The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-02-08

He,p.sesd has bees fall d ruoess
for The 'sss two days Of nsse ale!o-
lag character. Negro riots, oueess'
srsos. etc. We have felt il oar esty
to fully Investigate the ssss, ass re-
ceived the following seco.st mee
Can't Lancaster commanding the
troops here. He Gays, that yesterday
evening two gentlemen came into
ca,ep, saying that . negro hsd -.
murdered aud that tho negroes had
risen en- masse and taken Priso.sr
man ssmed Bell, twelve or afsesa
mile. from here, and pat hin, Bell
! in eha;ss, on suspicion Of beise ths
murderer also bearing letter IRON
. Justice, hcIdisg the inquest, calling
for help. Capt. l.. informs rs that
he scat Lest Troxsl With six nen TO
I in vsssig the natter. We avait'sr'
Their infor.atioa, AID susPsad cur
opisios on the ssbiecs ustil it Is
gained, hoping our cisisens will rest
assured We shall publish the whole
trush about the natter I" soon -
possible. Tia. . negro has been
killed IL usdoubtsd tina, . white
man is held BY basd Of armed ne
groes il slro true. As Ne do not
knov the particulars, We refrain from
CONS Capt l.. assures US he
will bring Re man here IL the ssssi-
mony is against hin. and protect hin
until trial. We await further Parsic-
ulars With much asxisty.
LArKa.-Sipce writing the above,
Lieut.. Troxel, sent out BY Capt Lsn-
caster with detachment Of troop,
has returned, and furnishes Us With
the following facts about the disturb
ancc
Upon proceeding 10 the place where
Bell vss confined by the aegroes, he
found the premises warming with
armed freedmen, to the number Of
$50 TO 200. Some Ave or six Of them
we're 10 the room guarding Mr. Bell
The Lieut.. ordered them out At once,
took possession Of the prisoner, aud
dispersed them, telling them to re-
turn to their quArtsrs and put away
their arms, threstening to arrest aud
carry them to Hampstead If they did
not obey. In = very shosa time or
der was restored. The inques. was
then held by Squire Hensiey, and
the verdict as given BY the jury was
that the deceased cane 10 his death
from = gun shot, fred by some per-
son or persons unknown. At tho
trial next day, Mr.. Bell vas found
innocent Of the charges prsiered
against him, and fully acquitted.
II appears that the negro was shot
on the road, and Mr. Bell happening
to come up the road about the same
time, was suspected BY the negroes
who put = guard around his house
that night, and carly Sunday morn
ing arrested him. The negroes were
in a state Of great excitement, and
bu, for the timely arrival Of Lieut.
Troxel, i. might have resulted in the
murder Of Bell and an instruction
in the county. Tco much credit can
not be awarded to Capt. Lancaster
for the prompt and energetic meas
ures he took to preserve order. The,
At one time, raised = nondescript sor
of flag, and arrsyed themselves under
its folds, said that they belorrec
to the Union League, aud that .er,
Was hound to be a war between tn,
whites and blscf. soms time and tina
it might is we'll begin nox a. an,
time" We will try in our next is
sue to have detailed accennt Of thil
riot, and q statement Of the condition
Of Affairs in that part Of the county
We were called upon last evening
before going to press, by Capt l..
and It, Troxss, accompanied by Mr.
Bell, who is the man the negroes
held prisoner 90 miles from here OF
the Glover place, and in addition I,
the account We give in our local col
umns, We learn from NJ. Bell ths
the negroes in that part Of the coun
try are in . dreadfully dissatisfied
, state. lie assures US he will not dar,
return there on account of being
bushwhaeked. Capt. Lancaster
prompt sction has undoubtedly saved
Mr.. Bells life. Something must bs
done to stop the aggressive spirit Of
the negro. The military power eau
not try them for ofensss, the civil ~
shown 10 this affair il incompetent
Mr.. Bell says the negro vas shot
in four places, BY whom, he know
not, nor does any one. The negr,
was a very bad man and poasesses
many enemies. We feel assured Mr.
Bell is perfectly innocent.
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