Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-01
RUN BONN.
The Three Youthful Train Rob-
bers.

Little Rock Gazette, SOL
Train robbing has not been brought
to that degree Of perfection in Arkan.
saw reached by our more civilized and
progressive neighbor, Missouri. The
science has not yet reached that point
that our people class it among the
achievements that should be lauded
and extolled, and henceitis that when
the startling information was sent last
Thursday night that the train on the
Iron Mountain road had been stopped
by
THREE "BEARDLEss BOYS"
and the passengers and express mes
senger had been robbed, armed bodies
of citizens at once organized to pur-
sue and capture the daring villains.
Among the parties who Joined in
the pursuit was one under command
OF Mr.. Clark Hall, a conductor ON the
Iron Mountain road. Quietly, unus.
tentatiously, without any flourish of
trumpets, he modestly decided upon
the probable course of the robbers
and proceeded to follow it up. Arriv-
ing at the village of Ben Lomond, in
Sewer county, he struck the
FIRST POSITIVE CLEW,
and discovered that at this point the
three beardless boys" had separated
-one going in the direction Of Texas
and the other two toward the Indian
Territory. Wisely determining that
one above was the leader, he deter
mined to pursue him in person, leaving
the pursuit of the other two to the
remainder ofthe posse. From point
to point and place to place for dis
tance of four hundred miles, through
no less than ten different counties,
Mr.. Hall continued the pursuit,
UNDAUNTED BY FATIGUE,
unwearied by continuous exercise in
the saddle, he never ialtered. Steadily,
steadily, he gained on the pursued.
1t was only question Of endurance.
Hall started out to capture the man.
That was his object, and he accom-.
plishsd it. Early yesterday morning,
while approaching a farm house near
Sulphur Bluff, Hampton county,
Texas, he observed a horse, having
the appearance Of having been ridden
hard, hitched to the fence. He ap
preached cautiously. A glance salts
fed him
HE Rad HIS MAN
at bay. Hastily dismounting, he crept
up to the house. A glance through
the half-open door revealed the robber |
at the breakfast table. Cooking both |
barrels Of his shot gun, Mr.. Hall |
advanced, and, pushed open the door,
covered the fugitive. A summons to
throw up both hands and surrender"
was the first intimation the hoy" had |
of the true state of affairs. Recogniz |
ing the fact that resistance was useless,
he complied, with the remark, III |
you'd given me half minute s notice
I'd given you
AID LIVELY DEAL.
before I'd surrender" Handcufing
his prisoner, and securely binding him
with ropes, Mr.. White placed him
upon his horse, and started for the
nearest railroad station. arriving at
Texarkana yesterday evening, where
he lodged his prisoner in jail. But
little information could be cleaned as
to the particulars Of the capture of |
the remaining two robbers. The |
posse in pursuitfollowed the trail com
ing up with them at a point in the
Nation, about four hundred miles |
from the scene Of the robbery.
THEY WERE CAPTURED
without difficulty, when the party |
struck for the railroad, reaching which |
they proceeded to Hope, at which |
point they arrived yesterday afternoon
and lodged their prisoners in jail.
The examination of che robbers will |
take place at pnce. Mr.. Hall arrived |
in this city on yesterday afternoons
train, bnt returned on this mornings |
early train to be present at the trial. |
Mr.. Hall and all those enterprising
citizens who joined in the pursuit are |
entitled to the fullest need of praise. |
The officers Of the law, as we'll as the