Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-01-11
TI'HI Nv "I'NT 'IIIT INH-TTT''
Murder VIII 0ut.--MurGCr OF
General Parsons ana Party,

Murder VIII 0ut.--MurdGr &
General Parsons aad Party
Some two or three years SINCE W
recorded the murder of Brig. Gel
John NJ. Parsons, of Missouri, b
tho Mexican Liberals, Whilst c
route from Monterey to CamargC
The little information then in on
possession jusiifics us in laying
even at this late dato, the appallin,
facts before the public,
Gen. Parsons, his adjutant, Co
Standish, Confederate captain, on
soldier, two ladics-ono of. whom
vas tho wife Of the captain--anC
one child, were the persons dclibcr
ately murdered at rancho =.
miles from China, The rancho be
longcd TO family by the name o
Tigerina, who live most Of the tim,
in Camargo.
Gen. Parsons applied for and OBJ
tanned passport Of the Imperialist!
at Monterey, rs strangers, Of safi
conduct to the Rio Grande. But az
conducta would soon thereafter
leave for Camargo, the General anc
party waited until il started. The
conducta travelled very slowly, and
when in the vicinity of China, the
party staid behind at the Tigerina
rancho, and allowed the train to &C
on ahead.
Whilst resting under, the shade OF
n tree, Col. Dario Diaz, command
ing cavalry under Escobedo, came
to them and demanded a surrender.
This was complied with, Their
papers were examined and found to
be all right, as stated by the treach-
erous, perfdious wretch, Diaz. In
Diaz' small party were some OF this
family of Tigernia, who spoke Eng
lish tolerebly we'll Gen. Parsons
was informed that a short distance
from where they were was spring
Of water at which they could fill
their cantecns and vessels before
starting. For this spring, remarlla-
Bile to relate, Gen. Parsons, Col.
Standish, the Captain and two SOL
diers started in company with the
assassins. When at the spring fiji
ling their canteens Diaz' bandits
drew their knives and dispatched
the whole party, except one of the
sotIdiers,, whosmade his escape into
the chapparal, but who has not been
heard Of since.
The bodies of Gen Parsons and
party were at once rifed and strip.
ped; after which the assassins re-
turned to the carriage and despatch
ed the two ladies and child. After
cutting thecushions and lining open
to find gold and jewelry, supposed
to be hidden under them. the bodies
of the women and child were strip
ped and burned in one of the car
riages. The other carriage was
seen in Camargo and
identified. 1d'
The field glass of Gen. Parsons,
his military clothes, the rings aud
jewelry belonging to the ladies were,
soon after the atrocious murder,
seen and identified in the possession
of the Tigerina family at Camargo.
Effort was made to obtain the coat
and glass formerly belonging to the
murdered general, but they were
valued so high that no reasonable
price would purchase them. a.ilg
This atrocious murder was bro't
to the knowledge Of Escobedo by
Federal officer, multiplication made
for a, restitution of the effects Of the
dead, with a yiew,to for
warding them to Missouri. Escobe-
do treated the application with per-
feet sang froid, and as though he
knew all about the murder before it
happened. ,a -. ,e
The Alcaldc at China was visited
and the facts of the case laid before
him. He,said he knew all about it,
and that the murder was the most
atrocious he had ever heard of but
that he could do nothing about the
as the murder was commit
ted and sustained by the military.
These are the facts attending the
of General Parsons and par
Iy ; and if the friends and relatives
Of the murdered dead desire further
and fuller information on the sub
iect, it can be obtained of Col Du-
may, residing at presentin New Or
leans, who will be be but too happy
10 serve the relatives of General
JohngM Parsons, VINO SO nobIy and
gallantly commanded the a4th Mis-
souri, Brigade of Infantry, a
We, will add that General Parsons
being satisfied with the terms of
surrender awarded the Trans, Mis-
;issippi Department, was Fastening
homo with his party to become pa
rolled prisoners of War. TIeipass-
D )rt he took out in Monterey simply
stated that the party were strang.
ers, goipg to the United States, and
the authorities on the
road torendeF all necessary protec
lion, andlgrant safe conduct. They
were. doubtless murdered for tho
they wero supposed TO
have; which murder metthe appro-
baton of General Eseobedo. 7iIni
The following is from the Louis
vile Journal and contains very sem
sible and correct views for the South
in the present juncture oito ..
The prospect is cheering. But it
is not cloudlcss. 1t is shadowed BY
one cloud that is threatening. We
refer to the danger that before the
next elections the prescribed States
or a majority of them viii be radi-
Called and dragged into the place
to which the radical party has as
signed them in, the Union. This