The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-05
ordered not to proceed. This was


Sunday morning.
That afternoop,the division superin-
tenoent requested me to go to Finley
and disperse this assembly and let his
trains 90 on. | went to Finley, reach
ing there about o'clock in the after
noon, and there found the army occu-
pyipg and in possession of the train
which had been there several hours. l
ordered them to get off the train and
allow it to proceed on its course, which
they did. had gone down on another
train. which had passed on. My men
and then rode on this freight train
TO Sierra Blanca, where | notified the
people and made arrangements to
feed the army, myself and men con-
tributing with the other citizens OF
our means 70 do so.
Monday morning yesterday the
men reached Sierra Blanca and had
food. We returned to our headquar-
tiers in Ysleta on the first passenger
train coming this way, after the
army reached Sierra Blanca. While
we were there some of the men
commenced taking coal from cars on
the railroad track. Believing it our
duty to protect property, we ordered
them to desist aud they obeyed. Last
evening Deputy Sheriff Bandy arrived
with wrlts of injunction ordered oy
District Judge Buckler in favor OF the
state of Texas against some TWO or
three of the leaders and their associ
ates, and, at Bandy's request we as
sisted him in serving these wrlts,
which was done by reading them to
the parties. Myself and men left
Sierra Blanca this morning and were
in our camp at Ysleta before 10 o'clock
and were there when your dispatch
reached me. This is full and COM
plete report of all our acts and con-
nection with The industrial army, and
what was done was in the conscien-
cious discharge of duties we honestly
believed i'm posed by by law.
Being clothed with the duties and
obligations of peace officers, as | I'M
derstand the law, and with the duty
of dispensing unlawful assemblies
when, as | thought, violating the law
in my sight, ordered the dispersion
of these people from the cars at Fin
lay, and directed tuem 10 uesIst from
taking railroad coal at Sierra Blanca.
have no interest whatever in aiding
the railroad or in interfering with the
people any further than l am obliged
under the law to do, in order 20 main
| cain or enforce the law. If l have
made any mistake regret it, and sim
cerely hope that your eXcellency Will
ascribe it to no intention to get out OF
the line and path CT my duty.
While at Sierra Blanca, instead OF
| being regarded as their oppressor,
|
do what he could to ameliorate the
condition of these wandering men,
and proceeds sent me means to buy
them food, which | did.
l left them in as comfortable a con
dition as could be expected under the
circumstances.
| have the honor to be, sir, yours re-
spectfnly, JOHN r. HUGHES,
CAPTAIN Co. D Tenth Battalion.
ARE YOU MAYOR?
When the train pulled in yesterday
morning and Major Frye stepped out
tie first man that approached hin
was Harry Owen. Harry extended
his hand cordially and said: 81 an
glad TO see you" Major Frye bowel
and asked: care you mayor of thu
Clty g. NO, JS]lOu AIally anu VhCN
ended him. He was too weak to So!
much mora after that and he walked
slowly up the street after tn
train had departed, leaning OF
Vaudelhuret's arm. "That was al
awful shock 10 my pride" said Henr!
att erwsrds, in conversing with q few
fCjends.
THE LOST RECRUIT.
As mentioned before b. M. Wander
hurst Of the News came in with yes
terday mornings crowd of hoodlum
and was fired out of the train here
Governor Hogg heard of it abou
breakfast time and is reported to hav
said: "My God! can't have that fel
low stay in town. 1 had rather tn
whole army had stopped than tina
fellow, by gatlinsW
must get him out of the way. Tn
governor got to thinking and the re
suit was that Vanderhursb was sen
to La Grange last night over the In
ternational and Great Northern. TIL
people of that town were not notifie
, by the governor of his actions, Tor fea
they might resent the matter and no
take care Of Vsnderhurst when he GO
there.