The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-08
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saturday night about ten o'clock II. !
\ Williams, Who shot aud killed Rob I
ertsou, near AlvarSdo, in Johnson /
county, and who has been lying very
sick with Pneumonia At the Crutch.
field house, wSs assisted by his father,
Thomas Williams and others, In max
ing his escape.
The prisoner, Williams, took sick
the day after he was placed IN Jail, and
rapidly growing worse, Sheriff Moon
thought IL best to move him 20 the
'rutchdeld house, which was accord
ingly done.
Since then he has slowly improved,
but At no time has he been able 10
walk across the room. The guard, Mr..
Graham, placed to watch the prisoner,
bad no idea that Williams, ia his crit.
teal coudition, would be removed, aud
having some business % attend 20 sat
y p
nephew of sheriff Moon, To stay with
Williams until he came tack, promi--
ing 20 return at nine o'clock. Graham
falling 10 return at the designated
hour, Moon left the Crutchneld, leav.
ing the prisoner Ia bed and his father
Ia the room. When Graham returned
short while afterwards he found the
bed and room empty The prisoner
was taken Out Of bed by his father and
placed Ia a hack furnished by man
named Ramsey, and driven out In the
country.
There are a numb Der Of opinions as
20 the manner aud way in which VII
liams was carried out Of his room tc
tue carriage. One report is that b,
was taken out the rear OF the hous,
and through the lot, where the car
riage was In waiting, and another is tha
he was borne through the from
door and TO the street west Of IN,
hotel, where the vehicle was STANDING
ready opposite the new mill. Our re
porter had "A talk with Mr.. Kennedy
who IL the landlord Of the Crutoh
field. That gentleman states that b,
was IN his office from eight o'clocI
TN after the flight was made kuOw n
aud heard nor saw nothing unusua
going on. y friend or two OF Williams
one % whom H. named Penn, were "a
the hotel that night.
The driver and hack returned to To
city about ten o'clock Sunday morn
Ing. AZ soon % the officers learne
OF Rsmssy's connection with the mat
ter he was arrested, charged with aid
ing IN the escape OF prisoner. II
gave bond for al appearance bef1r
Justice McLuie next Wednesday.
Sunday, sheriff Moon and his depl
titles were on the hunt for the hidin
place Of Williams, feeling eouGdeu
from his condition that he could No
be far from the city. They lesrne
that he hsd been driven TO Richardson
but on visiting that locality discovere
that their man was not there, nor ha
he been brought there. They returue
from the false trail, aud yesterda
morning started agaiu on their searcl
Yesterday afternoon sheriff Moo
and Deputies Hereford and Mil,
learned that Williams was at II
house q Mr.. 10. Record, eight mil,
north Of the city, and in the directio
OF Richardson. They went 10 III
place aud found Williams In bed col
siderable fatigued by his nights rid,
Inquiries were made Tor the fathe
Thomas Williams, and the oiiicsl
were informed that he had left earl
that morning. This the officers al
net believe, and began search Z,
him. At last Deputy sheriff Mill,
discovered him In the Ion overhea
the room In which was his sick sot
He was arrested aud will be brougl
here for trial. The prisoner will /
brought back TO the city AZ soon Us
Is able TO travel