New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-03

| AuOtner snOL WAS IN Ln0 groin, ana the
Others in the arms and breast. Late to-day
he was still aaive and easy, but the doctor
| gives it as his opinion that he could not
survive.
| From the trench Mr.. Noakes could see
everything that went on, and had it not
| been, he says, for the presence of his wife
and children he would certainly have con.
tinued firing. After ransacking the store
and loading q wagon of Mr.. George Rey.
nolds they made preparations to fire the
premises, telling Mrs. Noakes that the
reason for 90 doing was owing to the fact
that her husband had killed one of their
men. She entreated with them to desist,
asking if her husband had ever harmed
their nation in any way. to which they re
piled that he had not. Her efforts availed
nothing. They first lighted q fire under the
desk, which she put out with Q pitcher of
water. Another was lighted on the show
case which she likewise put out Finally
she was held and fire built with calicOes,
etc, in the corner Of the building, and
allowed to get we'll under headway. Mrs.
| Noakes, seeing there was no hope, took her
children and started for the, river. She
| succeeded in saving her sewing machine,
| nothing else. On her way to the river, one
of the Mexicans started towards her with a
| six-shOOter in his hand, when she threw up
| her hands and he returned. During this
/ tiIuO NUIs NOdhco Wdo III Lu0 UFe0CD, L0o
Mexican guard at the back of the house
not leaving until they supposed he was
| consumed by the fire. He then made his
escape to a distance, where he watched the
| wantOn destruction of property which had
taken years to accumulate, leaving himself
and family almost without q place to
shelter their heads. Mr.. Noakes had
| just closed his correspondence and
had inclosed drafts and money to his
/ oro1itorc vuhSoh v,lono1 h.,
world. One letter to Schneider L. Zuber.
| bier contained draft for 5000; another to
| NJ. w. Smith contained about $50 in cur
rency. The United States mail bag and all
| the papers in reference to matters connected
with the PsOtOffice Department were burned
| The mail rider from San Antonio, mail and
all, was taken in tow and conducted some
distance beyond Nuecestown: The loss to
Mr.. NOakes is between $2O, 900 and $25, 900,
every dollar of which falls upon him, hav-
ing no insurance upon his property and be-
| ing altogether unincumbered by debt. None
but those who have experienced like mis-
fortune can possibly imagine the crushing
| weight Of such blow. And yet, we pay
| taxes
While at the store William Chandler and
Tobe Hinnant came riding toward the rob-
gave chase. Tobe Hipnants horse being
| fleet of foot he easily outrun his pursuers,
but Chandler had tight scratching to get
away, finally leaving his horse and rolling
| into friendly gully, but not until several
| shots had been fired at him.
Another occurrence we can not fail to
record. 1t showed either an uncomfortable
state of the mind or reckless care tor the
feelings of good citizens. After the fire and
was standing by his fence when an Amer-
ican approached and asked him for his
Winchester, the only remaining arm in his
possession. He declined to give it up,
stating, as his reason. that it was his sole
protection. The person demanding the rifle
then presented his six shooter and COM
PEELED Mr.. Noakes to deliver up his gun,
promising to return it, that gentleman
deeming it just about as bad to be killed
by Americans as Mexicans. We give this
as related by Mr.. Noakes.
After firing the dwelling the robbers
placed their wounded companion on one of
the wagons captured from Mr.. Reynolds
and started for the timber by the road lead
ing past the dwelling of the Justice of the
peace, w. A. Ball, which gentleman they
likewise took along. Before leaving, how
ever, they released number of their pris.
Oners. short distance from here they
were overtaken by the party with Mr.. Pat
Whelan, considerable firing being done,
during which Mr.. George Swank, of Bur
lington, Iowa, was shot. His body was
brought to town to-day, and will be buried
to morrow, He is the same, who alone and
wounded. defended himself against large
party of Indians in the upper part of Duval
county last year. He kindly volunteered
upon the first receipt of the news, and
lost his life while striving for others.
During the excitement caused by the
firing some of the prisoners made their
escape. The balance were subsequently,
released after q call was made for vOlun-
teers to join the party, protection, horses
and arms being promised. But one or two
OF all the Mexicans captured united their
fortunes to those of the robber band, the
balance of them having been interviewed
by US to- day at their houses. Some Of the
whites seriously contemplated joining the
Mexicans as their only manner of saliva
ton, but were informed by them that they
didn't want any G0dames Two other
skirmishes occurred last night, but no one
else, thus far heard from. has been injured.
From Mr.. K. w. Archer, who came down
today from the upper country, we learn
that party of twenty five or thirty armed
and well mounted Mexicans passed him
while in the thicket about seven miles this
side Of Penitas, this morning at twenty
minutes past three O'Clock, going in the
direction of that rancho.
Up to q late hour this evening no word
had been received of the whereabouts of
Mrs. E. d. Sudbury, Mrs. &. X. Savage and
Miss Laura Allen, all of whom we're released
at the store at Juan Saens rancho. When
the guards released the ladies, Mrs. Michael
Dunn, Miss DeBerry, and the two little
daughters of Mr. Reynolds, turned off to
the left of the road into the woods, making
a large circuit before entering the road
again, walking at least two miles. Before
leaving Miss De Berry saw the three other
ladies walking in q bewildered manner |
about 200 yards to the left of the road,
going west and bearing towards the thicket |
between the Nueces and the Oso. Since |
that time no word has been received of the |
unfortunates. A large prrty have been !
scouting the country during the whole day,
and every effort is being made to discover |
them.
Messrs. T. H. Clark, s. G. Borden and P.
Whelan, with parties of good men, are now
in pursuit of the marauders, and ii we mis-
take not will cause them grief.
Sheriff John McClane, Mr.. Doc Rabb and |
others, we understand, left late to night to
timber near Nuecestown.
To-day from Mrs. John Rabb's remuda
we're mounted two parties of men who went
n pursuit Of the robbers.
Yesterday Mexican was sent from Ban.
luete by Mr.. Sam Glenn for medicine. To-
lay his old saddle was found in the prairie,
md the suppOsition is that he has Joined
he robbers.
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