The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-03-11
Tho Texas Red Devils Loose Again.

Tho ToXas Red Devils Loose Again.
MuRrEN, MUrILArIoN, CAPTIVITY AND ROB
DEEr--NEiruER AuE Non SEX STARED.
The Picayune, Of Friday morniIg, con.
,aincl Il couple of,Mragraphs from the San
Antonio Wtfdid, giving in brief the story
Of one Of those Indian outragcs to which the
people Of Western Texas have become but
too familiar. The omen and children o.
thrco families being captured, all but ono
woman and the s,uallcr children wore car.
ricd into captivity. Nic smaller chidrc,
were murdered, as a!so tho woman rcfe, re,
to happier fate than that Of Indian cap
tivc.-And this took place Il short distanc,
from San Antonio.
The Indians seem to be undi3putcd mas
tcrs Of II large region in the West. They
have been making their appearance in La,n
passas, killing man and boy, driving
Ola considerable horl Of horses. They
have also been plying aroundloosc through
Kerr, Kendall and Ban6tra counties ard
the Austin R,putlican loarns that party
was seen recently Oh the San Saba road,
about lj miles above the springs.
The San Autonio Ucroid, Of the llh, has
tho following:
Last Friday, in tho vicinity Of Bnndcra
they committed more of lhci" icndi5h cut
RACES. Two men, and boy and woman
were killed, ard another woman wounded
two houses were buruud, and u number o.
horses. cattle, etc, stolen. The facts.
which we learned ut Gaslrovillo, irCm Il
reliable source. did not disclose who were
The victims. The vicinity ofCas!rovillc'was
also The scene few nights after OF similar
drprcdations amDn.5 horses, but no person.
were hurt.
The following letter, Published in ia,
Austin Shdt, Gd=cNc, aud dated Liano co,n
y, February il, gives tho particulars OF i.
horrible outrage pcrrctratcd' on the even.
inE Of the 9Th instant
The Indians, Numbering Twelve or Gf,ccn
attacked the house of MIR. S. Friond. abou
sixteen miles from this place, in Lcgiol
Valley. The only resistance made was l.,
Mrs. Friend, who cont ended ~ bravcly n,
any woman that ever lived The Indians
HnCcrcicd in getting, iuto The house. Mrs
F.icnd attempted 10 shoot one, but the gu,
was wrcstcd lr.In her hands The Indian
attempted 10 shoot hcr, she knocked the gur
out OF li3 hand with Il char She ar.cr.
wards knocked the Indian down Will,
smoothing iron. Mrs. Friend was thci
shot in the breast with an arrow and lcll
perhaps tainted. She Was also badly Gu
across the hand and shot through the arm
She was then scn'N,i and left for dead.
Fortunately she recovered sufficiently l.
watch tho Indians start oil. But ono bar
borpus wretch thinking there was rossibl
life remaining in his victim rcturncd an
gave the arrow, sticking in her breast, scyr
raj severe jerks backward and forward, I
ice if She would ilinch. Mrs Friend motto
inG The Indian returning, placed herself j
exactly the %auc position she WAS was Will
lrin3 scalprj, remained rs il llcless lurn
AL his torture. She then saw the Indian
fnko>uif as prisoners Mrs. Boy johnson an
'"i'", Mo h"DS JehhSoll anu chllu, Mis-
Townscul Il little girl named - Cordlr
and Mr. Friends littlc son seven in all
Ailrr'Alrs. Friend recovered slightly sh
started 10 She widow JohnSon's house, dis
tAntc one anl II halt miles, where a Mr.
bradford and family was staying Mr. Il
puilvd the arrow out OF her breast, placed
c,u'h over her head and then fled to III
wnois.
T@cnty inur hours passed before tn,
physician at this place was called at III
same time word was received here of til
affair. Every man tina, could possibly g
started immediately, u part going to til
yccnc Of the late fatal &C ;urrcncc. Arriv
ing in the night we had to wait until morn
ing TO see the trail, which was by thi
time thirty six hours aflcr tho occur
renee.
One child, that Of Mrs. Boy Johnson, wa
found next evening after taken, about Tire
ana a.half or four miles from Mr.. Friend
house, Tho next morning we found Mrs
!ahc Johnson's child with its throat Gu
from ear 10 car and about 10 o'clock of th
same day, after trailing over ono OF lh
toughest nohniains, VIC found both Mrs
Johnsons, murdered and scnlpct. Th
same evening Miss Townsend was ioun,
murdered, scalpcd aud horribly mutilalcd
These tivo OF tho seven were all scalpc,
nad mutilaicd too horribly TO be described
Tho little Miss Corllc aud Alr. Friond's so,
arc supposed to be still in the hands of III,
Indians.
Parties have watched passes, and tried [,
follow the trail, but the Indians have cld
r"aH. Cid Mr.. Smith was Killed an,
scalpcl near tho Ola.Fort Mason crossin,
on The same day Of the other icprcda,ions
y great deal moro could be written, bu
time will not allow.
Respectfully,
L.. L. BEEsoai
Rofcrng'tot thos dovil!pics committed il
Ehndora. the San Aatonio fioraid declare
such daring wondcrful, and ashs VIXEN viii
il be checked? Not, it concludes until th,
Indians arc amnihiated.- -cxtcrminatcd. -
who over reads the above details Of sayac
atrocities must agree that determination i
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