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FROM OURPIONEER MEMORIES— By Walter Malec —willthertrielt;heaithrcknilhamplurheaiit1kTM“YOU ARE A CRUEL MANCruelty was not always on the side of the savage Indians. The Rev. Samuel C. A. Rogers, of today’s Ganado, in his memories recalls such a scene after the battle of Plum Creek in 1840, near today’s Lockhart. A few miles from Lockhart toward Austin you pass the creek with this historic name.es.The Camanches raided and destroyed the newly rising port city of Linnville, killing many settlers and taking with them two women and some Negroes. One was Mrs. Watts, the wife of Major Watts, the tax collector of Linnville, whom they killed. Mrs. Watts was rescued in the battle of Plum Creek. The other lady was a Mrs. Crosby of Victoria, also killed then by the Indians.There were about fifteen inRogers collected these ponies and tired to drive them to camp. But his horse was so completely exhausted after the battle, that Rogers had to leave the ponies.On his way then he came upon a wounded Indian, laying on the ground with a carpet sack laying by him. This attracted Rogers’ attention. He got off his horse and started to examine the carpet bag. Then a white man rode up and says, “My son, why don’t you kill the Indian?” Rogers replied that the Indian was dead.seerheelearttire!fellhelp“YoticoolbutThanevlt;nevlt;Dismounting from his horse, the stranger says, “Dead,” the devil! Feel his pulse!”The pulse was regular, the Indian was alive, though looking like dead. They found the collar bone on his right side was brok-dull to c The: and the off, he s day piec W spot “Yo-to tlt; saidthe group Rogers was in. They ! en by a rifle ball, so the Indianhad to go for water to San Marcos River. There Rogers rested and was forgotten when the others left. On his return he came upon twelve or fifteen Indian ponies, all with saddles on them. The Indians in/ their flight ran away from tl#m, concealing themselves incould not raise his right arm.“How long have you been sitting there?” asked the stranger. Rogers told him.“You may thank God that, that Indian is right handed. Lend me your knife!”Rogers said that he had none, Umigh he did have. So theever ren thin to f kille W strai H Indii far kniflt;
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Yoakum Herald Times
Yoakum, Texas, US
Tue, Jul 26, 1960
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