The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-26
A TEXAS BANDIT.

THE FATE OF SAM BAss-HIs LAwLEes
cAREER-SATALLY woU DED AND CAPTURED
By THE ''RANoEns"-A CHECK UPON TRAIN
RoBBINo.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer, July 24l
HousroS, Texas, July %. 1873.
II was on the evening OF Saturday, July 20, 1873
The last rays Of the blazing summer sun gildsd ms
housesops md the white painted cottages of small
railroad town twelve or fifteen miles the north.
west Of the capital Of Texas The stir ana Duste OF
the day dons and the quietude that rsgned in
streets was IN severe contrast with the confusion
and excitement OF a street fight with prisoners the
day before. As the sun retired TO his couch In the
dim chambers Of the full OF sad interest
was lranspiring in little plank house In the village
Upon a common covered with SIT ong, thick can.
vas, lay a young over whose manly brow
twenty.seven years mad scarcely passed. He was
what the world calls handsome, man who
naturally looked leader OF his fellows; one whom
any might adore, OF medium height: he
scarcely weighed one hundred and Iory; OF form
finely proporiioned, Torso and muscular. His face
was oval and possessed almost OF feminine beauty,
and with line olive but partially sunburnsd
complexion, pair OF DARK handsome. expressive
eyes cleaned in tho shadows OF the raven-oiack n.ir
cArelessiy thrown back from classic brow Gns
brown muslacne completed u physiognomy that mighl
have been admired In any OF the bathrooms Of tbG
great ces There was blood on his clothing, ana Il
was easily seen That he WAS dangerously wounded,
t,o ,e!usu G @ ~ sesuae p.n suas passsa
breai he'd heavily, and subduea groan occasionally
US Ups 49,, nvaa 'ns w.. anu VIII
snulght entered Inc apartment, stood ). b. J. Jones,
~, ~, an. o.csn, 80 ,.s a1'e
Williamson county; but NO woman. NO friend oil the
rv,no was sam Rnss The great acsneraao har,,,;;
outlaw and bold chief OF tho Texas gang and tram
rnown lar and w,ds ana Tor win oss capturo tho pres.
"a, snorts nave ior some time past been made The
~ IL hsvrc TORN nwav tha ring ANA m,doIs sns
ether hv scians pr6nounceI fa,ai snrs,sa ~
tha III OF iho sn,ns the bail Tearing IN rouvh tha
v,sas ana Gaming Ont on the rom asnec, of ina az
somsr -
THE LIFE OF A BANDIT.
perae bandit of Texas whose career has so suddenly
BEEN brought TO close was porn in MiicheiL SCUM.
side OF The river before their Ella ago had been embt
tered by Inc disgrace OF their mis- son. A. lid
o. MIS- na wnso aSous :b onn Aa
nineteen ana in the year 1870 Bass slt his Indiana
hnms and came To Norm Texas. ..x,aa emno, meni
as co hov and herder under snsria yan 81 sn.
ton county who gave MIN the control OF his stock
cattle sno ner Ss 'Ins ins yoans
thickets and forests that subsea uently enabled m
TO eiuae tho search aud pursuit Of the best officers
md thc sh,rnest aetectvas While vi np Inc Me OF
COW poy Bass took passion for gambling ANA horse
raclnp and sought the sociely OF reckless men aud
ohxnn nnnW ~ n
OF Sheri Egan that he perfected the outlaw organs
aaron which nas been the source Vi such terror IN
Norm Texas Tor so MANY months past Up 10 the
t,ms al ma CAPTURE the Young bandit co utnued the
of the paup which acco m III prac
tce ON the Rio Grands border, where Bass met with
nlmseli ana hts robber band He afterward ret
to North Texas took service under some OF the big
siocx raisers and himself win tho 70 "a
ana county from Dsnison 10 the Bluck HING when
proved OF great advantage to him in mas subscoueni
desperate Undertakings
RoBsNc RAILROAD rRA1Na
In the mouIu Of september. 1877, Bass got through
OF me Union Paclnc ram a. Big Spr,ngs Nsp
u account OF the daring feat was publishod al the
time aud the bandit was assisted by joel Collins BIZ
Hauling rnomns N, xon and JAG ksou Davis Nv this
sxpoi, Bass aud ILLS uccomplicss made snug sum
mia m the last piece Of which, according 10 tho
as was spent by Bass aud hs CON Al
a saloon M W ucO Texas lew Gays before his CAP.
tire A sh ort Tune alter the BIZ Springs robbery
Collins and Hoatling we're By q Snorin,s posse
kIsa IN Kansas anu lnsir divide 100000 recovered
Jack DAVIS was also soon alter killed a
by officers and detectives. Bass and xou
escaped 10 Fort Worth, Texas, closely followed
hv ,.tectives who nave euadowed Inc bandit
ever since there the two separated aud Bass re-.
turned 10 bis old home In Denton county. From
there he an ono oil gang Under wood, went
N San AnIon,o foliowed by one on P,uk srton. m.n
n s ch. nv ed that Thomas Gerran deputy sheriff of
Den,ou warm friend OF Bass. a. ms Stage Of the
bananas career warned I'm m lime TO escape capture
From San AuIunio the briRapd returned 10 Ma Real.
caoc. IN nan.on
The next hssrd of him vas tho startling robbery At
Alien Statioo above Ualias on tue Houston and
Texas Railway and one OF the great connecting lines
belwe 81 Louis ana tue western snores OF inc alf
the aIrooty was so une Expected that the people of
Texas wers arn AGED at lis Do,dness iul descrpton
OF ns robbery appeared IN me Enquirer noxI uay and
was subs. u.n nj ured IL the New York illustrated
pspcrs ns robbery occurred on the ga Of February
i.st Another robbery caua,iy ANA ali oc,o u.s.
onckIv followed ana m ne same pari OF tho Stats-
ina, OF tho sxas Pacnc Express az Eagle Fora west
OF Dallas, Mich, on the 1914. Mono OF The passengers
wer. rbeo and the ed Ma ost OF Tie
Contents OF lhe safe Nv previously h,aiug them
Inc sacktug Of The express tram AZ Mesquite toll
lowed Aur,l 20 after which Bass found himself so
casey by nd dou by Texas
Rangers that aus pcus ON of opera ious WAS found
mscnssarv rho Ms,ouiie mar wns b,s last rubDrry
tn. III rec ne xs y yioued i'm and
ms men ga lou
A pxspxRArx yIour
count started on. 10 make a ralss Round