The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-16
NABHED AT LAST,
Ellis, ~ Route Agent, la IIOck-A Long
Chase Rewarded,

following account OF the doings, pur'
suit aud final capture OF young man
hailiDg from Waco, Texas;
"On the first Of October, 1875, one a.
w. ELLIS, alias James Wood, alias Jack
Jones, alias James A. Reed, alas James
Johnson, employed IN driver on one
OF the stages on Wells, Fargo u Co.'s
express route, running from Colorado
Springs, In Colorado, believing he had
discovered IA short cut on the road to
fortune, stopped his stage on the road
Between Colorado Springs and Fair
Play, and requested two passengers,
merchants OF Colorado Springs,
20 hand over their watches and
loose change. Finding the re-
quest backed by IL huge navy six in
the hands of Ellis, the two gentlemen
did not argue the question, but did as
they were requested to do, and gave
him their watches and about one thou
sand dollars In money. ELLIS then
broke open the Iron box Of the express
company, from which he distracted
four thousand two hundred dollas In
currency and II package Of jewelry, and
also rined the mail bags, securing five
hundred dollars in money; altogether
getting about seven thousand dollars In
money and jewelry. Leaving his
horses, stage and passengers In the
middle of the road, Ellis walked OIL
with his booty. Mr.. l.. II. Thaw, u
detective employed by the Express
company, and who has made quite
reputation in the West working
up similar cases, was detailed to
follow Ellis, If possible, and secure
his arrest. He travelled the south
ern portion of Colorado; thence
through New Mexico into Arizona /;
and thence along the border of Old
Mexico ani into Texas, by the way Of
the Rio Grande-altOgether travelling
some $500 miles, and all the way on
the back of mule. From Texas he
returned to Colorado Springs, and TAX
ing new trial, travelled to Kansas
City by rail, and thence south through
Missouri and Kansas into Texas again.
At Austin he first heard Of the object
OF his search, and again at Elm creek,
thirty-dve miles from Austin. Con-
tinuing the pursuit, he went to Waco.
and thence to Hamilton and Rockdale,
At the latter place he learned that Ellis
had purchased twenty-seven head Of
stock, and started for this city on the
3rd instant. AT Rockdale, also, the
detective intercepted letter sent by
Ellis to his father, ID. II. Ellis, in which
he told his father that he would send
him from Memphis IL draft for
$500. Detective Thaw Immediately
started for this city, and upon his ar
rival laid the case before Chief Athy,
who detailed Captain o. II. Smith, of
our detective force, to assist Mr.. Thaw.
The detectives learned that Ellis had
been in Memphis with his stock, which
he boarded at Forests stable, on Mon
roe street. but not finding sale for them,
had gone to NiDlett's Landing, Missis-
sippi. Before leaving the city, how
ever, IL was ascertained that he had
purchased, at the First National Bank,
exchange for five hundred dollars,
which he sent to his father ut Waco,
Texas. Carrying q letter from Chief
Atby to J. E. Ousley, the colored
sheriff of Bolivar county, Mississippi
Detective Thaw left this city on the
twenty-third instant on the Thompson
Dean, and got off at Floreyville, ten
miles above Niblett's. He there met
Sheriff Ousley, who at once proceeded
to Nibletps, arrested Ellis, and deliv-
cred him to Detective Thaw. Ellis had
ON his person q gold watch, one of
those stolen from the passengers, en-
graved TO my husband, aud about
one thousand dollars in money. The
detective and his prisoner left via
Memphis and Louisville Railroad for
Colorado Springs"