TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916
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thare I will have more in a few days I think please answer by return mail or courer Very Respetfully JAMES W. HUNTER Majr Comdg 3rd Tr. Dist. Texas State Troops To His Excellency Gov P. Murrah Austin, Texas This arrest is civil since it appears the prisoners were delivered to Hunter by the sheriff- If the jail in Gillespie County is un- safe it is the duty of the magistrate to commit the prisoners to the nearest safe jail of any other County Major Hunter could be instructed to furnish an escort to guard the prisoners to such jail as the magistrate may deem safe -and if it be situated in any county of his district he might be directed to keep a guard at the jail to prevent a rescue: I suppose there is not a safe jail in Hunters District and under the circumstances- there is no difficulty in the magistrates at once committing the prisoners to the jail in Bexar-- Culberson See Sec 251- Code Crim. Prod-. Give Maj. Hunter & let him see letter P.M. [Endorsed] Enforms the Gov that he has anested several of the parties engaged in the recent murders etc in Gillespie Co--Th jail in that Co not bing safe-wishes to know what disposition to make of them-
No. 58 LETTER FROM J. M. HUNTER TO D. B. CULBERSON
Hd. Qrs. 3rd. frontier District, T. State Troops Fredericksburg May 4, 1864.
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