The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-01

the train IL the depot and after he az
covered that the train did not sfoN at TUG
crossing. ms he had arranged, made hliisrll
conspicuous by his abserce and was, not
ngatn scen until the train was slowed up
aDout three miles south of Trinity, whsn
those who had taken charge Of the tralh
left u and returned TO town.
captain Mccormick then countcrmarched
70 the school house, where he was soon met
we're selected by the people at large. VINO
demanded Of him that the negro sbpuld ne
taken "a our comfy jail. captain meteor.
miek then proposed that qle committee GO
with him to the telephone Office and listen
70 q request which he would make 70 tho
governor ana adiut1nt general for per
mission to take the prisoner to the jail az
Groveton.
The committee Of four, three OF whom
were over 80 yenrs old. peaceable and law
abiding citizens, the fourth member also
being a man Of middle age and a leading
attorney and a man Wltn Il large ia.,....
nn eN-county attorney. Three out of the
-four c0mmltteemen were Masons and mem
beers of Blue lodge and chapter,
This committee went with him to the
telephone Office, where d crowd of about
seYenty'aye men hsl congregated.
tn committee stood in the booth with
the captain and heard the conversation OF
Captain Mccormick, Governor sayers and
the adjntant general, ana the chairman Of
the committee also conversed with the gov
ernor. assuring him that the citizens were
determined that the negro should be placed
In the jail. Captain McCormick readily
obtained permission to take the prisoner
70 the jail, as lie had pro Missed. fmuae
dlateiy one of the committee called FOR
\ vote FROM the assembled citizens pledg.
Ing themselves to abide by this arrange
Iieht, whlch was carried Without a single
dissenting vote, This arrangement salts
hed the people that the prisoner would
soon be In our county jail, his proper
pace, ana many went home glad that the
matter had hcen peaceably aul satisfac
toflly arranged. one OF the committee thGf.
Went ut the request OF Captain Mccormick
70 the Office If the dispatcher to get Il
main ont Immediately, while the balance
81 tue committee conducted the captain
back to his company at the school house.
IT.
Whle he was making this talk to the
citizens his subordinate officer secretly
slipped around to tho telegraph office and
wired the governor aud adjutmt general
TO hurry up relnforcements. That Captain
AcCormick would try to hold out untl
their arrival. When the train was procured
ana placed at the point where he had desig.
mated for the cmbarkation Of his troon
una the prisoner, he delayed The move
ihcht under one preteXt after another tlu
ne Thought u nbout time that The rein
lively refused To % and n1rde,aaa a az pUit
from rho vicinirv ~ e'eiS pVua
grounds. Is it any wonde, Ina erar Seu ~
WIN a spark Of manhood or honor would
make uglv iitnnIs aHd aWiu sHuuli
Many were bHtGr tnNsrds ky mo'st.nt :
who bnd IotnJ 4, lUNdius the committee
matters atoof In a. W. 100 iaith- Ihts
Ittyely ',mt'.7, Iuu eNetyth!hg was compar-
a tbn fuif5 until The Jrtln which tore
brnte i,a cts,c5 :. n'$ slerlfs and negro
o =, - saVNvu away from the road crossing
Then hem i, 70 iiq lhds
a. r "@9 thii me shooting began, and
scsS i u'tleL OF proof positive that the
mana ~ ~ nted vas ny u member OF the
S S2ir 5 ~ 9ne S.5 Slde OF the ear aud near the
~ WroN Nth tue guards were entering
grad mn ,bnant,e neLe possibly ntty shots
H. ~ ~ a1unI LOFTY OF these were fired
n II, Suaius'
y tle hl9b, as claimed, did the SHOOTING.
M poSslule they would fre MI these
,rraTs 4uu lSl hoj~a single SHOT hit me
nd cbilfHissb Sueh an rgumen is 70 lish
But bou. ah,rt .,,
Of t6o NV H1"9l lne huliets from the guns
~ .ue suaflst Emboldened by the GER
raimt> nat men on foot could not keep
80 WIN ne swiftly moving train thcI
cured shot after shot out Of the gIlis
"nIHut ~ Tue money wrnng from the tOi.tr
nnnoat, HpaSe. mo the hons IS Of / II &c I
D., - uItu"HH tht hiLcn.
~ rro"i oi TINS one Of our citizens an I
~, ny were IN their nous having hau no
p9'. IN the nay troubles. now c srrlps two
tHYse same bliiets which he dug ont
~ y pacL val OF his house after having
saie tltouEn .hNe walls. passing thtol2n
tno iLHnt MlnuoW and Just over the bed
l." "ulth 1nel steep, and the other huii
nuu pHsstu through the front wall Of his
s..i',ht mousse ana through a httt-pOund can
Ul Latu anu lodging In the back wall. /
aulI''sS these We're some of the imaginary
5htn mo one member OF the guards saws
W. stN up q tree ana who he thought he
say l9iN
,N"" eltihehs ot Texas, these arc the
t,Iav'7 rom start 10 hnish and can be rerl-
nv 10y alhlaNlt,
W ASK Judgment between rs ana de.
cutters ~, the law.
~ is Wei 10 prate of the majesty Of The
NV, anu the election of othC'rs who wi +
ruIot'e the law ]. ike thousands of others.
lall 20 iha any punishment prescribed b.
our laws that is adequate TO thn or m o,
tempted rape, a short term of yeats n
n PelltentlarE is no punishment
ler a negro. Let u be known that a negro
WAe mas served time for any crime Is to
Ithufu on n certain day and the negroes
VII turh out 20 meet and welcome hint
nack, Nild from TINT day forward he Is an
Achno"ieuged leader among a large Gle
ment 81 the negroes. There are some,
thank God, who are honest and ahoy. nm
suspicion, Of sympathy for such brutes and
meg VIII always have the sympathy and
protection OF the white race in the South.