The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-22
ABSCoNDED.
Thomas n. Phares. superintendent
of the Main street Railway. Abb
seconds Accompanied by
n Driver of the Line

At an early hour Monday night runner
was adoat to the effect that Thomas Phares,
the superintendent of the Main street railway,
had, in company with one of the drivers on
the line named Matt Scott. absconded on
the $50 south-bouud train over the Central
road, Phares taking with him large sum of
money, said TO be that of another p rson.
The startling news spread like wid-fre, yet
those who knew Pnares we're not inclined to
believe the report, rs he had always borne
such a reputable character, and his friends
argued that at the worst it was but mad
freak on his part, which would, when the
inc,s were made fully known, be
hulorNbIy accounted Tor. Colonel William
j Killer, president Of the line,
Sas notified of Phares' sudden de-.
psrur which w.s great surprise to him.
lie went to the Office Of the company at the
est Il d of the lire, where he opened the sat
aud began ~ investigate matters, About one
ngwIrtu u iltrs Was GuLni IN the stte inst H.
Puares had lett " An Investigation Of the
books Il the company kept b. hlm IT, show
the cash aud expense accounts has failed SO far
10 develop any crookedness in this direction.
So far, everything g)es TO show that he has
acted on the square with the company. He
did not leave note or word behind him to
throw the least light upon his strange con-
duct, yet there are Certsin circumstances
connected with his sudden departure that
may in manner account for his sbsconding.
A HARALD reporter called at the office
of the street railway yesterday morning,
and found Colonel Keller going Trough the
books. ''Weil, col, mel, What do you think
of it," asked the reporter. "B5 seated"
he said, pointing TO chair. IL am com.
petely nonplussed. | was never so surprised
in all my life and can hardly realize that
Tommy has done what he has. There must
have been won an in it, continued the
colonel, "but for the life of me Icsnnot solve
tie matter" The cause generally alleged for
his unreasonable and sudden departure is in
substance rs follows Several months
since, Mrs. 4. l.. Puindexter, mulstto
woman, daughter of Martha johnson, now
of LeadviIIe, who used to own the
Lady Gay" saloon, house
of i'll repute, which had been decided to the
daughter was beaded by her in turn to Thos.
Phares for the alleged confederation Of s. 900,
in order to evade certa II judgments hanging
over the property. Tho deed was legally
drawn, sigued by both Mrs. Poindexter aud her
husband and was duly filed in the Office
of the county clerk for record. To all APP
pearances Pharrs had bona fide title to the
property, and Monday, in consideration Of the
sum of 81 200 paid him cash in hand by Col.
Dave Williams, attorney for Mollio Cross,
"A keeper Of bagnio he signed
a deed conveying her the property, and pock
citing the proceeds he, in company with
Scott, who has been his bosom companion,
left on the evening south-bound train over
the Central, both purchasing tickets for Hous.
ton. His trunk WAS handed out to an ex-
pressmsn from the rear window of his room,
and the quiet manner in which they took
their departure showed that they were trying
to get IF without attracting any attention.
When Mollie Cross demanded the premises
yesterday the woman Poipdexter refused TO
give them up, saying that Phsres
did not own the property and had no right to
dispose of it. She had made him deed
just to make believe nd the probabilities are
that she will be the loser by this game.
So far as could be learned up TO a late
hour last night no effort had been made to
arrest Phsres or Scott. Heretofore, Phare,
has stood very high in the estimation of every
one and his friends are at u loss to account
for his strange conduct.