“Please Spare the Child!“ The Murrells Attacked by Shelley Outlaws, Gatesville, TX, 1865

In this episode we read a story from “70 Years in Texas: Memories of the Pioneer Days, Indian Depredations and the Northwest Cattle Trail,“ by J.M. Franks, who lived in Gatesville, TX. We also read other accounts of this story from “Vignettes of Coryell County,” By Claude and Mabel Bailey, and “Coryell County, Texas Families 1854-1985,“ published in 1986 by the Coryell County Genealogical Society. This story is about Shelley’s men, who were similar to Quantrill’s gang - outlaws allied with the confederates in the civil war who often committed depredations on the citizenry. He the Shelley outlaws demand gold that Lem Murrell supposedly has hidden on his land. Support our channel by shopping at our merch store: Also visit our website: