The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-19
His Name is Henry II. Beverly, and
HIS Victims Identify Mim.

Constable Vince Pace, fprecinct No. 2 ar.
rived in the city on yesterday mornings south
bound train over.the Texas Central, having in
charge Il. II, Beverley, whom he had ar
rested near Plano, on the charge of being one
of the two Denton road highwsymen, who re.
lieved several citizens of their money last
Tuesday. As has already been published in
the HERALD, they were pursued and over
taken BY posse OF citizens, who in attempt
ing their arrest, hal occasion to fire, when
one of them Otis Curley, Was shot from his
horse, ridllad with buckshot, dying almost
instantly. His c,mrade wheeled his horse to
run, when the posse fired second round
and there was but little doubt
that some one of the shots had
taken effect, as the rider was seen
to reel in his saddle, drop the bride reins
which he WAS holding in his right hand,
which he recovered with his left when he re-
gained bis position in the saddle dashiHg of'
at furi us speed, making good his escape.
There was de of speculation ms TO who
ha was, AID it vas generally thought to be
James Ourley, BROTHER of the one killed.
Wednesday evening Dr. j. w. Allen, of
this city received the following telegram.
Piano, Nov. II, 1850.
"Dr. j, W. Allen.
"Come tonight on first train to night
TO dress wound-money ready. Answer.
II. II BEVERLEY"
DR.. Allen boarded the $50 nerth-bound
h train f,r Plane and took 8 seat adjacent
one occuried by Justice j. Il. Blowitt and
DR.. Baker, CT Plano, with both Of whom he
was acquainted, and in the course of CONVEX.
sation DR.. Baker asked him Whist was his
\ destination, when he handed him the above
y telegram to resd Justice Blewitt, who pc
( rused it at the same tins, exclaimed, "that
Z is my man" Hethen explain d to the other
two gentlemen that be, "a well rs Constable
Pace, had suspicioned that Beverley was the
wounded.robber who escaped.
4 Justice Blewitt got off at Richardson and
notified Constable Pace and DR.. Allen, and
continued on rs far rs Plano, and from there
he went TO the house of MIR. Ed. Pierce,
brother-in-aw of Beverley, who was there
awaiting his arrival. He found tina. his
patient wa wounded in the upper and aeshy
part OF bis right arm which Was very pain
? ful though not dangerous wound. He picked
s4niue duckshlt and two bueNshOt out of his
Wm and dressed the wound, when he left,
(which WAS about two o'clock in the morn
ing When he asked Beverly how it &C.
5curred, h said that he and man named
Mozer, who was working for his brother,in-
law, had loaded al old Holster pistol for
The purpose IL shooting stock that
had been breaking into his geld, and that
while Mozisr was inspecting the weapon it
N@ discharged, the load taking effect in his
arm. Dr. Allen had been gone scarcely two
hours before Constable Pace, who had rid
den through the wind and cold all the way
from Richardson, put in an appearance
accompanied by Constable Burke, of Plano,
Nhom he had called BY for. They found
'he prisoner lying in bed nursing his wound,
1nd they placed him under arrest. He asked
for what, aud they told him for playing the
part Of highwaymsn on the Denton road.
Pie stoutly denied the CHARGE and reiterated
lhe statement he made to DR.. Allen. Rev.
frly donned hia clothes and they hurried
pick to Plano. arriving there just in time to
aks the south bound train for this city,
Phere Constable Pace arrived with his prls-
/, pner as already stated, Constable Burke re-
nhning bahind. The prisoner was lodged
5 ln the lower north cell Of the jail, whore
pallet was made for him to lie on. During
{ fhe day number of persons visited the jail
70 get glmlse of him, aud several Of the
parties who we're among those robbed, called
hnd identified him rs one of the robbers
lat r, Sheriff Jones received the following
\ Telegram from Constable Burke, of Plano:
"PLASo, Nov Is, 1889.
Sheriff Jones.
ii have Henry Bevsrley's blue overcoat he
pad on when shot; it has twenty holes in the
fght sleeve and is bloody, d. O, BURK ="
1t will DO remembered that one ofthe rob
bers wore blue government blouse, and this
another link in the chain Of evidence y at
points TO Beverley As being guilty OF the
Prime Of which he is charged. he is mar
F.. ped MAMMA one child, and lived on his farm,
s 1esr Plano. He comes from one of the
eest families in Collin county.
ii Dr. Baker who has n drug store at Plano,
tys he I'd man three pin1 of whisky on
a order from Beverley on the night previous
- he robheries.
S When the citizens posse fred on them,
hd OILS Curley fell from bis horse, he ex-
tsined, "0n, Henry" And Henry II. Bey-
Ply is the name of the prisoner.