Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-18
A TEXAS VENDETTA.
4 Traatc History of NeigEtborItood Qsarrets
IN the Lone Star State.

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4 Traatc History of Neighbortood Qsarrets Z
IN the Lone Star State. 9
Galveston Correspondence Chicago Times. /
Aliens ranch is situated two miles below t
Harrisburg on the railroad between Galveston I
and Houston, and is very neat ranch, thor I
oughly American in constitution, and devoid
of all the dirt gear and peculiarities OF
Greaser ranch. It is owned by prominent
stock named s. Z. Allen, who has been
figuring in protracted and noted murder trial
in this and neighboring county, and In the
| supreme court for the past six years. From
the desperate scenes that were enacted there on
the night of the LIST it will be seen that the
| ranch and neighborhood is to become the thea
| ter of one of those deadly and secret vendettas
that made Williamson county, ILLINOIS, so
| dreaded few years ago, and ended In the death
on the scaffold of Marshal Grain, and the i'm
prisonment of Bulliner and others active in
| that feud.
Last Monday night at 10 o clock, Jeff Black
while sick in bed at the ranch, was shot by un-
| known men. Allen sitting on the side OF
the bed attending to Blacks wants. when one
of the window-shutters was turned up. Allen.
| thinking the stiff breeze from the prairie had
| caused the movement of the shutter, turned 1T
down. Immediately the one on the other side was
roughly thrust open and double barrelled gun
covered both Allen and Black, and an effective
shot followed its appearance, ten buckshot !
grazing Blacks right cheek. and four going
through the skin of his neck. Black rolled
out Of bed, and Allen, pluck to the core
seized gun and fred back at the men in the
dark, who replied with volley through the
same window. One bullet passed through
both sides of two houses. Three men are sus-
pected the firing party, and it is believed
that one of them was wounded.
The reason why this is believed to be the
commencement of vendetta will be explained
in the following tragic history About six
years ago, Galveston Island, after dark two
men on horseback rode up to the gate OF Green
Buffers residence, and asked for refreshments
and quarters for the night. Butler requested
} them to dismount and enjoy the hospitaltles
of his comfortable home, the door OF which
was never shut against mortal man. After
short conversation the visitors drew pistols and
shot Green down in his gateway, putting
enough lead in him to insure work for the UNI
: dertaker, and then rode away in the darkness.
l Although the shots we'll delivered, Green
lived just long enough TO say that the assassins
: were Jeff Black and Andrew Walker,
: cowboys employed by Allen. The dy-
ing declaration of Green Butler caused
!, the arrest of the accused men, and they
were tried in Galveston, and Walker was SEN
fenced to death and Black to the penitentiary
: for life. Allen stood bv the accused during
the trial and spent considerable money in their
> behalf. After their trial Allen lost no time in
!, making his appeals to the supreme court, and
after protracted trial by that august body
the case was remanded for new trial. The
trial that followed elected great interest, and
# resulted in verdict similar to the first. Allen
true to his trust, bestowed the usual amount
:, of attention on the supreme court and it
> again set aside the action of the lower court.
=, - A change of venue to neighborng county did
not alter the affairs of Black and Walker in the
T. least, and the death and life penalties were
- again fastened on them. Allen was in on time
again before the supreme court, and
d Walker and Black were again pre-
% pared for siege of law and lawS ers, and
= went back to jail with high opinion of the
i supreme court and Allen. These trials con-
a. sumed six years, and rumor says good share
- of Aliens fortune, and the people. were becom-
40 was discovered that nearly all the most impor-
tant witnesses had died-some hurredly, and
it was deemed advisable to let the prisoners
t. out on bond. Allen, never faltering was right
I'd up to the mark when the bond was called for
w and Black, owing his friend Allen debt OF
a. gratitude, concluded to go to the ranch and
he make it his home. Walker, it has been said
,e declined to leave the jail, fearing assassination
q. at the hands of Green Buffers friends, ane
ii from the occurrences of last Monday night i
will be seen that Walker is man of more thar
ordinary judgment.
es Recently Allen was on his way home on tn,
n. afternoon train. rough looking man. wher
as the train was near a station, walked into tn
st. car Allen in, and asked, where is AL
Ia len?" That gentleman pointed out t,
in him. He stepped up to Allen, tap, Jed him OF
ne the shoulder remarking, 81 here to xii
ne you,' and drew six-shooter. Before he coult
Wy shoot the passengers interfered and, the trail
ne just then reaching station the dangerou
man stepped on the platform, and was joined
: by other rough fellows. When the train left
Is they mounted horses and rode away. A repor
tie. came to Galveston from secret sourc
he that six men drew lots to kill Allen, and tn
re- choice fell to the bungler who thought it an ac
las of courtesy due to Allen to tell him that tn
en- proper time had come for him to step dow
is and out; and, before making this importan
he statement to Allen, ne INDUCED IN some c
,ry Watterson's elixir Of life, and that account
he for Allen being yet alive.
be From the above it will be seen that blood
MS vendetta has commenced, and will not end III
til many of the interested paties in the evening
tragedy down the island close their days i
7h violence. G.
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