New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-29
THE riyDnr1 on mE EIo cEAED&
ATTACK UPON GAINESVILLE vIIIAGE-Iiih mhN =,
ICAN EANDuTI MURDER TWO CCSlOh-HVU'D
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF TIE WANW'

Observation-Disclosures OF THE GANG.
On Friday evening Dec IL, at 81 o'clock, me
village uf ClarksViic at the inOuln OI llo - u,
Texas was attacked 10y band OF Mexican iI0nGs' Mi
lsl Mr. t.n~r, r. Hammond and VIM. II. Ihcips' ana
seriously wounded Mr.. Robert X lNa lHc1 10 C
To "a s.i oulun-o attached 10 the premises on MI no
Frost which is used rs lodging pace i9' ~, SOM v
chanc, ho boarded there here Iney Ionu M @ ~
Narquat. whom they maze prisoner anu piutu "ro
over telling hIm that u he moved or attmlea W EMo
an alarm DC would be shot Three ol the parry Ji io,
10 The small bUi!Gu@ uSu asa C'9Uu' 49,, ~ Tho
MIR r. T. RYAN, trtiug Deputy Collector, standing III lne
door They addressed hi an SptliSn stV5l % tt
replied in iu@th th>t ne cnuId Hot u'u A., & ,.d ~
te, sgid One 90 them tncu drew pistol ana pointed IL
at lis hc'i Ryan seizea iG PIato' W." NlcXicop by
aud w,;h me other GOT h"iu q, lno bi,6 p an
me throat wheu another of The party ran behl9n hn
ana bro he heavy pistol over hs head, which lelc1 nm
,- II dead. believing him So the NcyCauS entered thc
building ana found AIr. W. H. Phelps night Inspector
Of customs sitting his cOt: without word OF warning
tcv all trud ai him. aud he fe. After he had Iaien
fre cut him IA eight ulncrs aud most horribly maugied
h, body. Ryan Who had been left NJ the doorway re-
however aud i've shots were fired at him. happf ulet
I'm lie stalts of Mir Frost While this going on one
al c parry rode up the house OF Capt James Seikk
Sir. Tnornnnm CAPT = Is daughter. went To see what
was wanted. and asked the Mexican what no khocke1
"a letter for him from the Governor OF the o'ate
Mrs Thornham suspected that something was WRONG
he had gone bed--that she would give MN INC
letter in tue morning # he would leave IT with her lie
on ms horse rode outside the fence where he stopped
Mr. Geo T. Hammond, one OF tho mounted inspectors G
mouse Having heard several pistol shots fired, and
thinking Capt SelkIks family would be alarmed st ~
me without Knowing the Of the firing went through
a site door Capt SIS house, and told MES Ihorhhhm
not 10 be frightened party firing for amuse
robbers and that Of them at the time hiding be-
hind tho fence Hammond asked II they had any arms
in the house. Mrs. T. said they had not ana requested
M II. and inform Capt Joseph Cooper tha tnere
were robbers around. He vent out to comply
door, when lie was fred at -. He then , ran
,fpJf In. Hammond
at Capt SeRs house three OF the robbers had entered
Nh Clarkos, where they found Mrs Clarke ana her cI
dren They asked her where were the men. She replied
there men in the house. They pointed ther ps
tots at her. and demanded her money ana Jewery; one
empty out All her trunks etc; they 1roke open az she
did not unlock IN one OF the te % w Go
Carkes trur and filed 1t with everything oil value
they could find. AS they were plnnderng, hahmong;
in ana crawling under the bed when ne was seen
by the MeNcans, who cried out kll nm XII , tno
out Hammond cried out, am already Killed, linen
each one Of the party shot at him. and drawing tner
knives cut him in seven places. killing HIM instantly
They took bis boots, hat and off, and left the build
ing The same man who tired TO gam admance 10 Cspn
locked went TO the window. and. finding That wei
fastened he broke Of part OF the sash with his pistol ana
then gall0yed o. The robbers. In body, then rode
toward the Office OF Capt. Joseph Cooper capt cooper
had heard the firing and was about starting 10 see %H e
saw several hOrscmen approaching lie immediately
ordered item to halt ava & ~ tbsS co ds
not look like friends, Capt; Cooper and Ms' Rely
presented them with the contents OF their
Tcvover They returned the fire. and looked for place
through which they might gain admittance, AS strong
fence mad been put up around the premises by Capt
only few days previous Not having counted on meet
ing with resistance they tried the rear OF inc mousse
hut here they were with the fire, and as the
firing and cries for help had attracted the attention OF
the people the Mexican side several OF whom were
coming over the assistance OF the inhaba the rob
beers rode of taking their plumber with them Scouting
parties sent out and robbers were traced 10 point
Two miles above ClarksvIlle where they crossed the
ryer into Mexico The bodies OF the murdered men were
inferred the evening following. IN q. nc, Dec "a