Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-08-03

w '','",' 80 -, T,,a
INTO r"rher anu "'se oou"'''a' =" m, ."'
of the old man kilied IN WISE was prisooo'
Himself aud wife were both killed, soalped
and most terribly mingled. There was cv-
t,,i, ,,on n,.ound nriscoes nrcmiscs
cry '"",V Wv" 49," - ~. ~" III" y
mat nc hau' "iohvi s''Vn WV i''''"s ="
hard light HIS hye children, us We nave
before s'a'c", "cre onrr'eu '"'o e"p''''''
Inc ias' oanu o' 'nu'aas '"a' "'' 'pUA'"
OIL stole ABOUT NJ "Vup o, nO'Sss' in0'v
was much 'Aoi'e"'"' !" "'se' i"'Ne' anu
Denton counties "uu . s''o"s parry VI Wv
l1ehs' VIC "ro 'iiori"Vui was 'n"N'"s W ="
peca'ur, 10 Purs"V anu o'''s'''' Wv ,n''""''
ihey were 10 haVe rchueh'ops'u ~ p'o"'u'
VI i"u ,,~ ~ n'I. NE
were sun PROVING apou.' oh'y po'''on'
Of the band, it was thought, went out to
carry captives and plumber, while the bal
oncc remnined in tho country. living in the
n,;,,o,s na ,;,,bor who, roccssorv md
'"ieA''' az" 49,
gong out Wheh lhey see NJ.
A private letter from weatherford of the
o7,h NJ, aaye.
uT -, 49,, ,;,o ,,o,h,o
ine inu,an' NJ o',a IN" uronnh H.
SOM Nc recen.y as,u ia' ' F,;See nv
N; ". po.u,onV ~ sno sO u; ma NJ Py;sooO
ioyo ~ ;c, na og Cow ch;liron.
~ -. .orl,, ~, Iii no vcr, tronbIoeono
=, 'nVusn' ny w. y'Ls.s =,
40 ny ~
"cs' rcoohNy.
We have also received the following let
for from our old counfyman. John H. Coch.
- ,;n;ur ~ yonn oo,r,y c;v;no
'a"i nv" N'.'e - 1o''1
the details OF the kliiing Oh thrcc young
men on the Clear Fork OF Brazos. This
wos no doubt perpetrated by the same band
80 Ind;ons or n nortion of thom that viz.
III W. oon.;oe
lieu i"rAet anu 'S' .V'''''
ELM CREEK, You've County, Tex
July 18Th, 1867.
Editor Dallas Herald - Yesterday, about
| o clock p. NJ, in broad open daylight, the
quiet of my rancho was much disturbed by
the charging and savage yells of about ono
hundred Indians omanches, Kiowas and
Pnwnees. Myself and MIR. Sam Williams
Ind been blowing in my field all forenoon
when we came to the house, which was
close by. for dinner. We found MIR. Thos
A. Handy and son at my house. We ate
dinner sat and talked awhile whom young
Mr.. Handy and George Templcion remark
cd that they would 60 down to the Patrick
Rancho. and started.
The Patrick Rancho Is about one half
mile below me. on Elm Crcek-thc sam,
Rancho from which Mrs Patrick and fam
! ;lv md n negro woman and three cbildror
were taken by the great Indian raid of lS
az There was no family at the rancho
fortunately: but there were three yonna
mcn nj lie rancho kocninr stock for Mr.
Parker Johnson. Their names were Rcu
ben Johnson, brother of Parker johnson
Mr.. Rias Carleton and Mr.. Ucl Profitt.-=
Unrortnnntely. The boys had no guns, as i.
foo frequently the case. They each had /,
six shooter. but nothing to load more thar
once after discharcinr The londs they hat
in them. The Brazos River was very higl
and The back water from the river mad,
Elm Creek swimming for mile above my
Rancho.
The indians knowing that Fort Belknar
was on The east side of Inc Brazos and tina
Il was almost impossible for the soldier,
stationed there to cross TO this side, tool
| advantage of it. and made bold tharg,
mon Elm Creek. They succeeded in get
ting within two or three hundred yards 0
the Patrick Rancho, before they were dis
covered by the three younc men, who wcr,
BRANDING calves In The nc9. The Indians
however. were not long in making thei
wav 10 he rancho. swimming The creek OIL
i thc;r wav Onnosite Tho Patrick Rancho
ths J,disns d;y;Jed some 40 or *, comm,
~, 40 wool, 10 NV rnncbc and tho other
r NJ tbe oforcnomed Jobnson Carelfon
ard prof;, who instead of trnstino to III,
n;cte,' bonso at ibe rancho far n defense
ttnnt ,bo onen Gala and were MI three kill
NJ nSip Al ~ ba rharonslv scoIned anon
~, haif ,n;la fromI no Patrick Rancho
Sns an o,n;la,,er,l triangle with m
49, a,s.ios II Il presumed thai The how,
w. ,a 1870 10 n,aIa ,bs;r wav n Inc Tim
~ ~ s,,,s -, Il NJ, ,hnctc ranr;n,
49, ,,h"n, aso anros r ,be corntrv and nnJe
AZ a.Vo, =. H. ,;n,tor ,,stc tbc;r wau mi
oo,op ~ sn' hn,1s;, - con;eetrre az n,
my .aa. ~ hnow ,ha;r II ,sn,;ons The,
80 I;,,ad w;tb;n ff,v cards az the mai,
weie As', ~ 49,, w,an "A" IaSpsnn and a,ar
ovoy =. .aJ ,s;no s;,,o hv sid between Nv
,,on VIZ ,r ,gss mt;eh ;hes hea iaren az
-" o"n g.. 5a,an.o rron, ,vh;.h - srb
as' p.ea,,, ~ IA a, ,roos h, se,n,
IT,. arJ, 7, n,noars fron, h;s wonnd
my 80. .;.,,pirJ H., s;y shooter sbo
.na, nv ~, WI 'i.lh l;sh ,so5 ~, Goo
~ 'ny .nS $50 lI;s.ho,l,, rosa;ved 70,
roaen,s Wy 49,. 800. $500 ~: 49,
UT uwe,te ~. - 1872 49, =; ~ IL, o,n,
"'. : on" ~ 1870. III ~ Ia
o,ose " ~ Wy In : II 80 t1-as 49,,
.nroasn ny 20, III -, ios, n,
M,, .alelVon s:s ~ ~ ~
pan oOning ous !. s.s sash pa =, ,s -.
no csne' 1913 60 ~, III, ~ ~,
bruises on n,s az ~ - s,, :,
slgn, 'he inu'aas na,l oo H. s =,
Gu ane"' 800 ~ hsa,d ,he -,
slanu. ~, ',S sh, ~, aias1,ha'. 80 ~,
gave mem H. sr,1s hs;a- ;,sas;c;.,
w. 80. n 100 foand sho,,s snn.do,rr
insl. oSu.s, 49, e..;,o - .,o,5;r, ~,
s,.'ppsa =, e, a. s Ss,, ~, y, sns;n -,
~s -. ~ retnraed home AMI sept NJ,