New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-07

Mr.. D. A. T. Walton, sheriff of Bee
county, arrived in the city by the Interna.
tional and Great Northern railroad yester-
day morning, considerably chagrined at the
loss of prisoner, to secure whom he had
taken good deal of trouble and incurred
pretty heavy expense. 1t seems that some
eight or ten months ago q band of horse
thieves who had been previously operating
in some of the Western counties, began their
depredations in Bee, and Mr. Walton CON
certed measures with some of the good citi-
zens to effect their capture. About four
months ago he succeeded in arresting two
of the band named j. T. Holly and w. Fl.
FL. Holly, brothers, hailing from Bossier
parish, Louisiana, who were caught in flag
Tdnte detStlt, while driving off drove of
stolen animals. They were confined in the
Bee county jail, which proved to be too in
secure to hold them, w. Fl. 81. Holly max
ing his escape before trial. His brother,
fenced to five years in the penitentisry, af-
ter which he too broke jail and made his
escape.
Mr.. Walton Immediately offered a reward
for their recspture, and believing they
would make their way to their old home in
Louisiana, particularly notified the officers
of BOssier and Caddo parishes to lookout
for them. Some three or four weeks ago
he received notice from the sheriff of Bossier
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house of Sam Holly, a brother, and that
| Sam, resisting the arrest, was shot and
| killed. Mr.. Walton, as soon as possible,
obtained a requisition from the Governor
on the Governor of Louisiana, proceeded to
| New Orleans for the necessary papers, and
then was compelled to go to Shreveport, by
way of Memphis and Little Rock. Arriving
at Shreveport, he was delayed for five days
| by stress of weather, but finally started
with his prisoner on the cars last Monday
night, intending to place him in the jail in
Galveston for safe keeping. Apprehending
an attempted rescue by friends and
| relatives of the prisoner, he kept
him ironed and tied, and never allowed
him a moment out of his sight until he had
got far enough away to be beyond any
danger of rescue. Tuesday night he re
lieved the prisoner of his bonds except tbs
handouffs, which were stout and perfectly
secure. At midnight, when the train wal
some six or eight miles north of Crockett
the cars running at the rate of fully twenty
miles an hour, the prisoner desired to ente
the water closet. Mr.. Walton accompanied
him to the door, and holding the handle
turned to q passenger to inquire the tina
of night. The passenger looked at hi
watch, replied: "FiVe minutes past twelve,
and Mr.. Walton turned to looked after hi
passenger. On opening the door, he wa
almost stupefed to find the room empty
The bird had flown, Holly had raiseC
the window, and Notwithstanding tn
increased peril by reason of his hand
cuffs had taken the opportunity of hi
Isguard's momentAry inattention to make
fearful leap for liberty through the win
dow. The train was stopped and backed
short distance, but nothing was seen G
Holly. Mr.. Walton does not think tn
tram ran far enough back to reach tn
spot, and as the conductor was unable t
lose the time necessary for a thOrnug
search, he did not think it worth while {
. get off and risk the effects of exposure
the severe weather for probably fruitles
: errand. The place was a wild one in III
, woods, the train was running fully twent
miles an hour, and it was hardly possibl
. that Holly escaped nninjured. Mr.. Wa
ton reasoned, therefore, that If hurt
could hardly avoid recapture, handcuffe
J as he was; and if not hurt, it would hay
{ been useless to look for him in the wood
, in the dark. Yesterday morning inform
ton of the escape was telegraphed the of
GERS of Houston county, and reward I
twenty-five dollars offered for his arres
1t was a desperate break for liberty,
J which the chances were ninety whine to OF
} against success.
Mr.. Walton is much mortified at the lo
T of his prisoner, after all his trouble to g
him, but is satisfied that both of the Holly
will eventually be captured, and is con
dent of success in thoroughly breaking I
the gang, or at least making Bee county tt
+ hot for Them. They had given that cOunt
8 the go by for long time, but on common
: ing their depredatiOns there came to gri
t in their second venture. So may the
r alwsys.-H0tIstOn Telegram.