The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-03
BASS In THE BRUSH.
No Has Not Been Taken TherelrOm rs
Yet, ~ Far rs Heard From, Hut
lilo Cant Hold Out Long.
Being Closely Pressed by His pursuera,
No and His Gang Had TO Abandon
Their Horses and Take II Afoot,

mahing for Wise County Arrival oi
Two or Three PRISONERS nnd wa,
ncHses-Indietment ~ Pipes. Hern.
don, OoiItus nnd Mnys-L atcst Intel.
ligence ~ the RobbcTs and Their
Aiiies,
The arrival yesterday afternoon Of
Sergeant Nixon, OF Lieutenant Peaks
company OF rangers, with squad OF
PRISONERS AND WITNESSES,
attracted large crowd, who were anx-
ious TO learn the latest news from the
gang of train robbers now being pur.
sued In Denton county.
Fcom those IN the party II WINS
learned that all the persona under sur.
velllance of the guards We're residents
of Denton and vicinity. Their names
are IA follows; Green Hill, Bob Muir
ply and T., J, Mullins, charged
with being accessories TO the late train
robberles Thomas Germ, late deputy
sheriff OF Denton county, and
Bill Minor, attached M witnesses,
They were kept at hotel all
night and taken to Tylcr on the train
early this morning to be presented be.
fore the United States court.
THE LATEST NEWS or THE GANG.
Lieutenant Peak, with twenty men,
ana Sheriff Eagan, with n large posse,
left Denton, ut Il o'clock, yesterday
morning, on n fresh trail Of the gang,
who were lost sight Of after the
rangers had suddenly come upon
them at Mays old ferry on ELM Fork
while they We're In camp. The last
trail struck was eight miles west Of
Denton, and II was learned that Bass
and his men were making for a partic.
ular house In Wise county, where they
expected to get horses and continue In
a westerly direction unless intercepted
and captured.
In the last brush had with the gang
Bass and Jackson's horses were cap.
tured, and by some means all OF Bass
men, six in number, abandoned their
horses. II Is supposed they did
this when they were forced to take to
the brush for safety.
THE NAMES
of those in Bass gang are Henry I'm.
derwood, Frank Jackson, e.. Barnes,
"Arkansas" Johnson, and one other
who, IL is said, Is Henry Collins. They
were all afoot and almost tagged out
when last seen. The horses of their
pursuers are also nearly worn out, ow,
ing to the heavy riding of the past two
or three days and nights.
"Arkansas" Johnson Ia the same
man whom Officer Waller attempted
to arrest in this city two years ago, for
fast riding through the streets. AT
that time the officer called to him to
halt, as he was about to pass him,
which, on his refuseing to do, the Off.
Ger pulled his pistol, when Johnson
snatched it from his hand as he passed,
employing four chambers of the weapon
at Waller.
Underwood 1t is said, 10 native OF
Kentucky, and related to the noted
outlaws Of that state, Of the same
name. Several years ago he "freighted"
between this place and Denton.
1t is said that the man who was
wounded il Frank Jackson, and not
Underwood, and some of the rangers
who came In yesterday were Of the
opinion that he received the wound
from snagging himself and that he
was not shot.
Sergeant Mixo reports that the
CITIZENS OF DENTON COUNTY
are lending all aid in their power to
capture the robbers, and fully one
hundred and fifty have volunteered
their services to the sheriff. There IL
great excitement over the affair, and
thorough determination to have
Bass and the other robbers at all haz-
yards.
INDICTED AT TYLER.
Samuel Pipes, Albert G. Herndon
and Scott Mays, who were arrested and
taken to Tyler last week, have been
indicted by the United States court
now in session at that place, true bill
having been returned against them.
Yesterday evening Judge Barksdale,
counsel for Pipes and Herndon, re.
ceived telegram from them acquaint.
ing him with the fact, and requesting
him to come down at once. He will
leave this morning or tomorrow for
Tyler.
COLLINS RETAINED.
II was also reported yesterday even
ing that Billy Collins, brother of Joel
Collins, who was killed In resisting
arrest on charge of robbing the
Union Pacific train some time
ago, had also been indicted as
an accessory after the fact of robbing
the United States mail in the Mesquite
train robbery. He was lodged in Jail
at Tyler yesterday morning. This
makes four of the gang already appre-
hended, and there are indictments
pending against seven others, who are
supposed to be Of the names men,
toned now at large with Bass. United
States Commissioner Fearn, vt this
city, issued warrants yesterday eve'
ming for the arrest Of
FOUR OTHERS,