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Do celu tam się wysiada. Lec Stanisław Jerzy (pierw. de Tusch-Letz, 1909-1966)
A bogowie grają w kości i nie pytają wcale czy chcesz przyłączyć się do gry (. . . ) Bogowie kpią sobie z twojego poukładanego życia (. . . ) nie przejmują się zbytnio ani naszymi planami na przyszłość ani oczekiwaniami. Gdzieś we wszechświecie rzucają kości i przypadkiem wypada twoja kolej. I odtąd zwyciężyć lub przegrać - to tylko kwestia szczęścia. Borys Pasternak
Idąc po kurzych jajach nie podskakuj. Przysłowie szkockie
I Herkules nie poradzi przeciwko wielu.
Dialog półinteligentów równa się monologowi ćwierćinteligenta. Stanisław Jerzy Lec (pierw. de Tusch - Letz, 1909-1966)
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.23But peace between the feuding parties was temporary.In real-ity, the Reese-Townsend feud went through five more stages: twokillings in May 1899; more dead and wounded in January 1900;another shooting in July 1900; a deadly gun battle in June 1906;and the climactic struggle in May 1907.These bloody eventsbrought to an end the conflict between the Burford, Hope, Reese,and Townsend families of Colorado County.In a number of theviolent encounters the Texas Rangers intervened to try to upholdlaw and order.During the evening of May 17, 1899, Dick Reese, Sam sbrother, and a black man were shot and killed on their way intoColumbus by two deputy sheriffs, James G.Townsend and StepYates.These lawmen had orders to prevent people carrying{ }1 5 8 REESE-TOWNSEND FEUD AT COLUMBUSweapons from entering the town.In the encounter Reese stood upin a buggy, drew his gun, but did not fire.A newspaper reportedthat he was shot twice from the front with a shotgun and once witha pistol, the shots taking effect in the head, face and upper part ofthe chest and neck. 24 For the second time in a few months mem-bers of the sheriff s office took part in a violent episode in the feud.This time County Judge Mansfield telegraphed the governor tosend eight or ten Rangers.The judge stressed, in his message ofMay 18, that the situation was entirely beyond the control oflocal authorities. On the same day Governor Sayers ordered sev-eral Rangers to go to Columbus and report to the judge.This inter-vention in the feud by the state law officers would be moreprolonged than their previous stay in the town.25Adjutant General Scurry dispatched Battalion QuartermasterSieker to Columbus, for the purpose of enforcing the law, andquelling any reported disturbances. You will act, Scurry toldSieker, with the local civil authorities of that County, but be care-ful not to take sides in any existing fueds [sic]. At the same time theadjutant general ordered three Rangers from Company E, com-manded by Captain Rogers, to proceed to Colorado County.26Captain Sieker arrived on the morning of May 19.On that sameday he telephoned the adjutant general and reported that a largenumber of both factions had arrived in town and an open streetfight was expected. Initially, Sieker persuaded the feudists to disperse. Then, after the arrival of the Rangers from Company Eon May 20, the battalion quartermaster proceeded to disarm allmen not entitled to carry arms under the law. He also tried to per-suade those of each faction, who did not live in the town of Colum-bus to return to their homes. Yet feudists still lingered in thetown, although they were not seen on the streets so often, nor insuch large groups. 27With the possibility of an escalation of the feud, Adjutant Gen-eral Scurry decided to go to Columbus.He arrived on the morningof May 23.At the same time Scurry ordered McDonald and one of{ }1 5 9 YOURS TO C OMMANDhis men to proceed to the town.They arrived the next day withinstructions to work with Captain Sieker.Central command hadnow dispatched to Colorado County a considerable number of statelaw officers.28In the midst of charges and countercharges by the feuding parties,state officials realized that three factors stood out: (1) the operation ofthe sheriff s office; (2) the attitude and actions of Will Clements; and(3) the intransigence of Mrs.Sam Reese.As the adjutant general beganto look into these aspects of the feud, he telegraphed the governor: Everything seems perfectly quiet today will write. 29Scurry knew that the sheriff s office had not remained neutralin the outbreak of the feud.In the appointment of his deputies,Sheriff Burford allowed himself to be managed by theTownsends.Since the sheriff refused to resign, the adjutant generalconsulted with the district judge about having Burford removedfrom office.But sufficient charges could not be made and sus-tained to have him removed. Scurry then proposed that if thesheriff dismissed all of his deputies except two, he would allow therangers to do the work of deputies as long as they were stationedat Columbus. Especially important would be the discharge ofDeputy Sheriff Clements.30On May 25 Adjutant General Scurry left Columbus for Austin,leaving McDonald in charge of the investigation.By the end of themonth the Ranger captain notified his superiors that Clements stillcarried a gun.31 When the adjutant general returned to Columbuson June 12, he again talked with the sheriff.But Burford declinedto discharge this deputy (although he did send him out of town forseveral days).Scurry had two reasons for wanting Clementsremoved as a deputy sheriff.First, Clements, young and antagonis-tic, acknowledged he killed Sam Reese and, along with MarkTownsend, would be considered by the members of the Reese fam-ily as their most obnoxious enemies
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