Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-05

/ time FGrkc said lie had q conversation
with l.. f.. Head ana he told Head mat
no had done wrong 10 threaten An
| drew Cades life. Head denied that he
had done so. Parks told Head that
what he did say to Andrew cadc was
| III you don't mind and keep your
mouth shut youn be looking up a
lint"
Head told him that Andrew cade
was % scared that he could make no
resistance, but that Bill Deal fought
50 desperately that " he had been
given the least chance no would have
killed somebody. Parks denied that
he had agreed with one Deans to work
up cases against members Of the mob
and divide $4,000 they were to get out OF
Il between them. He said that he had
been run out OF Ellis county by mob,
and that the burglary charge against
him In ELLIS county was dismissed. As
10 the oath he was required TO take
when he Joined the mob organization,
he said II was a terribly tight oath.
In explanation Of the testimony OF
Parks II should be remembered that
he was regarded as the chief witness
for the state and that he was killed ON
the goth OF last May. and mat j. u.
Head IL TO be tried on the charge or
the murder on the 10Th Of this month.
The story OF the organization that
has been known IN this trial a. the
mob" was told by the next witness, J.
A. Barnett. who had once been Il mem
bcr OF IT. He was from near San An
gelo. he said. and was a stock raiser
and farmer. He had lived In Gala
han county and knew OF the existence
OF band Of men organized FOR the
purpose OF Kidding tile county OF
thieves II was In the year 1856. and
there was such an organization In Cal
lahan. Comencha aud slstland coun-
ties. The witness said he knew Of this
organization In August, 1856. and he
went into II. met with the members
and acted with them. The organiza-
tons IN the different counties worked
together. When work was to be done
In one county. Callahan. for Instance.
IL was generally men from the other
counties who DID Il. The only reason,
the witness said. he Joined the organl-
cation was that he thought IL would
be a good thing to break up the con-
STINT depredaiions OF thieves. 20 whip
them, or, n they were very bad men.
TO Kill them. The method OF the regu-
latora wnE. when thcy spotted n bad
man, TO order him out OF the county
within short time. generally giving
him I'VE or ten days. Sometimes the
order was accompanied by u whipping,
and sometimes not, Witness had been
out several times with the mob. Once
they went TO Putnam, where they shot
NJ some parties Was with them the
time man named Everhnrt WAS
whipped, and the same night a cripple
mined Snake" Johnson was ordered
on. The witness said he belonged TO
the gang until the spring OF 1856. when.
AT meeting. II was agreed to Kill the
Hun boys. and then witness drew out
OF ~, nA he believed n was u PERSONAL
matter there being hatred on the part
OF the Johnsons 10 the Huffs, and they
wanted TO KIN them The organization
had officers and an oath was taken by
all who Joined Il. Witness remembered
tho oath IN substance. There We're lfty
or sixty members IN Callahan county
When amy work WIS 10 be done there
wcru generally verbal notices sent to
the members The organization WIS
known AZ Judge Lynch's Men" OF
Wet Ropers."
Tho meetings were held at the most
places sometimes IN unoc-
cupicd buildings and at night. Witness
remained q mombcr until February or
March, 1850 when the Hum.Johnson
matter came M and he quit. He was
n friend TO the liuffs The mpnbers
took an oath that was similar to the
oath Ia courts When work was to be-
done the officers took the most prumi-
nrut part, but u was carried out ac-
cording to the will OF the majority pres
rnt at The meeting. When a iuan was
wanted as recruit for the order, some
one would approach him aud ascertain
" he was friendly to the determination
Of thieves and II he was. then he was
asked TO Join in, This Is how the witt
moss said he came 10 Join the organlza-
uon Ia order TO rid the country Of
thieves.
The oath was a very strong one. the
man who took Il swore that he would
do everything IN his power 10 rid the
country OF thieves, would XIII II ncces-
sary, and " a member was arrested
and put In jail on account OF the ac-
TONS of the organization The other
sworc that he should be lib
GRATED, II they had to break down the
doors of jalla or wreck traius 10 cf-
feet HIS freedom. And II amy member
EVER divulgad tho ncta OF the organlza-
don he was doomed 60 death Work
was done al night. generally eight or
ton We're detailed to do the work re.
qulred, though u large number would
meet In council and talk over whit
should be done and the way 20 accom-.
pllsh It
Mbcu Winosr iert the mob he knew
they had II Ia for him hs she way hc
WIS harrnssad They threafauad ID
klll him, had him on a false 'harge
ot murder and he was thrown INTO ian
iof four dNya. some parties fired INTO
hln nhpep camp one night ana nearly
Killed q boy he had raised.
The witaess' account OF the order
nnd It's operations, together with his
own connection with It and withdrawal
from II was followed by q considerable
amount OF crosa-oxaminatlon by Attor.
ncS Lindsey OF the defense. with refer
ence TO the witness connection with
the Hum-Johnson teud. Witness mem
TONED the namcs pf n number OF men
IN has'land and callahan counties who
were members of the organization ana
these matters occupied the attention OF
the court untll $3.50 .. nl.. whom III,
SQUIRT adjourned until O'clock this
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