The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-11

ary measures In tho shape ~ ahot'gune
have been prepared for them, however,
and warm reception VIII be given
th,m II they come this way. The OK
olement on the atreeth Waa Intense.
rhe water Haul In Oenton county
Inst night about 4 O'Clock the party
VINO had gone from this place TO Dens
ton county 10 look for the Eagle Ford
q Is preea robbers returned 10 the city.
4 HERALD reporter called upon Mr.
sam Finley, Of the express company,
Nho kindly furnished tho following
Thursday, the day after the robbery, n
party consisting Of detective james
Curry, Ed Smith, telegraph operator,
VIM. Edwards and others started out on
the hunt OF the Eagle ford express rob
ucrs. They struck their trail ut Eagle
Crossing, In this county, which lead
them In u roundabout way through
,le prairie and timber, within two
niles OF Lewisville, on the Denton
road.
securing the services Of n party who
was thoroughly yersed IN the windings
OF the country TO pilot them, they ret
oul the following day to con-
iluue tho hunt, After riding
over good portion of the
county on Saturday, they turned again
towards bet non, and when within two
miles OF that place, and while they
wore yet In the timber, their attention
WAS attracted to two horses hitched In
The timber short distance from the
main road. They thought the animals
wore those OF Halls rangers, but deter
mining to take every precaution they
seattered and advanced toward them.
tla and Curry rode direct towards the
horses, while the other three rode fur
cher down on the left.
When within about forty rods Of the
horses u shot was fired at Curry, which
he returned. He saw the smoke from
tha shot, hut could not see the party
VINO fred 1t, lie and Curry dlsmount-
cd, calling to the other men to 20
around In the rear.
While in the act OF tying his horse
he saw one OF the robbers, Frank jack
son, standing behind u tree with his
s,dA exposed to him, aiming at Curry.
Dropping his bride reins, he threw his
gun down on the robber to shoot when
voice called out, "Looksout, Frank"
jackson Immediately put the tree be-
tween Finley and himself Wheeling
around to learn where the voice came
from he saw man just as he was get.
ting behind tree. At this juncture
ha began to look for a tree himself, and
soon found one. Having gained shell
ter he began to look about but could
see nothing further.
Saith aud their pilot had nothing
hut pistols, which were useless at that
rage.
j. ckson asked the party what they
wsro shooting at them for, when Curry
asked him why he shot at them; the
robber replied that he had fired at n
rsbbit that had jumped up between
them.
This raised doubt in their mind az
10 whether or not they were the right
party, and he called to them to come
out from behind the trees and show
WAC they were. This they refused to
do, saying, "You go away we don't
know you"
To encourage them, he stepped from
behind the tree, repeating his request
that they should come out and show
who they were. They still refused and
said, "No, you go away; we don't
want to see you" He then
called to Curry, who was ALSO
behind tree some fifty yards
oil In a key which the robbers could
plainly hear, asking him If either one
Of the men was BASS, when Curry,who
knew Bass by sight, answered mo"
He then walked to where HE horse
was grazing, when one Of the robbers
asked him what he was going to do.
He told him he would let him know in
a lew minutes. He then lead his horse
over to where Curry was standing, they
covering him all the while with their
guns.
Curry assured him that Bass wal not
Oh ere, aud he began to think more
than ever that they were after the
wrong men.
After short consultation, and find
ing that they could get nothing out of
the men, they pulled off, watched
them and saw each one at time go
out and saddle his horse, while the
other would stand guard with his gnn
leveled on them. Soon after
they rode OIL In the woods and
afterwards appearing about three hun
bred and fifty yards below. They then |
raised In their saddles, waved their
hats and yelled TO them to come on. |