The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-01-12

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Official Report 81 Lsssseaass Tayes.
20 Msjer ,. h. Jones, Of she Elissrfs
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FRANKLIN, TEXAS, Dec. 20, 1877.
MAJOR j. b. Jones:
BY request of Judge Howard sent
an escort to Franklin on the 18Th, as
he wished To come to San Elizarie on
business. After the men had left, /
heard that the road TO Yseieta was
guarded by armed men, and fearing an
attack [ went to Yseleta with twelve
men 10 meet Howard in the evening.
We met at Kerbers house about four
clock, and Howard got ON horse and
rode down to San Elizario in the ranks.
The Inhabitants of the town had been
expecting as and were all out, as We
passed their houses, bat made no fur,
tner demonstration. We arrived at the
quarters about six o'clock, and mum
beers of Mr.. Towards Mexican friends
cs me in to see him He went over to
spend the night at C. Ellis, and, fear.
ing an outbreak. put double guards
on the quarters. All was quiet until
about ten o'clock, when the watch came
in and informed me that there was a
| disturbance in the direction of Leon
Grannilio's house. ! got out aud WAS
| informed that some man had made q
| speech aud ordered charge on our
quarters. In few minutes they START
eL We could here them yelling and
giving orders. | placed some men on
The roof. some on the opposite building,
and few in the corral, and gave strict
orders not to IRE until fired on by the
mob. They came to within one hund
red yards of the quarters and then re-
treated
Howard had come to our quarters at
the first noise and demanded protec>
ton. lie said that e. Ellis had put his
revolvers in his boots aud started out
| when the riot commenced, but had not
/ returned This was the last time he
was ever seen by his friends. His body
war found in the sand hills tw, days
after, his scalp, eyebrows and beard
taken, his throat cut from ear to ear,
and stabbed tgics in the heart
sent Miguel Garcia to the store with
orders to keep it safe while Ellis WAS
absent. Captain Garcia and several
Mexican friends were also there. The
night passed of without further distur~
bance, and at daylight found that our
/ quarters were surrounded by three lines
of piekets, who had stretched rawhiie
ropes across the openings aud cut port
holes TO command them in such mans
ner that it was impossible for us to go
out and charge them. On the outside
| OF the lines they had squads OF cavalry
stationed, about two hundred yards
| opart, and numbering about twenty
men in each. | placed three men On
John Ciark's house and John Atkinson
vent with them Captain Garcia sent
| for more men and | sent him his son,
g. n. and Frank Kent to defend the
! store. Atkinson brought over a trunk
containing 500 in specie. Cista Calcie-
ia told him that they would give US
three hours to deliyea Howard, and
| that If we did not do so they would take
| him out and shoot him I'VE will burn
you also as you are interfering in our
| business" About nine clock I order
ed the men off John Clark's house
and placed seven on the rooi
Of the quarters. Sergeant Mortimer
went over TO Ellis store. and then
walked to the corner of John Atkins
sons house. He turned and was cons
ing back when a shot was fired from
/ Nick Colehouses window. He cried
z out. am shot" and ran down the
street. When opposite the mill he be-
/ came SO weak that had to go out and
/ help him to the quarters. The ball en-
I tered his back and came out below the
right nipple. DIR. Ball pronounced ii
+ fatal and he died ut shutdown. At the
sound OF the shot the mob commenced
to fire from all directions. and they were
SO close that it was impossible for my
men to return the fire from the roof
and cut hole through aud ordered
( them down. then ordered them TO
different positions in the quarters and
corral, and from then until four o'ciock
III the evening we kept up a steadyfi re.
At that time the justice of peace came
in under hag. and told US thai the
Mexican did not want to fghf, and tha {
he would be personally responsible for
them that night if they fred on us. /
sent one of my men on the roof shortly
after. and the moment he appeared
they fred on him from all quarters,
One ball tore the top of his hat off and
mother went through his coat. then
bsrricaded tn. doors, opened port holes
IN the wall and stationed two men in
each room and at the doors. The fir
ing almost stopped during the night.
Next morning they charged the corral
aud were repulsed. They then attacked
Ellis in the rear, and were beaten off
They reiterated, but kept Up contin ual
fire all day. At aboat ~ clock they
| charged Ellis from the other aide, and
the fight lasted for an hour. They then
attacked Us and attempted to draw as
from our quarters by sham retreat. but
findtug IL useless, came up again and
were beaten OF. Mrs. CAmbell. An
American lady, came over in the morn.
ing and asked US to open the door; q
her husband wished TO ret into the
quarters. As she WAS going back again.
sha was fired on twice. Her husband
aud Frank Kent came over safe; the
others would not leave. Kent reported
that the mobe had cut she wall between
Elliss and Atkinson's and were ready
TO break through at any moment. Cap.
tain Garcia wanted them tn run away.
bot they refused TO leave Firing cons
tinued all day. At night they charged
Elise, and Captain Garcia escaped
under cover OF our FIRE. The Mexicans
piundered the-store. fortified the winds
ows with sacks Of Hour. and opened Gre
on our quarters from the milf. Al about
II o'clock next day put up fla9 a.
wanted 10 let the sheriff Of Pecos coan>
" 60 out. He had been with " from
the first and could not remain longer.
They let him 60, and ssntme word they
would like 70 talk with ne. went 10
meet them and they agreed not to Gre
during the night, aud would talk 10 me
n the morning. They kept their word.
but erected Notifications and dug rifle
pits during the night met them
u the morning. aud they told me
thai i did not give Howard mn thsy
would blow up the quarters, 8 they
had gnnp0wder under if. Thss
pronaisee that u HoWnsd woald 70 down
q fhsm a. his own win, and reIinquish
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unk hnxt him. told Howard. and a.
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