The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-21
UNDER MARCHING ORDERS.
Houston Light Guard Called Out TO
Protect COIOred Prisoner.
EXAMINING TRIAL OF ELI SPENCER
win Be Held at Trinity Today-Prisene'
Accused OF Attempting Criminal Out
rage Brought Here tor Keeping.

The members Of the Houston Light
Guard were under marching orders last
hight. aud will leave this morning ON an
early train via the International and Great
Northern rallroad FOX Trinity. The order
calling the company iuto active service
came yesterday from Governor ID. Sayers
through Adjutant General Scurry aud is
understood 20 have been the result of
request made ny sheriff Dave Chandler Of
Trinity county who Invoked the strong
arm of the military as means to the
protection OF Eli spencer colorcd, who Is
accused of attempting criminal outrage ON
Miss Laurn IrowI one uf the most pop
ular young ladies OF Trinity, who Is as
sistant postmstrcss there.
Ii has been slightly more than fort
night since the good peopie of Trinity
county were up In arms searching high
aud low for spencer and 1t was only y
! IL uch pluck and clear medicines on the
/ part Of sheriff Chandler that the negro
/ was kept ont OF the clutches 81 the ow
ragged aud lnceused community, and hnelly
] safely landed behind the bars Of tue HW
/ rs county Jail.
( there has been more than one ruse at
/ tcnptcd for sccurtng his return to TRINITY
/ ccruN, but sheriff Anderson has to date
! resisted all oVcrturcS tn this direction.
Shcrrr Chandler arrived Ia Houston yes.
tordny morning from Austin. where he had
been I'm consultation with Governor say
l rts and General Scurry relative Go q sat,
plan Tor transporting the prisoner To- Ttln,
lty county Tor an examining TRIAL, Sealed
marching orders to the Houston Light
Guard arV presumed Go nave been the re
suit Of this consultation,
It rs announced that the prisoner VIII
be taken TO Trinity for identification, ac
coupnuicd hy Shrrl0s Anderson nnt
Chandler. aud escorted 10y thirty mcnher'
tain Mccormick and Lieutenant Hoover
! on arrival az Trinity the prisoner WI
be- marched TO the home of the youni
town and she viii be given thc hrst on
portuuity that has hcen accorded her u"
Identifying her aSsailant
3 The examining UuI is Set Tor TO-DAY q
Trinity and At its conclusion inc prlS
oucr WIN be returned TO Houston. a
least this is understood 20 hr the arrange
mrut
/ present. 10 may sometimes he trlhe dll
hcuit To have full attendance Of the LlEh
+ Guard membership ~ dnNs ana on painor
E. But m the language Of iienlepnni ilao o,i 'i
going on, there are always more me
ready than are necessary Aud lhls wa
= [ the ruso Inst night
There was considerable activity at IN
armoy last night on the part Of the men
y hers of the company getting Fatigue IN
r forms in readiness and arranging w" u,l
\ and munitions " grim ylsagel Wer
destination ~ the company ana tne l9'
. Of departure We're two matters win Whl
y the membership in gcucrnl WaN nor nv
!, quantcd Tho men only knew that SON
e Rtern duty required their services, an
e thcy were ready for the emergency,
Tho utmost secrecy was m0lnHined !
n the officers, aud " was only through a.
!. medium of outside ntormallo n ihaL VI
Z. Post obtained The above statement rt u
"a reasons thnt actuAtcd the governor In ca
Ing out the company.