The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-04-15
CORRESPONDENCE.


tsoYEsn, DALLAS CoysrY, TEXAS !
March ~, 1870.
To His Excellency, Richard Coke, Governor
of the State of Texas;
For several years past the town of
aScyens, Dallas county, Texas, and
Vicinity, has been noted as place of
lawlessness, crime and disorder, as
well Us a place of resort for horse
thieves, desperadoes and other bad
characters esrtailiS parties having
located themselves here ms q place of
rendezvous for such characters, thus
giving aidsand comfort to thieving and
marauding banda infesting all parts of
the state. Here ia the, home of the
widow and family OF James Reed, the
San Antonio mail robber, his widow
being no less celebrated in suchgex-
plots than her notorious paramour.
Here the robber and outlaw himself
nude his hopeand ghtrefuge while
Resting from his daring and Infamous
robberies and murders. Here Porter
And the Younger brothers, whose
names have since become synonyInuss
or infamys through out the length and
Breadth of the land, for time rested
Secure. Here was murdered Colonel
Nicholss deputy sheriff ofthisc0untN,
and Mr.. McMahon, one. of his posse,
While attempting to arrest Porter and
John Younger. Here, fora time, was
the heatlquartefs ofth notorious tles-
perado Hays, alias Parker, who shot Off
Judge Harris arm, and murdered in
cold blood James Loving, a peaceabie
citizen Of Dallas county. Here the rob-
her and desperado, Wilder, who now
lies in prison at Fort Smith, rested
while he concOcted his infamous plans.
For such characters the latch string
of the home OF this family has ever
hung OUT; aud asseourier, and If need
beScoworker Of the band, she (Mrs.
pReedO has done them good service.
Downing often male attire, she has
ridden hundreds of miles to apprse
them depending danger S"A '7'@ ~
q. Quite recently she has threatened to
burn Iout any sonelwho proposed to In
terfefe with her nefarious plans, and
states, IN a threatening letter to one of
our citizens, that she has twenty-five
men who will do her bidding and an.
initiate Scyene, il necessary. es vi
Thus have they conducted them.
selves until they have become terror
to the citizens OF the county at large,
and the citizens of Scyene have been
driven to the necessity of organizing
and banding themselves together to
aid each other in protecting their lives
and. property aud TO aid the officers of
the law In arnestiug and bringing to
justice alfofien,ies against the law,
and by their vigIlaneeto obtain and
convey 10 the proper Authorities all In
fractions of the law, as well as TO coli
lect and present the evidence. In such
cases, thus aiding to bring 20 the bar
of justice the parties who have so long
SSdai1E his. shs sltisehs Iare desir. !
Gus OF being assured that they are do
ing nothing contrary to the. laws
of the state, and that they have |
the sympathy of the officials Of the
stnie Illwlnt tlfy eopsldef-a laudable
Undertaking.
With this view we, the undersigned,
have been selected hs a yeornuiittee 10
confer with your excellency and ask
your, aid aud advice. We have been
led To adopt this course from feeling
sense Of the responsibility resting upon
rs as good citizens and law-abiding