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^25*3 = *=? ?§•£«| Dr./. D. Windham, 1 Texan, Had Excting ; Texas Rangers In EoThe Windhams wore frotn|nh Miwlwlpl. Dr. J. D. Windham .ch hiving come to Ttxa* before a Uw Civil War. scttlm* in Ang*-!ai llm County, where hi- engagedjcn in I hi1 practice of medicine undHi ■erved a* an enrolling officer! re for the Confederate Amy. TW*« thankless txiKiruin wan the •our.** of murh trouble and *n-dL tioyanc* to Dr Windham and;ur iw a gesture toward endlni tliejwold feud* and hatred*, he gath-;th.•red up hU belonging* und'w-camr to the Bayou. I think ju»c;cd after the war' hi the new loca-H* tion hr practiced his profession'th and ranched. Ilti* being «me of(TI thr bent ranch section* in the lh Slate He po*prrod and soon became a ranchman of sum* proportion*.While the State was under caxpet-bag’ rule, the authorities of An gel inn County dia-wl patched a squad of offlceri to ul thr Windham Ranch, then in Brown County. U» urrmt the ‘doctor mid return him to Ange-Uns fin trial,lentR.lu.cl.totKthUpon their arrival at the village of Brownwood, they met Dr. Glaucoek ond Inquired ofljy Jom concerning Dr. Windham. Vl a'iking the way to th.- Windham |u jHunch Dr Glunncock wiMlng,*.,, their object in finding *»l«[wi i friend and ivphy*ieian. direct-1 ^ .-d them the long way around. | fa ] while he hurried out by U» |||v jiiuj t direr: route and notified tr Dr. Windham uf their npprouch. whereupon Dr Windham posted his two tone-in-law, John ! Junes and W. E. Gilliland. at strategic point* with instruc- an iTlori* to clone in on the officer*, » at the proper time, ami awaited their urrivnl.They won rode up and were invited to dlnmmint and come in Af '.oon, however. as they paMed through the door. June* and Gilliland cam© in bahlnd them nnd Dr. Windham threw (hl» gun on tliem. removed thrir gun* and made them his prisoner* He had their Roffce* put up and fed and extended to hi* visiting pnnoner* his usualdortifelai•hhiw• i.hiiti\tn
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Coleman Democrat Voice
Coleman, Texas, US
Thu, Jul 15, 1943
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