The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-06

near. There we're few minutes Of silence,
but II could have been seen during that
time that singular light was playing In tbe
dark eyes of young Henry. lie plncked
his father by the coat drew him asloe ana
q long and apparently most conDdential
and certainly animated discussion ensued.
The next day Thomas G.. Boyd, who was
always fond of the sport, went out about
noon for hunt, going in the direction OF the
hill before mentioned. Night came, but no
Tom Boyd came with IL, and the next
day but still he did not return home, lie
had been in the habit of remaining out
after night so no alarm was manifested by
his family, but on the second morning after
his disappearance his wife became excited
and scared, and his non appearance was
made known through Sweetwater. Mrs.
Boyd was prevailed upon to wait for another
morning and was assured that il he were
still missing the neighbors would immedl-
ately institute hunt Time wore heavily
on and many were the surmises of the cltl-
zens as to the causes of his long
absence Some half way expressed
the belief that he had suicided
under the depression occasioned by
his troubles, while not few, feared he
bad iled-so greatly had his changed man
ner and the repetition of the evidence
against him destroyed the confidence in
him. The following morning the commu,
nifty were informed that Boyd was still
missing, and general search was begun.
The woods, the fields, the hills were ex-
plored, but without satisfactory results I'M
til about noon. At that time the party
who had gone through the old graveyard,
where was Uncle Jeff's new-made grave,
and into the woods back of the hill had
travelled about five miles from Sweetwater.
Pushing the branches OF thick underbrush
aside and entering a dark little glade,
HORRIBLE SIGHT
met their gaze. 1t was the burned and
charred remains of human being lying in
the ashes of what had evidently been
camp fire. This was not all, for leaning
against tree near by was a shotgun, and
ON the ground, few feet off, tin match
box with half-dozen matches therein and
ON the lid the initials ct. G. B." The gun
was examined closely, and that soon iden-
titled as Tom Boyd's. The mystery was
clear. Caught out after night the untor-
down by it his clothing had caught and
he had miserably persisted. The bones
were gathered and in the presence
of an apparently heart broken family were
buried, people Tor miles around attending
the funeral. A few weeks elapsed and the
tragic death of Tom Boyd was rapidly. be-
arrived arr ie at sweetwater. With him was
young Louis Lenoir, handsome, quick,
brave and brim full of intelligence. In
three DAYS after their arrival the grave of
Tom Boyd was opened i'll the presence OF
the citizens and the remains inspected:
Unanimous was the verdict after critical
examination, that they, were not those OF
Boyd. Then old Uncle Jeff's grave was
opened, when, 10! it was empty. The
terrible truth was known. Old Uncle Jeff's
BODY HAD BEEN BURNED,
and Thomas G. Boyd had jumped his bail
and fled the country. There was never COM
munity more thoroughly shocked. But he
must have had confederates, for he never
could alone have perpetrated the dasrardly
deed. Suspicion rested Immediately upon
John Boyd and his son Henry, but not
clue could be found upon which to base an
arrest, and they were, indeed, never ar
rested But where had Boyd gone? 1t was
now serious question with the Seniors, for
thousands were at stake, and they were not
the men to let such an amount slip without
an effort Stealing at midnight to the old
darkey's grave, carrying the strange
burden over hill and through the dark
woods, the weird, wild glare Of the ghoul-
ish flames in the deep recesses OF the glade
and upon the forest around, the desperate
group in the background fighting the
clutches of the law and the shadow of a
cell, must have formed picture in real life
val. 1t was never known at all who were
Thomas G.. Boyd's accomplices in this
singular act. He may have been the only
one who witnessed that wild scene in the
glade.
THE PURSUIT.
hitsr that hag Bov 9een had burSed the
body of old jeff and fled the
country, the Lenoirs began to make
efforts to apprehend the fugitive. The man
selected to play the sleuth-hound in the
affair was young Louis Lenoir, and he was
Immediately set upon Boyd's track. He
first went to Chattanooga, and there from
parties who knew Boyd, learned he had
gone north by way of Nashville. In the
latter city he had got hold of the alias I'M
| der which the pursued was travelling, and
tracked him to st. Louis. AT the latter
place Boyd turned and went directly east
again to Clev Gland, thence to Buffalo, to
Toronto to Montreal, All this time
Louis Lenoir was following in his
route. After crossing into the Dominion
and reaching Toronto, the fugitive
tarried for some time and attempted TO find
employment-not that he was in distress,
| but really as blind. Failing in this he
went on, as reported, to Montreal. The
bleak Canadian winter was far advanced
when Louis Lenoir reached Montreal, and
the show and the ice bound all nature. Not
deferred, however, he sought from hotel to
hotel for the alias which he knew Boyd was
| travelling under, but for several days with
out success. One evening when he had al
most despaired of finding his man, he
was passing through one OF those
narrow, dark, outer passage-ways for which
glanclng upward, dingy sign with crude
letters indicating that there was the
MASON DE L'AMITIE.
He passed through dark hall, and stoo..
! in the office at the door. To his delight he
saw sitting by the stove, with his slippered
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issue of the Nashville Amencan in his
hand, the object Of his search. Drawing a
revolver he walked up 10 Boyd and
accosted him, telling him resistance
would prove fatal. Boyd was WISH
bly, affected, offered no resistance,
| but completely broken down. The next
morning they started for the south Be
tween Cleveland and Cincinnati the priso-
ner made one Of the most daring attempts
on record 70 escape. II was night and the
train was rushing along at a terrible speed.
Lenoir had placed no irons on Boyd, and
apprehending no effort TO leave the train
while moving with such rapidity, suffered
the latter 10 visit the water closet Instead
OF entering the closet when he reached the
door, Boyd passed out Of the car 10 the plat
form. Lenoir sprang from his seat, rushed
20 the door, but saw nothing Of
Bovd. Selling the bell-rope the detective
Immediately stopped the train, and hastily
informing the train men Of what bad hap
pened, lanterns were procured and num-
Der Of parties started In guest Of Boyd.
They expected 10 find nothing but man
gled remains. for no more desperate leap
Nas ever made. But a. point some two
hundred yards back was reached a man
suddenly started up and attempted to make
away IN the darkness. LenOir drew his
pistol. a heavy Colts, and fired. Seeing
that be was discovered The man stopped
and was taken In charge. Il was Thomas
a. Boyd. He had been peering through
TIE window ss the train moved along, So
lected his ground and leaped with great