The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-03-14

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q, Wsaassday nsssi.e. Feb,
al M. IL. L. 1sissd, rssadisg IL
Iss,ss vallsy, Llsee eosssy, Tssss,
-. ftoo kcms lssviag hh vita
"a 20 ga . nunbss q nsighbor
"o-ss "a shillsss viii thsn. Be-
,"..s ,spssl asd dark about aiteen
T.X;..a. esvsa 4 wbou vsrs mount
- - tAek apPseeases bst0ss tAs
~ ~ dssve q : Asrsesons dis
,...s "a eesgAs hin. They then
cLsrr,l ~ hsuss, pssaiag a. either
IA and sons dstsaes beyond.
Ths, ,hsa tssssa ssd charged back
:. bsfoss. By ~ means they dis
covered that tAses ~ 20 naa d the
house--ss oas s1sspt helpless women
III ek;l1rse. Ous Indian now dis.
.o.sts1, ed eeiag up 70 The door
,..Asl i s,sa ed looked IL and
ss.s;,s pess 70 eppsss ~ turned 10
he ssrty and speke. All, or the
-.;or;ty Il least, ~ went isto the
hose, Nm. Thes. @. johnson in
u. rssaHos ssiasd Tie gua, bat
no, bs;sx assssaonsd to The hand
liz, of Ire Ans heslAasd In using
Il, Mn. Jns. 8. Fsssnd Ties took
tho rvs sud lsvsIsd Il n - Indian,
hut bs(oss ~ kad tins V Ire be wrsst.
"a 4 nor ~ hasds asd drew it At
her vhsa shs Knocked Il ont Of biz
hs,ds viii chair. He then pro-
n.rsd y shoot her With an arrow,
bu, before he succeeded she hurled .
,moothias iron With eli force which
struck bin on H. head. A soon,
hevsvsr, = ~ sessvsssd from The
blow he shot her, ths arrow entering
the lsft side just below the breast,
the spike asd several inches Of the
arrow psssisg thro' tho right breast
and then stopped. She then fell
upon he bed, who's he proceeded to
scalp her 10 quite ~ ANNUAL manner,
which was BY takisg two strips Cd tho
head insAsed Of he entire scalp.
While being ssalped she made great
effort with hss lsh hAnd to keep the
knife from hss Nod, and IN 70 doing
received . ssmbss Of severe cuts on
tho back Of the hand another shot
with an arrow through the lch fore
.rn. Her struggles in the mean.
tine brought hsr 10 The Aoor, and
,bs now fsignsd death. During
this time he rsmaisdsr VI tho party
we're busily Engaged 10 securing the
other iauatss Of tho house ~ pris-
oaen AID robbisg the house, which
latter tAsy ~ 10 perfection. Being
now ready y lssvs, oas Indian, 10
order y y supposed to ascertain
vhetAsr life VA extinct, took hold
Of tho arrow II her breast and gave
i. 4 number Of thsusts back and
forth, and By hsr not moving be
naturally supposed her TO be dead,
when be- lsif her. A soon, however
Is they were out Of sight she rose,
vent 10 ksr Hsighbor's \ mile dis
tant and Aad tie Arrvxs taken out.
She Is new doing we'll, and there are
good hopes Of her recovery. The
Indians, after having taken the pris-
onen IRON tie house about two
miles, killed Ms. Asa Johnson's
babe BY cutting Il across tho back Of
lhe neck and anjointing Il. About
half = mile further on the trail was
Tound Nm. Thos. g. Johnson's little
girl with IL throat cut. After this
as, act thsy went but = short dis
lance whsa hey csaped with the re.
In Drisensss. Tho next
morning they Killed with spears tho
vo married wsaes Whose children
hey haA Killed The night previous,
rithia . ~ rods Il whore they had
ampsd asd within four miles Of
heir hoass. Three nilts farther on
he trail vas found Miss Amanda NJ.
Townsend, with throat sus and sksll
itsrslly snasAsd 70 pissss with rocks,
sslpsd ssa stripped Of her clothing.
NJ tha4 we're Filled were seslpod
nd thels clothes taken. Malinds
'sudae, aged ssvsa, sad Lee Temple
'rissa, Nd sight Year,, have not
~ f6en1 /; and Il b gsaerally sup
ossd, ssd altogether probable, that
~ hAvs bssa taksn Or, Thus
ave I've aiSsrsnt families been
allied to mourn tho loss Of those
lost 1sas. 6svsn persons torn from
heir henes-wives from the bosoms
+ their husbaads, children from the
osons Of their parsnts-ave Of
'hom wsss most brutality murdered
nd two carried into captivity even
|orse tAan death. Ths following
rc tho Names Of those who were
purdsrea: Mrs. Asa johnson, and
Yer babs agsd one year. Mrs. Thos,
J. Johasss, and her daughter aged
hree yssn. Miss Amanda N.
fowsssnd aged dftsen. The two
Pllowiag have not boon found, and
ave 10 I'll probability been taken to
lissouri Lss Temple Friend aged
fight yssss, aad Aaliada C.udle aged