The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-09-05

a. is shown from the appended let
ter written by W. II. lMaD Master
son. to a personal friend to correct
/ this much disputed point in the his.
tory of the adobe walls fight. Mas
terson. who now resides in New
York was among the leading spirits
in that band of 2S who so gallantly
withstood repeated and determined
Iattacks from an overwhelming and
well armed enemy Masterson's let
ter is 40 follows:
June IA, 1919.
Mr.. j. Wright Mooar.
New York city.
my dear Mr.. Mooar:
! After having carefully read the
/ two stories you handed me about the
adobe walls fight, written by John
Clinton, Police Chief OF Abilene, Tex.
as. and published by the Fort Worth
I J., cord and the Abilene Reporter, re-.
specttively, wish TO say thd. the
two srcries referred to are the worf,
kind O. inventions.
Police Chief Clinton evidently
possesses lively Imagination, other
! wise he could not have invented the
tale OF the adobe walls battle in the
thrilling manner ne did. However
the fact that he rescribes the battle
as having taken place at the old
/ adobe walls building is prima iacie
/ evidence that he was not there me
! further fact that he asserts that ne
arrived al the adobe walls accom-
panicd by four Mexican vaqueros, all
of whom had been following the
, Chisholm trail looking for bunch
/ OF lost horses further establishes the
= that ne was not there for no such
thing happened The fact is. there
was no chisholm trail iu those days
The battle OF the adobe walls was
fought IN and about the four new
buildings that were erected IN May
and June 1874. which We're about
two miles from the old walls which
had not been occupied by even an
Indian for no telling how many years
! ] know every man who took part 10
4 that fight personally and no such
man as John Clinton was there. Nor
were there any Mexicans present
/ Mr.. Clinton Judge had heard The
battle ol the adobe walls talked
about and more than likely by some
one who was not there and In that
way got his idea OF the battle. ln
any even, Mr.. Clinton has no person
al knowledge OF that fight as Is
clearly established by his articles.
Jimmy Lanrdon and Fred Leon
! ard. both OF whom were In the fight
and understand are living at salt
/ Lake city Utah. at the present Time
would no doubt. repudiate Nj Cin-
TON and his stories as torcefully as
/ have we're they To- see them.
But Mr.. Mooar. what is the use
of me telling YOU all these things
for YOU were I'm that country AZ me
time and although not in the tight
/ personally knew All who We're J my-
self had known you for at least t"o
wears before the battle was fought
and MS YOU and your brother John
were well known Buffalo hunters ON
the plains in those days. YOU can 2
helm but be familiar with all the i'm
por,aut events that took place in
those days In that country.
wishing you a long and prosper
ous life and trusting ! have sci YOU
rich, regarding Mr.. Clinton, "H.
Sincerely yours,
w. b. MASTERSoN.
The facts contained in the above
letter are made public solely with
view to correcting some false state
ments that have been given the pun
lie concerning this, considered by
many as one of the most heroic bat
Ties that has over occurred or Texas
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