Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-11
Murderer Hardin.

CAPTURE or TfNAN DESpERADO WHO
HAD TAKEN rwEsrr-THsEE HUMAN
A special dispatch to The Galveston N,.r.
i1om Ausur, dated the = n ultima, says.
Wesley Hardin reached here tbs no-pI1S
and was PLACED IN JAN. Lieut. ArmstroS,
and Private Duncan have earned tie - %
reward offered by the Leg sla ure Tor his ar
rest The Law character 20 him a. the NO
torious murderer" though he has not been
ri 4. No ore can make a complete list OF
hardin0s victims, but the sumber VIII not
probably fall short OF twenty th- ee-eight I'm
Kansas and fifIeen IN Texas. lie l. twenty
eight years old aud intelligent lie n a from
Texas about three years ago. aud has heen
living with his brother iu-law. who has a
reputation not much better than Swayne. IA
Pensacola Junction. Ala, under the a~sum-
Ell name OF John Swsyne. H. has killed one
or Two men there. a. has hts brother m. law.
bowen' out. being connected with M Tu ige
OF The county and SherI n. they had thus far
. en- allowed Ia - Gnpani>hod. : Icl WAS
The condition Of affairs until Angus 13th.
when SWayne became tpioNtca'ef. and waS
trying 10 shoot q negro. Chasing him with a
cooked pistol IN has hand thr pugh and arauad
the station and hotel. which are one bald
ing. the negro made a dash through the din
ing room 20 e. ale his pursuer just a. tae an
stsut that Mr.. Chlpley, Superintendent o.
the Pensacola Railroad, WAS gOiuE tlrogAh
the door 10 has Ufiice. Swsyur. aliresslnx
him, said, why didn't you stop that uigger
for me- Mr.. G. aid, Il have nothing % 10
pistol into hrs face aud said. Il WILL shoot
you any how" Mr.. G, being very Rcilvea4i
Ioweriul, snaiched the pi>tO! jas as The
hammer fell, aud struck Swavne over the
head with IL several times.
- few days afler ward two de,e 'tiveS from
ItNss appeared IN the Junction. After
were Induced by a few. - Nbon, my nal
entrusted their secret. 10 send for Hu extra
train, "a there is but one trai. rach wsy a
day on the Pensacola railroad. A,--.ue utsop
IN :, and finding that Chiplpy vD.f I b. nnlv
too glad 10 send n train, or DO apyfbtug 10
rid the county Of such a >couuirsl. tie train
was procured, and they. going u Pens ac0la.
spotted their man, and found h. m seated iu
the train for home. Entering the car from
behind the seat In which he was se8tei. he
Was overpowered, bui not without difiirulty-
a. be was desperate. The train had not been
permitted To start. aud tue sheriI's posse
were watching outside. one Of the iOur mgu
VINO We're win STsyne IN the car became
frightened, sprans from the wiudDy, was
Ahui and almost Instantly killed by some
one outside, who thought ne was Swayne.
sway ne was brought 10 tEiS station. aud
while waiting for a train, was a show for
ms Old associates. He faikrt freely with
'utfn aud The ctptorS. one al whom up had
eeeh acquainted with n Texas tie feels
deeply hurt That he permitted himself % -
surprised and take1; says that o. is tue r-st
Time TOT Three years that he has been OF htS
guard Tor an instant. He said - the defor.
uNe John, you know You would np. IN 81
me on this platform for Slof.''
Deiective.-Tnat H. true. especially II 4
could get you any other way 10 take yOI.
Swayne-How did you track me ailv how
netectiVe-Oh, hiret oui to your father
ln-law a. a labOrer. aud served hun seven
months on his farm, and two weeks ago
Jaw letter directed 10 this place u The Pro-
pate Judge, and knew twas Tor you.
sway ne.-D,d the old TOOL make such a
blunder a. that?
Delective.-H He did. Ana nov, John. dit
you Know thai two men were sent out this
way for you once before?
Swsyne.-Yes, / know that.
Detectlve.-And do yOu know that those
men never came back 10 Texas"
SwSyne-les, and Faow that they never
viii come back
He was taken through Montgomery on his
way home, and while There an attemp' 20 re
lease HIM was made through some tecdni-
CAVITY. HIS captors are paid By the state
500 per month 10 work up the case, and
$500 reward besides. The bro'her-in law
Bowen has disappeared from The county.
Swayne's dog comes ID meet the train from
Pensacola every night looking for hJs mas
ter.