The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-23
THE TRINITY CAMPAIGN
TWO ACCOUNTS OF THE TRIP BY
THOSE WHO WERE THERE.
Alderman Thomas and Captain Breed.
love Reeite Incidents that Are
Of Interest.

mand, captains george McOormlck' W. "
Breedove. F. A. Reiehardt, and Lieuten-
ants Hoover Hutchinson and Cockrell, re.
turned yesterday morning shortly after s
o'clock from Trinity. II
The boys we're a tired lot They had 4
lean and hungry look such as Indicated
they had not been sleeping we'll at night,
and they were dusty and Travelled stained.
The trip to Trinity was not an outing such
as IS altogether TO the liking Of the gal
liant warrior who starts from soft repose,
from golden visions and voluptuous ease.
There is an impression with some that
the volunteer guard OF Texas IS composed
Of tin soldiers who are At only to "chant
forth their love-slck souls in madrigas.'
But this is mistake. as applied TO the
Houston military. While they are not
averse TO taking part where Euterpe and
made ot much sterner stuff than this wren
du.Y calls them TO doff for the time the
robes of peace and clothe themselves in
what would have been dubbed when kniglt
hood was in flower-"panoply of steel"
Some Of the hardshlpS Of the short cam
paign az Trinity are recounted graphically
trip by Alderman w w Thomas, VINO nc.
compaIIeI the Light Guard. This is what
Mr. Thomas had TO say:
1.-The Light Guard aud Cavalry companies
Boarded Inc train which was to take them
aud the negro prisoner away from Trinity
OF Ii 9. NJ. yesterday morning. The traiu
as u started encountered what appeared
to he an ambuscade Of citizens, who. can
best BIZ described as q mob. Suddenly
| many shorts rang out from both sides OF
the track The shooting continued for
fully A Quarter Of a mile we had turned
out the lights So that in case we were
atiGckee we would be on an equal footing.
rorrnately no one was hit by any Of the
Ia speaking Of Incidents at Trinity, Mr..
| Thomas said
we had not heen In Trinity but a very
short time until the people generally,
whether inclined to Join in with the mob
or not realized that we were going to do
just what we were sent there TO do. Any
attempt to take the prisoner by force
would have resulted In an increased de-
mand for grave space.
"Ai' the afternoon parties passed III
! the vicinity Of the school house where we
! were making headquarters. Some carried
sbotguns and some rifles, aud all seemed
| 70 be Intent on making a menacing display
we arrived at 1880 and took posi-.
| ton q short distance south OF the city.
| Sheriff Chandler said ne would get the
county attorney and arrange for the ldenti
! fcation Of the prisoner. After consider
/ able parleyng, accommodating ana the
| Ike. under pretense Of bringing tie young
I lady 10 town to Identify the prisoner II
| WAS finally announced that she cuNll not
| he brought to Town. We then decided to
return 10 Houston We proceeded about
I discmbatked in the morning for the pu'
/ pose Of boarding the evening Southhuund
| train Upon the approach Of the train It
/ was signalled To our surprise we dis
I covered that the engineer. and In fact, the
/ entire train was In the hands Of about
fifteen or twenty II the mob As tbc
/ train swept by the nen on board gave IA a
! lcer and right then we lost sympathy
! for the whole push
Captain Mccormick mud the men under
/ him fully realized the gArlIy of the situa.
] a. T % a .
house and made preparations for whatever
/ might transpire.
" hen ne young lady-Miss Lauren
| lroW-Was brought TO the scACpl build ug
! she Identified the prisoner as her usSail
! ant During the time She was In the nous
( an Immense throuS surrounded the build
! ing and It was All the senuuelS could de-
! TO keep them back. As the Young lady
| left the building one of the men with her
| yelled IN very demonstratve way 10 Inc
! people on the outside: That's the gentle
man, and he's got a short neck, too A
number Of other similar remarks were
made.
! FED until about ! O'Clock In the morning
| committees We're constantly presenting
themselves TO. Captain Mccormick with
| propositions If compromise by which the
! ton. II was proposed by the committee
! that guard Of citizens. to lie agreed
! upon by themselves and Captain McCor.
! mick, should accompany the Light Guard.
| IN charge Of the prisoner. 10 q special
! train, which was to De made no for the
| purpose The impression got out among
/ Fhe members Of the mob that any ami
! everybody who was sober and orderly and
/ armed as they saw Mt could take part and
| accompany the expedition This was moi
| the agreement had with Captain NIcCor.
mick when the train was made NJ, and
| under the circumstances the officer refused
% proceed. Az ll5 a, m. the train from
! Houston arrived with achievements the
| securing Of which has already been fold
IN the columns OF The POST
The good people Of Trinity treated tho
S S}Ch mSSelyi we secured coree, sand
/ IN tue vicinity OF the school house Dur.
| ing the various conferences there was a
sood deal OF excited talk, which appa.
| gently wanted 10 set al defiance the great
! state Of Texas The trustees sent oi1ers
! 70 the Light Guard 10 yacatc the school
oaliqiinE a. once Ihe constable Of the
BILE He went np town just before MINI
| ana we didn't see him any more I'VE
abldn see the sheriff after O'clock aud
shortly after the passing Of the affernoon
/ train. Captain Mccormick was In Oh eryc
OF the situation during the entire after.
V singe u st hlgnt without The assistance OF
a., Nhlie the company was fully able and
uld nod the prisoner harmless from he
ittop ne uuEi 1li lts Say IN the school house
!. would pe 10 attempt 70 leave with tbe
! tWehV-elght men, with the railroad prar.
/ ~ "liN tteu up ana communication with
( the outside hard to obtain "''H
When the train on which We retrrnsA
70 Houston reached Phelps the prlsoner
was transferred TO Huntsville. being nlsced
IN charge Of the sherln Of Walker Comfy =
Captain W. o. Breedlove OF the Boustco
cavalry has furnished The Post with ths
following statement which practically en-.
braces the report which viii be made =,
the aifair to Adjutant General Thomas
Scurry:
orders were received from General Non,
~ at $50 p m. Friday 10 assemble nv
troop and proceed 10 Trinity and renor,
to the sheriff Of Trinity county. Atgn
my troop thirtysS strong, was in ROAD
mess Tor departure. Lieutenant l, S. Rob
erts OF the Houston. Light Guard reportsa
10 me with fourteen men, and we AZ oncs
set out for the International and Grss,
Northern depot. where special train VA
in waiting. vas
The special left Houston at 1910
anu arrival Frtngtw - -