New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-23
I.awiessnesS ia Western Texas.

IaWiessness in western Texas.
FROM the Corrus Christi Gazette OF the
| fifteenth We make the following extracts,
| to show the unsettled coalition of affairs OF
the Texas frou:ier. which is probably as
much the work o.. bad Americans as law
| less MeSicsns:
Last week d trair oi carts loaded by Mr..
Nicolas SANCHEZ. of Laredo, left this place,
| proceeding unmOlested as far as Palo Alto
! creek. On Monday morning party of men,
| supposed to be Americans, and fifteen in
number, rode up and demanded the arms
of the teamsters, after which they com
menced shooting-kilhng one Mexican and
| woupdng another. and then beating re-
| treat. On Iecein, of the news Mr.. w :.
Halsey, with number of citizens. let. for
| the scene OF the murder. reward of $500
| has been offered for the arrest and convic-
| ton of one or more OF the murderers.
| Mr. Halsey and party returned or
Wednesday, having been unable to ascer-
tain any positive information as to who the
the ID urderers were. One of the Mexicans
stated that ii was about two o'clock in the
morning when party OF some fifteen
Americans rode up to the train. All the
| train hands but himself were asleep. De
mauding their business. they stated they
were in search OF q pelado who had com
mitted theft. lie then allowed them to
| come up to the carts. Two of the Amer
| leans dIsmOunted and demanded his pistol.
He asked them why be should give it up,
and they replied, because they would kill
| him il he refused. He then threw the pistol
come distance from him, the two men
scrambling to who should get it first.
Stepping back to his cart he seized his
| Winchester; seeing which, demand was
also made Tor it, but refused, the Mexican
saying that ne would shoot with them first.
| The Americans retired some distance and
commenced firing. One Mexican was Shot
through the body while asleep the ball en-
! tering the back. Another had both thumbs
shot Oft and received a wound in tho right
arm. A mule was killed, and the carts and
| boxes ard barrels completely riddlel. The
Mexican who kept them att bay came very
| near being killed, a ball striking and splir-
| tering the cart wheel close to his head. The
| murdered man was placed in box which
was elevated on poles some five or six feet
| above the ground, from whence his brothers
propose 10 remove him.
| On Thursday morning, Thomas Murphy
| walked into the saloon of Juan Perez, on
| the hill, TO take drink. A drunken Mexi-
| can by tie name OF Emeresildo Flores, was
| asked if he wOuld take one also. lie replied
| that he would nOt-that lie did not want to
| drink with Americans. Murphy took his
! drink and turned round, when tho Mexican
| put dragon sixshooter to his breast.
cOckeu, dShluS ulu IL Nc WdnLCu Lual.
| Murphy did not want iJ Just then, and
| anxiousl.y sought the door and placed his
| mule and cart between himself and danger
| He states that he went to inform Tom
! Basquez, and while away Flores went to %
| house short distance Off, and shot a boy
| by the name of Carpio de Lafuente,
| wounding him badly III the groin, after
| Murphy is of the belief that Flores was
prompted by the recollection of some
| trouble he had with Mexican in Rockport
| several years ago, though the department
of Flores heretofore is represented as being
very orderly.
On Tuesday last we were pleased to note
| the return OF Mr.. Andrew Fisher, tor
whose safety fears were enter tanned, il
being tho general impression that his part
ner, SHERRY, had dealt with him foully.
Beyond being foot sore and tired, he aI,-
peared in his usual good health and spirits.
From himself we learned the particulars Of
his trip and troubles:
At Frio City Mr.. SHERRY sigpified desire
to visit the rancho of Messrs. Wood ward 4,
O'Shay, about three miles beyond, on bust
ness of his own. He promised to return on
the following Wednesday by twelve O'Clock
leaving FRO City on Sunday. Subsequent
Developments prove that he passed but one
night, Sunday, at the above place, leaving
the following Gay in the direction
il two or three hundred wards
of Weaver's rancho. where he pur-
chased some corn. After this he reap
peared at the rancho with hi. hands tied,
stating that his feet had been fastened simi-
larly, but that he had managed to get them
loose He was thus treated by party who
robbed him Of all his money, between $500
and $500, leaving his wagon and goods IN.
mo!ested. An Investigation of the crcum-
stances by the residents of the rancho dis
closed the fact that his trunk had been
opened and the money taken, though all
believed it 10 be his own work He subse-
Guently proceeded to San Antonio with the
wagon and goods. after which Mr.. Fisher
was unable to obtain any trace OF him. All
the facts connected with the case impl;cate
both SHERRY and his wife, the robbery
having been concocted in this CITY. The
latter has gone 10 New Orleans.
Mr.. Fisher made the greater portion of
the trip to and from San Antonio on
foot. He loses in the neighborhood OF 5000
in money, capital invested.
Captain McNalIy, now operating between
this point and the Rio Grande, has orders
from Governor Coke to raise 1000 men if
he may deem them necessary to furnish
adequate protection to this part of the State,
The Governor showed widom and excellent
Judgment IN reposing that power in such
an officer, for Dc one is better Gale uated to
further the ends of justice.