The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-25

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| did results wldoh Inns followed their
colonization w Tie county " wash
lnaion, on ilie Austin branch of TIE
I Central road
/ Wmfsr n Mexlcan was breaking u
bucKing horse on Market street. yes
tcrday inornlng, the animal made a
plunge IN the mir and fell over back
wards, striking lts head on piece OF
bone lying In the street. The wound
bled with such proflsion ~ to render
the animal 80 weak as to be incapable
of rcgaining It's feet. II was suisse
quently shot.
During the early part Of the current
month, as Mr.. Holmes, the gentle
manly agent, in this city, OF the
Wheeler Il Wilson Sewing Machine
company, accompanied by friend, IN
the person of DIR. w. ID. Orr, for
mery of South Carolina, were travelling
IN remote part of Montague county,
their conversation and reflections were
suddenly interrupted by the presence
of band of gentlemen with very red
countenances, an assortment OF feath-
ers in their hair-whether those feath-
ers were garnered from rooster roosts
or not, we shall not pause to Inquire
and possessed of gun apiece, which
seemed to want to Ego OFF, directly In
Mr.. Holmes and his friends faces.
That these strangers were not English
noblemen, uniting buffalo hon
the H'American prairies," was
quite apparent, but that they
We're Indians and meant business
their kind of business, we mean-was
to these gentlemen, we will assume to
say, a freezing fact. And to their bust
ness these western bosses at once went.
They first appropriated the horses, not
saying anything about the time they
wanted to pay for them in, the ma
chimes followed the horses, and Mr..
Holmes and the doctor We're encour-
aged to go long. OF course the first
thought that occurred to these unfor-
tunate gentlemen, after their capture,
was to make their escape. After con-
siderable strategy, in day or SO after
wards, Mr.. Holmes succeeded in eluding
the lynx-eyed vigilance of his captors
and made his escape. DR.. Orr, we re-
greet to say, has never since been
heard from, but it is the sincere and
prayerful hope that he may escape the
fearful vengeance of his mnrderons
foes,
Yesterday afternoon two horsemen
rode up to the saloon opposite to the
Central depot, west side, and dis
mounting went in and called for
drinks. There was something about
their appearance which gave them q
questionable shape" to the eye of ex-
officer Phares, who was IN the rnom ut
tue stimeJ After satisfying himself
that their history wouldn't bear thor
ough scrutiny, he stepped to the door
in an unsuspecting manner, and fur.
lively examined the horses which they
had been riding. 1t struck him like
flash. THEY WERE HORSE THIEVES
Returning, Mr.. Phares carefully got
the inquiry in as to whether they
lived near Dalas.n Oneof them replied
that he "lved at Scyene," the other
however, not pretending at first to
hear the. question, sprang up in a
moment or so and distinctly desired to
know what business that was to ex-offi-
Ger Phares. 70 which that gentleman
replied, "none in the least" or some
thing of similar purport, and leaving
his seat, walked t9 the door IS thoggh, !
70 so ont, bit really for Fhs purpose Of
looking out for assistance SO he could
capture the scoundrels, who, probably
suspectlng that their true character had
been discoyeFed started aat AFTER
fhares, passing him at the door and
Jumping into their saddles, rode oil,
slowly at first as the horses appeared
TO be greatly jaded, but gradually urg-
ing them to greater speed. AS quick
rs possible, Phares belted brace of
six shooters about him and enlisting
couple of friends, they straddled their
herses ana gaze pursuit 4 run Of q
few miles satisfied them that the men
they were after were on. animals Of
better, ebottonl," and sothey returned.
Ix- officer Phares then reported the
matter to Sheriff Barkley, who took
inmediate measures t9r tile GaptHEe Of
Tie supposed horse thieves.
The T0dd's Mill.