The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-25
GREATEST HANGING BEE.
1nnd Dramatic Execution of Forty Three Men al Gaines
vile, Texas in October, 1862

renowned the whole matter and refused
TO carry his plans any further. lie re-
ported 10 the officers that 50 lar as ne
had learned, there was nothing criminal
connected with the organization in ques-
ton.
Overland Mail company. and its avowed
object was to develop certain portions oil
the Territory OF Arizona, in which Il was
claimed that some extraordinary TlCh su-
yer mines had been discovered. 1T had
been known for some time that an or
ganlzation for this purpose existed, ana
that 1t was holding meetings frequently
The mall carrier reported that II hhd a
secret grip ana password. Nhen one OF
its members met man in regard to Whom
he was doubtful he would inquire of him
where he got his horse, gun, or some
swer was I'm Arizona the man addressed
was known 10 be member oil the So
ciety.
The grip consisted Of common hand and
shake with the index finger pressed hard
against the inside of the wrist. THESE ana
few similar things were al the mai
carrier ascertalned ana reported Enough
had been learned though, 10 make the
military officers feel tolerably certain that
there was something about the Overland
Mail company not yet discovered; some
thing dark mysterious and bloody
II was decided to get another man 20
take up the work where the mail carrier
had left II off. Newton Chance was the
name OF the man chosen, ana petter Sc
lection could hardly have been MADE
Cool clear headed, accurate, self con-
trollpd he was the very man Tor an uh-
dertaklng that would have tested me
nerves and the skill OF the best, M ucn
has been said condemnHtory of the course
he pursued In the matter, but no ono can
study the subject IN an unpreJudicen WY a,
without believing that ne acted TOT me
hest as he saw 81. He Is alive today
n nreaeher in the Christian or Campbell
lie church lie lives near Decatur, IeNhs'
and is an honored. upright citizen OF the
community in which he liVes ,,,.. ~,
Aching on the advice OF the military o.
flcers he sought and obtained admit,
lance TO the councils OF the OYerlahu
Mail company, He mad formerly peeh
connected with the Confederate army
md hence It was considered by the con-
gpirators that he was quite an addltlohi
Ia their ranks. BY degrees he learned
that the suspicious eltert9ailiitu y, ~! ~,
Mail company were only too correct;
In the course OF II lev weeks y" reported
what he had found out ,,,..
General William Hudson, a brlghdlef
OF the State militia, wa; the military Oh
deer in command at Gainesville, ana u
vas Ia him ana his subOrdlhatss lhnt
Chance made his report , bne ,n gsneI from,
inent citizens and heaviest property own
ers in the city OF Gainesville. he ls q
dignified. venerable, looking Oh gsneIet
man Whose face IN every hneanlent
snr'salts the mildness and refinement char
sicterIstie OF The true gentleman No one
can ever look AZ him and bsieySS Ili9' NM ne
49, ia drmlv and consceniiously
believed It necessary for the pubic WEI
fare, -. c,o,or-ai
When Mr. Chance reported 10 D tbinsi
IIIidson and his associates the tnihgs
as GerGi II was deemed necessary 80. TO
take secret steps toward eTusnlIhs Hu Iiie
so-called MAI go for an the militia in
s cn5k ,sSS eonnty to report at Gainesyii9
armed and equipped Tor s seTgdagi a. were re
early hour the next day 6saf5 pi't Counties
H T59r sem tbe work Of arrestng he suspects
began. Colonel James Bog yesPe q htrusfdd
tain Twitty were thg The 90, SiG thirteen days
win me ue ~ work went on. IN all
iI9 me-, nlSi We're arrested during the lihle'
a. .,.,a excitement IN Gainesville
up ~ r sni5 fever heat The most ensf,
se ger. rumors In regard 70 'H' ''''