The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-03-24

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Lsst Friday Deputy United States Mar,
ahsl N. NJ. Norton arrived here with ana
lodged in Jail r.. O Welsh, whom he had
arrested near Jefferson City, Missouri, on the
charge q being accessory to the robbing OF
the United States mail, and placing in ieopar'
DIV the lives of the carriers at Hutchins'
on the Texas Central, in March 1878. There
ia another charge against the prisoner,
charging him with conspiracy. IN the rop-
berry. The government IL inclined TO the
heliaf that he was connected with the noto-
rious BAGS gang or cognizant OF The move
, nonts of t6e bard Welsh was formerly q
resident of this county ard after wards moved
10 Missouri where he resided up to the time
NJ his cspture Yesterday his examining
trial before United States Commissioner
Rnrford began by consent of counsel, all the
witnessed on either side not being present.
Major u. w. Helm represented the govern
ment and Colonel d. A. Williams the de-
fandant 1t is rummored that other arrests
for the same robbery will shortly follow.
Ex-Sheriff Moon, of this county, was the
only witness examined. The examlna-
ton of other witnesses was postponed until
next Saturday. The witness testified as FOL
lows: :, 1910
sheriff of Dallas county. Do remember tne
train was robbed at or near Hutchins on tne
Texas Central road, about that time. L
know nothing of the defendant participal-
ing in the robbery, end notning aoout
his being in the neighborhood at the
time save from hearsay. Don't know VINO
aid rob the train. had seen him once to
know him prior to the robbery of the train
at Hutchins. which was about year before
that time. He then lived in the neighbor-
hood Of Hutchins II was in. Dallas that
saw him. and understood that he lived at
Hatchins. don't know Of anything OF my
own knowledge that connects him with the
robbery. suspicioned him of being con-
nected with it. After the robbery received
a telegram stating that the robbery had oc.
Cured, and went to Hutchins and
got o description of the men,
one of which was described as
very tall man, and description OF two
others suited the descriptions OF the Coos
boys. was told by the ferryman at Dowdy's
Ferry, that Welsh had crossed the evening
of the robbery about a o'clock, going
towards Hutchins. / met him at Role
.Johnson's. l recognize the prisoner now
Ihad him in jail on the charge Of stealing
horses, but ne beat his case. That was
about one year sgo. Four or five weeks
after the robbery l employed him
Nto assist me in ferreting out the
parties to the robbery. Role
johnson told me that it WAS reported thai
some doctor, / now forget the name, hao
been seen going into Bots dare island, anc
it was supposed that there was wounded
man, hid away in there, and that in all prob
ability it was one of the train robbers;
had i capiss then for the arrest OF Welsh,
who was charged with horse stealing and
Joh1lson recommended Welsh as suitable
party to ferret out the matter, and on those
conditions 1 agreed not to arrest him. welsh
told me that if there was
wounded man hid away in there M
could find him; no wounded man was evel
found; he never told me who, was present
The robbery or who did do the robbery; j
WAS some time afterwards that he left thi
| country when he went to Cook county, ant
= The sheriff of that county arrested him OF
tbe capiss, brought him here, where he wa.
tried and acquitted; he soon afserwsrd LEI
this country and | never saw him again un
til day before yesterday in the county jail.
Gross examinstion-At the time Welsh wa
ina search of these parties, commissioned
him as deputy sheriff. and told him to ar
rl,st such parties when he deemed 1t necessary
A week or two after that revoked his com
mission as deputy sheriff. AT the time l re
Hoked iC do not know whether or no
Welsh was in the vicinity. Citizens q
Hutchins told ma that Welsh had gotteI
into a Quarrel there l heard that Welsl
was there at the time | revoked his com
mission. At this time l still held the capis
against him charged with tn.
theft OF horses. When
revoked his commission, notified the con
stable of the Hutchils precii ct TO arrest tn
defendant or the charge of horse stealing
Ton the capias that held In my hands. MY
Opinion is that Sam Bass and his gang com
mitted the train robberies. l do not believ
TlBst Welsh was II the robberies. simpl,
commissioned him to find, If possible, tn
woundA man, because he knew the countr.
40 wSll. AT FIRST refused TO commlsslol
Welsh but on receiving q note from MAO
Jones. lof the Frontier battalion, askinI
me 10 lido SC, l did il. Tho idea wa
that it Apight become necessary for him
make AMI immediate arrest.
By prcEecution The ferryman At Dow
dy's FeAy was named bod Oade, AID be Is
white man.
Cross examined: HutchIns was on tn
way to Steele's, from the ferry, an
/ understood that Welsh made Steele
his home
Owing 10 the absence Of other witnesse
for the government, further examination
was postponed until Saturday.