The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-17
KICKING LIKE MULES.
The Honest B0arders Of Capt. walker
Protest Against Being COnsld-
cred Jail-Breakcrs.
A Couple of Documents that II VIII
Pay TO Read.

received Information OF projected
Jail delivery and had taken the neces-
sary precautions to prevent the accom-
plishment of the scheme. This article
served to create considerable excite
ment among the occupants of the
"cagcn As Is the case everywhere,
The HERALD was in special request AT
the Jail Sunday morning, and the pris-
oners read with avidity the portion of
ii which concerned them most, the
reading being interrupted with Occa-
siOnal Outbursts of Indignation that
such Il ISLANDER" should be prrtraled
against honest steady going citizens,
whose only crime consisted in being
scquestered from society for II time.
The longer they pondered the matter
over in their minds the more fragrant
did the outrage appear to them, and AS
the only fitting thing that could be
done under the circumstances (seeing
that the scheme for escape had been
frustrated) it was resolved to memoir
ialize the sheriff, their natural guar
dian, in writing and see if he could
not redress their grievances. A secre-
tary was appointed, II sheet of paper
and pencil procured and the annexed
petition issued
A petition to the Sheriff and Jailer OF Dallas
county from the prisoners In the cage:
That we all petition them to clear us
of the article in The DALLAS HERALD
by having our statement published, ~
well rs to certify to its truthfulness by
n statement OF their own, now since
they have searched and found nothing
TO prove that there was any truth in
such IN idea.
We all state to you through this
that we are all innocent of any inten-
ton to escape this time, aud can only
believe that mdlice ant prGjmiicc
prompted such lie, heaped on us to
injure us, ii possible, on our trials,
which will soon be at hand or else a
plan c0ncocted by one in here, think
ing by his shrewdness and falsehoods
given away to you that by injurng us
he will help himself Now We " ISL to
appeal to your generosity, and have
you say whether we are to bear these
lies and disgrace, now since yon have
Investigated, and found nothing to
confirm any such statement. We
think that 1t is Dothing more than
right that you should make state
ment of your own giving it the lie, or
publish this, that we may have the
same privilege as has been given to
this imaginary alarm, and, if possible,
do away with the damage ii has al
ready done us.
We also wish to remind you that
though culprits, we have, some of us, IA
reputation that the name OF iai-
breaker or outlaw is an insult to, and
some, If convicted by u fair and impair
tial trial, expect nothing more than to
bear their punishment like men of
honor and principle. There are also
some In here who have their families,
wives and children, and hope to show
that they are not outlaws, and would
not leave, for they hope to get cleared,
for they feel justified In what they have
done. We all realise the stain resting
on us, but think 1t Is enough for us to
bear our present trouble without hav-
ing the stigma rest on us which will,
OF course, Iemain fyou don't assist i'm
clearing us from this. If tried and
convicted by fair means, then, of
course, we will allow any statement in
which there is truth to have whatever
effect 1t may, but now we wish the
community Mt large to regard lis as
only charged with our crime, unless
there was truth in what TnE HERALD
published.
We sign our names.
j. Nj. stone, Joseph Hickman,
Lee Gllllland, Il. ". Mcinturn
Goo. A. Trott, NJ. r. Evins
W. West, IT'S. McKnnuy
d. MoCommns, Ell. Rice,
We are all willing to swear to the
above.
That these twelve men, good and
true-not to speak of the remaining
northumberland suffer misrepre-
sentation at tho hands of The HERALD
Is not to no thought of they shall be
placed right before the community,
but II In Fighting them THE HERALD il
compelled to publish one or two pri-
'ate letters, the gentlemen must not
complain. Major Barkley and Cap
tain Walker earnestly desire that their
words shall not suffer In public estima-
ton, and it certainly will be through
no fault of this paper If they are all not
appointed to high and responsible
offices by President Grant. That
of one of the twelve signers of
The above document would walk
out OF Jail If the way We're left clear for
him noone'would for moment believe
but that there are persons In there who
would put themselves to u little incon-
'enience to change their boarding
house Is clear from the tone of the an
iexed letter. g .f&tE8E III |
DALLAS COUNTY JAIL, July ~, 1875.
friend a. ". Worthington, White Rock;
DEAR FRIEND--I suppose you have
heard OF my arrest, aud suppose YOU
know how bitter the paper and officers
- .nis county are against me.
want 10 get out OF here be-
Iore court, or It will 20 hard
vim me, and i want you to see
ne following named persons, or any
nat You can depend upon and come TO
ne Jail and release me and nine 9th
RS IN the cage with me. j. ]. Griffin
mo John Evans near Turtle Ford. on :
ne Cedar Springs road. Evans' father
IN jail also. Griffin can raise four or
I've men, aud YOU can raise 6our ns