Show ONLY ONE N NII PRISONER S It i Was a Fortunate Fortuna for the tue Oher Others But Dut I I IWas t J L' L Was Official r I 4 I did not hesitate in forming Iho Jf 5 opinion that Colonel Abe Abo J. J Gaston of Tex Texas s does des not love lo e I Indians ans when I r. r heard him hm express his views regard regard- hag ing t the e aborigine writes we-ites s J. J Armory f h 0 l Knox ox in I the tho New Now York Press 0 T The Tho colonel seated ted r r was vasse at an n uptown hotel table surrounded by half ja u dozen dzen men anon all al of whom had given ex expression pre tee h sion slon to more or less impracticable views as to what tho the Uni United ed States i- i government should do with tile the tIle In In- n i i C t i I A said Colonel Gaston man 0 who has never novel seen an Indian o out outside t- t side a wild wid west show knows about as much regarding how the Indian should be treated as I know about t how an orphan should be domesticated You have seon seen lots of Indians in t Texas haven't you colonel colonel said Eaid Congressman Tim Campbell Campbel Yes es When Ten I went vent to Texas xa l hi in there thero Indians Indians' thero 33 3 more oro titan than tan anything else cep in buffalo anti and nd jack rabbits rabbis Arp the Texas Indians wild wid Inquired inquired inquired in in- r. r Jake Hess No sir sic not at present I r 4 Never go on tho the warpath do o thc they Nosir Noil they the never mako any fuss 7 I suppose that's because you YOl Tex ans Ins know how to treat them and arl therefore treat them well wel said the Honorable Tim im who advocates giving every eory Indian a suit of hygienic clothes clothe a education o and an v. v a pension 9 It I is because they are aro dead ed sir said the colonel Dead Dea 5 S. S Yes Yos s sir sie we killed them all 1 but but in every case we wo were able t to prove t o 01 that we wo did i it in i self sel I have havea f t a u copy of a document in my any pocket Jr 1 that Im I'm about to use In ya some seine i tJ h I am Ill I'll read it to 7 you and it will wi give you some soo idea idea Pee pec how we va were forced to kill ki Indians in Ia try self defense hack back in the tho of the defense sel-defense days j Texas republic The Tho i of the following a copy 1 I ment that the colonel read Special Order No l 10 lOl OFFICE or Os' GIll BRIGADIER GENERAL J JAMeS SMITH 1 SIR Sect Our Out Indian Indin enemy are are gut our situation situation arc are arc and raudin l' l I Citizens from Citizens s from t this point to tim tho Red Kod You will direct 7 raised railed for a tour of three months months' 1 s rangers between the tao three forks of the tUc t t and Waco village 2 v. e Should they fi gage them they i servant i Acting Adjutant 0 What did you do with one pris when you got him colonel colonels saT era eral McMahon Well he was generally so J out of repair that he wouldn't kepp but sometimes wo we kept him until wo had another engagement and took another another an an- other prisoner Then when wo we had a bunch of thom them if they weren't too much damaged to walk tied to a saddlehorn sad sad- horn die f wo started them for tho old oldfort fort at Nacogdoches 1 And what was done with them there thero 5 Somehow they never reached the tho fort Some folks say added Colonel Gaston as ho arose to leave that with time timo and patience Indians will vilI willbe be all civilized It may bo be so but in ice inthe the days I speak of wo had neither time timo nor patience but plenty of lead and wo crave em what wo we had |