The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-12-25
TnR EuKLuI fIAsOO.
statement Of an RIe Witness From
benton County,

Mr., Louis Ilillman, German farm
eE living eight miles from Pilot Point,
IN Denton county, called At the llER-
AID office yesterday aud made the fol- |
lowing statement Ia regard 10 the ar
rest Of sunday eili4ens by George u,
Holland aud his deputies, the other
day, charged with "ylolatng the en-
foreement on kuklux act, by threaten
Ing aud forcing James Lyon 10 leave
his home
Mr. llillnian states that some time
In November Mr. Lyon came up into
the Cross 'rimbers, In Denton county,
with about two hundred head Of hogs,
which, report said, he had brought
from Dallas aud Kaufman counties,
All the citizens Of the Cross Tlmbers,
about thirty or forty In number, u.s.
sembled peaceably at Judge Cullers
store, aud appointed committee Of
three old aud substantial citizens,
Pleasant Wilson, Mr., Conway aud an
other 10 await upon Mr., Lyon aud re-
quest him 10 remove his hogs
Mr., Lyon replied that he had bought
the aoorns on Judge Culler's place, and
that lac proposed TO keep them there
until the hogs eat them up, The olll-
lens then adjourned TO meet the fol-
lowing Saturday, but they did not
meet, there were 80 many therparlles
who had driven In their hogs into the
Cross 'l'imbers Ia The meantime Mr.,
Lyon stated most emphallcally that
he would not leave rs long ~ there
was an acorn left for his hogs on Judge
Cullers place, 10 this no one OBJ
Jected.
Last Sunday the United States mar
shal, George b. Holland, came to the
neighborhood of Judge Cullen's store,
and commenced arrestng right aud
left, promlscously, without showing
his authority, although respectfully rec
quested to do 80. After he had made
about ten arrests, he moved them TO
Mr.. John parkers, where no kept them
until Monday morning, On Monday
morning Mr.. Hillman called at Mr..
parkers and requested permission TO
see his brother.in-law, Mr., ELI Murphy,
and gave him some tobacco. Mr.. Hill
man then, In the presence Of the pris-
oners, demonstrated with Mr. Holland
against his bringing them to Dallas,
inasmuch M there was United States
commissioner (Alex. w. Robertson) At
Denton, IN Denton county, whore the
alleged oilense was committed. Mr..
Holland replied that there was nc
United States commissioner In Den.
ton, and that rs Mr. Ben Long, United
States commissioner at Dallas, had ~,
} sued the writs, he would carry them tc
; Dallas county.
About an hour afterwards he lief
with the prisoners for Dallas. Atabou
ten o'clock on the same night Mon
day. Mr., Hillmnn says that he received
, u letter from Mr.. Alexander w
: Robertson, United States commissioner
= nj Denton, addressed TO the United
States marshal, requesting him to de
liver the prisoners at Denton to hin
a (Mr. Robertson), for trial. Mr. Hill
/ man states that about midnight II,
/, overlook Mr.. Holland with the prison
ers and delivered Mr.. Robert"on's let
ter, and that Mr.. Holland refused TO d,
so, and upon being requested to answe
Mr. Robertson's letter in writing
!, stated that he had no reply to make
Mr.. Hillman then demanded his name
= when he gave it MS George b. Holland
;. and proceeded on to Dallas.
Mr.. Hillman says the men arrestc,
are all innocent; that they have no
8 violated any state or United State
d laws; that they were neither arme,
: nor threatening when they met an,
:. appointed the committee of three t.
r request Mr.. Lyon to remove his hog
y from the mast, and that if they wer
e any threats made, Mr. Lyon is the gen
d tleman who made them. He is report
ed on good authority, by some of tn
$ men, rs saying that there was not
g damned kulsluX in the gang Lecaus
$ he gave them the sign and none O
them answered it,
', The prisoners arrested are among tn
+ most respectable, peaceable, law-abid
o ing citizens in Denton county,