Richland beacon., 1875-03-27
}7HISE THEFT RAYNILLE
, Fold Minoruvre-A Lively
Chase and Escape Of the
Thief.

. ned murderer from TIhiN'''
irish. and who is also charged VII"
....,r a horse thief 1t appears tha'
g.. Postmaster a, this place, on that
.rnipy had received a postal card
I'm the Postmaster at HreehWoou'
Ia. saving that man named "S'c'h-
,...kn or "Wa'son' had stolen horse
..on him, and asked that lookout
.hould be kept for him. The post .
:. aster gave this card to the sheriff,
lille on his way To breakfast, and T.
I'D him that man had just gotten
fl the ears with horse, who might
&c the M"f. While they were talk
ag young Carer came up on the
,,rSe, jus, taken oil the cars; but 1t
yaS SO different from the horse
described in the card that n" suspi-
cion was aroused as to his identity
After the sheriff got to Mrs. Carriers,
where he boards, he asked the servant
who the stranger was that had Just
come in, who answered, she did not
know. After eating his breakfast,
and not seeing the stranger at the
table. he called Luther Carter TO him,
and inquired who the man was Car
ter replied that he did not know, but
that he called himself .'Steinback. "
rbe Sheriff at once knew that this
was the Hief referred to IN the card,
and began to suspect he might be the
II tied desperate, and murderer who
had lately broken Jail in Franklin
Parish; so he promptly called on the
District Attorney pro tenn to procure
him warrant. An unfortunate loss
of time occurred in getting the war
rant. While Col. Moore was pro-
curing the warrant he had one Of his
dputies getting small posse, and
arming them to make the arrest. just
as the sheriff came out Of the court
house with the warrant he saw
Watson riding around Mr.. Sta,ham's
garden fence. lie saw no one TO call
o. for assistance, but he went forward
meeting Watson, and stopped hin
near the Star Saloon, AS the sheriff
reached out his left hand to catch hi
horses bride, Wat OF threw his ban'
OF his pistol. The shcritl's pistol had
slipped on its belt so that he coul'
not reach it with his right hand, bL
Lad to use his left to push it arount
20 as to draw it. In drawing it tron
the seal bard it got hung; Watson
seeing this put spurs to his horse
running at great speed down the roa
that leads to Alto. Before he ha
got five steps the sheriff had got hi
pistol drawn, but the cylinder NJ
revolving, he could not fire upon Wa
son until he had attained to di
lance Of at least - PAGES. by TIL
time several persons had got int
The street and began TO fire at Ion
range upon the fugitive it is N
believed that any of the. shots 10,
effect, the distance being too great.
We seriously regret to say that Il
thief succeeded in making good h
escape. lie was closely pursued
our gallant young friends, Walt
Davis and o. 7. Smith. who obtain'
the only horses that were to be b;
in town, until they forced him to tai
the woods. But for the fact that {
sheriff was grossly deceived by
young man whom he did not suSp,
Of dcccivlng him, this notoriu
desperate would now be i'll Jail,
stead Of being at large to prey M
honest and good citizens, for had
known positively that the man tin
in the house of Mrs. Carter, "
Watson, no the w.ud lave b'
los, in seeking for warrant-hnt
sheriff would have, with a deputy
two, gone on him immediate
Though Watson made his escape
is not certain that he will get eniir
away, Col. Moore assures US that
has good aud rcsolute men after
who will either capture bin or 70
him to leave the country. We "a
cstly call upon good men to aid
sheriff in bringing these horse THE
and despcradoes to justice.
The above statement of the fact
given precisely as made to us by
Moore, our sheriff, who is the |
informed and most capable person
whom we could apply for oarlicuI'
The Colonel did all he could
capture this man. and we hope
S next attempt will be more success
Mr.. Crawford Selvy returned n
1ay &om pursuing Watson with
avine. seen or heard anything p