The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-25
sIX-sHoGTERs,

| MIR, O'CoNNELL, u citizen OF San
Saba, was in town the day after the
report of the doings of the San Saba
bsnditti appeared in the STATESMAN.
| He denied the report as published,
and left an article in refutation, but it
is too lengthy for publication. AT
ter setting out by stating that the no.
tice In tins paper styled the "Ssn Sa-
ba Bsnditti," is II think an outrage
on the good people Of San Saba, and
ought not to go unanswered" he gives
a history OF the killing OF Brown, and
/ then criticizes the attorneys for the
defense, and says: ''Still think that
Gen. Shelley deserved to be called to
an account for his abusive language to
one or two o. the state witnesses. 1
know that if the state had me on the
stand for a witness, l for one would
not allow Gen, Shelley or any Other
lawyer, no matter how much of a Gen
ersl he was, to abuse me like he did
| those two witnesses, for believe a
witness has got rights as well as law
yer. Then Mr.. O'Connel goes on to
say, "While take up for no party, [
wish to see every person have justice
I'have lived in and around San Saba
for eight or nine years; I am no GEN
eral; belong to noysecret SOCIETY,",
| and Twas never afraid Of beng
bulldozed by Brown, a Brooks,
ranger, Kendall or any other
man in San Saba town or county,
General or major. Then Mr..
O'Connell advises the lawyers thusly:
'ifake care, gentlemen, sometimes ps-
thence ceases to be virtue" and "if
the people of this great commonwealth
eyer get it in their heads that lawyer
or moneyed aristocrat cannot be con-
victed for murder, you may look out
| for troublesome times, and the lawyers
! may try some other vocation-for m
stance, rail splitting" The above are
all the important points contained in
che refutation Of Mr. O'Connell, and
we give them with pleasure. In re-
gard to the report published some days
| ago. the reporter called at the 'adju-
tant generals Office and learned that
Gen. Jones was in receipt of Intelli-
gence from his officer at San Saba that
substantiates in every particular the re-
port of the doings of the banditti as
published in the STATESMAN. The wit
nesses that Mr.. O'Connell Gays Gen.
Shelley abused were, from all the re-
porter can learn, members of the BAN
ditti, and one of them at least followed
Kendall and, pretending to be his
friend, had some business transactions
with him and got all the information
out of him possible, and on the trial
just concluded appeared as witness
against him. From all we can learn,
the banditti were at San Saba for the
sole purpose of making short work of
Kendall, his attorneys and all Others
who would interfere with their little
pastimes; but Gen. Jones, having
slight acquaintance, you know, with
matters and things as carried on by the
banditti, sent up there four or five of
his tried rangers, who at the very first
movement made by the banditti
promptly put quietus on the valiant
band. There is no doubt but what the
San Saba court and jury were bull
dozed, and the good people of that
section will consult their Interest and
welfare by promptly putting down such
affairs as the above and bringing. the
guilty parties to justice before this
great commonwealth" to say nothing
Of Gen. Jones and his rangers, does it
for them.