New Orleans Republican., 1868-01-19
Slelu OrIta,rs geplablitan.
NEwoRLEANs, JANUARY 10. 1893
crvILLAw TEXAS.

CIVIL Law IN TEXAS.
A nissraeeruI Outrase-Ths "ChIvslry Z"
onthe RnmpRge-A Republican Meet
ing Broken Up-The Lives of Union
AIen in Jeopardy.
tCorrespondenee Of the Republican,
MARSHALL, Texas, January 4, 1868.
This place was the scene Of one OF those
disqraceful outrages Of such frequent oe-
currenoe in this state that it is doubtful II
information of them ever reaches head
quarters.
AccordinR to previous notice JudgC
Gaaaxell rsacbcd here on the SOth ultime
ID alagss he people in behalf Of the cou'
erts ioiAl plan Of reconstruction. The
dAF vac very boisterous, a terrible snow
siorrs F.svsiling, and not more than some
thfe to four hundred persons attended
.Tf rebel sheriff refused to allow them
The ase Of the court room. The county
udge, Union man, interfered and ordered
the sheriff to open the door, which he re-
fused 10 do. The county Judge was
proceediug to make a written request upon
f.iepsenant William Hawley, commanding
for the requisite force to compel a
5liRnce with his order. By this time ii
), growing late, and Judge Caldwell see
inr tse meracing attitude Of the rebel ele-
rnnA Nnd airing that a speech would not
be sslAt AWAY, requested the county
Judge tsN from any further effort to
Oev1 the I, the court room, and spoke
abb ltiiv Ne in the basement aisles to
fbo e pre, g made no speech, but
.,A,1n, tbau, of tbe order for nm
-
siesnep oi'V'''' '9enerai Aah0OeA eii INC
I l0th tS 10. sDnsary. The negroes then
SAsssn a na.Tlt ~ hyrar. Then the pept-uD
81. -, s s,.,,.;.- - ,,,,,., -
Cnlet oil follc' Hlcnafason, SnerlH ADAMS,
and some dozen otners fushhg INTO the
basement with pistols craWn ana cooked.
A SHOT was hred at OF IN the direction ot
Judge CaldWell, when the rioters USED
their revoiVers and clubs, ana qulckly
dispersed the meeting. Ihe negroes were
nhmerenuhy peateh, ana, fortunately lor
them, ohered not the sIghtest resistance,
OF there would nave peeh more cruel
massacre than that OF New orleans.
Judge Caid%eli was surrounded Dy
Snerln ADAMS, foicemah hlcnarosOh, ana
others with reviewers cooked ana presented,
and ne ordered 70 leave lne Guy instantly.
Inc Sudge sought sale!y WIN Ihentenant
haWley, Dut tne mallgnity OIL the III
0sers seemed 70 HsVe oesn aroused
70 greater Plten On the follow
ing usy Wheh tAey ulScoVeFeu has
Juoge Cal9Wel refused 70 9.y oDey orGers sna
leaVe tne clty' ne was sltLlng In tne 0nlce
OF Ientenant MalAoy' WIN General bough-
!g' tgon' lsle OF 1ne army, ana now nov c9neetor OF
tnis aistrlcts wnen the sneEin aud ms depu-
came IN. Ihey sp9sed ana lnsnlted Judge
OalqWeh most grossly ana were put out oil
the house by Lieutenant hailoy Then in
connection with Fonceman hicnarason ana
others tney stanoneo themselves IN the vi
clnity OF tne ounce "lth tae expressed OBJECT
OF DONG violence 70 Judge CALDWELL This
was unknown 10 Ihe gentleman until a
young man named coleman, lately rom the
NOTe1, lnear9 OF tnese tnIeats' ana Win
do9ole-oaFrel gun IN hand' ran up Stairs
Ahe gave tne lllormanon'
AAoasenant MAlley tnen dispaicned .
nes.nsnget M 70 camp lOr squad OF men,
MniCn t5e &ssasslns discovered ana WIN
1IsW' 1ost eoalnaneeF Lieule1aht ha"ly
then arrested the sheriff, his deputy, and
follcemsn Richardson, and lodged them in
he guardhouse. writ OF haoeas corpus was
sued out before Williamson, district Judge,
and these faets were drawn out on the ex-
aminatlen. Inc Judge, however, admitted
them @ 70 nominal bail-S5OO for one and
YIVOO lor the otner TWO, holding them to
answer before jury Of their peers-peers
n vlllany. THESE statements are not denied,
put the whole proceeding on the part OF the
rioters l9stlned Dy the citizens Of this
place. II there are those who deplore the
Outrage land mere are q ieWl they speak in
tae easno1s Whispers cf trembling slaves.
Y ~ Solaly announced by leading men
E9as no ?. Eaaical~ snail speak IN this
placei s1as me power OF the troops here is
hos stlhelent 70 protect radical meeting,
Ana 9e Eno attempts It VIII iall to bis cost.
All tnis nows from General Hancock's
order. A is given construction by the
rebel element never dreamed of by that
soldier. It Is held that BY virtue Of that
Srder ~ no case can the military act other
wise tnan as posse cornadtus, and when |
knsy maze Y AErests tney must IN all cases |
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