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Records of the Assistant
Commissioner for the State of Texas
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865 - 1869
National Archives Microfilm Publication M821, Roll 32
"Miscellaneous Records Relating to Murders and Other Criminal Offenses Committed in
Texas 1865 - 1868"
Registered Reports of Murders and Outrages - Travis
County, Texas
No. 518 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Aaron Boyce. Race: white. Name
of party injured: Edmund Parsons. Nature of offense: homicide. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: Byron Porter, Feby. 8th, 1868. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 519 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Matlock & Alexander. Race:
white. Name of party injured: Matt Heulen. Nature of offense: homicide. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: Byron Porter, February 8th, 1867. Action
of Bureau: arrested them and turned them over to civil authorities. Action of Civil
Authorities: (blank). Statement of circumstances: (blank).
No. 520 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Dick Miller. Race: black. Name
of party injured: George Hill. Nature of offense: homicide. Race: black.
By whom reported & when: Byron Porter, February 8th, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: was killed in a dispute gambling.
No. 547 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Billings. Race: white. Name of
party injured: (blank). Nature of offense: assault & battery. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, February 1867. Action of Bureau:
brought to the attention of the Civil Authorities. Action of Civil Authorities:
(blank). Statement of circumstances: (blank).
No. 585 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: James Moore. Race: white. Name
of party injured: Gilbert Blair. Nature of offense: assault & battery with
intent to kill. Race: black. By whom reported & when: J. P. Richardson,
March 1867. Action of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank).
Statement of circumstances: the assault was entirely unprovoked and wanton.
No. 617 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Dick Miller. Race: Black. Name
of party injured: Geo. Hill. Nature of offense: homicide. Race: black. By
whom reported & when: James Oaks, March 26th, 1867. Action of Bureau:
(blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of circumstances:
10 years in penitentiary.
No. 618 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Charles McLaughlin. Race: white. Name
of party injured: A. T. Boyce. Nature of offense: assault with intent to kill. Race:
white. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, March 26th, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: bound over on $500. Statement
of circumstances: shot at with pistol.
No. 619 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Charles Denny. Race: white. Name
of party injured: Soldier. Nature of offense: homicide. Race: white. By
whom reported & when: James Oaks, March 1867. Action of Bureau: (blank). Action
of Civil Authorities: bond to appear on $1000. Statement of circumstances:
(blank).
No. 620. Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: (blank). Race: (blank). Name of
party injured: Fox. Nature of offense: homicide. Race: black. By whom
reported & when: James Oaks, March 1867. Action of Bureau: (blank). Action
of Civil Authorities: no arrest. Statement of circumstances: was found dead in
a barroom.
N. 621 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Thomas K. Miller. Race: white. Name
of party injured: Thomas T. Glascock. Nature of offense: homicide. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, March 1867. Action of Bureau:
(blank). Action of Civil Authorities: bound over on $5000. Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 622 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Tennehill, Policeman. Race: white. Name
of party injured: (blank). Nature of offense: shooting at. Race: black. By
whom reported & when: James Oaks, March 1867. Action of Bureau: (blank). Action
of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of circumstances: No witnesses.
Policeman stated freedman wanted to escape from arrest. F. M. States he didn't - was in
custody of policeman.
No. 742 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Mr. Perry. Race: white. Name of
party injured: Freedwoman. Nature of offense: beating with a rope. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, June 29th, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: fined $1000. Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 743 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Mrs. Campbell. Race: white. Name
of party injured: Freedwoman. Nature of offense: assaulting. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, June 29th, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: fined $6.00. Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 744 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Townshend. Race: white. Name of
party injured: Maggie Williamson. Nature of offense: knocked down & kicked.
Race: black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, June 29th,
1867. Action of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: fined $8.50. Statement
of circumstances: because she tried to prevent the f.m. from working for him.
No. 788 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Wilcox. Race: white. Name of
party injured: Soldier, H. Frayer. Nature of offense: homicide. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, July 10th, 1867. Action
of Bureau: held in arrest by the military. Action of Civil Authorities:
(blank). Statement of circumstances: was shot because he was a U. S. Soldier, no
provocation.
No. 789 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Ernest Garrington. Race: white. Name
of party injured: Henry Brown. Nature of offense: assault & battery. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, July 10th, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 790 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Edward Gray. Race: white. Name
of party injured: Abram Turner. Nature of offense: threatening to shoot. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, July 10th, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 791 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Rutledge. Race: white. Name of
party injured: Dave Rucker. Nature of offense: drawing a pistol and threatening
to shoot. Race: black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, July 10th,
1867. Action of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: fined $5.00. Statement
of circumstances: (blank).
No. 1078 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Brooks, Stewart, Skeggs. Race:
white. Name of party injured: Amos. Nature of offense: assault & battery
with intent to kill. Race: black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks,
August 31st, 1867. Action of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil
Authorities: no action. Statement of circumstances: (blank).
No. 1080 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: McFarland. Race: white. Name of
party injured: O'Neil. Nature of offense: homicide. Race: white. By
whom reported & when: James Oaks, August 31st, 1867. Action of
Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: bound over for trial in Dist.
Court. Statement of circumstances: (blank).
No. 1081 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Kennison. Race: white. Name of
party injured: Hedrick. Nature of offense: homicide. Race: white. By
whom reported & when: James Oaks, August 31st, 1867. Action of
Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: Hedrick was an important witness against members of the secret order of
soldiers friends. Kennison was sent to the insane hospital and discharged in a short time.
No. 1082 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Rowlly. Race: white. Name of
party injured: Trumble. Nature of offense: assault & battery. Race:
white. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, August 31st, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 1083 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Olivia Johnson. Race: white. Name
of party injured: Kate. Nature of offense: assault & battery. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, August 31st, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 1084 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: M. Caddle. Race: white. Name of
party injured: Robert Smith. Nature of offense: assault & battery. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, August 31st, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 1085 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Wm. M. Scott. Race: white. Name
of party injured: E. C. Powell. Nature of offense: assault & battery. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, August 31st, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 1086 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: David Donivan. Race: white. Name
of party injured: Mary Holliday. Nature of offense: assault & battery. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, August 31st, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 1288 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Day Eares. Race: white. Name of
party injured: Mat Lee. Nature of offense: shooting with intent to kill. Race:
white. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, October 31st, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: result of gambling, criminal escaped.
No. 1289 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Thomas G. Wilson. Race: white. Name
of party injured: M. Hunatz. Nature of offense: assault with a dangerous
weapon. Race: white. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, October 31st,
1867. Action of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement
of circumstances: (blank).
No. 1316 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Dan Reeves. Race: black. Name of
party injured: Ed Wilkinson. Nature of offense: assault with intent to kill. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, November 30th, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: assault with intent to kill - no evidence but Wilkinson - bound over to
Dist. Court in the sum of $100.
No. 1317 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Wilson and Jackson. Race: black. Name
of party injured: Jackson. Nature of offense: assault and drawing revolvers. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, November 30th, 1867. Action
of Bureau: fined $5.00. Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 1318 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Jackson. Race: black. Name of
party injured: Wilson. Nature of offense: assault & drawing revolvers. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, November 30th, 1867. Action
of Bureau: fined $5.00. Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 1319 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Saul. Race: black. Name of party
injured: Sloan. Nature of offense: threatening to kill and drawing revolvers. Race:
white. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, November 30th, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: fined $10.00. Statement of
circumstances: threatened the life of Sloan drawing his revolver on him.
No. 1320 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Sloan. Race: white. Name of
party injured: Saul. Nature of offense: threatening to kill and drawing
revolvers. Race: black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, November 30th,
1867. Action of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: fined $10.00. Statement
of circumstances: same as above - Sloan threatened the life of Saul &c.
No. 1321 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: George W. Movus. Race: white. Name
of party injured: Mrs. Movus. Nature of offense: assault with knife. Race:
white. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, November 30th, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: bound to Dist. Court in the
sum of $300. Statement of circumstances: (blank).
No. 1322 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Henry Hudson & P. and Y. Burdett. Race:
white (Hudson), black (Burdetts). Name of party injured: Different parties. Nature
of offense: robbery of houses. Race: black. By whom reported & when:
James Oaks, November 30, 1867. Action of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil
Authorities: (blank). Statement of circumstances: ran off with a large drove of
cattle belonging to different parties living in Travis Co. - not been arrested.
No. 1323 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Peter Hearford. Race: black. Name
of party injured: Miles Doyle. Nature of offense: attempt to kill with an axe. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, November 30th, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: made attempt to kill Doyle with an axe, evidence rather in favor of
accused.
No. 1324 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Miles Doyle. Race: black. Name
of party injured: Peter Hearford. Nature of offense: assault. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, November 30th, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: assault - to be heard in county court on Monday, December 2nd,
1867.
No. 1434 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Sam Harris. Race: white. Name of
party injured: Charles Stewart. Nature of offense: shooting & hunting with
intent to kill. Race: black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks,
December 31st, 1867. Action of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil
Authorities: (blank). Statement of circumstances: Harris chased Stewart out of
Webbersville into the country - hunted him round a field with a revolver in his hand which
Stewart says he fired at him - Stewart returned the fired and hit Harris who has since
died.
No. 1435 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Charles Stewart. Race: black. Name
of party injured: Sam Harris. Nature of offense: homicide. Race: white. By
whom reported & when: James Oaks, December 31st, 1867. Action of
Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: Harris shot at Stewart who returned the fire wounding Harris of which
he died.
No. 1436 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Buckannon. Race: white. Name of
party injured: Ally Gradington. Nature of offense: shooting at. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, December 31st, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: Buckannon shot at Ally - no reason assigned - B. had been drinking -
made his escape.
No. 1437 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Mussete. Race: white. Name of
party injured: Jim Thackston. Nature of offense: homicide. Race: white. By
whom reported & when: James Oaks, December 31st, 1867. Action of
Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: Thackston and Mussete were accused of horse stealing and it supposed
that Mussete murdered Thackston to prevent him turning states evidence with regard to the
horse stealing - Thackston was shot.
No. 1438 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Elizabeth Rapp. Race: white. Name
of party injured: Mrs. Wilcox. Nature of offense: assault with an axe. Race:
white. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, December 31st, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: fined $6.75. Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 1439 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Wm. M. Walton. Race: white. Name
of party injured: Andrew Hoan. Nature of offense: assault with an axe. Race:
white. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, December 31st, 1867. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: fiend $8.75. Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 1484 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: W. F. Sherwood. Race: white. Name
of party injured: U. S. Soldier. Nature of offense: assault & battery with
intent to kill. Race: white. By whom reported & when: James Oaks,
January 31st, 1868. Action of Bureau: turned over to C. Authorities,
bond for $1000 given for appearance at trial. Action of Civil Authorities: (blank).
Statement of circumstances: (blank).
No. 1485 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: O. Wilcox. Race: white. Name of
party injured: U. S. Soldier. Nature of offense: homicide. Race: white. By
whom reported & when: James Oaks, January 31st, 1867. Action of
Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: held on trial for $10,000 bond. Statement
of circumstances: a deliberate and cold blooded murder - no provocation - shot the man
because he said he wanted to kill a yankee anyhow.
No. 1486 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Wash Hammitt. Race: white. Name
of party injured: (blank). Nature of offense: threatening to shoot. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, January 31st, 1868. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 1546 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: John Hemphill. Race: black. Name
of party injured: Alick Ross. Nature of offense: aggravated assault. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, February 29th, 1868. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: fined $100. Statement of
circumstances: drunken affray Christmas day on Race course, fined $100, 85 of
which is remitted by the Governor, leaving a balance of fine $15.00.
No. 1547 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Alick Ross. Race: black. Name of
party injured: John Hemphill. Nature of offense: aggravated assault. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, February 29th, 1868. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: fined $10. Statement of
circumstances: same as above, drunken affray.
No. 1548 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Jack Connor, W. Thompson, F. Bennett. Race:
white. Name of party injured: Colored boy. Nature of offense: aggravated
assault. Race: black. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, February 29th,
1868. Action of Bureau: Connor fined $25 he being 19 years old, the others were
small, and were only fined $5.00 each. Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement
of circumstances: shamefully ill treated a colored boy placing turpentine on his
fundament &c.
No. 1549 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: James Moore. Race: white. Name
of party injured: A. Lynch. Nature of offense: attempted to poison. Race:
white. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, February 29th, 1868. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: bailed in $200. Statement
of circumstances: attempt to poison, bailed in $200, bond forfeited.
No. 1592 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Charles Thompson, Thomas Ake, David
Williams, E. Oats. Race: black. Name of party injured: name not known. Nature
of offense: homicide. Race: white. By whom reported & when: James
Oaks, March 31st, 1868. Action of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil
Authorities: (blank). Statement of circumstances: two white men had killed a
beef that did not belong to them and were skinning it when the injured parties who were
out coon hunting came upon them - this was in the night. The two white men were found
murdered in the morning. Charles Thompson sent to the penitentiary for 99 years. Thos. Ake
sentenced to 20 years in penitentiary, appld. To S. Court - Williams since died - Oats
sentenced to 20 years in penitentiary.
No. 1593 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Charles Thompson, Thomas Ake, David
Williams, E. Oats. Race: black. Name of party injured: name not known. Nature
of offense: homicide. Race: white. By whom reported & when: James
Oaks, March 31st, 1868. Action of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil
Authorities: (blank). Statement of circumstances: two white men had killed a
beef that did not belong to them and were skinning it when the injured parties who were
out coon hunting came upon them - this was in the night. The two white men were found
murdered in the morning. Charles Thompson sent to the penitentiary for 99 years. Thos. Ake
sentenced to 20 years in penitentiary, appld. To S. Court - Williams since died - Oats
sentenced to 20 years in penitentiary.
No. 1594 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: William Thompson. Race: white. Name
of party injured: William Burke. Nature of offense: homicide. Race:
white. By whom reported & when: James Oaks, March 31st, 1868. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: Burke was a U. S. Soldier and was shot without any provocation so for
as known. Thompson escaped of course.
No. 1635 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Sam McGhee. Race: black. Name of
party injured: (blank). Nature of offense: assault & battery. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: Clarence Mauck, April 30th, 1868. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 1636 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Robert High. Race: black. Name
of party injured: (blank). Nature of offense: assault & battery. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: Clarence Mauck, April 30th, 1868. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 1637 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Robert Harris. Race: black. Name
of party injured: (blank). Nature of offense: assault & battery. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: Clarence Mauck, April 30th, 1868. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: (blank).
No. 1826 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: J. H. Thomas. Race: white. Name
of party injured: Margaret Hillburn. Nature of offense: assault & battery. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: W. H. Horton, June 30th, 1868. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: fined $13.50. Statement of
circumstances: assault and battery perpetrated by J. H. Thomas on Margaret Hillburn.
No. 1827 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Unknown. Race: (blank). Name of
party injured: Freed people. Nature of offense: burning a school house. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: W. H. Horton, June 30th, 1868. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: the Freedmen's school house at Circleville was burnt; it is believed it
was done maliciously by some party or parties unknown. This house has never had any fire
in it since its being used as a school-house.
No. 1994 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Aleck Cole and Oliver Sparling. Race:
white. Name of party injured: Henry Clay. Nature of offense: homicide. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: C. Mauck, August 31st, 1868. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: a deliberate murder - no provocation given - no cause or reason unless
it be for the purpose of robbin him (Clay) of his six shooter.
No. 1995 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Aleck Cole and Oliver Sparling. Race:
white. Name of party injured: Anderson Hill. Nature of offense: assault with
intent to murder. Race: black. By whom reported & when: C. Mauck, August
31st, 1868. Action of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities:
(blank). Statement of circumstances: was shot and wounded - no cause known; was
wounded at the time the freedman clay was murdered and it is supposed for his six shooter.
No. 1996 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Rube Goings, Bill ?Ruart, Sam Gibson, Jim
McKinney, Jim Gibson and Short. Race: white. Name of party injured: Elijah
Stuart. Nature of offense: homicide. Race: black. By whom reported &
when: C. Mauck, August 31st, 1868. Action of Bureau: (blank). Action
of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of circumstances: murder - shot for
wearing six shooter - no other offence given - Gibson, McKinney and Short arrested by the
Military.
No. 2061 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: John A. Carpenter and Asa Carpenter. Race:
white. Name of party injured: Asa Brown. Nature of offense: homicide. Race:
white. By whom reported & when: C. Mauck, September 30th, 1868. Action
of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of
circumstances: murder. At inquest the body was unburied, the stomach was found full of
dirt with no nutriments in it. The arm was fractured some days before death. The jury
brought in a verdict that deceased came to his death from the effects of starvation and
abuse at the hands of Asa Carpenter. Both the "Carpenters" in jail.
No. 2062 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Ben Thompson. Race: white. Name
of party injured: Jim Moore. Nature of offense: shooting at with intent to
kill. Race: white. By whom reported & when: C. Mauck, September 30th,
1868. Action of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement
of circumstances: Moore insulted Thompson's wife. Thompson shot at him with intent to
kill. Both are bad characters.
No. 2063 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: Ben Thompson. Race: white. Name
of party injured: Mr. Scott, J. P. Nature of offense: breaking up the court of
Justice Scott. Race: white. By whom reported & when: C. Mauck, September
30th, 1868. Action of Bureau: (blank). Action of Civil Authorities:
(blank). Statement of circumstances: Thompson broke up the Justice of the Peace
court, Justice Scott presiding, and dispersed the witnesses. Thompson tried by a military
commission.
No. 2142 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: not known. Race: white. Name of
party injured: Mason. Nature of offense: homicide. Race: Scotchman. By
whom reported & when: E. Gay, October 31st, 1868. Action of Bureau:
(blank). Action of Civil Authorities: (blank). Statement of circumstances:
this murder was perpetrated at Webbersville in Travis County. No circumstances reported.
No. 2202 Reported from: Austin. County offense
committed: Travis. Name of criminal: J. P. Brown, Jim Brown and others. Race:
white. Name of party injured: Tom Benson. Nature of offense: homicide. Race:
black. By whom reported & when: Clarence Mauck, November 30th, 1868.
Action of Bureau: tried to arrest the parties but failed. Action of Civil
Authorities: (blank). Statement of circumstances: the freedman Tom Benson was
employed by the four mentioned desperadoes to cook for them and some difficulty occurring
they shot and murdered him, throwing his body into the Colorado river where it was found,
2 bullet holes in it.
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