The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-09-01
H'D'oRs CAMP DICK BOWLING, }
Houston, Texas, (
August 18th 1897. )
CAPT. G. G. BEAvENs,
Commander.
WILL LAMBERT,
Adju,ant.

AdDulaht.
Following is the appeal OF Gen.
John b. Gordon, COMMANDMENT.
Chief of the United Confederate
Veterans:
HDoRs. UNITED CONFEDERATE
VETERANS, 7
NEW ORLEANS, LA. July 20, 97.
[Circulac Letter No. So.
Following received from gener-
al commanding, which explains
itself:
10 the Camps of the United Con.
federate Veterans:
Atlanta, Ga, July ]5, 1851
have been requested by our com
rade, DIR. Il. &. Lignoski, OF Hous-
ton, Texas, and other members of
our organization in that State, to
bring before you the case OF an un
fortunate ex.COnfetlerate soldier,
Mr.. Nc Stewart, now incarcerated
in Il Mexican prison. While have
no personal knowledge whatever
OF the case, yet the representa-
tons made to me by others have
raised grave doubts in my mind
as to whether Mac Stewart has re.
ceivcd fair trial III the Mexican
courts. Ills offense is the killing
of /: Mexican policeman, whom
Stewart claims to have shot Who'll
~ in self.defense. An able Mexi
. can lawyer, now judge Of the high
, est court, who defended Stewart
, is OF the opinion that his trial was
not a fair one.
: Dr. Lignoski, who has taken :
r deep interest in Mac Stewards cas'
0 proposes to 60 to the City of Mex
leo for the purpose of making in
tercessiop for his release. The doc
y tor asks from the camp such con
I tributions OF other aid as the.
3 may feel disposed to make.
II Letters addressed to Dr.. Il. Il
Liguoski, Houston, Texas, will re
tceive prompt attention.
- FraternaIly yours,
8 J. &. GORDON,
FL General Commanding.
,. The general commanding direct
the foregoing sent out to tn
camps for such action as is deem
J. cd proper. Very respectfully,
d GEORGE MOOEMAN,
'. Adjutant General and Chief {
q. Staff.
Commanders and adjutan1
=, will please act at once.)
:: TO THE UNITED Elk. CONFEDERAT
VETERANS THROUGHOUT
THE SOUTH.
. In compliance with the wish.
y and request Of many tx Contc,!c
to ates and citizens Of the South, al
70 in response to Gen. JOHN Il. Go
ut don's Circular Letter No. s., iss
O., ed July 10, 1897, for action by Il
Confederate camps, now, as
member OF Dick bowling Camp
as ex-CoDftderate veterans, H0nst0
ne Texas, most earnestly appeal
ks your sympathies for aid to ASST
=, the writer in entleavoring to a
y" complish the release Of Que of o.
L. old comrades, Mac Stewart, wi
is now incarcerated in dunge'
in parral, Mexico, under dea
sentence TO be shot for killing
Mexican policeman on May 81!
1895, who has most earnestly a
he pealed to his countrymen to COZ
". to his rescue and save him from
~ most ignominious death. lie Ii
exhausted all of his means and
us now penniless and friendless il
use foreign nation and who now d
ne peals to your most generous i
on ture to respond literally with ;
-, sistance III accomplishing Il
We most worthy and humane missile
e" Mac Stewards otfeuse, as c|lal
i'd ed by the courts, was for murd
Ell He killed a Mexican policem
,rv purely in self:detense-shot OF
~ after the policeman had shot
him. Judge Luna, who defend
lie. Stewart at the trial, and who
nd now President of the Supre
,u Court of Chihuahua, shows vt
NY clearly aud conclusively by .
'es dence that the act was commit
ALI entirely in self defense.
to Ex.Gov. Hogs has consented
,ar. accompany the writer to Mexi
and has most generously offel
~ his services to assist in plead
lth for the defendants release,