The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-12
A WOMAN IN THE CASE,
Melinda alias NELLY Garter Supposed
90 DO ip LeaRue with ,he Train hob-
bers-she ~ hounced fsom n uotaI-
A Letter from cine ef lhs dang,

h"ssVf tf"h uhe 81 the anuNs
About two weeks since woman ar
rived In this city from Denton, over
the Dallas aud Wichita railroad, and
went 10 the Crutchheld house, near
the foot OF Maln street. TO board,
There was nothing unusual In her apN
pearanoe TO excite suspicion, yet her
manner waa retleent aud retired. On
the first night Of her arrival, about the
hour OF midnight, two men, dressed In
frontier garb, called to see her, after
which one OF them left.
Early the next morning, about Ave
o'clock, the one who had remained
over night came down, paid his bill In
gold coin, aud was about TO depart
when tho landlord stopped him to
ask II tho woman In the house was
his lawful wife. "No, sir,o answered
the stranger shut you Just let her
stay here, for there IL plenty Of this
sort OF stuff TO pay for IT, " shaking, M
he spoke, n purse OF gold.
The proprietor OF the house notified
the woman that she would have to look
for another boarding place, he being
satisfied that Nil was not right. That
evening about dusk she left, going no
one knew where.
by some means, known only to
himself Marshal Morton got wind OF
the presence OF the woman In tho city,
which excited his curiosity, and he set
about TO find where and who she was,
and II was not long before he found
her whereabouts In the southeastern
portion of the city.
Living close to where the woman
was stopping was another woman
whose feminine curiosity had caused
her TO be thoroughly posted as to her
habits, etc. She stated to the marshal
that the mysterious woman, who had
given her name as Melinda Carter,
was nightly visited by two men about
II o'clock, who always left before day
break.
The marshal having other informa-
ton, no doubt, which authorized him,
watched the postoillce for letters CONS
Ing to that name, and after several
days had elapsed was rewarded by one,
postmarked Mckinney. Opening II 30
~ to prevent detection, II necessary to
reseal 1t, he found the following, dated:
THREE MILES FROM MCKINNEY,
In THE BRUSH. !
DEAR MoLLlE-Tony brought your
message through all right, and | was
glad to hear that you were washing
your way through all right. There are
five Of us, and another with us that
you don't know, and 1t will do no good
to put his name on paper. "Old well
boys" jaw Is doing all right, and we
will make II yet, II the woods are full
OF them. Don't you be 30 scared about
me, but steer your way through like
the brave woman you are, and all will
yet be good. We will leave Denison
on our left, and make for the g. N
Put up pitiful mouth to old General
Cabell, and get ticket to DenisoD,
where you will see Jim, who will send
you to Caney, where you must wait
until we can come after you.
Your own, II.
The marshal re,sealed the letter and
put II back into the office and awaited
In hopes Of catching the men, but was
startled on finding the woman had
left the day before, going no one knew
where.
Who this woman Is, or what rela-
ton she holds to band Of men, who,
to all appearances, are the train rob-
bers, is hard to tell. The excitement
caused by Bass and his gang, naturally
leads to the belief that the woman 10
in some way connected with that
band, who were making their way to
the Indian territory when last heard
from.