The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-29

nights, at all times surrounded by thres
or four hundred Mexicans. raging and
raying and crying for his hfe's blood
Mexican priest interposed his kind
offices TO protect the lie o. the unfor,
tunste man, and by his strenuous effort.
prevailed upon the madlened crowd "a
spare his life. They would not consent
to this un,il they had forced Judge
Howard to subscribe 70 certain condi>
ton which they had prepared in writ
ing, For two days Judge Howard re-
fused 10 subscribe to the conditions.
but on the third day, finding that there
was no assistance that could be bad in
time 10 save his life. and that the mob
was growing more angry aud ferocious,
he signed a document writ II in Span
ish, purporting TO be AN agreement be-
tween G. II. Howard and the people in
which Howard bound himself
!. Not to prosecute any person who
had taken part in impiisou ing him, and
% always remain in perfect peace with
III Peso county in general
2. That he wonid leave the salt lakes
free, as they were before and permit
the people to take salt from them at
liberty.
Sd That he would leave e. Paso
county and never return.
4th. That he would give bond for
the faithful compliance with the agrees
ment
9TH. That he confes.es that the pros
ecution which he had commenced
against some OF the people was unjust
and without cause, and that they mad
Just cause TO rise against him, and that
he voluntarily signed the agreement.
Judge Howard left the county but dis
| regarding his promise never 10 return.
as II was exActed of hitn under duress.
| he went back 10 El Pilso short time
afterward and encountered the Hon.
Louis Cards on the street, and in a
! hight with pistols shot and killed his
antagonist The Hon. Louis Cards was
an Italian, born at the base of the Alps.
and had served while young cap.
tain under Gsribaldi When Judge
Howard first went 10 Ell Paso they be-
came warm personal friends, but the
love of rule and political leadership was
too strong in the bosom of each to per
NIT either to hold undSsputed suprema-
cy in peace over the crude minds OF the
people about them. Each wished to be
eplt VI Ibil Nasl DuI LnlOlN
populated section, commonly called the
III Paso country. At the well-remem-
bered Castroviile convention for the
nomination of a senator and represen-
tstiyes for the Rio Grsnde district to the
state legislature. both Howard aud Car
dis appeared with the credentials of a
delegate The convention, after dis
cuss;ng the subject, declined to decide
between them and seated both. But
this was unsatisfactory to the contest.
ants, and here their hatred for each
other took its rise. Cards was elected
to the fourteenth legislature, and on
one occasion while Howard was
in Austin during the session
of the legislature, Cards freely
indulged in his abuse of Howard Judge
Howard heard of this, and meeting
Cards one day on the street, he ASSAULT
ed him. but no serious injury was done
before their friends separated them. All
the efforts of their respective friends to
make peace between them were fruit
less, their hatred was so deadly; each
seemed as if he would not rest until he
had drawn the blood ofthe other. Nei.
ther ever showed any fear of the other
and every time they met they both well
understood that there would be a per
sonsl combat A few months ago HowS
ard, whose home is said TO be at Fort
Davis. visited FL Paso, where Cards
lived, and while there met Cards, when
fight took place.
III we are not misinformed, Howard
was indicted for sssaulting Cards on
this occasion. Cards appears to have
been more popular with the Mexicans
than WAS Howard, and they always sup
ported him for office whenever he pre-
sented himself a candidate before them
BY them he was elected TO the four
| teenth legislature OF the state was sent
as delegate TO the constitutional con-
vention OF 1875, and agaia elected to the
legislature as a representative. From
| the time of the killing of Cards. great
excitement has prevailed in Fl Paso.
| Some weeks ago Majsr Jones OF the
state troops, went TO El Paso alone, and
at one time thought he wcnld succeed
in quieting the populace But Judge
Howard was to the Mexican population,
whose favorite he had killed, as the
| red flag to the bull. Twenty-Five
or thirty rangers were sent 10 has
assistance. at once. and we presume that
Howard accompanied these to San Eli
zario. A few days ago the state troops
were surrounded by the iDfuriated mob,
who demanded that Howard be deliver
ed up 20 them, that they might have
him shot. The rangers refused to com
ply with their demand, and Il battle
ensued. IN which Sergeant Ellis, Of the
ran gers was killed aud perhaps others
The mob surrounded the rangers and
beseiged them in house Dispatches
Yesterday state that two rangers, Nc
Bride and Atkinson, were shot at the
same time with Howard and the rest
of the rangers disarmed and liberated
But later dispatch from Washington
says that Governor Hubbard telegraphs
that the rest OF the rangers are prisons
ers- Dispatches received yesterday say
that the state troops surrendered to the
mob day before yesterday and Howard
and the two rangers shot. and the rest
of the rangers disarrned and liberated.
But later advIces received last night
state that the rest of the state troops
are still prisoners in the hands of the
mob and will likely share the horrible
fate of their companions unless aid is
} quickly received from United States
troops in New Mexico who are march
; ing to their relief. We hope that the
thirst of the Ell Paso Mexicans for
Howard's blood has been abundantly
satisted by the crimson streams which
ebbed away the young life of their vic
} tim and his two companions. and we
: will be spared the mournful duty oi
chronicling on the morrow the murder
, in cold blood of other citizens Of Texas
, to be added TO the names of those men
: toned in this article.
The Noble WSmsn 81 she Creseeai
G1ty.
When men fail or seem likely Il
prove insufficient for success in any
movement that the great public or sin
i gle communities have very much a
. heart the ladies sometimes show thei
willingness to step into the breach ane
.. do what they can 10 meet the emer
eency. At the eleventh hour the,
met in New Orleans TO concentrate thei
energies and influence in behalf Of th,
construction Of the railway which is Z,
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