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In 1861 QUntrell and his ».an«l kept I ho Yankees from going on the Potts plantation. Several nun were killed In the skirmish. I.ut no further effort was made to bother the Pott* property.v v ivson. Hutu M A totRemcmbeml by Kdltor.Dick Hopson of this city, whn dime to Grayson county In 1861. and was for many years editor of the Sherman Courier, knew Quan-trell personally. Ho says Quuntroll was below medium height. being perhaps 5 feet eight Inches tall. He was sandy complexloned with sandy hair, blue eyes that seemed lo chanfe to a violet shade ut times. Ho was quiet, unassuming, never raised his voice In conversation, never smoked drank or swore. While there were about fifty or sixty men with him here, all of them were under per feet discipline. He never spoke to aBritain,KoodsMexico.he lock-the way.1 »w toneever known !d«ora whenInng'orman but one time. In a voice, nnd no man was to disobey hlin.When Qunntrell. tho James boys and others returned to Sherman In 1*64. they struck cutnp tn Northeast Sherman, on the spot where the W. H. I .urns store is located on North Broughton street. There was ft splendid well of wuter and n good ramping place. With the others came two men. Chapman nnd I.yon. These men were tog* ther all the lime, slept in the same tent, nnd one was never seen without the other. It was said of them thut they had robbed « Missouri bank of 166.000 In gold and had Joined Qunntrell when the party came so ith. It was said that these men burled their gold near where they camped. In the latter part o' 1864 they rode back to Missouri together. and both were killed.Major Blaine very gracefully surrendered. Producing th« keys, he escorted the Udie* through his warehouse. show Ing them that ho had none of these t hlng*. The ladles were not satisfied andargued that what they sought wss .In some other building Most of the business houses were locked up and empty. To these I the women nowturned their atten-!Uon. and with hammers nnd axes continued tt. vain for tlio On tl«* . was a gene: broner. a s-Ho had quit* brought to At the first j ed his doom In duo toui • it was a w)lu H Herman wof | reached t .andin?Charlie Qur.ed the st*.i* appearam •• going on. Hany person. — -no threats t.or attempted any force, but In a lor. well modulated voice said: Wn.t would your husbands think of .11 if they could ime you. They are he front enduring all kinds or htrdahlpa. hungry, barefooted. hub ►'arved. doing their duty without n.mp .ilnt. What would they think of on.. In this line be talked to them *un.e . time, and they became dlsb nd.d leuvlngt he gooilsund nailing up -ho doors «s they loft.It w.H probably the only time Charlie I|,:.»ntrell ever nddrrssed n•Sewing Circle,' and it was probablyMr.new. ir quest, searching In much coveted luxuries. •;,Ht Side of tho square . | Htore kept by I. Hell-i.ject of Great .. . a Stork of shormun from gn of trouble and got out of lt;• of tlino the mob—and mob now. n number of moa having Joined It store, broke down Its were helping themselves unexpected happened.ir. II. the guerilla, enter-. unannounced. His very e tiled a halt on what was • wo* unaocompanlcd by He gave no orders, madechilout.oonIA.i nig It. Set teale8uvisKdHPani-oetw:mn•iIIe01cct
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Mckinney Weekly Democrat Gazette
Mckinney, Texas, US
Thu, Oct 14, 1926
Page 19
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