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

San Antonio Herald, December 2oth:
The dispatches of yesterday bring US the
intelligence that Judge Charles II How.
ard was killed by the Mexican mob at
San Eiizaro, during the last day or two.
With the death of Judge Howard we
presume will end the troublealId slaugh-
ter of men which for the last two months
has kept the Ell Psso country in = state
of feverish excitement. Judge Charles
Howard was we'll known in this city,
having resided here and practiced law
several years. short time previous to
his appointment by Governor Coke, as
district judge of the FL Paso district.
He was scarcely more than thirty years
of age when he met his violent death,
having been only about twenty-five
years of age when he received his jud-
icial appointment. He was very bold
and daring man, and reckless in his
courage.
A short account of the difficulty
which has found its elimination in his
death. will not be out of place in notic.
ing his untimely taking of
| Some time in May of the present
year. Mr.. George B. Zimpelman, of Aus
tin, the father>in>law of Judge Howard,
located several salt lakes lying at the
foot of the Guadalupe Mountains, in Ell
Paso county, and obtained possession of
others that had been located by S. A.
| Maverick. These lakes are very vaIua-
bic and for long time the people of Ell
| Paso county tmost of whom are Mexis
cansl had been taking and selling salt
| from them at will After their location.
Judge Howard, As the agent OF the Zim>
pleman, notified the people that no
more salt should be taken from the
lakes except with his permission. at the
same time offering the .ame price per
| fanega I've quote now from Judge II. 8
statement made Immediately after his
release by the mob) for freight that they
had formerly received tor sale of salt.
The Mexican population of Ell Paso
county refused to freight the salt for
Judge Howard and said that they had
been advised by Louis Cards that the
lakes belonged to them Thus thing.
continued for several months. After
wards few of the people agreed tc
! freight salt for him and he had about
/ FIVE hundree fanegas brought in by Fl
Paso county freighters. This exasper
rted the remaining portion of the Mexl
can population and they again consulted
! Cards, who advised them that they
owned the lakes and should go in 4
body and take possession of them
Many, especially oi the people of the
4 towns of Socorro aud San Elizario
Il threatened to do this. Hearing O
i these threats Judge. Howard, who wa
about starting to Fort Davis, made com
plant before the county judge that Ger
tain persons (naming them) wer,
threatening TO take salt from the lake
| without authority and by violence, ant
asked thst they be put under bond tina
! they would not interfere with the lakes
} and also asked that the lakes be pu
under the charge OF the sheriff. Tws
. Mexiczus were arrested on this charge
: and one of them denied any intention
: of interfering with the lakes and wa
discharged. while the other was place,
2 Under bond.
About that time Judge Howard STAR
: ed 70 Fort Davis, and anticipating viz
! ience At the haEds of the MexicAnl
! made # convenient to stay all nigh
! with Sheriff Kerber. Of Il Paso count,
that be might have his protection
4 Early next morning the house Of th
4 Il sheriH was eurr60nded by forty or fift
3 3tsrned Nsxicans and Howard and III
: Bride we're made pris0ners They wss
!, draeGad along tho street. amid ths jeel
j. and neulfs of ~ epefy mol, uatiIska
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