The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-12
Pursuit OF The Ra.calA Results In o
Failure ~ Capture Any Of Them,
Although They are scattered
IN Every direction.
An Attempt to 90 Through the Train at
FERRIS Station, on tho Central Rail-
road, Ia Prevented by the Pres
enOe OF Armed TraIn Men,

The news OF the daring robbery OF
the Texas and Pacific train al Mesquite
night before last, created great aenaa'
ton throughout tho city, 80 bold aud
daring was the deed that people aclu'
ally stood In dread Of these highway
men coming Into the city In open day
light, and many places Of bualnese
were provided with firearms for pro-
te0llOn.
While tho actual fact0 were Of SUN
oiently startling nature, great many
exaggerated and sensational accounts
Of the movements OF the robbers were
In circulation all day.
That the whole band numbers over
twenty bold, daring devils Ia certain.
They are divided up into squads, how
ever, and are perambnlatlng the pub
Ito highway In almost every direction
from the city.
Sheriff Moon, Onloers Curry aud
Morton, and Messrs. Finley and Peak,
all NJ the head Of pOssGS ACQUIRED the
country for twelve or fifteen miles
around Mesquite yesterday, and 70
turned to the city toward evening,
without having come across the robo
bora. The only trace of the robbers
met with In their travels, was car
blue and shotgun found about half n
NJ lie this side Of the scene OF the robN
berry.
That they are In communication
with parties In this city, who furnish
them with full accounts Of the moves
ments of their pursurera, seems well
founded, for, shortly after the arrival
here of those who had been In pursuit
of them, gang were seen In the
neighborhood of Mesquite, apparently
unconcerned about their movements
being detected.
The account of the affair ut Mesquite
given In the HERALD yesterday morn.
ing was correct, and the only thing
which TRANSFERRED after the departure
OF the train and the cutting oil OF tele-
graphic communication late last night,
was the rough treatment of some citi-
zens of the place by the robbers.
After securing their booty, thirteen
citizens of Mesquite were marched out
into the woods two miles away from
the place. They were kept out there
till nearly daylight when they we're
permitted to return home without be-
ing harmed, upon promising that they |
would not attempt to follow them.
There were fifteen Of the robbers at
Mesquite, nine OF whom went In a
northern direction and six In u
southern.
City Marshal Morton received infor-
nation yesterday evening that eight
members Of the banditti were seen
between Hutchlns and Ferris on the
Central railroad, late Wednesday even
ing, and again yesterday morning.
This part of the gang 1t seems, were
to have attacked the train at some
point on that road simultaneously
with the attack at Mesquite, but were
prevented from 80 doing by the news
OF the robbery at Mesquite preceding
them. They evidently belonged to
the same fraternity.
Last night dispatch was received
by Colonel h. q. Bower, OF the state
militia, from Mr.. q. Harris, division
superintendent OF the Texas and Pa
citic at Marshall, to come to Mesquite
with the available military organiza-
lions of the city, for the reason that 1t
was thought the passenger train would
be again robbed at Mesquite.
In response to the telegram Colonel
Bower and Mr.. June Peak organized a
large force, composed In part of tho
Stonewall Greys and Lamar Rifles,
who were furnished with arms by the
railroad company.
They left the city about eleven
O'Clock last night on special train.
The convict train arrived at the
Union depot about nine o'clock from
Mesquite. Just before the departure OF
the convict train from that place the
engine.wiper and several of the guards
saw four OF the robbers climb over an
embankment q short distance from
where the train was standing in cut.
The train was in charge OF Mr..
Il. w. Taylor, and had fifty seven
convicts aboard, about ten of whom
were Mexicans. Thinking that an
effort would be made to release the
convicts, the train was hurried to this
city.
On the way here two of the conyicts
jumped from the train and escaped. |
They were shot at by the guard, but |
without effect. Mutinous demonstra-
lions were made by other convicts, but
the vigilance OF the guards prevented
an uprising.
From the guards and others on the
convict train It was learned that blood
was found on the ground near the scene
of the robbery night before last, and 1t
Is certain that one of the robbers was
shot.
United States Marshal j. H. Russell,
arrived in the city last night and Is
quartered at the Windsor. He will
probable remain In the city until mat.
ters have been brought to q climax.
He was visited by HERALD repre-.