The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-01-12
The San ElizarO Affairs.

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News gives the following particulars
of the affair:
Report of Lieut.. Tays, of the san
EIiza,o siege and massacre, and let,
tiers from others at FL Paso, receive"
to-day. The Rangers were forted IN
a onc-story adobe house, having Var
ricaacA the windows and doors ana
opened port holes in the walls. The
mob charged them repeatedly, out IN
each case were rrpulScd. The Next
cans dug trenches and occupied III"
surrounding houses, fort1fylng the
windows. The Rangers were finally |
BETRAYED into a surrender 10y Nkl n
sons action, who did so t" save his
own lite, hut was killed at once. lhr
fighting was continuous tor a Whn'r
day. The lieutenant writes OF the
last days: At ahout T. o'clock next
day put up flag, as | wanted t." let
the sheriff of Pcro> county 9" out ne
had been with us from the first an"
could not remain longer. 1hry let
him 90, and sent NE word Trey wo'''o
like to talk with me. ! went to meet
them, and they agreed not to tire dn
ring the night and would talk to me IN
the morning. They kept their ~oro'
but erected Notifications, and dug H.
Ae pits during that night. | met them
in the morning, and they told me t''a'
if | did not give Howard mp they
would blow the quarters up, as tue!
had yunpowdcr under it. They prom
iscd that if Howard would ." down
to them of his own free will and rr!'n-
ouish all claims to the salt lakes they
wor|d not hurt him. I told Howard
j. and he said: 81 will 60, it is the on
a " chance to save your lives, but the!
will kill me-" | went down with How
ard, but before he left the quarters
l. told him publicly that I did not wan
him to go, and if he would stay
wouId protect him. Tic said: ut
useless for rs to attempt t" stan
them oft any longer. This is our ON
IL chance of cScapr.' He bid the boy
good bye. gave his valnahles t" Nc
Bride and we walked out. AS thcl
was no one at their quarters to inter
pyct fol us, sent back tor John \
kinson. When he came they toe
him to another room and made son
arrangements with the mob. lie re
turned back to the quarters and t"
the BOYS that had ordered them
come down with their arms, as ever
thing was peaccab\y arranged. WIN
the men arrived they were d'Sarm
: and imprisoned. The leaders tn
s came to me and told me could go
|" my own. men. ,
{; | objected and said that | h
y brought Howard at their request a
would not leave him till all was
ranged. Twelve men filed III a
" showed me into another room, wh'
" the sheriff of Pecos county, VII
" they still held, was Imprisoned. Ill
80 for the first time ! heard that
e. men had surrendered, and that J'
Atkinson to save his own life had
traved them. They then held me
" inc and all determined on the d'
i" of Howard, Atkinson and Mcbr
" They were led about lob yards
shot. Nine men from the other
If the river did the shooting.
mob yelled whether they should
La then, a])-mcaning the Rangers. \
of them agreed, and bat for q
Buril\a they would have done so.
told them if they killed one
more he would turn his own C.
e mand on them. They then toll"
to send some of My men t" the n
ter to look after the property
cook supper for the rest, and that
chose | could 60 to the quarters
sleep. but under a suonS :S'
Next morning there was rev!c'
the mob, and after man'uvcrlne
troops the leaders made sree'
Two of them from the other s''
the river made strong appeals Il
mob to kill not only us, but
Americans in the country. The
again consented, and bat for {
Hailla would have rushed and Ii
us. -
Another party writes that II"
acted with great GOODNESS and lie
cd no fears of death, aud tina
TX but surrender saved the rangers.
onsid- that the Mexicans belonging IN
RS. were scarcely able to prevent
ion of from Mexico from slaughte''";
" SUBJ rangers and all the Americans
country. At the beginning
fight, Ellis, y cltizen' starte u:
+. his house. Two days after MS
was found in the sand hills, his
IN n 'ne eyebrows and beard torn OF
dies Oh throat cut from ear to car an" 81
in or twice in the heart: