The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-09-21
I'm Brown County.

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to contain a recital of facts, showing
an alarming and terrible state of affairs
in Brown county We are in posses
sion of a letter from Mr.. Greenleaf
Fisk, of that county, who writes, as he
states, only from sense of duty that
the public may know the actual truth,
and who is responsible for the facts as
we are about 10 relate them.
The article in the State Journal be-
gins as follows: "The District Clerk
of Brown county is now here. He
states that an organized band of out
laws ale terrorizing over that county,
and that a short time ago they fired
on him Giving Moore, the District
Clerk in his office"
Mr.. Greenleaf Fisk prOnounces this
statement false in every particular /;
says that he lives in one hundred
yards of MoOre's house, and does not
doubt that. Moore himself is the au-
thor of the many slandcrous charges
made against the citizens of the coun-
ty. Mr.. Fisk has lived in Brown
county eleven years, and believes the
citizens are as loyal and peaceablo as
any in the State, as are also those of
Comanche, San Saba and Coleman.
He has known and lived near some of
them in Texas for thirty seven years.
They are kind and generous to one
another and to strangers. Had they
not been SO, they would never have
elected Irving Moore, an entire
stranger, to the Office he now holds.
A short time since, Moore had a
gambling quarrel with George Lee.
Moore went home early in the morning
and Lee remained until evening, near
Mr.. Vaughan's sometime in the eve-
ming Lee left and went into the store
of John Townsend and took his seat on
the counter. Moore got his double bar
relied shotgun and followed Lee 10 the
store, concealing his gun outside the
door. Angry words ensued, and Lee
fired on Moore; whereupon, the latter
stepped out, seized his gun, jumped
upon the counter and fired at Lee, in
flicting a mortal wound, and while
Moore had the other barrel raised to
shoot again, Lees pistol went off, in his
dying moments, taking effect in Moore's
arm.
This accounts for Moore's broken
arm, about which, it seems, he has
made many misrepresentation to
the Governor and the Adjutant Gen
eral, in order to obtain police force
for his protection.
On the 10th of August, 1871, this
man Moore and six policemen, without
previous notice or warning, fired on
some five or six citizens, who had been
trading in Brownwood that day, and
were just in the act of starting home,
wounding four Of them, one MORALLY.
A man named Scott j. Adams had
started TO the Bayou to battle, taking
his gun with him to kill turkey; on
hearing the firing, he returned and as
he approached within gunshot dis
lance of Moore and his policemen, they
fired on him. He drove them from
the picket fence into Moore's house
and they then shot him through a
crack in the house. He fell dead near
the store in which Moore had killed
George Lee. The policemen forbade
the citizens to touch the dead body of
Adams, saying they would scalp him
and send the scalp TO the Governor and
Adjutant General Davidson, the latter
of whom Moore claims to be his spe
cial protector.
1t would seem that the only organ
lied band Of desperadoes terrorizing
over Brown county, consists of Moore
and his policemen. They have shame
fully beaten and wounded several citi-
zens, among others, John Mullins,
Green Davis, the two GibsOns, Daniel
Jenkins and Vim. Perry.
Moore, who appears to be hired
tool Of the Chief of Police, alone asked
for these policemen-the citizens of the
county had nothing to do with it-and
he is affording the citizens such pro-
lection as vultures give to lambs.
Since the occurrences of the 10Th
ult., no one visits Brentwood; some
are trying TO get away and give up the
county to this organized band of po-
licemen, leaving them to reign supreme
rather than commit a breach of the
of the peace.
A petition has been sent to the Gov
ernor asking him to remove this man
Moore and appoint good, peaceable
and loyal man in his place. Will he
do it ? Nous verrons.
Extract from the u. S. Election
Laws.
SEC A. And be 1t further enacted, That if
any person, by force, bribery, threats, intimiN
dation, or other unlawful means, shall hinder,
delay, prevent, or Obstruct, or shall combine
and confederate with others to hinder, delay,
prevent, or obstruct, any citizen from doing