The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-01-12
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Another Aatesnpt At gaii Breahtng.
Last night about eight O'Clock, as
Captain Dean, jaiier, was walking in
the back yard Of the jail, to see that
all was right, he heard q noise which
at once aroused his suspicious. List
euing. he again heard the noise but
could not directly locate it. While
thus awaiting, he saw the end OF
rope blanket thrown over the cave of
the building, aud he at once took Ia
the situation OF affairs. In q few mo-
ments one Of the men on top of the
house. telling the others to ..hold her
steady" essAyed to descend, but the
stern voice of Captain Dean command
ing them TO get back, supplemented
by large Davy-six, threw them into
panic, and there was general
stampede over the roof. In the mean
time the guards came to the call of
Csptsin Dean, who feared thst it
might be q general outbreak of all III e
prisoDefs In the upper cell, and two
guards we're sent aloft to force them
back into the cell. There were four of
them, who, on seeing the guards, went
quietly in. The names of the four who
were caught cut on the roof are Bob
Fox, theft of money 7. MeGee, horse
stealiDgi John Butts, horse stealth =,
and j. Smith, for theft of y VA
lise. Their discovery Was most
opportune, for in few minutes the
cell would have been emptied OF some
sixteea men, who stand charged with
various crimes. The four men men
toned were put in the iron cage,
where only those charged with the
most serious offenses are kept. The
place they cut through is the same
through which o number made their
escape some three months since. With
such an insecure structure for q Jail,
no mstter how we'll guarded, 1t is next
TO impossible TO hold the prisoners.
The HERALD, upon divers occasions
heretofore, has urged the necessity of
a new and more secure prison, and
cannot say more than IL has already
upon the subject. It's insecurity is
fully apparent, and we are glad to note
thatthe grand jury yesterday returned
report condemping IT as sucn.
In she Habit OF Taking EvepysAing
meafabae.
Yesterday evening, about 2 o'clock,
the proprietor Of the Continental ho-
tel, on Main street, came to Marshal
Morton and told him that he want ted
him to arrest 3 young man named
Cnrran, alias Kearns, for the theft Of q
bed blanket from the hotel. He stated
that Carran had been boarding with
him for sometime. and that yesterday
morning he had taken his depart1re
and that soon afterwa rds, he missed
the blanket. The marshal told MIN
he would have to swear cut search
warrant, which he did, and yesterday
evening young Currsn was srre stee
inst ~ he was on the eve Of Ieavine
on the train for Fort Worth. Currar
denied the charge stoaily, hut OF
searching his valise the hlanke4 Va
found. Curran pleaded with the OH
Ger TO turn him loose, but he was take,
to the Jail. Before being locke d . b,
was searched, as Is the custom, an,
twenty-three dollars and some cd.
cents were found on his person. Tn,
young man claimed to have severa
hundred dollars in the First Nationa
bank to his credit, aud said that b,
this morning be would give sum lien
bond for his release. Curran looks /,
be about sixteen years old, vel
dressed, and has not the slightest ap
pearance Of being thief. 5hei
tsksn into the cfiice Of tE
Jail, prior TO his Incarceration
; he broke down aud cried like child
: pleading not to be put in. He ~
} put 10, however. to wait to see II b
had the money 1t the bank - he ha,
: stated. fhs marshal has had an ey
on CurrAn for some two monslas Q
more. having rsssivsd . commu Mica
. sion from the chief Of police q 4 susa
City. Missouri. 70 ksep : lockout "a
} him and nots the chsraoter OF Il
clothes be wess, stating that Ae 10
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