, 1869-08-10
a TEXAS ASSASSIN.
IKtN Arrest In New fork Ckty-A Long
I'urSuit-ExpcTience OF n Dctec-

IKtN Arrest In New fork Clty-A Long
PurSuit-ExrcTicnce OF u Dctec~
From The lSf,r York T,nts, Auqu.t..
Late Oh Thursday evening Deputy Marshal
Crowley succeeded IN nrrestlng an ex.M-i.s OF tho
charged With being implicated IN hot and uur-
,,eE IN JcnersouvtlLe, Texas In October, IN 1sGs.
The arrest was made IN Fourth street, near Waah-
ol q private reaiucnce At The time. He was sa6s
scquepily taken to Ludlow Street Jan,
ana placed IN ,s conuner'eat ,, H capture
i. Dol tic 3bereaboata Of Tras1 81 General Reg.
nuids, commanding in Teaas. md y "a Ra,d 10
Called on HI. <. IL Furdy, united states Assist
att District Attorney, on Saturday last, for the
purpose Of procuring a warfant {os Pratt Ht
rotary OF War, and slated 10 My, Purify that be
h I'D fecu engaged IN q long and IAhonous search
Tor Prntt ana mn npnly tracked him to this city.
having been one Of the ringIeadcrs Of large par-
y Of Texans who participated 10 AZ attack Oh tho
s =. 3es5so1ys y Ts1a s. ID WhGh tns5 ks
recrct Southern ofenntzation known a. the
G 1as snS s ICE on
uf1lcrE III thu Union a11ny, but more particularly
because he Wna . ltail.cs ean1llatu for otr'ce at
that time They had the most c1tfrmc haired for
Captain Smith, who frequently spoke il strong
terms IN the courre Of his public addresses They
nGAt tnicavoEytl 10 oSsasslnate him Mt house ID
JGfscrhopyilic, In n whch he hnd taken refuge, TO-
pursuit Of the kntFhh Ths after snrroundcd The
house. but, before they entcfro, hc succeeds, in
essas sespisa on % hs hor.s naltna oSSs ~ nen' as
he shot and wounded four q his
subsequently a1T,sted By shs mlii,sIy authorities
on laIac charges preferred agalnss htua py sne
kGIRhsA Of ts Riding S!Ar, but was given over 10
iced that lhcy would rrutect him md secure him
fair trial. lie was then Imprisoned In )h,l. In
cuu pAuy with hls four neR1u flicoaA A military
rotrOl WIS placed 10 lnd aIuund tho atL to Ecep II
lTori tho suSllcu tnsasihu OF the SouthernCr@ who
hxu Uatio ntnncluK threats Against tho prtaoacr.
s's .nS sss'' SAT "e TO kpSh' Il ns
Es Easa ''1 .as ns'qBs'o{ {rs. nc " &. es four
sse s ,se na ts aq, aOs
ing Of .el! waa the sigma! for shcm to assemble
III front Of iht jail About to men an1Wctcl tho
lai, ovrspoxrr,rE 0ene1., Ne,notd sodicts and
compelling lhcu 10 suecunh 10 superior nu uuahofI
the Ho.crs then commenced to shoo, thc nesZroca
k.,4ip9 shsec outright nnA woundina onc, wnom
thry allowed 10 cseapc- AftcfWa1l thcJ sought
captain stn'.h< crli, but bcnR unable 70 force AZ
cuttunec they lighted uanbes Of i.sgots, Which
san ~ .ssy ips1, 9s,4 ., aaa,ea a.. ,n!a1 nI
occurrence, knu arc now awaiting tf4s. By coust-
martial bFA5Tn HA uaus 5uI t7Attr DII spF
iuur itic no clue could tc had 10 hts ~hereaoutA
txas nnA!ty xuEEcstet by detectita shI oa
might ~ found IN lhia city, but the suggestion Eas
nui aclr,! upon Tor sono timA The aosectlve wAs
recently sens ~ hers aowe,ef ana heEan a., noss s
Thuf,day l..t he aaa aimos; desps,red e of andlag
On smother "lsy.' Al the lno mentioned,
however, he suddenly came aaoas Pratt
tn Nassau street. The dctectsvo En not
Aure that Il wA hA ihe description be
had OF him having becn ohtaincd IN TexAA
| To make ttrIaln, he EDtched him vc1J carefully,
and saw him stop oefote q nevspspel on,ce when
be thc dcieet1yt} cauo close 10 him and discov.
cred that he had the appearance of being dis,
cuise.l- 1!!s nezru wa cus on and ~ halr leo1ed
The bulletin, he took o1 bis hat dlaplA, ing beld
| bead which Was : means Ct Identification to The
deycctlye P1tv,ous TO being arrested Pistt called
L on gentleman named Adaa1A. = tho Astor
! House. and had a conrers1t.on with him about
| the manufacture Of iron Ths GtnuenAn va
subsequently sreasly satps.sed 70 les;n from @ tas
detective that ha naA received CAL from ar
I alleged murderer. frru Vas oroaRht be!ort
CornmIssloner Usoorn yestertas, Ahd nts exam!ns,
ton t4ft for MoEdhy. In the neAuumc nc WI
| lc held In LII dioW Street jail