The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
A Letter from the sberin % 0rsyson
ohsFEins senas HAD Things On der
rem OF Deston Ooun,y The Lat,sr's
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ihn'nhN hpp'elh 'ho luNuWlHE lctlof
aud the editorial comments thereon,
In which Mr.. Thomas 0erren, OK.
deputy sheriff Of Denton county, II
placed In u rather bad light as u citizen
and officer The letter Ia from Sheriff
Everhart, n gentleman who Ia repre-
scented TO be an honest aud truthful
citizen, as we'll M one Of the most efl-
client officers In the state. The letter
IL IN follows;
SHERMAN, TrH An, April 20, 1915,
To whom II may concern
In tho interest OF law and order,
beg leave 10 submit tho following facts
TO the public, In september last u
gang OF armed bandits boarded the
express car on the Union Pacific rail.
road, nj big Springs station, Nebraska,
and robbed II OF $50, 900 In gold. A few
months afterward II was asoertained
that these ruillans had fled 10 north.
ern Texas, ana had been seen In Den
ton county. The governor OF Nebraska
AZ once made requisition upon the
governor OF Texas for their rendition,
which was promptly responded 10.
Armed with Governor Hubbard's war
rant for the arrest Of these offenders,
proceeded early In December last TO
Denton county, where | met Mr.,
Thomas Gerren, deputy sheriff Of
that county and an officer In whom
then had entire confidence, and learn
Ing there that the robbers had gone to
San Antonio informed him OF
that fact. He manifested "a live
ly Interest In having them AR
rested, and even volunteered 10
20 with me- to assist In their appre
hension. When reached San Antonio,
| learned that Sam Bass and his
confederates, the alleged robbers, were
there. But finding them too strong
for me, aud suspecting the good faith
OF Mr.. Gerren, from circumstances too
palpable TO be ignored, / telegraphed
to Captain Lee Hall, OF the state
police, to send me aid, but before
assistance arrived, the robbers had
fled. Meanwhile, from a reliable
source, learned TINT Mr.. Gerren had
appraised the mistress OF the brother
OF one OF BASS men that was there
for the purpose of making the arrest
OF the parties, and had called on
Captain Hall for help. On the return
OF Mr.. Gerren to his home, he
exhibited to Mr.. Walter Johnson,
United States deputy marshal, at
Sherman, huge roll OF greenbacks,
consisting OF fifty and one hundred
dollar bills, which he said "Mr. Sam
Bass had given to him for being bis
friend.n Shortly after this he stated
at the Binkley house, In the presence
of gentlemen who will substantiate IT,
that he had accomplished AT San An
tonic what he had gone there to do
but did not say what the character o
that mission was. Mr.. Gerren als'
stated to Mr., James Lucy, a mem bel
Of Captain Halls company, THAT h
had given me away at San Antonio,
which In the parlance of thieves mean
betrayed me. This last statement b,
repeated to Captain June Peak, o
Dallas, and added with an oath "tha'
IL or Pinkerton's detectives should
ever succeed In arresting Sam Bass W.
would never be able to bring him Out
OF Denton county," The gentlemen
referred TO are all men OF individual
honor and eminent responsibility, and
are fully prepared to corroborate the
above statement. Comment upon
these facts deem wholly unnecessary
and | could well wish to have beer
spared the ungracious task Of exposing
to public view conduct 80 unseemly ant
disreputable on the part OF u public
fupctionary, whose sworn duty \
to aid in the apprehension Of offend
ers, and not to furnish them aid ant
comfort and the means Of avoid
ing arrest. And what adds immeasur
ably to the enormous criminality o
Mr., Gerren 10 the universally conceded
fact that Sam Bass and his confeder
ates are the very identical scoundrel
who for months past have been en-
gagged In robbing the express cars OF
the railways in our own state.
seems thing incredible that the pee
pie OF Denton county, distinguishes
IA know them to be for honesty, In
integrity and public spirit, would toll
crate In the responsible { flee Of deput.
sheriff OF their county man who pub
licly exhibits and boasts Of the bride
which he has received "for being tn
friend OF Sam Bass, the noted trail
robber," and makes a jest Of the be
travail OF the officers of the law VIII
are seeking to do their duty, and put
stop to the crime and lawlessnet
which has too long disgraced our stat
Very respectfully,
| w. G. EyERHEART,
Sheriff Grayson County, Texas.
Mr.. GerreD, the man alluded to Il
Sheriff Everhe carts letter, came to TIL
city yesterday event ng with the ex
cursion of Odd Fellows and stopped O
the LeGrand hotel, where he ws
called upon by an attache Of THE HEF
AID, and the following interview wa
held with him:
On entering his room the letter, O
1t appeared In the Register, wa
shown him, and he was notihe
that his views on the subject were d.
sired. Two others we're present, bot
the gentlemen having also come froi
Denton.
Gerren read the letter, 1t being IN
first he had heard Of 1t, and on finisi
ing 1t turned to one of his friends pre-
ent and said, "Austin, this Is good
and handed It to the gentleman ~
dressed, who read 1t aloud. Durir
the time he was reading It, Gerren 81
smiling.
The reporter then asked GERM VIII
he had to say to the charges In the lie
ter. Gerrin-"The only truth In 1t,
" that we went to San Antonio toget
err "He knew" he continue
y "where Underwood was at that tim
. and took Everheart in as partner
. arrest him. Didn't know Bass, wi
d was then with Underwood, was {
Sam Bass who had formerly lived
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