The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-12-04

| A DESPERATE KILLgp.-Oul
readers will reeollect that Ben. Greg,
DRY who was confined in the jail al
this place for the murder of VIM
Van Arsdel, in Bossier parish, sue.
ceeded in making his escape. |,
seems that he made his way to Cor.
sicana, Texas. where he formerly re.
sided, and where he was killed in
Offering resistance 10 party who
were endeavoring to arrest him.
The following from the Corsicann
Observer Of the 9th inst, gives the
particulars Of his death and few
incidents connected with his carly
life .---.SoRfh Weaern.
| The notorious thief and murderer,
and refugee from justice Ben. Greg.
DRY, young man about % years OF
age, who had formerly been resi-
dent Of our county. was killed on
| Monday morning last, in the suburbs
Of Corsicana, for resisting a body Of
our citizens who went out 10 arrest
him. He was sentenced 10 the pen.
i,cntiary from this county for stealing
soon after the war, though go, out
Of there soon after. Previous 10 hi.
sentence his brother " Kit " Gregory
and himself were almosl terror Ia
our citizens, they having thrcpteoci
he lives OF some, and making yph
berry and stealing their special aud
only business.
Ben Gregory, Kit Gregory, aud Il
man said to he by the name OF Jim
White, murdered a man in Bossier
parish, La, by the name of William
d. V. Van Arsdel, on the Is, Of
August, 1867, in cold blood, aud a
reward Of $500 each was offered for
them. Bon Gregory was captured a,
Bryan, but got away by jumping of
steamboat into the Mississippi river,
and swimming ashore, bu, was after
wards again captured, tried and sen
fenced to 5e hung, and was to have
been executed, we think, last month,
but he got gu, Of Jail at Shreveport
by picking the locks Of the Jail with
= piece Of bucket bail, letting out
two other criminals, one Of whom
was seon caught. They all were to
rendezvous at Corsicana. A reward
Of 81 900 for Minor Hood-one Of
the party Who escaped with Gregory
FROM Jail and still at largc-and
Ben Gregory, is offered by Gov.
Warmoth, of Louisiana, for these
men or their bodies.
Ben had been about here several
days, it seems, and was seen on the
fence by one Of our citizens who
gave information on the public
square, and soon a number of our
citizens were in pursuit, and coming
within ten steps Of their victim, who
startled them by the swapping of
caps, and fired once at them. Our
party, VIM. Jackson, VIM. Duren,
and Sam Trimble, saw their danger,
bu, being use to the "perilous edge
of battle, they were not to be
frightened, and leveled their guns
upon Gregory, calling upon him to
surrender but finding his pistols
failed him, Gregory took to his heels,
our party still calling to him
to surrender, and Mt this juncture he
was shot down and expired.
The case was thoroughly invcsti-
gated in court before Justice Riggs,
and it was proven tina. about m
hour previous to the killing Of Greg
DRY, a gentleman passed through
town with proclamations from Gov,
Warmoth Of Louisiana, offering re.
wards as above stated, the gentlemen
thcn being in search Of the criminals,
and our citizens were at once acquit.
ted. Gregory knew that his time
had come, and could he have fred
his pistols, he might have added
others to his black aud murderous
list.