The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-22
MORE MILITIA CALLED OUT
TROOP A, HOUSTON CAVALRY, RE
iNFORcES LIGHT GUARD.
Every Available Soldier in Houston
Brought into Service to Protect
Eli Spencer Colored.

! As announced in The Post OF yesterday
the Houston Light Guard, thirty strong
/ commanded by Captain George Mccormick.
left at a. N, Tor Trinity having In GUS.
| tody FIJI Spencer. The negro who Is ac.
! cnsed OF attempting criminal assault on
, Miss Laura Trow and whose examining
trial was set down 10 occur yesterday In
the Trinity county Justice court
| A further draft was made on the mil.
itary circles OF Houston by Governor Say.
ers last night for the protection of Ell
Spencer. colored, for whom large per.
eeutage Of the population Of Trinity com.
~ appears to he mp in arms
At $50 o'clock Captain W. o. Breed.
love Of troop A. Houston cavalry, received
orders from Governor Joseph D Savers.
through Aejutant General Thomas scurry,
20 proceed at once to Trinity with every
available soldier In the city ana report
to Sheriff Chandler Of Trinity sounty.
Captain Brcedloye lost no time IN get.
ting the men together Al o'clock they
were formed in line on market square and
forty rounds Of ammunition Issued Then
the order "a fall IN was given, aud eleven
sets OF fours and four officers marched Ia
double quick to the international and Great
Northern depot on Congress street, whctn
special train was in readiness for the
tIip TO Trinity. The start was made with
out unnecessary delay, Before the start a
careful Inspection was made OF the CON
pany 10 see that every man was thorough
ly equipped for whatever duty might be &C..
quired. Going on such a mission is far
from picnic exercig> and this no oue
more thoroughly realizes than the soldiers
themselves
The ranks II the cavalry troop were re
cruited from the members Of the Light
Guard left behind, whom II was thought
would not he needed when the last named
company left in the enrly hours OF the
morning as an escort for Spencer. Tile
company was In command Of Cap ain W
o. Brccdlove and Lieutenant w, w. Cock
rell Captain +. a. Reichardt accompanied
the Light Guard detachment. Before form
Ing In ranks the men were required to take
special oath 10 render true faith and al
leglance TO the United States and to the
State Of Tezus, and 10 obey the commands
OF their officers Tor ten days,
~
The vital interest which the people Of
Houston felt in the outcome Of the Trinity
trouble may perhaps be more easily real.
lied by the statement that the editorial
phone inquiries until far into the night for
information concerning the condition Of
pralrs. So frequent were the Inquiries
that the work Of the night force was seri
ously interrupted. But such information
as was obtainahle vas cheerfully given,
and was evidently much appreciated.
~
At $50 o'clock message was received
IL. II
that the situation had quieted down consld-
ernbly, and that the prisoner was still in
the hands OF the military company. The
message also stated that compromise
had been effected between the officers and
the citizens Of Trinity county by which the
prisoner would be carried IN safety Ia
Groveton and placed In Jail there.
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Further information was to the effect !
thar the Light Guard, IN charge Of the
prisoner, had arranged 70 board south
bound train for this place, but that they
were prevented from doing so by a failure
on the part ~ the engineer To stop for
them. The presumption Is that the Efforts |
OF the soldiers TO get the prisoner out of
town became known to the leaders Of the |
citizens party and that they provided
against the departure by compelling the
engineer 10 refrain from applying the
brakes AZ the point where the military com
pany expected 70 board the train
1t was stated. but on what authority can |
not be stated, that another military CON.
pauy from Marshall had been ordered 10 |
Trinity In addition 10 tho TWO companies /
from this place. This statement gave rise 1
80 the supposltion that the announcement /
that the prisoner would he placed IN jail /
at Groveton was a mistake and the con
nluslon was reached that as soon as the !
military guard could be made strong enough
to move tAs prISOpsr in safety he would be