The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-07
SAMUEL STILL SECURE.

which Meaas tina, Bass aud bandits
Have Net FALLEN Into lhs Hands ~
Ills FursueTs e,-rFincipai Points
Pertaining ~ the riiiagers.
Al the Allen station robbery Sam
bass was In person NJ the head OF the
robbers, Those known TO have been
with him are Tom Spottawood, Sea-
borne Barnes aud Frank jackson,
This was the first Of the four robberIea
committed In Texas by Bass and his
gang,
Al the lIutchlns, the next place Of
attack, the party was composed OF
Bass, Jackson and Barnes,
The next was that OF Eagle Ford,
Bass was not present In person at this
robbery but did the planning, and put
Henry Underwood In charge OF the
bandits who were composed OF Under.
wood, Barnes, johnson aud Green
Hin.
AT the Mesquite robbery, the last OF
robberies committed by these daring
robbers, some twenty persons engaged
In the attack, headed 10y Bass, who
was aided by jackson, Pipes, Under.
wood, Herndon, johnson and Barnes
Sunday and yesterday various rum.
ora were ailoat, concerning the move.
ments OF Lieutenant Peak and the
other forces, who are after the train
robbers, yet they were as wild as they
were unreliable ana could not DO trnc.
ed TO any responsible source.
IL n learned however, upon good
authority that Bass and his gang, after
getting west OF Decatur, In Wise
county, succeeded In. loosipg himself to
his pursurers. They had succeeded In
procuring fresh horses, while those
riding by the parties In pursuit were
considerably tagged by the continued
travel.
On reaching Decatur, Lieutenant
Peak ordered Corporal Lewis with
nine men back to this place
where they arrived Sunday morn
ing Hethen had sixteen left
with him, Captain Hall, of the
state troup and his men, Sheriff
Everhart and Eagan with their
possess, together with that of the eher.
i'll of Wise county were co.operat ing
with Peak, when last heard from, they
were In the northwestern part of Wise
county. There is but little doubt that
the gang at last accounts were bound
In.
A young lady living In the north
west corner of Wise county Recognized
in five men who stopped to get drink
of water, Sam Bass, Henry Underwood
and Frank Jackson. These three she
knew well, but did not know the 9th or
two who were with them. IL IL known
that at the time they were seen by her,
the command of Captain Lee Hall was
on the north, that OF Sheriff Eagan's
on their east, and that of the sheriff OF
Wise, on the west, with Lieutenant
Peak closing in ON the south.
A HERALD reporter learned yester>
day authoritatively that Lieutenant
Peaks men had shot and badly wound.
ed u man, but whether ii was friend
shot through mistake or a foe the par.
ties in possession of the facts refused to
disclose.
Information has been received that
Major Jones wilt arrive here Friday
night, after which it is thought several
other arrests will be made.
BAGS, in his daring movements, has
displayed good generalship, and evil
IDENTIFY understands what he is doing
Judge Barksdale, counsel for Pipes,
Herndon and Collins, in Jail at Tyler,
returned from that place Sunday night
These cases, if the witnesses, some
thirty In number, can be gotten to-
gether in time, will be called this
week. The prisoners claim that they
can prove an dlibi.