Freestone County, Texas
History




News of 1917




Pueblo Chieftain of Colorado 
May 22, 1917

Charged with Treason

  WACO, Texas, May 21 - Calvin Marsh, Ollie Perkins and E. W. McCree, all 
negroes, arrested a few days ago in Freestone county will be given a hearing
before United States Commissioner McCormick next Thrusday, May 24, on 
charges of treason filed against them here today. It is explained that the
negroes were engaged in recruiting other negroes to go to Mexico to enter
into hostilities against the United States.

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Albuquerque Journal of New Mexico
May 22, 1917

3 Texas Negroes Are Charged with Treason 

  WACO, Texas, May 21 - Calvin Marsh, Ollie Perkins and E. W. McCree, all 
negroes, arrested a few days ago in Freestone county will be given a hearing
before United States Commissioner McCormick next Thrusday, May 24, on 
charges of treason filed against them here today. It is explained that the
negroes were engaged in recruiting other negroes to go to Mexico to enter
into hostilities against the United States.

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Piute County [published in Utah] - May 24, 1917 edition
[also Richfield Reaper of Utah - May 26, 1917 edition]

Recruiting Negroes for Mexico

  Waco, Texas - Three negroes were arrested in Freestone county, charged with
treason.  It is explained that the negroes were engaged in recruiting other 
negroes to go to Mexico to enter into hostilites against the United States.

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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
May 27, 1917

Watson Appeal to be Argued May 30 Waco, May 26

  WACO, May 26 - The appeal of T. R. Watson, Freestone county banker, convicted
here Dec. 1, 1916, of the murder of John S. Patterson, state commissioner of
banking and insurance, 

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 Dallas Morning News
 September 29, 1917
 
 Inspect Army Site in Freestone County
 
  If the difficulties relative to obtaining a proper water supply can be 
overcome, the Government may locate in Freestone county the school of fire and
permanent military post which it is contemplating establishing in Texas.
  Accompanied by S. D. Hanley, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and 
Manfacturers' Association, and citizens of Corsicana, the army locating board,
which was here a short time ago to inspect sites in Eastern and Northern Texas
and Oklahoma, yesterday made a complete inspection of land in Freestone County
lying in the section east of the Trinity & Brazos Valley Railroad, south of the
Navarro-Freestone County line and north and west, respectively, of lines drawn
two to four miles north and west of Teague and Fairfield.