The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-14
CRIMES ANDCRIMINALS
Ex-TreaSurer Ike Vincent Dying
of ConSum otion.
A MILLIONAIRE FOUND DEAD

Bo*HAM, Tex, February o. Special. Tho
Buchanan nc;ghborhcod. i've or six miles south
OF THIS place. is worked up to Il fever hest Os er
ono d rs most respected citizens receiving
notice to leave the county, The citizen re-
ferred to is Mr.. W. j. Lowe, 4 very pcpc2able
aud quiet man. y morning OF iwu ago lie
found between the Stats Of his gate the follow
ing notice;
OF March, i1SS. van won't 70 sac In fly miles OF
Bonham not safer ttsn was the neht ! stopped
~ yonr house aud Inquired The way TO the pyers
place lo4 hylpei hunt III aud sam aud then
helped hang them and gave them no chance az all.
an We give You SKY days aub ynn had better
MAKE Use oi u atd don tell e 90 nobody II you
do we VIII sco you ssancr. 50 take wad yau have
got and gt nui remember the hciSiar tree in Bon
lam and ass no questions, You ain by yourself
by order OF the c!uh
Tho note within itself would be very insig-
nitcant were il not for the fact that il has
strong bearing on one OF the worst mlssacreS
that ever botted the name of Texas. Less
than three years ago the Buchanan neighlor-
hood was infested with gang Of the worst
desperadoeS that ever deprecated on Texas
soil. The sam and Eli Dyer mentioned in the
anonymous note Just received bv MIR Lowe,
were the leading spirits OF this tough gang.
On the 10th of May, 1SS5 Sheriff 4 +. RAGS
dale and Deputy Sheriff j. Il, Buchanan
started out to this settlement, where they had
learned the Dyer gang were then staying,
hoping to effect their arrest for tho numerous
outrages that they were guilty of. After ar
irving in the neighborhood, Sheriff Ragsdaleg
deputized several of the citizens living in that
section, and together they surrounded the
house where the two Dyer brothers
were then in hiding. The men had no more
than taken their positions before the
desperadoes ran out of the door and COM
menced shooting at the officers who returned
the fire without effect, as the deSperadoeS
gained a smokehouse, which offered them pro-
lection from the bullets and at the same time
the cracks between the logs OF the building
served as portfolios through which a hot fire
was kept on the officers and posse until both
Sheriff Ragsdale and Deputy Buchanan were
shot down, Ragsdale living only few hours
and Buchanan dying the next day
During the panic that followed the shooting
of the officers the desperadoes ran from the
building, ard going to their horses made a
break for liberty. They were Immediately
followed and Eli the eldest, captured after he
had received bullet wound in the side. The
other, Sam, made his escape, but as the entire
country was soon aroused and in arms he was
captured in about week and lodged in jail
along with Eli. A few weeks after the pend
ing district court, it having been rumored that
the desperadoes would escape with life sem
tence to the penitentiary, the enraged citizens
formed themselves into mob and on Sunday
night took them from them Jail and hanged
them to boisdarc tree on the edge of town.
1t is thought that the note left at Mr. loves
place was written by parties of this gang of
desperadoes, as several who were supposed to
belong to the secret organization mentioned in
the note as the 'club' were never arrested
there being no direct evidence against them
Trouble is again apprehended, but Mr.. Lowe
says he will pay no attention to the threat