| From the Houston Telegraph |
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| April 3, 1865 |
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| When the {Houston
& Texas} Central Train was coming down, last Thursday, they
found some obstructions which had been placed on the track, between
Hockley and Cypress. They were discovered in time to prevent a serious
accident. As the cars came to a halt, Mr. Burton, the conductor,
instantly unshipped some horses, which were mounted by some
cavalrymen, and the country in the immediate vicinity scoured. The
result was five German boys and two German men were "scared
up," out of the grass, flanked right and left, and compelled to
surrender. Whether all, or a portion only, of the prisoners were
engaged in the nefarious design, remains to be seen. They were brought
to this city for trial. Mr. Burton deserves much credit for his
generalship in this instance. The only reasons assigned by the boys
for this act, was that "the cars had killed their cos."
These are the facts as related to us. |
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