The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-11-11

L
biooded Indian Father served fou
years in the Federal army. is n FRI
/ Mason, and well thought of by all hi
I neighboIs. He owns five huu,lre,
acres of land in Shelby county. stou
/ cDe hundred of which is IL cultiva
| tien.
| | was seDt 10 school about one year
1 during which time | learned Ia rea,
aud write. In 1870 ! came to Trxa
in company with Mr.. Atchiuson, "a IA,
| now lives at Fsrnersvi.i, Coli,
county, in this state, with whom
lived and got slong we'll, until one day
/ while az mill, | had difficulty with d
white boy named Jones, when | va,
advised To leave that section. theI
went To Shelby comfy, In this State
and spent few days with my uneie
Jack Jones, for whom l was named, af
ter which rHmbled from place 90 place
borrowed u mule from Henry Pat
terson, a eoiored man, to ride to my
Uncie's. When | got through my
visit / started back with the muie, and
had gotten about fifteen miles when
ht got tired. After whipping nina
about two miles, with .,tit ll.ile effect,
rode him oat into the bushes, took
off my saddle, hung it up in tree,
and then took 1ny kui'e and 6Sliier
ately cut his throat. The blood ,purieti
in my face and on my clothes. aus:
gave me such IA gar-like appearance.
that my uncle, on meeting me, ask e.si
the cause o. Roy return and bloody ap-
pearrnce. ] Told 6im | had been at
tackled by "A man while quietly riding
along the road, and that ! killed him
and dragged him Il few yards from
the road into the brush agd left him !;
that in the rounds Dly mule had gotten
away, and gone OF home, | supposed
My uncle said | did exactly right, aud
proposed that take his horse aud
make my trip and find what had be
come of the mule. | took the horse
aud went to Patterson, told hini The
mule had been stolen from ne, tut
that l would replace him with the
horse l WAS riding; 80 ! gave him NY
uucle's horse, which was quite salts
factory. In about a week Patterson
and myself went TO Marshall, and as
We returned, stepped st = negrU's, Sat
urday night, at v hose hcuse there was
3 ball. We had Reg nj whisky
with us, and succeeded ia making
nearly all the party drunk got into "A
fow, aud fired my derriDger into the
crowd and left quite unceremouiOusly
The sheriff pursued, but without avail
/ next turned CD in Buck Snoot
and remained four days aud a
half. Then returned to nay Uncle,
aud told him exactly what disposition
had made tfhis horse; promising to
replace him, with just as good II one;
which ] did in Il very short time. SIM
ply by transferring horse from IA lot
ia Rask county, 10 my uncle. ] re-
mained with my uncle about two
months, working OH the farm. Soon
after leaving him, | made the aequaii.-
tance of four negro boys about my ox a
age; to whom i made the proposition
that Ne go to the livery stable in Car
tbsge; hire "A horse "a piece, and 20
South, which we did. We sold the
horses in Chisspo, NacogiOcles edtin.
| ty, aud footing il back To Shelly cOun.
| fy, where we we're all arrested, tried
convicted, aud sent 10 the peniteaiiaf,
| for five years. The sheriff who had nt
in charge, told me could get away /
l tried; and that ii suece sded. to o.
sure to char ge my name. For tht
first five days l WAS kept within tn
| prison walls; the second week, on .
farm one mile from Hantsyills, froa
which place i was sent IL work on tn,
railroad. where / remained lei
months, when | bounded "A passin,
train; being mistaken by the trail
guards for trusty convict Preit-
soon, while the train was on an nj
grade, jumped off; turning a com
plete solnersault before | reached tn
ground | Travelled seven nights afOo;
laying in the brush in TIA
day time, before "a
rid Of my prison suit. got my meal
by call at Il place after DARK, and a. 4
ing To have something brought TO m,
stating that / had money Ia pay for il
hut the instant | got it | was awas
When ] reached Rush county, a whit
man gave me citizens clothes, and
threw nay prison garh in an old wei
He engaged me TO work Oh his farm a
fifteen dollars per month, and laye
me promptly rs he promised, at til
end of the first month, and five dollar
additional, j stating to him that
wanted to attend horse race, aeros
the East fork of Trinity river, an
make raise. told him | would b
back IN two or three days, but uevt
went back. and Beyer sent him Ga
money 1 borrowed.
Some time after | met NV benefs.
tor near Mckinney. He asked me
my name was Josh More, told bir
no, that my name was Hin Pay
which was mY assumed name. Il
said looked very much iikead-
niger who had swindled him out ,
five doIiers, aud that If he ever in,
him, he ment to give him id gou
threshiSg. l was now not from Il
place where, some time before hs
shot and killed niger (,
. insulting me in a ball raom toy jumi
ing on my toes while was daucin
From this section | went to Greenyu
and hired TO Berry Williams, jailor,
. drive wagon for him. In lit
Z more than a week, i got drunk, wei
to store and bought two pairs of pan
: aIoOns; tut through some mistal
: carried off several more ra.rs than
2 paid for. Far this was arrested AZ
( put in Jail for ten months, although
? God knows no theft WAS perpetraIe
! il being nothing more than N drunk.
: mans mistake After my release,
D was soon in more rows, and held und
9 bond to answer to four different iuGit
l ments; one for carrying conceal
q weapons, another for drawing INV d
G tol at church, the third for cursing II
preacher, and the fourth for knockli
q = nigger down With my revolver al
beating him speechiss-. wouid la
killed him but for another Niger pu
lug me off. Our difficulty grew out
Il disturbance between myself aud
s,3wbite man named West, whom d
n Knocked down with pair of tongs o
night in grocery, for drawing eh,
on me while taking drink of ISL
| having given him the d-d lie /,
.s ply To his calling me liar. learn
"a from other nigger= that West paid hl
, four dollars to whip me.
" then went to the Choetaw NatiC
le and stayed there u little over ye
1t driving stock for Benjamin Diekersc
Ia Then l came back and STOPPED awh
at Mckinney and Piano, but having
view Greeuvilie as my stopping plai
20 When got to tireenyille 1 found 4
% crony, Eugene Catchings, in Jail the
!, and with other friends got up DO
!. for his release. Then went 20 Ro
- wall, and in a few days committed
n terrible crime for which 1 am to /
re the penalty on the gsliows.
q. The confession of Eugene Catchi-
e. was printed and sold on the groun
u II corroborates. In all vital points.
confession Of Ps yne, and sold like "a
cakes.p
y. Thus once more is the majesty OF
II law vi1dicated in the great State
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