The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-25
BOLD ROBBERY,

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migrant,
About week ago Mr. A, l.. Coupler
aud family, from Lincoln county, Ien'
neasee arrived Ia tho city on their
way 10 Montague county, where they |
propose 10 make their future home
His wife having an uncle Twins near
Hutchinson, they determined 10 lay
over and pay him n visit, which they
did, returning Tuesday, The follow
Ing day Mr., COPPER bnsled himself In
making preparations for their trip, aud
II was while Ut the Union depot that
no was approached aud engaged In
conversation by man named Il, VIII
koraon alias "Chicago Bob" Bob,
who does not hear very enylable rep
ulation. having forced himself upon
the notice Of the stranger, WA alten'
tive In answering Inquiries, and rolat,
Ing marvellous tales concerning Texas.
Yesterday morning Mr. Corpier aud
his family went 10 the Union depot
for the purpose Of taking the train to
Sherman, from whence they intended
going 10 Mantaguo county. Chicago
Bob was on hand and learning from
tho gentleman hls destination, said
TINT he was going tho same road aud
some twenty miles farther on, Mr.
COPPER noticed that no was uEusually
polite and pleasant for one Of ~ short
nh acquaintance. But the good address
OF Bob served to conceal his aGhemlng,
aud the more he saw OF him the more
assured he was that he was IA clever,
social fellow. In the course OF their
conversation bullhlOs were mentioned,
when Bob asked him II he had ever
seen live one, and being answered In
the negative, he offered to es
COrl the gentleman To where he
said there were II car load, which
invitation WAS readily accepted, and
they walked down the Central track
together On their way down, two
men, one named Charles Blue, aud
another whose name we could not
learn, joined tho two in their walt.
Arriving ut n car, u short distance
below the cotton seed oil factory, he
was laughngly shown II car loaded
with hogs, which he treated M II joke,
never once suspocting any thing was
wrong, After the laugh was over and
While Bob and his two friends were in
conversation, COrpier stepped around
on the other side of the car, and
unthoughtcdIy pulled out his money
to count II. While in THE net, and
having counted out one hundred aud
h(ty dollura, the man whose name we
do not know, snatchod the money
from him, aud started oil, closely
followed by Corpier, who began
to call for aid. Sob approached aud
caught him, telling him he must not
make so much noise or the police
would arrest him. Corpiur started
after the man with the money, II
second time, when that party pulled
pistol, threatening to shoot him II
he halloed or followed him, which
bringing Corpier to stand, they AL
! ran OIL in an eastcrly direction. He
notified Marshal Morton of the facts
and search was at once began 10y
securing the woods in the vicinity OF
Br0wder's springs. After searching
for sometime, Marshal Morton and
Officer Dickey came upon two of the
men, Chicago Bob and Charles Blue
In the brush, about quarter OF u mil,
above the water-works. The thirC
party, and the man who grabbed tn,
money was missing and could mo-
be found, though II diIigent search
was made for him by the ollicers. III,
two prisoners Were examined, but II,
money was found on their persons
When caught they denied being tn,
, parties, but were identified 10y Mr.. Cor
pier as being two of the party. They
, were lodged in Jail, being put in sepa
rate cells, This Is one of the most dar
ing robberies la the history of Dallas
and for the good name OF the city, TN
HERALD trusts that the parties may re
ceive the full benefit OF the law.