The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-17
TIE THREE THIEVES.

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Yesterday morning City Marshal Arnold,
assisted by officer Spencer and several
members of the police force, effected the
capture of three crooks, or confidence men,
who were locked up in the station.house.
They were bagged in the most approved
style, and Marshal Arnold worked the mat
ter in manner that reflects credit ON him
Wednesday night about O'Clock he re,
ceiyed the following telegram from Sher-
man:
To Chief of Police. Dallas, Texas.
SHERMAN, Nov. Is, lSS2,--Lookout for
two men and one about "A years
old, Others about 90 years old
about six feet high, both wearing
blue sack coats and clean shaved, other,
blue coat aud burnsides with grey hair.
Il. +. WEATHKBLY.
The marshal notified the members of the
police force and gave them "a description
fthe parties and within few minutes af-
forwards officer Overland arrested the party
with burnsides at the bagnio of Anna Viii
son, foot OF Market street, and lodged him
in the station-house. He gave his name as
William Davis, and pretended to be ignor-
ant of what he was wanted for. Yesterday
morning when the prisoners at the station
house were took before the city
court he was taken along and while
court was in session he called the city mar
shal to one side and asked him in low,
confidential tone il he was not the chief of
police. On being answered in the aigrma.
tive, Davis said: Now, look here; am a
square man, and il you will release me /
and my two pals will run the city and
whack up with you on the spoils" The
proposition was II very bold one,
but he put it i'll n very clever
way, yet the officer was equal to
the emergency, and assuming a coniiden-
tial tone OF voice, he told him it was a go,
and wanted TO know when and where he
could meet his mans coniederates. Davis
told him that be would 10 with him and
that they would find them at Mayors beer
garden, on Elm street. In the meantime
he acquainted Oics Spencer and several
members of his force with his plans and
when court adjourned he and
Davis started for the garden. On
their way to the garden, he told the mar
shall that he and his two pals came to the
city from Sherman Wednesday night, and
that they each had $50 when they struck
the city, but that they had been playing
faro, and he did not know what success had
attended them. AS for himself he had only
$40 left, which he would give the officer,
aud that his partners would
also give him some, and with him as their
friend they would do Dallas as it had never
been done before. He said that they played
confidence games, such as three-card monte,
etc, and that they had Fort Worth cattle
man spotted who had some $500, and they
proposed to get his money last night, as
they were going over on the train with
him. BY the time he had impaired
the above information to the marshal they
were nearing the garden, when Davis re-
marked, there they are now standing on
the sidewalk" When they came up to the
parties Davis introduced the city marshal
to them, saying, this is the chief of police
and he is all right; he is on TO our Sher.
man racket and the cops pinched me
last night, but he is all right now"
The marshal shook hands with the two
men, but does not remember the names
Davis called them. They all then went
into the saloon and one of the parties
called for something to drink. The mar
shpA took !, cigar with theft and the com
versation grew more and more confidential
The other officers were outside
the saloon, save Spencer, who in
his citizens dress sauntered carelessly into
the saloon. The two men in the meantime
discussed with the marshal how they would
with his aid, work the city, and stated that
they had gone nearly broke at faro, but
that he would get his dizzy the first haul
they made. "Well, here is $40, said Dayi,
as he showed the officer a $40 bill, while
one of his confederates held out
one side OF his coat to prevent anyone see
ing the operation. "You are flying rather
light for tirst-cass men," said the marshal
well, we will do the cattle man for a
couple of hundred" Davis replied; "and
we will do the square thing by you" you
have struck the wrong man" said the
marshal rs he arose from the
table. Hold on, I've u more
and $40 in bank I'll turn over to you" said
the youngest of the three. The officer re-
peated his words, and officer Spencer was
approaching, when the young man sprang
through the screen doors out on the sidewalk
and ran down the cross street to Main
street. AS he jumped through the doors
the marshal fired on him and Police Olli.
GERS Cornwall, Overland and Clapp opened
fire on him rs he fled down the cross-street
holly pursued by officer Spencer. TWAS a
regular fusilade, but none of the shots took
effect, and on reaching the high plank
walk he jumped down ana ran into the
basement OF the Lantz building, fol.
lowed by officer Spencer, Who closed
in on him and made him a
prisoner. In his flight the young
man threw his pistol away, which was
picked up by one Uf the officers. The mar
Shall had held the other two, and the trio
were taken to the station.house, where
they were searched and locked up to await
the arrival OF an officer from Sherman. On
the person of William Davis was found a
selfcocking Smith ~ Wesson pistol, u
spoon, pair of gloves, pair OF socks and 50
| in money. There was found on the second
party, who gave his name rs Harry Nc
Bride, n pistol of like make and S2T.
In the possession of the three were two
silver watches, two checks on the First
National bank of Parsons, Kansas, signed
by Rice, Wilson Il Co., for $3.50 and 1900,
the first payable to Edward Crawford or
bearer, and endorsed by that name, The
other was made payable to William Nor
gan and endorsed by that name.
The chirography of the two checks
We're the same and both bore
the date Of the llth OF November,
Yesterday morning George Hord, colored,
found u pocket-book near Anna Wilsons
bagnio containing three drafts each for $3.50
in favor of Frank Crawford, drawn on the
Wright, Pckens Il Co., of Topeka This
book was evidently thrown away by
Davis when Officer Overland arreste,'
him. Edwards had money order
receipt from the Dallas post.
office dated the 9Th, which showed he had
sent money to Mrs. Q. Edwards, Omaha
Nebraska. Davis was recognized by sew.
eral US the party who was arrested here
some two years ago while a circus was ex.
hibiting BY Oficer Pat Mullen, on u tele.
gram from Henderson, charging him with