The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-06-26

him | did not wish him to renal,
there that he would endangcl US q
well MS himself, if the cavalry wer,
in pursuit Of them. He said he has
heard that several horses he!ongia.
to the Federal soldiers had beer
stolen the night before at The Trap
a place between this and Bowling
Green, and he expected these were
cavalry sent from Fredericksburg tc
endeavof to &c, the horses and ar.
rest the thieves. lie started again
toward the woods, but about thii
time the cavalry passed my house
on The road to Bowling Green, and
ihen this man went to the woods and
brought Boyd back to the house.
They seemed to be restless and un.
easy, and expressed a great desire to
get conveyance to Orange c. II d,
as they said tina, they heard there
were a good many Marylandcrs there,
going to Johnsons army 10 the
South, and ,hoy wished to get with
them. They asked my son il he
knew of any conveyance they could
get. lie told them there was a col
orcd man that lived short distance
from here that had conveyance he
sometimes hired out. They request
ed him 70 go and see him, aud try TO
get him TO carry them to Quincy :
Depot that night. lie went, but the
man was not at home.
When he returned they said they
would ike to get horses, and one Of
them remarked would like to have
the horse | saw you riding this even.
ing He then told them he reckon
cd he would have to carry them, but
could not do it before the morning
They agreed with him to pay him
ten dollars to take them to Quincy y
depot next morning. They then,
about eight o'clock, went with my
family to supper 1--WE supped in an
and after supper, being
unwcll, went Immediately to my bed
room, and they, with my sons, took
mnin;rg .omo Tina ,bey nrcno.oa
go,,g 10 had My con Jobn n al
,ec,oJ Ia their .lesnine In mv dwel
Inc nous. ,hoy hon sa;1 ,hev
soall - a. n,,. 800. l.,
'oId ,hem ,,e hsJ ye,s I,d do.s and
,hoy vonlJ u,oh,ll,. a,,.rl Non
,n{a ,ha n;rh, H.. r. sa;J
lint they would sleep in an ont.
house he told them we had to.
bacco house that had hay and fodder
IN il, they said they would then 20
aud sleep in that. lie carried them
10 it, opened the door and they went
in he then came to the house. bu,
uneasy for fear these men
might oct up in the night and take
,ur horses and 20 of he and his
,r,ther eoscluded that they would
axe their blankets and 90 and eleep
n a corn house that was between the
obaceo house and stable. and guard
heir hor,o but fearing these men
night get al and cndeayor to get
he horses, aid as they were heavily
.rmcd, they might have some diff,
.ulty with Lem, they concluded they
would lock the tobacco house out.
idc and keep them in until the morn
ny. Thev then went into tho corn
rouse to sleep.
About 2 o'clock NJ | was
;ereclv 1 got up. went to my win.
law an aw that nv house was sur.
,y cavalry. (! Immediately
rev ON nv pantaloops. and without
,u,tipc on the balance of nv clothes,
opened NV end door TO nv close
orch and when did so. three men
ushsd in one OF whom presented a
,;s,ol Mt my breast and asked me if
here were not ,.o men in my house.
,old them thore were not he then
aid unless YOU tell us the truth, you
iii he dead man in minute /
ol1 thar, tbr.e men were here In the
waning about the time they passed
n. road but went 10 the woods and
,f,eru,rds came back and got their
,unncr, bu, that | did not know
,hcn where thew were. One of the
mon cs,led to one that was in the
,,,d IN hand in rome. and they
rould hang me. as | was not telling
han, The truth
o.. Az. ,;,. ,o, ann Johr N
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' rs ~ ,h., ware here VIZ had
wv ~" ~, r.. ,ho, ,,s One of
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"''a VI" oI ~ a. ,,a 10.
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nc o' a. "aI r. ,how Tho
"o'e' "u' ~ - man we,e
"u"'' n % Il, l;co They then
upo" fD''s - =, door and
po' NV ~ In ,i'o,. nn,a AK, ,he man
ny "p 80 -, rhaa s,rrou.ded
pp5 ~ 1a a., /,
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50" oPe" ~" - ,na ,,,,s If Inc
h . . an' ."d ,ha;, ,a,,ende, lie
IVY ~" @aia" ~ Cnnaor ,bn, he was
Wv ,o''" \, hn, he ,hro,,sned
si'a'" W ~ /" IA ho wonld hoo,
nun INA A. Nv ,"n, !, ana ss;d Mr.
n y y. ~, 'a'" !. ' force oc ef,y men
noyo' ' ~ h",so wbo demand your
a'ou"' ',''s 49, ., n lie ar.
ann a wv ~ .,...s and seemed 10 be
uo' ',, Wy w, ' ~ dra,s;o@ lis pistol' and
~ Wv Wv, w. 49,, o"n ~ ,bs od6cors then
h i' 'aa oJ' ,ha;, ,,,n. and surrender.
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