The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-07-24
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affair tina, ought TO prove q warning
to cfcdulous young ladies as vel as
adventurous ard vicious mon
Some sc since, an accomplished
villain, calling himself Chss. Amos
located at rarmersyille, in this conn
ty. lie protested to be Dentist by
trade, and by his general good con
duct, soon worked himself into the
confidence Of the people, as well as a
good practice. Last March he mar
RED a daughter Of Col. Daniel Cole,
one Of the highest esteemed citizens
of this section, ami pursued "'- ss..
| ing as formerly, without leaving the
least suspicion in the mind OF any
one, and especially the honorcd and
loved one calling him husband, that
he YVES as grand a scounafel as ever
went unhung. In May, however
during a tenn orary absence OF Col.
Cole, this hycna exhibited himself
in all his yillainous dcbsscmcn', By
robbing the Colonel Of over 81 900
in gold, a horse, gold, watch, &c,
abandoning his new wife, and Hay-
ing for parts unknown
Justice is slow, but sure. The
violator Of law, or Of confidence, may
escape the penalty due his crimes
for years, but yet there is corner
Of his life, somewhere, at whose turn
justice will overiake and punish him
And SO it has been with this vile
figure Of man, Chos. Ames, after
playing the same game in other 10
calities, and States, he comes to thi'
new field and turns loose again the
polluting stains Of his wicked anc
base nature. But the sequel vii
show that in this " law despising
land of ours virtue, at least, find
strong and swiftly ayenging arm
ever ready to farnish protection a
whatever cost, and at the risk o
being called ugly by names in tn
land Of moral ideas.
Our readers will remember the al
vertiscment published in the En-
quirer, by Col. Cole, offering 5000
reward for the arrest and return 0
the reckless Charles Amcs. Bill
were printed and sen, throughout tn
land, describing his personnel, AM
one Of them falling into the hand
of the sheriff Of Brazos county, "
believe, led to his detection an
arrest BY tina, officer 1t is rumorc
that he had just married down there
Some ss0 only Of Col. Cole
money was found on his person, th
remain der having been spent by tn
gay Lothario in his riotous line q
| life. The Sheriff aforesaid returno
with Amos to farmcrsyillc-,h
scene OF his iniquities here-on Mon
day last, and that night he made hi
escape" to that bourne from wheuc
no traveller ever returns. His ca
reer of crime is over
Col. Coles determined course er
listed the entire Texas press to his al
in ferretips out the scoundrcl VII
has since been arrested aud suiicre
the penalty of his crimes. The n
ward of $4,000 was promptly pai'
and the infamous Ames execute,
Every honest man, viii say, ave
done
The Henderson Times tells tho
wishing to beg, buy, or borrow oil
newspapers to 90 to the devil. \
offence. The imp of the printir
Office controls that department
The Clcburn Chronicle, we rcer'
TO learn, has been suspended.
AL 1'ha,lllial. 4 encral Aecj
Bible Society, preached at the Met
odist church in Henderson on Tue
) day OF las, week.
A planter in Cherokee county il
forms the editor of the Rusk Oh
server that the cotton worm has mad
! It's appearance in his fields.
The Sulphur Spring Gazette stat,
that negro woman was found des
foar miles West Of that place. 81
was murdered, but there is no clu
to the party that committed the dec,
The editor of the Gazette has man
complimentary notices Of largo yogc
tables. Among them a beet weigh
ing five and half pounds. lie ro
turns thanks to his friends in the wa
of choice presents from gardens an
orchards,
SoNE CAsBAus.-Tho editor 0
the Paris Press has received n cab
bagc weighing over pounds.
I The ar wsz 's'4'sasgi .Ari.e.....
hey in old fashioned style. Owe
5000 present; the Declaration o
Independence read, an Grafton
speeches, fine barbecue, and ,
dance There was to have boon ,
Democratic barbecue on the 18th.
The RAIDS declined to have barbc
cue alleging, the lawlessness pre-
vailine the fac, that several Union
citizens had been murdered. and
others threatened and compelled 10
leave their homes, and flee for their
lives, and other reasons, all and
singular Of which the Enquirer says
are a batch of falscboods, without the
slightest foundation.
An accident Of painful character
occurred at Mckinney on the ilh.
In consequence Of storm. the PEG.
pie mad loen driven from the fair
grounds, end had sought shelter in
the houses in town. A young man
pushing his way through a crowd.
dropped navy aix.sbeoier, one load
Of which was discharged, shooting
Miss hona!.a=c. !. he les, sh:.er;ss
the bone between the ankle and
knee.
INDIAN RAIp,--Thc Austin Re.
publican learns that Wm.T. Shes.
herd, wife, and child we're murdessa
BY indians, on the I'd, seven miles
south east Of Blanco CITY, near the