The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-27

authority, for no had no right TO
dictate 10 the civil officers or
the Jalleri that Captain Anderson,
deputy United States marshal,
had promised TO DO there,
but that he had studiously absented
himself, and he would insist on the
prisoners being brought forth. After
some little hesitation, the court began
10 write out
TiiR ORDER,
and had nearly finished II, when Cape
tain Anderson appeared. He was told
by the court To bring the prisoners out.
The deputy asked permission to see the
court In private, which was granted.
II was now apparent that the United
States officials were determined on
HOLDING TIM PRISONERS.
Soon afterwards tho court stated
that the deputy marshal had refused
to go for the prisoners, when Judge
Barksdale, the able counsel for the do,
Tense, asked that u writ be Issued 10
the Jailor for their delivery, TO be
served by deputy sheriff. The writ
was Issued aud served on Captain
Dean, the Jailor, but he refused to de.
liver them up, choosing TO follow
the instructions OF the marshal, which
action no his part was
GENERALLY COMMENDED
by those who knew tho true state OF
affairs.
The friends OF the prisoners were
indignant ut the action of tho United
States and county authorities, but as
will be- seen farther on they knew
their business, and deserve credit for
the course taken 10y them.
Judge Barksdale, the counsel
for the defense, worked 2ealously |
in behalf of the prisoners. and
In a manner that elected
the admiration OF all present. After
the failure to get the prisoners brought
into court, the judge counseled the
friends Of the party not to take any
hasty action, but let the law take Its
course.
That Pipes and Herndon were GER
tainly
ENGAGED IN THE MESQUITE ROBBERY
Is Enthusiastically proven by the dis
coverles made subsequent to their
hearing before the commissioner yes.
terday morning.
1t having been intimated that Pipes
was shot at the time Of the robbery,
DIR. A. A. Johnston, of this city, with
Deputy Marshal Anderson, made
AN EXAMINATION OF PIPES BODY
at about four o'clock yesterday even
ing.
He was brought down stairs In one
of the guards sleeping apartments.
Pipes seemed ordinarily quiet until
after he was told what they came for,
when he seemed to become consider
ably agitated.
He began to protest his innocence
of the train robbery, or being in any
way connected with 1t, when no one
present had made such an accusation.
The doctor told him he desired to
make the examination at once, and
ra uuaatab him IN
TAKE OFF HIS SHIRT.
Upon Pipes complying with this reS
quest, 1t was noticed that there were
couple of rents In his undershirt That
garment being removed, ii was discov-
cred that he wore the belt OF suspen-
sary bandage, which concealed
A WOUND.
He seemed 10th to remove the belt,
when asked to do 50, but when
he did remove it, br0wnish-
colored scab, about an inch below the
crest of the iium Tor hip bone) Of the
left side was discovered.
He was asked what that was. He
replied that it was a
"LITTLE BOIL"
or something OF that kind. The doc.
tor examined the wound closely
and pronounced it gun-sh0t
wound, which could not have been
made more than about three weeks
before. The peculiarities of gun-shot
wound were plain to any one familiar
with surgery. The wound appeared to
have been made by a small bullet or
BUCK-sHOT,
which is still in his body, as no place
of exit was discovered after most
rigid examination.
Pipes Voluntarily stated to the doctor
and deputy marshal, after 1t WAS dis.
covered that he had been shot, that
GONE OF THE BOYS
had accidently shot him, one night
after he got home" He further re-
marked that he "would have told this
before, only he was afraid the boy
would have been srres ted"
OFF FOR TYLER.
Writs arrived here on the ten o'clock
train last night, which were issued
from the United States court, now in
session at Tyler, and before eleven
o'clock the prisoners were on their way
tothat place, where, it is safe 10 say, they
will be dealt with and punished with the
severest penalty of the law. The evi.
dence In possession Of the United
States authorities is said to be sufii-
cient to convict them, and 1t is merely
a nnaatinn of TINA ~ To whan nfher