The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-03
The Frontier Echo w, Our city
Marshal.

Some weeks since, both THE HERALD
aud Commercial of this city published
articles in reference to the capture of
Dill, one OF the express robbers, in
Jack county and his subsequent re.
moval to this city 10y Capt. June Peak
and his assistants. Both published
statements were gotten directly from
June Peak himself, and we believe
that they were substantially correct.
We have received u copy Of the From
tier Echo, weekly paper published at
Jaoksboro, Jack county, containing q
marked article In reference to
the above subject. The Echo, after
publishing the entire article which APP.
peared in The HERALD, accuses us Of
gross injustice to the law-abiding citi-
zens of that town and county, and
further adds that injustice is mild
term to use in regard to the matter.
1t then proceeds to give what they
state is the jttctS of the whole transac.
ton, which, according TO their article,
is ~ follows:
"rhe man Dill WAS arrested by Jones
Keith, and II hoy about fourteen years
old, brought to Jaclisboro and placed in
confinement, and the officials at Dallas
notified OF the fact. Upon the arrival
of the man Peuk, the prisoner Din uoS
IN confinement, aud on the morning
following was turned over to him 10y
the Sheriff The statement in regard
to "promiscuous crowd being us
sembled, and that it would mot be
prudent to remove the prisoner" lie not
"a miStuke, it is simply an inta-
nous lie from beginning to end, and
we are surprised that decent (?) jour
nal should open its columns 20 such
statements without knowing some
thing about the facts. The "crowdn
present upon the occasion of Peaks
departure with the prisoner consisted
of Hon. a. J. Hood, the District Attor-
ney, Sheriff Crutchtield, Deputy-Sherili
Harley, District Clerk Wolflarth, City
Marshal ellison, Mr.. Shock, telegraph
operator, District Surveyor w. G. Ma
bry, and Messrs. Price and Keith.
Peak rode oil quietly with his prisoner
didn't draw his revolver, nor anything
of the sort. His imagination was
fired by the contents of n demijohn of
"Dutch courage" that he had in the
vehicle with him. The barkeeper OF
the Wichita saloon is unhappy over a
few drinks that this Dallas ,Boanerges
beat him out OF. The foregoing can
be vOuched for by every one of the
spectators named, and the simple
word of any one of the gentlemen who
composed the promischous crowd -
will so u long way further than the
a1iidavits of brigade of such as ip-
formed THE HERALD of. the occur
renee"
We believe the above article to be q
SANDER upon our City Marshal. Capt.
Peak is one of the most popular young
gentlemen ia Dallas, and the insinua-
ton made against him in reference to
dutch courage" can be refuted by all
who know him. Captain Peak has
proved his bravery to the satisfaction
of all his friends and we think this
slur at him entirely uncalled for. Cap
tain Peak is away from the city at
present, and we will wait until his re-
turn and let him answer for himself
The charge of having beat barkeeper
Of Jacksboro out of his just dues. Cap
tain Peak will return in few days
and from what we know of this gen.
.leman, we are satisfied he will answer
he article to the satisfaction of all his
friends.