“Well, well.” Simonton nodded. “You came here to bring peace and brotherly love, and you are going to preside over their destruction. My my.” “I have merely arrested four men who have admitted to murder and kidnapping.” Samuel sat with both hands loose in his lap. “There was nothing else I could do.” “Why should they be charged with murder? This is a war. They are at war with the Texas settlers, and now you are handing them over to Texas juries. Have you heard the news from Washington?”
