The Osceola times., 1878-06-01
a Desperate Character
Arrested.

Thursday evening on the Craighead
Point plantation. Col. Belcher
Sheriff of Coreyell county, Texas
through the assistance of Mr.. Mel
son, of the u. S. secret servi &C
has been on his track for some
time, and finally located him on the
above named place some two weeks
ago. Two attempts by Mr.. Nelson
to arrest HIM proved abortive, a'
Henderson, alias William Franklin
was always on his guard, desperate
and fully armed, and always carry
ing two navy skies wherever he
went. Last Thursday, Sheriff Bel
cher came to Osceola on the West
Wind, procured warrant and put
it in the hands of Mr.. Haskins, who
accompanied by Mr.. O. T.. Petteyi
proceeded to the. .Craighead place,
and unobservcd, being screened at
a certain point by bushy tree neal
the farm fence, let down a gap and
made a dash for their game who
was plowing near the centre of the
field. No sooner than he discov-
cred their approach, he quick as
thought unhitchcd his mule from
the plow and placing HIM broadside
drew his pistols and presenting
them, one on each charger, brought
the would be captors to a sudden
halt, at the same time declaring IN
terms most positive, his determine
ton to die in his tracks before he
would surrender. Deeming discre-
ton the better part Of valor, q
counsel was called, and negotiations
for treaty of peace proposed, and
finally agreed upon, and the result
was, (Haskins being in good tralr-
ing he out-talked Henderson, and
persuaded him to surrender his pis-
tolls and accompany him to town /;
but when he discovered that the
sheriff from Texas was waiting to
receive him, he was strongly i'm
pressed with the fact that the terms
of the treaty had been grossl y vlo-
lated, and 80 expressed himself, IN
language more forclble than elC.
giant; but, all's fair in war, and
when the Texas authorities get
through with Billy Henderson, no
doubt, alias, William Franklin will
be wanted IN Kentucky, Tennessee
and Alabama.
The Dramatics debated the
question, " Resolved, that women
are entitled to the elective fran.
chiso," Friday night, the gath. Ow'
ing to the iucIomency Of the weath
cr on that evening, there were none
but members of the association
present. After a closely contested
debate by Messrs. Ed. Mathes, q,
\. Ogrlssck and John Mathes on
the affirmative, and Messrs. f. A
Garlick, NJ. Heinz and II. Cook on
the negative, the judges, Messrs,
W. b. Burlington, II. NJ. McVcigh
and John Matthews, rendered a
decision in favor of the negative,
That settles it, ladies ; you will not
be forced to go around with the
mob on election days aud yell for
your man un:il you are hoarse, or
be bored to d cath by the candidates,
but can stay quietly at home and
boss the old man and the children
The subject was again debated
before Il large audience Of ladies and
gentlemen, last night, with same
result.
Mr.. John S. Brown showed us
stoch of the Cucklc-burr weed,
last Saturday, full grown, and with
fully matured burrs thereon. OF
course, there Is nothing strange
about a cuckle-burr; every farmer
knows one as soon as it peeps out
Of the ground, and fully recognizes
it even late in the Autumn, after a
days hard work gathering corn,
when he sits down to his supper
and suddenly discovers one sticking
to his coat tail ; yes sir, he recog-
nizes it even then, although under
such circumstance he may call it
by some other name but what we
started to say, was, that we doubted
very nuch whether any Of our plan
tcrs bad ever seen them grow and
mature this early in the season.
Says the Banner;-Most of the
elopelng girls of Arkansas are nam
ed Betsy. This is what makes their
fathers say a." Bets are OFF,"
ClHOrd's Ecbrifugc.-In