The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-06
US. SOLDIERS AS OUTLAWS.
M0BBIN6 TOWN, AND TRYING 70
LHNCH a CITIZEN,
The soldiers Shooting Right and Loft int
Houses-Ctvtt Authority Dehed-OmeiaI
Reports Of the Optrage-Arrests.


The soldiers Shedding Right and Lcf, int
Houses-Civii Authority Deaes-OmciaI
Reports Of the Outrasc-Arrests.
From me san Antonio kppr.s.
disturbance occurred In Brackett,
Kinney county, n few days ago. Two soldiers
house on saturday night. One Of the soldiers
shot. The county authorities promptly ar
rested Marshall for the murder, and held him In
was held Sunday, and the verdict Of the jury was
that tho deceased came to his death from q
pistol shot discharged from pistol In the hands
OF Marshall, the negro. lie WAS committed to
prison. but the authorities, hearing that the sol.
him from prison and placed him under &ard in
tho chaparral, not far OF. As anticipated, the
troops from Fort Clark ralded upon the town IN
They numbered between 80 and IS, They firsi
visited the jail and broke It open. and then went
sacked the building. but OF course did not ind
Marshall In either Of these places. They then
shot right and left, into houses and things gen.
orally nobody daring to venture out or to at
s s%Ps aus THEM S But Mon DAILY sss,
to-, ps bsass S ssr. y wss ns
TO Justify his being bound over. On Monday
night the soldiers made another raid upon the
Rramme that they did on Sunday night, and with
as little satisfaction to themselves They visit
saloon. The front door was closed on them, but
they effected forclble entrance at the rear and
demanded ,r,,h ma cd the sheriff Finally, Lieut. boyd,
TO the riotlng. He arrested large number OF
white troops, hut colored, as none of the lat
ter took any part IN the affair.
IRON, the san Antonio Herald.
We called at headquarters this mornine
to Inquire about the facts in the case Of the dis
a copy OF the following official document:
HSADeUARrRRs Fort CLARK, TsxAsl
Assistant At,gtant General Deparimsai0 ls@a', San
SIN: / have the honor, in compliance with
telegram from Department Headquarters OF thu
Twenty-nrst Infantry, to report that about 10
o'clock p. NJ, Nov. ~, 1879, firing was heard In
the town OF Bracket, Texas. | Immediately
ordered check roll call In all the companies, and
found that some of the men were absent. The
firing being repeated then assembled the troops
under arms. sent one company to Brackett
To arrest all the soldiers found therein, and sent
one company to reinforce the Post guard
placing guards at all the company quarters to
arrest the absentees as they returned
1t was about twenty-five or forty minutes from
the commencement of the firing TO the return Of
those engaged In IL and their arrest. There was
no disturbance IN the garrison.
The occasion of this action upon the part OF
those engaged IN II was the killing Of soldier
OF @ Company. Tenth Infantry. by black man
OF Bracket, on the night OF Nov. H. 1876
The deed was done In a house near the Post, at
about o'clock y. NJ. and was done without
tai and i" cold duo FLOODED murder. The Murdered
man was Of excellent character-ono Of the best
and most useful men In the garrison-and was
all the companies. He was an Irshinan by birth
and all OF those engaged In the affair were Irish.
men with but one or two exceptions. Some
twenty or twenty-five soldiers were engaged In
It. II WAS done after retreat and II was evil
IDENTITY their Intention that II should be done
without their being found out. Many OF those
who took part In II were the very best, most or.
| derry and quiet men In the Post.
They went to Brackett for the purpose of
shooting or hanging the supposed murderer OF
their comradc, and failing la iindlng him got ex
cited and commenced to fire Of their pieces. II
WAS no part Of their purpose to Interfere with or
| modest any one else nor did they So far as have
been able 70 learn.
j. II. H. HAaPsON, Captain 10th Inf.