The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-13

Last night about ten O'Clock the ex-
press agent at this place received a
dispatch from Pilot Point, in Denton
county, stating that Sam Bass, Jacks
son and Underwood, the supposed train
robbers, are in the bottom of Elm
Fork. 1t was rumored that party
had crowded them above LewisvilIe,
when a fight ensued ia which many
shots had been exchanged, when the
attacking party, for want of sufficient
force, had been compelled to draw of,
when the robters made for the bottom
Of Elm Fork, near Pilot Point, where
they defied arrest. The dispatch asked
for help, and Marshal Morton, officers
Arnold, Walton and MeGinly lett last
night on horseback for the scene.
Trial aad Dismissal OF mr.. Grant-The
Robbery Predicted Days before Its
Occurrence by . Detective.
Yesterday evening, In Justice Peaks
court, the case of the state of Texas We.
George +. Grant, arrested by detective
Les.i, suspected OF being one OF the
Hutehins train robbers, came up for
trial. Mr.. Grant, who had been
placed under bond, appeared for trial,
Mr.. W. NJ. Edwards acting In the alb.
sence OF the prosecuting attorney. Mr..
Edwards stated that owing to the alb
senee of important witnesses for the
state, he would move that the court
continue the case until they could be
s1bpusnaed. Messrs. Smith and VIII.
ilams, who represented the de-
feuse, stated to the court that the
defendant had been arrested and
detained while en route to the frontier,
ana inasmuch as their client had made
all his arrangements for the trip, he
would Insist upon trial at once. The
court oveiruling the motion for a con-
tinuaBce, the trial proceeded.
Patrick Powers and his brother tes-
iitied that Grant had ridden UP 10
their house, near Cedar Springs, on
the evening of The 23d of March, and
asked them il they had seen anything
OF loose horse passing that way, and
asked permission to leave his aceou-
trements, consisting of shot gun,
Colts revolver and Il dirk, there until
he could find his horse. Several days
afterwards he came back and told
them he would soon cali and get them.
He came Wednesday evening. when
he was arrested by the officer.
Mr.. c. w. Williams, who accom-.
panied him at the time, testi-
fed that he was we'll acquainted
with the defendant, they having
come to this state together.
Himself and Grant were starting out
10 Shackeiford county on hunt; that
Grant had left his baggage at Powers
house to go In search of the horse and
was subsequently arrested as stated
above. They had made arrangements
after they had finished their hunt, to
join Powell d Cages surveying outfit
which was 10 shortly start for that seq
ton, but the lost horse had detained
them.
Several other gentlemen of charao-
ter testified az 10 the good standing OF
the defendant, when the court dis.
missed the case.
Detective Lesh stated to a HERAI.p
reporter that he had arrested Grant on
suspicion OF being connected with
other parties whom he knew to be
connectedi~irh the Hutehins train rob-
berry; that he had watched their ma.
neuvres, hoping to capture them in a
| bunch, and that before starting out, in
the fore part OF this week, he had such
knowledge of their movements as to
warrant him In requesting Sheriff
Moon, IL he did not return to the cIty
| by Wednesday, To warn the express
company that an attempt would be
made to rob the west-bound train
Thursday night at Eagle Ford.
The reporter called upon Sheriff
Moon, who verified what the detective
| said, stating thai he was so eDgrossei
ia his business, and left so hurriejly
for Huntsville, where he took num-
Der OF prisoners, that it had escaped
his mind, and 20 the train WAS robbed
without warning. The detective says
the Eagle Ford maskers are the same
parties who robbed the Allen and
| Hutchins trains.