The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-01-26
BOLD ROBBERY.

-'t'tse Sfb anu Ftt~ eFee8tHtfefs
Have Lissie Fan aud sIso spend
tng Money AT she Expense Of an Ina
migrant
About a week ago Mr. a. L. Curpier
and family, from Lincoln county, Ten
nessee, arrived in the city on their
way to Montague coun,y, where they
propose to make their future home
His wife having al uncle living rear
Hutchinson, they determined TO lay
over aud pay him visit, which they
did, returning Tuesday. TIE folio -
ing day Mr.. Corpier ousied himself in
making preparations for their trip, and
1t waA while at th, Union depot that
he was approached and engaged in
conversation by man named Il. VII
kerson alias Chicago Bob" Rob,
who does not hear q very snviable rep
utation, having forced himself upon
the notice OF the stranger, was atten-
tive in answering inquiries, and relst>
ing marvellous tales concerning Texas.
Yesterday morning Mr. Corpier and
his family went TO the Union depot
for the purpose of taking the train To
sherman, from whence they intended
going to Msntsgue county. Chicago
Bob was on hand and learning from
the gentleman his destination, said
that he Was going the same road aud
some twenty miles farther on. MIR.
COPPER noticed that he was UNUSUALLY
polite and pleasant for one OF 50 short
an acquaintance. But the good address
of Bob served TO conceal his schemIpg,
and the more he saw OF him the more
assured he was that he was clever,
social fellow. In the course OF their
conversation bufialos were mentioned,
when Bob asked him IL he had ever
seen live one, and being answered la
the negative, he offered to ca.
cort the gentleman to where he
said there we're car IOad, which
Invitation was readily accepted, and
they walked down the Central track
together. On their way down, two
men, one named Charles Blue, aud
another whose name we could not
learn, Joined the two in their wal
Arriving ut ear, u short distaLce
below the cotton seed oil factory, he
was laughiugly shown ear loaded
with hogs, which he tire ated "a joke. /
never once suspecting snythii was
wrong. Aiter the isugh was over aud
Nhile Bob aud his two friends were in
conversation, Corpier stepped around
oa the other side of the car, aud !
unthoughtediy pulled cut hls money
to count 1t. While 10 this ac,, and
having counted out one hundred aud
hlty dollars, the man whose name we
do not know, snatched tie money
FROM brm, aud started oil, closcI, |
followed by Corpier, who began |
60 call ior aid. Bob approached and
caught him. telling Eiln he must not |
make So much noise or the police 4
would arrest him. Curpier started |
sf.sr the man with the money, \ !
secoud time, when that party pulled |
a pistol, threatening To shoot him II |
he ha!loed or followed him, which !
bringing COPPER to a stand, they all I
ran oil in an easteriy direction. He |
notified Marshal Morton OF The fact, !
aud search was st once began by |
securing the woods ia the vicinity Of |
PROVIDERS springs. After searching |
Tor sometime, Marshal Morton ana I
Otliuer Dickey came upon two Of the
men, Chicago Bob and Charles Blue, |
IN the brush, about quarter Of a mile
above the water-works. The third |
party, and the man who grabbed The |
money was missing and could not
oe fCund, though diligent search |
wss made for him by the officers. The
two prisoners were examined, but no |
money was found on their persons
When caught they denied being the 1
parties, bat we're identified by Mr.. Cor I
pier ~ being two OF the party. They I
were lodged ia Jail. being put in sepa !
rate cells. This IL one Of The most dAr
Ing robbsTies in the history OF Da las
and for the good name Of the city, Tuk
HERALD trusts that the parties msy re- 4
ceive the full benefit OF the law.