The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-07-10
From the iIs-acrson Times
w.rder Of D.. J. H. Caldwell the
Horse Tanner.

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' ti',si ,,,s , n.,;ve If Tho s,o,e ~
Wv yorL whose name was Doc
i''' p,ras.s shoo and harness
W hy ,r.as and was a, ,hs time
h n@. sn.r;:.s verc cno,ged Inv tho DR.
wv 49, IS Xav.so,s Tox,s
" ' sr. ~. 80 III. ,r.rai;nn oor,
~. l,c Nsw s,,ow a, ,bc even.
P'"'o e. ,ha 9ad os iuno lses IN
'"s car uendersop Game Ia the
lD" .l.a ~ ~ Mr. u Garrc,,
lY''a, , mia. d;s,,n, from New
s sI, and camned for tho piebt
~ ,i.an 49, 81, CANNED was
t A., "ns hunarod ana Gf,y v,rJ.
Gom NJ Gorre,,'s house and liant
,t;r,v or ror,y Gao, from Tho road
scmo time dur;ng tho n;cb, sun.
,oscJ 10 hc ahout midnight n Mr.
.Jopes-rhose residence was some
two hundred yatds from the camp
was aroused from his sleep by the
report of several discharges from
firearms, in rapid SUCCESSION, in the
direction of the camp. Soon there.
after Burgess came to the residence
of Mr.. Garrett and reported that
lhey--moapinc tho DIR. and his com.
panions-had been fred into. Gar.
nett was alone in his dwelling, and be.
inq very deaf, did not hear the rpeort
of The fro arms and being suddenly
arouscd supposed that some evil de.
len was intended against him, did
not hermit BURGESS to enter his
dvell,no Int ordered him 10 leave
bis nremiscs or ho would shoot him.
Burress lcf, as ordered and in his
voluntary statement next day. said.
be s,,;J Tho balance of tho night in
an old hI,cL sm;,h sbop about so
s,ono ,ron ~. ,os;dorcc If Garrett
~ ~,
James '" "u'so.' ~, nv '. ".,, va"
ol'ng companion ~ " 0aiu.ou,
wen' On, ~ :; n. -. sa'u ,; =" u, 'o os iIan
statement, !" ,ne a"cc''o" VI s', ~"
'erson, ,""ea'a'ely h'e' '"e n''"s !,
occurred, uaVehhS Pf'"o'Ps"y
through the woods, until he reached
the residence of Mr.. Midnight, dis
iant from CARROTS about three miles
on the road to Henderson. Hudson
reached there bare headed, aud
IN his stocking feet, and on walking
up young Mcknight, appeared in deep
distress, and reported tina, two Of his
friends, DR.. Caldwell and Burgess
had been murdered, and that he
(Hudson) was shot, and asked pro
lection. Young McNight told him
to come in. A light was made, and
Hudson exhibited hole on the lett
side Of his coat, which appeared to
have been made by a bullet ! 1t
passed through his vest, and came
out about six inches from where 1t
entered the coat, but Hudson's per.
son was untouched said he wanted
to get up crowd to go in pursuit
81 a. ,,,.J.~ st,tod that thev
VI ,.o, ,"' i, U ,n;na do,.n a.,ecn when
thov x a b rsa into Al da, Iirht
Uu1son in company with gentle.
mnn living near meningitis went
back to the camp, and there found
DR. Caldwell living on his pallet dead
having beeu shot three times in the
head once through the arm. The
shots in the head were fred so near,
that tho head was badly powder
burned around the bullat holes. The
trunk belonging to DR.. Caldwell, was
carried shout twenty feet from the
oamp broken open, and contents
catered around it. The grounds
around the camp were closely exam.
med and no sign OF either horse or
c,o,no, coul1 ho discovered. either