The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-06-05

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mites ngorlH ila Etufman counts
'.na nny mD.u mDHtnHoG wh' In
nfmod ilam lhnf hahufg fofifm, iIi
pusonbf fowtd on lio ifmn Thurs.
dgg, Muy }'i, from lIo daIuiy ahofIil,
lluin, nrd lwp NJ hls fesuer, had
been captured, and the shcflffd Ellis
county had concluded tO wait unlil
nigllnll before taking further action
x with tieprlsonoE
The boys having ridden hard, wore
ready for u rest, aud having halted, dis'
. mounted unsaddlod their Gery atced',
turned them out to grNC, aud pa
iicntly waited the arrival OF the sheriff
with his prisoners. Some tried to-. '"p,
others studied the history Of the four
kings, while the old veterans whiled
the hours away with tales of hair
breadth escapes in the Imminent
deadly brcach.n
one of the boys having care
fully surveyed the ground, and taken
in the situation, remarked, ppm not
afraid. I've been in tighter places
| than this before" which remark was
received with roars of laughter.
In about two hours the sheriff arrived
with posse of fifty or sixty citizens in
charge of the prisoners and the
Lamars Immediately saddled up
and retraced their steps to Pal
mer. Here, after some consultation,
it was determined to take Fortson to
Dallas as rapidly as possible, to prevent
another rescue, and the boys turned
their faces homeward with their pris-
oners, every man on the alert, not taxi
ing each bush to be an officer, but
with ears and eyes wide open. For
tunately no attempt was made to res
cue Fortson and his companion, rs
the route selected by the pilot OF the
party was the most obscure and
unfrequented he could find, to
say nothing of mud holes. While they
were passing narrow path on the
edge of steep declivity overlooking II
small lake, oneof the horses became
entangcd in the bushes along the mar
row pathway, and losing his footing
tumbled, headlong, and disappeared in
the "willows beneath" His rider mt
the command familiar to all that
branch of the service-"Cavalry, fall
off and grab 4 rootw deXtcrously leap
ed OIL, and by literal obedience to or
dcrs escaped a muddy grave. After n
little delay, the untamed steed was
iished out nothing the worse for his
gymnastics, save coat of mud, and
the funeral procession moved Oh. Their
prisoner was firmly tied to his horse,
and stout dragoon rode on each side,
with one hand on the ropes. He was
inclined to he communicative, and
spoke of the crime with which he was
charged rather lightly. He is a man
well built, gray bearded, and about
- years of age, and while he speaks
of himself freely, would say moth
ing that would implicate his friends.
When he was transferred to the La
mars, under Deputy Sheriff Scott, he
seemed to have some fears of being
mobbed, and looked upon the Dallas
delegation rather suspiciously.
The party finally reached Dallas
about half-past nine Sunday, eight of
the Lamars having been detailed to re-
main at Palmer by special request of
Sheriff King. They were employed
Sunday night in guarding the town of
Palmer, but no alarm occurred and
everything passed off quietly. Two
more of the birds who boarded the
train were also brought in Monday,
Oliver and Shelton, and were placed
under guard of three of the boys, the
other five returning to Dallas yesterday
The honest, ,law-abiding cit
izens of Ellis county deserve all credit
for their efforts to rid that county of
the outlaws which inlest a portion of it,
and TAE HERALD urges them to
continue in the good work. Back up
your county officials with an active
and unflagging support, and should
you ever need assistance again, call on
Dallas county, and her officials and
citizens will come to your aid as they
have already done.
AS for the Lamar Rifles, they have
acquitted themselves creditably, and
will receive, as they deserve, the
thanks of the community. They did
not go as military organization, but
simply rs a posse of citizens, under a
call from the sheriff.
The gallant Stonewall Greys were
disappointed, but they may
have chance to 60 to the front an
other time, and cover themselves with
well-earned laurels.
We haven't seen any of the Lamars
playing leap-frog since their return,
nor going through any other gymnas-
tics. The fact is they are little tender
footed about such amusements for the
present, but they will turn out when
wanted again, like "Little Breeches,"