The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-07-17
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1le recent energetic nnd lindalde
movements NJ sheriff butkley,ln emis.
Inc Tie arrest, under the most dliilculi
circumstances, NJ nunher ~ lhwless
dcspcfndocs who have fora long pc
flod been the terror NJ the settlers ~
the vicinity ~ Scyone and the eastern
part NJ Dallas county, would sustain
the idea that he II hound Ia make the
way Of the transgre-sor m hard ~ II
eat possibly he scarcely n day has
passed that TnE HERALD has mt had
occasion TO chronicle tie arrest al some
notorious character through the ell.
cheney of our worthy Sheriff aud his
trusty aud fearless deputies.
And to-day THR HERALD furnishes
II few particulars connected with the
arrest, on yesterday, of one Tom
Mckinney, n notorious character, who
has for for some time back made his
headquarters in the vicinity of Sryene,
about nine miles from this city; terli-
flying the neighborhood by his lnwless
acts, he having even gone so Tar as to
send word to Sheriff Barkley, defying
his ability 10 arrest him, and threaten
ing to kill the first man who attempted
to take him into custody. Several at
tempts have been made to capture him
10y the deputies, but his watchful eau
ton and perfect knowledge Of the
county have hitherto enabled him to
escape. On Tuesday, however, Ma
jor Barley ordered his assistants to
prepare for another trip In search of
this boosted law breaker, and Accord
ingly, that evening Messrs. Hobbs,
Tom Scott, Waller, Farmer, Anderson
and Mosher, started for the rendezvous
above named, with strict instructions
to bring Mckinney in, dead or alive,
or else run clear out of the county.
The party on reaching Scyene, were
ing dance at Il house some three
miles off, and at once proceeded there,
but on arrival, were informed that he
had just left the place. They next
proceeded to u school house at Which II
meeting of friends WAS being held
but here also they happened to miss
him, as he had just left. Here they
lost track of him in the darkness, and
concluded to move on, hoping to find
where he had camped, for it so hap
pened that u party of men residing in |
the neighborhood had formed them
selves into a mob that very night for
the purpose of killing him, and had
scared him away from his accustomed
sleeping place. After midnight, how
ever, not having any reliable iniorma-
tion as to his whereabouts, the party
concluded to camp for the night, COLI
cealing themse elves in the timber.
In the morning, having been in
formed by young man that the OIL
ject of their search was vt Il store some
five miles distant, they started at full
speed for that place, and arriving there
surrounded the store, but they were
again doomed to disappointment, AS
Mckinney was not there. Fearing
that their man would get away, they
wheeled around and paid visit to the
house of one Moody, situated on the
outskirts of the ''post oaks where
they arrived in about twenty minutes,
and on cautiously approaching and
the house they espied Nc
Kinney's horse hitched near by. Upon
this, every man drew his revolver and
with them cooked entered the house
where they found Mckinney
lying asleep in one of the rooms.
Before he awakened he was covered
10y three or four revolvers, the rest Of
the party having remained outside to
guard the house. On finding himself
he attempted to reach I'M
der his pillow for his arms, but on he
ing told to surrender he did so, offering ,
no resistance when the handouts were
placed on him. He was brought to
the city yesterday evening and lodged
in Jail, where he will be held to an
swer several charges preferred against
him, one of which is the shooting of
Mr.. Steve Moore, merchant, at Mes
quite, in the neck, last fall, although
not fatally wounding him. He will be
brought before Judge Burford this
and undergo II preliminary