The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-05

HoUsTAN, Tex, Aug. 4.-The news Of
a war on much more than ordinarily
extensive plan has reached here as hay
ing occurred some twelve or fourteen
miles from West Lake, La, on the
Lock, More & Co. logging tramway. In
the battle, as reported here, nine men
were killed and sixteen wounded. The
point ut which the encounter occurred
is just on the line of Texas and Louis
lana, and the neighborhood has long
been the headquarters Of a gang whose
depredatlons have made them terror
to all who have any permanent inter
est.
1t Is known that some of them reside
on the Louisiana side and Others in
Texas, and it has been the custom for
the forays into each State to be made by
those from the other side, thus escap-
ing the penalty Of the law and at the
same time sharing the unlawful gain.
This gang is known as the "Ashworth
people" and is made. up mostly Of
lot of half breeds who take delight
principally in stealing cattle and fight
ing. The cattle owners Of the section
have lived in dread of these men and
suffered severely at their hands for
long time, and at last the ranchmen
had sent them q notice that they must
desist or take the consequences; not
only this, they must leave the country.
The depredRtionsc continued, however,
and so bold did they become that the
cattlemen found it necessary to organ
ize and arm in order to protect them
selves and property.
The "Rebones" are the leaders OF the
cattlemen, and when it was learned that
the gang was again on foray they.
called their men together and set out to
find the marau1ers. They suspected
man named Morris as the leader OF the
thieves and ordered him to leave. Nor
ris was supported by the wholestrength
of his faction and defied the cattlemen
to Danish him or compel him to leave,
The quarrel grew bitter and one OF the
Ashworth crowd named Ward drew his
gun and shot "Redbone," Peter
Dyson.
Then the hattie began. Firingbecame
general, and Marion Markle and Lee
Perkins Of the "Redbones" were killed
and Willets Dupree was wounded. Hos
tilities then ceased for time but in the
afternoon another attack WAS made on
the railway people by cattle men by
which William Swan Of "Redbones" and
John Owen and Henry Ashworth oil the
other party were killed. DR.. Meyers
and his brother who had come to attend
the wounded were fired on by the train
boys, but were not hurt. 1t is impossi-
Bile to get the exact number OF the
wounded as the men were carried away
by their friends. Word was sent to
Lake Charles for the Sheriff, posse
and the coroner, the presence Of the
latter seemingly being the most impor-
tant,
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
ORANGE, Texas, August 4.-Mr. Beld-
er Sanders, who has Just returned from
Lake Charles, La, confirmed the report
OF riot at Lockmoore & Cos. The last
account he henrd was from wounded
man who left the scene at o'clock yes
terday. Fourteen men were killed and |
two more missing. 1t was a free for all |
fight between the "Redbones" and the |
whites. Mr.. Sanders stated that many
different reports were being circulated !
and nothing more authentic could be
learned. Officers and physicians have
gone to the bloody scene. 1t is rumored |
later that the physicians were waylaid
and killed.
Another account of the riot coming !
from West Lake, La, is to the effect that |
the roit was caused by the breaking out
OF IN old feud between band OF rob
bers known as the Warth gang and the
cattle men Of that section. The former,
it is said has been committing depreda- !
tions upon tho community for quite a
time and they had killed n number of
cattle belonging 10 the cattlemen. They
had been notified by tho ranchmen
to desist and leave the country but they |
continued their proceedings, and at |
last they were caught and the fight be-
gan. A later report increases the num-
ber wounded to sixteen.