A nation torn apart
Troubles on the DeWitt-Lavaca Counties line
The Choate Ranch raid
Action in Matagorda County
Feuding against the Taylors
"Six shooter gentry"
Gunfire at the Billings Store
"Attempting to escape"
Epilogue: The grave of John Jackson Helm
Appendix A: Jack Helm, Dewitt County Captain Commanding
Appendix B: Vigilantes in Goliad County
Appendix C: State police roster of Capt. Jack Helm
Appendix D: Regulators of Goliad County.