The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-04-20
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

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rem. Of Deatoa Ceausy the Latter's
Reply
In the sherman Register of the oath
instant appears the following letter
and the editorial comment. thereon,
IN which Mr.. Thomas Gerren, ex-
deputy sheriff of Denton county, is
placed in rather bad light as citizen
ard officer. The letter il from Sheriff
Everbarf, gentleman who Is repre-
sented to be an honest and truthful
citizen, as we'll NJ one of the most effi-
eient officers in the state. The letter
Is as follows:
sHEaAAs, TEXAS, April p, Is7s.
To whom 1t may concern
In the Interest Of law aud order, l
beg leave to submit the following fact.
TO the public. In September last q
gang of armed bandits boarded ti.e
express car on the Union Pacific rail
road, At Big Springs station, Nebraska,
and robbed it OF So, 0O0 10 gold. A few
months afterwaru II was sseertained
that these ruffians had fled 10 north
srn Texas, ana had been seen in Den
ton county. The governor of Nebraska
al once made 4 reQuisition upon the
governor of Texas for their rendition,
which WAS promptly responded to.
Armed with Governor HuDbard's war
raut for the arrest of these offenders,
proceeded early in December last TO
Denton county, where L met Mr..
Thomas Gerren, deputy sheriff OF
that couuty and an officer in whom
then had entire confidence, and learn
ing there that the ROBBERS had gone to
San Antonio L Informed him of
that fact. He manifested d live
iy interest in having them ar
rested, and even volunteered TO
90 with me To assist la 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, and suspecting the good faith
OF Mr.. Gerren, from circumstances too
palpabie to be ignored, l teiegraphed
10 Captain Lee Hall, of the state
police, to send me aid, but before
assistance arrived, the robbers had
tied. Meanwhile, from u reliable
source, l learned that Mr.. Gerren had
apprised the mistress Of the brother
OF one OF Bass' men that was there
for the purpose of making the arrest
OF the parties, aud had called on
Captain Hall for help. Ga the return
OF Mr.. Gerren to his home, he
exhibited to Mr.. Walter johnson,
United States deputy marshal, at
Sherman, n huge roll OF greenbscks,
consisting OF fifty and one hundred
dollar bills, which he said "Mr. Sam
Bass had given to him for being his
friend" Shortly after this he stated
at the Buckley 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 rot say what the character OF
that mission was, Mr.. Gerrep also
stated &c Mr.. James Lucy, q mem Der
of Captain HaIi,s comnany uthnt ne
had given me away at San Antonio. y
which in the parisnce thieves means
BETRAYED me-. This laat abatement he
repeated to Canaan lime Pesk of
Dallas. and added W tn an oath nthat
# or Pinkerton'. detectives shouId
ever succeed in arrestiny Sam Bass W.
would never be able to bring MIN out
OF Denton countyu The Gentlemen
referred To are Ali man NJ individu al
honor ami en,nent resnectahilitv and
are fully prepared to corroborate the
above s,stemen, Commant nnon
these facts I deem wholly unnecesssry
and could well wish to have been
snarat the unur.eiona tast Of .x,os;ng
-, nnhI;. viaa ,,Jnot ',@, ,,n,,.,.,.,l, -
disrenutabie an tha nart ~ = ,',hI;o
fuuctionary, whose sworn duty is
To aid ia the apprehension OF offend
eis, au. NOV W ,ufnisn .neui Siu anu
inc arrest And what adds inmeasnr.
ably 10 the enormous criminaiity OF
Mr.. Gerren is the universally conceded
a aaes sns, San DaSs s. ana ms conIsde,.
who for months mast have h.en ens
gagged in rotbing the expeess cars on
the railways IN our own state. Ii
~ 80 naa.s ,1S naTn,'' Ia s;s.;. ne yeo
as know them to be for honesty. in
Integrity and public spirit, would toll.
crate III the responsible nice OF deputy
s;og' % b;t men county man VINO l,no-
which he has received "for being the
friend of Sam Bass. the noted train
foooer' ana makes Jest OF the he-
ras o. III ~ ~ a. 80 A., e % ~, y
ston to the crime aud lswlessness
which has too long disgraeed our state.
Very respectfully,
sheriff Gr, " rn.ntx Ta,.s
Mr.. Gerreu, the man alluded to in
Sheriff Everheart's letter, came to this
city yesterday event ng with the ex-
cursion of Odd Fellows, aud stopped al
the LeGrand hotel, where he was
called upon by an attache of THE HER
AID, and the following interview was
held with him:
On entering his room the letter, as
it appeared in the Register, was
shown him, and he was notified
that his views on the subject were de-
sired. Two others were present, both
the gentlemen having also come from
Denton.
Gerren read the letter, 1t being the
frat he had heard of it, and on fiaish
ing it turned to one of his friends pres
ent and said, " Austin, this is good,
and handed It TO the gentleman ad
dressed, who read 1t aloud. Durin.
the time he was reading IL. Gerren "A,
smiIinv.