Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-19
CAPTAIN RANDALL JOKES,

CAPTAIN RANDALL JOsES.
The subject Of this bIief sketch, Cap
tain Randall Jones. that early pioneer ant
Csranchua Ildian fighter, was born II
Columbia county, twenty miles from
Aasnts, Ga, en- August l9. 1886. o! his
early youth we know nothing. In 1910
Shen JUST srtived st manhood, he removed
% WILKINSON coHstv, Ms ,issippi.
Ia 1912 ne entered the Ulised States
srmy ss volunteer, and was soon afier-
wards elected a captain, which position
he continued to hold until the disband-
ment Il The ,rces 10 1914.
II was ouriDg this pzrtor, November IL,
1918, that Captain Randall Jones COM
mAnded in the celebrated "csuoe 6ghI''
on tie Alabama river, 10 which nine war
riors we're killed ia 5 desperate hand to
ASnd COMBAT. By reference 10 "Pickett's
History # Alabama" IL will be seen
that Jers AusliiI command,d on this
occasion, while Dale aCd Smith are
made to dgare as tbs primo pal sc.ors 10
this famous engagement, MsBy years
lister, Sin book emitted Life ano
Tines OF General Sam Dalt ;" f. Is boldly
asserted lh1t D,le twmAuded ia tbs
light, aud Is lioniz as the hero CT
the shSlr; Jones' name not beug men
stoned. However. rhe flc remsin the
same. Captain Rtndan jones was the
zeal commander aud gave the order on
that occasion. Bti,fiV, he true version
OF The fignt is as follows: Captain Jones,
in command of sixty VJluateers, marcned
from Fort Madison for the Alabama river
on tie lItn of November, 1873. and on
the Hsn fell In with eJd def. ated Two
parties OF Creek Iodians, tn sec n :
being the canoe parry. Fbe folio Az g
extracts from lhe I'll isl reporS Of tut
"CAnos Aght," from the Volun eec arm +,
written, dated "Rtst Bark of the Ala
bkma, November IS 1885," and published
In toe Washington On - Republican,
prinJod BY Marsc4slk Is 10, ON 'he 2Sl
Of December following July Yeria=s ana
proves the a5eTs state meuti
"0n the l1,h Inst, Captsin Jones Of the
twelve monhs' volunteers and militia,
marched from Fort Ma ison for tho Ala
bans, and on the u b fell in with Two
parties OF Creeks, which he Immediately
routed and killed nine warriors, without
sustaining any lass on his part. Captain
Jones and his PER Y dessIve the greatest
praise and honor for the handsome MAJ
ner In which the enterprise was con-
Quoted"
This Is bat the beginning Of his event.
ful career. We now quote from sketch
published in the Texas Almanac 70 1857,
and was written ny Judge J. Sullivan,
who now (lSS7) resides at RcAmond,
Tx
"IG The fall Of 1914 Captain Jones came
70 the SAoi0s, ana AZ Gaines ferry met
WntV ri a. ffaH Ia dEf.I
st the Medina Tue General vas then re-
crutting for another effort. Csptatb
Jones thought his followers (abouE zoe in
all, NJ, x cans AID AmsricaDs) rather too
ragged and molly SIT to l0iu. He there
fore TUNED merchant. went TO N4ichtZ
and procured shout $500 worth OF goods,
and spent the wiuter vf 1914 10 trading
with the ComaGehes on the prAiries Of
Texas.
10 1916 be established store 10 Mac
egdOches and continued to trade win
the Indisns and Msxicsns until 1918
Speaking Of this psrIod of his hf3 spent
among the wild tribes Of Ttx4s, Captain
Jones says;
81 have now been i've years trstiug
among the Indisrs and II xicaus. Dur
ing the whole OF this perloe, ON say
with truth, that wss Alwsys lrexted With
respect and attention. In ell my trans
actions, either with MtxicaEs q
Indians, I endesvored to acs jusdy spf
Was never insulted or misGeatsd IS
them NJ ones Journal. ~
Considering the unIB psachsbB ye1eslty
OF the above, We you'd asE: Ar tne
Ibdisus alone responsible for esRszquent
scenes Of blosd and csrnsge7 We think
not But we are digressiuR.
In the spring Of 1873 Captain Jones
visited the famous LaHstr, Ct Galveston,
for the purpose of buying negroes et aim
Prior to this time, Lanste hEd been in the
habit Of selling negroes at this place, o.
tas convenient prics OF 81 per poune
Watcher or not he succeeded IN making tss
purchases cannot be stated. However, he
renamed with Latte two days and
nights, during which time he was roy ally
entertained Speaking Of Laflste In his
III lurnal the captain eAysi al found him
Al, ~ thipg else than III" rough, uncouih
avsge pirate popular opinion had made
I'm; In fsct 9 more geptlemAnly and
S,rteous host never met"
In 1878 CNptsin Jones j iiued the forces
Of General Long az EscOgdoches, where
the general, advocating MS Wild schsne,
was maintaining az independent govern
ment, and was setting as governor and
Commander Of tie northern forces OF
Mexico. Here Captain Jones received
The title OF "brlgsde major" he was
sent with party oft~eniy-one men to go
to "Galveston at the mouth OF the
Brszosn He struck the Brsz1s river op-
posite where the town of Washington now
is, commenced building boats
TO descend with, was set upon
BY sbuut sixty Mexicsne, broke
up and made his way back TO
2 louisiana. early in the year 1892, says
one OF his biographers, he slept opposite
20 the town Of San Felipe, IS one Of
/ Austin,s colonieta.n Soon afterwards
/ mo,