The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-28

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ard was killed boy the Mexican mob a
San El1aro during the last day or tive
with the death Of Judge Howard "
presume will end the troubleahd slaugl
ter ormenwhioh for the last two month
has kept the III Pasu country in u stat
of leyrrish excitement Judge Charlie
Howard was well known in this city
having resided here and praotioed Law
several years, short time previous I,
his appointment by Governor Coke, u
district Judge OF the III Paso district
lie was scarcely more than thirty year
or nue when lac met his violent death
bavinp been only about twentyliy,
years of age when he received his iud
icial appointment He was a very bolC
and daring man, and reckless in hi
courage rm
A short account Of the difficulty
which has found It's elimination in hi,
death, will not be out of place IN motto
inp his untimely taking OIL
Some time in May of the present
wear Mr.. George B, Zimpelman, of Aus.
tin, the father.in,law of Judge Howard,
located several salt lakes lying NJ the
foot of the Guadalupe Mountains, in FL
Paso county, and obtalnedpossession of
others that had been located byS A.
Maverick. These lakes are very yalua,
bic and for long time the people of FL
Paso county (most of whom are MeXiN
cans) had been taking and selling salt
from them at will, After their location,
Judge Howard, rs the agent OF the Xim,
pleman, notified the people that no
more salt should be taken from the
lakes except with his permission, at the
same time offering the same price per
lancga 1--WE quote now from Judge IL $
statement made Immediately after his
release by the mob) for freight that they
had ormerly 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 things
continued for several months. After
wards few of the people agreed to
freight salt for him and he had about
five hundree fanegas brought in by Ell
Paso county freighters This exasper-
rted the remaining portion of the Mex.
can population and they again consulted
Cards, who advised them that they
owned the lakes and should go in u
body and take possession of them.
Many, especially OF the people of the
towns of Socoro and San EIi2ario,
threatened to do this, Hearing of
these threats Judge Howard, who was
about starting to Fort Davis, made COM
plant before the county judge that GER
tain persons (naming them) were
threatening to take salt from the lakes
without authority and by violence, and
asked that they be put under bond that
they would not interfere with the lakes,
and also asked that the lakes be put
under the charge OF the sheriff Two |
MeXicans were arrested ON this charge, !
and one OF them denied any intention
of interfering with the lakes and was
while the other was placed
under bord.
About that time Judge Howard start.
ed to Fort Davis, and anticipating VIC.
lence at the hands Of the MeXicans,
made it convenient to stay all night
with Sheriff Kerber, of FL Paso county,
that he might have his protection.
Early next morning the house of the
sheriff was surrounded by forty or fifty
armed MeXicans, and Howard and Mes
Bride were made prisoners. They We're
dragged along the street, amid the ieers
and insults of the angry mob, until they
reached the horses prepared for them,
and then carried by force to San Eliza
rio. On reaching this place Judge How
ard was taken to the house of a MeXi~ |
can, and kept in room three days and
nights, at all times surrounded by three
or tour hundred Mexcans, raging and
raying and crying for his lite's blood
A Mexican priest interposed his kind
offices to protect the life of the untore
tunatc man. and by his strenuous efforts
prevailed upon the maddened crowd to
spare his life. They would not consent
u this until they had forced Judge
Howard to subscribe to certain condi>
ton which they had prepared in writN
ing. For two days Judge Howard res
fused to subscribe to the conditions,
but on the third day, finding that there
was no assistance that could be bad in
time to save his life and that the mob |
was growing more angry and ferOcious,
he signed document writ n in Spans
ish, purporting to be an agreement be.
tween G. II. Howard and the people, in
which Howard bound himself
l. Not to prosecute any person who |
had taken part in imprisoning him, and |
to always remain in perfect peace with |
Ri Peso county in general |
>. That he would 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 Ell Paso
county and never return.
18th. That he would give bond for
the faithful compliance with the agrees
ment.
9th. That he confesses that the pros>
ecution which he had commenced
against some of the people was unjust
and without cause, and that they had
just cause to rise against him, and that
he voluntarily signed the agreement
Judge Howard left the county, but dis
regarding his promise never to return,
rs it was exacted of him under duress,
he went back to Ell Paso short time
alterward and encountered the Hon. |
/ nuis Cards IN the street and i'm "A |
fight 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 a cap
tain under Garibaldi When Judge
Howard first went to Ell Paso they be-
came warm personal friends, but the
love OF rule aud political leadership was
too strong in the bosom Of each to per
nit either to hold undisputed suprema-