The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-17
Ghe Bu1letin.
BORDER AFFAIRS.
A Talk with u Texas Ranger.

Our reporter yesterday took advantage OF
bre. interview with one Of Capt. Halls
rangers, Mr.. A. S. Mckay. "Mack" is an
intelligent man, and has done much hard
service in his line OF duty throughout our
western country. He frequently writes up
his adventures and furnishes MS letters to
the press, and there Is no journal that
would not be glad to print his interesting
writings. He arrived in this city on Thurs.
dsy evening, accompanying his captain
and others Of the company, who brought
with them the Brazil murderers. Their
prisoners were five in number, to-wit
Dave Augustine, Bill Meadows, Bill Cox,
Jake Ryan and Jim Hester. They are
charged with numbering one Dr. Brazil
and his son George In Dewitt county last
September year ago. After long and
tedious effort to reach result, Augustine
and Hester were acquitted during the ear
ly part OF this week Of being implicated in
the murder OF young Brazil, and on ac-
count OF the impossibiliiy OF obtaining ju-
rors who could qualify, the cases have been
removed here for trial under change oil
venue. Mr.. Mckay states that the utmost
interest is taken in the result of the
charges against these men, who have an
extensive relationship and many iniuen-
tial friends. HUNDREDS OF persons attend
ed their trial at Cuero, and ON the day the
or IN
thronged with ladies. The result OF the
trial of Augustine and Hester was a surprise
TO many, but they seem TO have proved an
oil 1, aud worked up other points, through
their counsel, which induced the jury TO
render verdict OF "not guilty." frev!-
Gus to to their recent removal TO Cuero,
the five prisoners were confined in the
Austin jail, where they had lain for thir-
teen months.
Mr.. Mchsy says the Mexicans in the Cor
pus Christi country are becoming very Of
fenslvs to Americans. They seem to have
caught up the prevailing national spirit of
hatred for the "Grngos," and insult and
bully over Americans whenever and
wherever they find oppor tunity. Through
out all the lower Nueces country the feel.
In is decidedly Mexican, and in conse-
quence OF this business has become greatly,
depressed. The people are beginning to
feel unsettled, and merchants in email vii
lagos are afraid to replenish their stocks.
None OF the people seem to care TO make
investments. The Americans dread their
Mexican enemies, and are forced to keep
on keen watch to protect themselves from
T-'''-e P-~J =" s"e'' ss.CnrIJ.
Upon mquIring Of Mr.. Mckay as 10 how
the rangers were getting along on the short
appropriation allotted TO their support, our
reporter learned that their resources had
all been exhauSed anf that an appeal to
the S n Antonio railroad company had
been made. The stock mems donation,
what OF it had bsep paid up to keep the
boys in the field, had ali been used. and
unless Col. Andrews, on behalf of our
railroad company, stood up to previous
promise % let the rangers have what mon
ey they needed In an emergency, why there
was no hope. But there is faith in the
railroad. The rangers receive small pay,
do hard service, kill their horses, and SUI
fer many privatiens which never come TO
pnbic knowledge 1t Is not strange that
they complain when tneiS service-money
IL not forthcoming.