The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-02-22
trcu As y. o. Times
NJ Recent Distas&encs In AAfshau'
To1nD.

he Recent D's1sla p" IN A
OFFICIAL REPORT OF col "oo~
7, will be recollcctea thst Ca.
Hancock. some weeks ago, osde!ss
Col Wood to make an invessagsnen
of the cerees which led to the recent
disturbances in Marshall, Texas.
Learning from the Marshall papers
tbs. Col Wood ksd performed sh':
duty and in all likelihood submitted
nj. report to Department Hsadqusr-
ters. We made application and OBJ,
,.iued fron the Adjutant Gessfal
the following document which We
hasten to lay before our readers: IL
viii be perceived that Col. Wood
AMER considering all the testimony,
recommended that the prisoner be
delivered to tn civil authorities,
upoa the ground that when the par
ne. we're rcarres,ed by the military,
the civil law was in full and active
operation
NEW ORLEANS, la, Feb, 3, 6s
Brevet Major Gen. Geo. l.. Hartsrn,
Asst Adj't Gea., H'dqn Fifth
Military District
SIa--ln compliance with para
graph 3, special orden No 7 current
.erics from the Headquarters Finh
Military District, and under special
verbal instructions from the Major
General commanding, proceeded to
Marshall, Texas, on the l4th ultimo,
for the purpose Of investigating the
circumstances attending the difhtulty
tr.uspirisg At that place on the Both
Of December, 1867, on the occasion
of q public speech made there by
/ Judge c. Caldwell, and l now have
the honor to submit the following re-
port A. the result Of that invcstiga.
ton
Previous to the morning Of the day
that Judge Caldwell made his speech
it was not generally known that any
public speaking was to take place
(Sce testimony Of Lieut.. Hawley, No
/, page l Gen. Boughton, No. .
page /, and others.)
The day was very Indictment
Judge Caldwell spilled to Judg'
Board, the County Judge, stating Il
) him that hc wished admission 10 th'
court resm to make the speech, ant
that Deputy Sheriff Adams had thu
key in his possession and refused L
give i. up unless requested to do 81
by Lieut.. Hawley the Post Comman
der at Marshall whcreupon Judg
Board went to lieut.. Hawley AM
requested him to direct Adams L
give up tho key, which the Lieuten
ant refused to do unless the reques
6 Of Judge Board was made in writing
= Judge Board returned TO his Once
, and was proceeding to write out III
request when Caldwell informe'
him that he need not do so ~ h
would say al hs wished to ssy the
in the entry Of the courthouse. Use
a Lieut. Hawley's testimony No, |
: page /, and testimony Of Judg
! Board, No. 4, page 3D. Judge Cald
c we'll then, between IL O'Clock ". an
: o'clock p. N. proceeded to make
o shor, address to tho crowd, princi
!. pally negroes, from the platform ]
= the courthouse entry, on which tn
d. stairs rest that led up to the court
g room. During his address he W.
once interrupted BY some o. in III
c crowd, denying the truth Of no,u
i fact or position assumed by the J udg
/. when without further interruption
Q any kind, he proceeded to the end I
i his speech aad dismissed the audienc
4 (See testimony Of l.. Tsliafsrro, N,
d q, page %
j. Immediately on Judge Caldwe
}. ending his speech, n negro maa too
o the place which had been occupis
J. by Judge Caldwell, and proosede
@ to give out and sing, to which he '.
"Rslly Round The Flag Boys
: (See Tsliafsrrc's testimony, No.
q page 81
Il While in = state Of irtoxics.ion. .
o the commencement 0f the singing
o the second verse, one $. J. Richsrd
:. son, standing near the north entrsuc
: Of the courthouse and 10 the RICH
y h,nd Of the entrance inside, elevate,
y u pistol at about an angle of IS do
! grees, discharged it in tho air, tn
a ball entering the ceiling, and ordsre,
), the negroes to dispsrse. Judge Cald
Z we'll At the time Of the firing Of In
0 pistol, was standing in the COURTEOUS
0 passage about midway between IN
: door al the County Judges ol6co IN,
! the door Of the Districts Clerks Office
. aud the principal portion Of III
! crowd OF negroes, some $50 or 200
, we're between him and Richardson.
I Tho position Of the parties can b,
, readily seen from the following rouyl
, diagram
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