curry's Creek un-
il Tuesday morning, and saw the
lead and wounded horses.
Curry's Creek is fifty miles from
he outside frontier. 1t is danger
,us to travel, so numerous are the
parties of Indians recently inside of
he line of posts. WM. E. JONES.
The Democratic press of Kentuc-
~, are loud and bitter in their de-
lunciation of the military bill, and
he course of the radicals generally.
Some Of them actually talk about
lighting, some of the ever to- bc-re-
nembered EARNED neutrality" gen
lemen.