The New York herald., 1876-10-23
TEXAS JOE.

A QHspxRADO N KANsAs-CHAsBD PROM TIN
BLACK HuLs-Is RoBBEp AND THxx HH DIS
ApPRARs.
From the Kansas City Times. Oct 1al
Last Sunday morning two we'll dressed men arrived
In this city registered at Ebersold the corner
OF Fourth and Main stseets After refreshing them.
selves and casting OF the dust OF travel they sought
the police headquarters and made known thOir bust
They had . rather queer story 10 TELL but one
which tho police authorities have reason to doubt
Ehe eldest, q maa giving his name - Sass Sets
stated that he was from Dsadwood City, IN the Black
Hills, and that he had been robbed OF $500 OF
5000 in that city by q man named Texas Joo,
alias Mexican Joe Ho stated further that no had fol-
lowed Joe from she Black Hills TO- Kansas City, and
expected 70 nnd him here and recover his lost monsy.
The details OF the robbery. represented by tho
claiming 70 have been robbed, but msaara
Sass, sets says he was on . ''little teas''
or 'Jamboree," when Mexican Joe suddenly became
very aeesionats and sociaoe They were drinking
gslher In true Dsadwood ssye when joe in one Of his
repeated embraces succeeded relieving him Of $500
or $500 In money. When he s0borod up Joe gone
and was far upon his way toward Cheyenne. After .
lew bri6f preparations
IN STARTED IN PURSUIT
and kept II up fast horseneSh coald carry Aim.
But the halfbreed. cunning and used 10 all the
suit and reached the settlements instead Of
before his pursuers Bus the pursuit was kept up
os ss nn
managed TO slude him and reached Kansas City last
Saturday norAing But on the way to shs city Joo
trala between Leavsnworth and Kaasas CITY, he leu
In with slick talking young man named Sandy Short
better knoua - the part proprietor Of the sis saloon
Bullsas, Moore 4 Emsry's. They GOT v dnnklng ~
gsthsr pretty freely and Mexican Joe
PULLED OUT SCALP
show q trophy OF hts vAlor OF his trims
the Black Hla In making this display Joe lost the
money he Ii accused or taking from Sass. Sandy
snos. sSspes'sa @ COMING 'nsS .S possession o. 'ns
make the matter more interesting Chief Of Police
Hook, Of Lsavon WORTH and Oiliser Goddard, OF the
city. came down 10 assist working up the
and she capture OF Joe The hal-breed was Lass seen
on Saturday night In the Walnut Street Theatre since
which time he has disappeared. HIS pursuers lcfs on
the Indian Territory, who're Joe supposed 70 have
gone. Sandy shoss is still IN Jail as this point
BLOODY INCIDENT
In the life OF Nexscan Joe published in the Times
month or two ago, entitled, "The Indian HeAdsman -
The horo Of this incident 10 this same Texas Joe or
ms.',n Joe hs va; the mall III = pony
by Indians. he managed to get away from
the redskins, and In hts resrsai succeeded in
head hc carried with him in his natl sack % Dead ood
Joe came the States enjoy the reward given him
for his exploit hut returned 70 Deadwood only gos
into this last scrape He s brave and desperate man
His bitterest mortal enemy the notorious Persim.
BILL the scourge Of the Black Hill trail Bill and
Joe have been at war for some time, and when they
meet there will be II not two bad snued out
quick pistol crack The police OF this city
have boen at work this several days and have
kept 4 profound secret from the reporters But II
they had fully conversant with the character OF
Mexican Joe they would have saved themselves trouble
and labor aftor he discovered he pursued He viii
be found IN the Indian Territory.
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