The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-05-04
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the Jsilor for their delivery, TO b,
served by deputy sheriff. The wri
was issued and served on Captain
Dean, the jailor, but be refused to de
liver them up, choosing 10 follow
the instructions OF the marshal, which
action no his part was
GENERALLY COMMENDED
by those who knew the true state OF
affairs.
The friends of the prisoners were
Indignant at the action of the United
States aud county authorities, but ss
will be seen farther on they knew
their business, and deserve credit for
the course taken by them.
Judge Barksdale. the counsel
for the defense, worked zealously
in behalf Of the prisoners, and
in manner that elected
the admiration of all present. After
the failure 10 get the prisoners brought
into court, the judge counseled the
friends of the party not to take any
hasty action, hut let the Law take It's
course.
That Pipes and Herndon were eer-
tainly
| ENGAGED N THE MESQUITE ROBBERY,
Is circumstsntialiy proven 10y the dis
eoyeries made subsequent to their
hearing before the commissioner yes.
terday morning.
1t having been iptinated that Pipes
was shot at the time of the robbery,
DR.. A. A. johnston, of this city, with
Deputy Marshal Anderson, made
AN EXAMINATION OF PIPES BODY
at about four o'clock yesterday even-
Ing.
He was brought down stairs in one
of the guards sleeping apartments.
Pipes seemed ordinarily quiet until
after he was told what they came for,
| when he seemed to become consider
ably agitsted.
He began TO protest his innocence
OF the train robbery, or being in any
way connected with IL, when no one
present had made such an accusation.
The doctor told him he desired To
make the examination at once, and
requested him to
TAKE OFF HIS SHIRT.
Upon Pipes complying with this re-
| quest, IL was noticed that there were a
| couple of rents in his undershirt. That
garment being removed, it was discov.
cred that he wore the belt of a suspen-
sary bandsge, which concealed
A WOUND.
He seemed 10th to remove the belt,
when asked TO do so, but when
he did remove il, brnwnish-
colored s:ab, about an inch below the
crest of the ilium (or hip bone) Of the
left side was discovered.
He was asked what that was. He
replied that it was
"LIrTLE BOIL"
or something of that kind The doc.
tor examined the wound closely
and pronounced it a guu.shot
wound. which could not have been
made more than about three weeks
| before. The peculiarities OF a gun.shot
wound were plain TO any one familiar
with surgery. The wound appeared to
have been made by q small bullet or
BUCK-sHoT,
which is still in his body, as no place
OF exit was discovered after most
rigid examination.
Pipes voluntaria'y stated to the doctor
and deputy marshal, after it was dis
covered that he had been shot, that
'oNE OF THE BOYS
had accidentiy shot him, one night
after he got home" He further re-
marked that he ''would have told this
before, Only he was afraid the boy
would have been srres ested."
OFF FOR TYLER
| Writs arrived here on the ten O'Clock
train last night, which were issued
from the United States court, now in
session at Tyler, and before eleven
O'clock the prisoners were on their wsy
tothst place, where, it is safe 10 say they
will be dealt with and punished with the
severest penalty of the law. The evi.
| dence ia possession of the United
States authorities is said to be suffi-
cient to convict them, and it Is merely
question OF time as to when Other
parties will be arrested who were im>
piicsted in these robberies, and are
now spotted" About eight o'clock
Pipes, Herndon and the negro,
JOHN sKAGas,
| mention OF whose arrest in Denton
was made in Yesterdays HERALD, and
who was brought to this city, were
| taken to the district courtroom, in the
courthouse building, under guard of
| twelve of Lieutenant Peaks rangers
and several United States deputy mar
shals. 1t was rumored on the streets
that the prisoners had been moved for
fear that an attack would be made on
the jail
| TO RESCUE THEM.
A HERALD reporter, calling at the
courtroom, succeeded in gaining ad.
mittsnce. Pipes ard Herndon were
lying on the floor, as though
they were tired out with the
days excitement, while Skaggs, the
negro, sat in q chair eating some
cheese and bread the rangers had
given him. He IL sbrewd looking
negro, and either pretends, or really
does not know anything concerning
the robberies. The rangers were IoliIpg
about the room observing the strictest
silence. 1t was coon apparent thss
the removal Of the prisoners was for
some other purpose than safety, and
1t was not long before Deputy United
States Marshal Anderson called Pipes
and Herndon To him and
HANDCUFFED TdEM TOGETHER.
After this the party, with their
prisoners In charge, left for the
Texas and Pacific depot Colonel
Russell had telegraphed for convey.
anes, and immediately after the arri-
val Of the 1890 west bound passenger
train . special train was in waiting 70