, 1876-12-16

TWO roLacEMEN CAPTURED WHILE TRYING TO
ROE HANK IN DALLAS, TIx.
Soma weeks ago Il business house In this city
rrreiycd letter nltlresscl to "Tlp" Farrcli.
1t WIS postsuarkcd uallas, Tex. Farrell WAS
nut member Of tho firm that Ent 1t. 1T Is
co,lt'acncc man. At t1,e tlnlu tho lettar cnlne
lIe wus 1n tilt lS,tiewel The business lst,t,so
east tho lettsr inso tbe street. Sumo oue picked
1t u[ utd It f,'l,n'l Its way !nto ALLAH Pn,kcr-
,on's Ilal,ds. It rce,.cstcd Farrell To send word
IL thc writer, who sgnr,l lis la,no Il 'ssuslness,n
giving hts tFurrcll's} R.l'lrpss. plnkcrton sent
IL uotc to "Busucss, 70. lox ltU3, I,altas,
Tex" llack caulo II letter directed to the lox
rmknrton Ind s,sEgtsted. It demanded
tho ald OF "Ilph md two rraektn,rl,. There
wn* q big Job ot hnnd. Tie coitsrs Of this
Toxas banks wsrc rcplstu with wealth. From
Iiukcftntl xllll assuming tu bu Farrell, wrota
hack. ltc.l3l not lIku nluny1nous corrcspun,l-
:nts. "Wl'o are ytnl:' hn rcrtlnent1y inquired.
',I MTel; i mt your name and will sec what ean bo
'lsnsiness" erawletl ont of Tho brush. ~
nm Tom Spcfdrr," hu wrote. 'ftlc,l Ilu entered
into dcAstiution Of the work 1t was bank.
rpbl,ery. EverythtnS wus in st'apc, on|yit nec'l-
rinkerton hih no !'lea of prosecuting the af-
1atr So liz hcnt tfIc correspondence to Mr. John
kcrF President of this First National Bank NJ
Dallas. Mr.. Kerr conferred with ut!cr bankers.
Tnn spcflrr WAS tbs detective ploycd tn nr,-
tcct tl.c banks. The nlar VIII, was trying to sct
~ the 10y ,s wns tho guardian q Thy, vaults.
@ kcIr asked finke1totl, tn stick 70 thu joh.
the tnci would bu sent. sneldcr Kc'lt back wDtsl
to have t.ctn EuyIster al different llntcls under
4ssu'nea na1nes which lle unsigned. Two ri
r!nHe1.ons 1lcsa'yrS;s r; went t'.W 70 Dallas.
tto't. Thu, explained tllut EsrrclI tad lrrsl
tlruwn fro'u Sleigh aud had sltslucatctl bis
urn. spelder took them and their to,,ls to his
home, a',el srcretcd their to9's. Ile tn'l then.
Bank.
"But We must hayc sle,lges," said the oera-
tiycs.
spc!der tnt.k Ills l,yo sous. They brooks Into
hlasksnitli's e!,op..
But Nc must haze leather to cuycr tho
slcdgee," Kaid the operatives.
srct1er went to satlalvrs aud bought II.
purchaser.
There was policeman on the hca. near tho
bank: Ilth nat,ic was Jack Duff.
"lie !" IN thu toh," said sI.!des, "and will
All "hs In readiness.
Last Sunday night was llxctl. spcdcr's boys
carried .he h,ols to the t,al,k. rho operatives
wutcl1ca "utsldc. ~ about nj llour al opera.
tire t:sao ont aud srtlspcred to aietaes talat tu
waited i!elp. 6pufder wcnt IN. The Sheriff,
who l,a4i bccu eecfeted in thu bauk, nabbcd lI,u.
.Dait ran. K posse ran after him, and threat,
euc.t To shoot. Then he stopped.
-" ! don't know what was going on In tic
bank }" suld he.
4 dcAl giye-sw.y.
,Spe1cr and lts sons and Dutt were lodged In
jail. Next wecll the GRIND Jury will III or
lheIr ease.
spchivr wAs ut nnc til.n :. policeman In Chi
aH-u, anil stattunctl ut the North Avenue Sta
tton. lie was discharged 1roM tho forcs, Thit
was sfx tcars agu. liz WIS suspected of playing
in with thieves. Then he wcnt to Dxlfaa ant
IVES assigned " watch tie banks.
PtEkcrtun's scheme waa u Hoo4 ous. Hal
SpGlder s4rceedaA hs would have secured shoul