The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-11-23
THE THREE THIEVES.

and Beat Them at Their own panie-oii0
of the Trio Makes Break for Liberty-A
salute of Eight shots is Fired After
Him-Their Capture, Etc.
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 statlon-house'
They were bagged in the most approved
style, and Marshal Arnold worked the mat
ter in a manner that reflects credit on MIN
Wednesday night about O'Clock be re-
ceiyed the following telegram from Sher-
man:
SHERMAN, Nov. 15, lsS2.-Lookout Tor
two men and one about "a years
old, Others about 80 years OLD
about six feet high, both wearing
blue sack coats and clean shaved, other,
| blue coat and burnsides with grey hair
B. +. WEATHERLY.
The marshal notified the members of the
| police force aud gave them a uescrlptlon
ofthe parties and within few minutes al
forwards Officer Overland arrested tne pnWri;y
| with burnsides at the bagnio OF Anna WI
son, foot of Market street, and lodged MN
| i'm the station house. He gave his name as
! William Davis, and pretended to be lgnor-
ant of what he was wanted for. nesteruay
morning when the prisoners at the statloi-
house were took before the CITY
court he was taken along and whlle
court was in session he called the city mar
shall 10 one side and asked him in "a low,
confidential tone if he was not the chief OF
police. On being answered in the al1rma-
| tive. Davis said: NOW, look here; i am a
square man, aud il you will release me |
aud my two pals will run the cry T nha
whack up with you on the spoils; Inc
proposition was very ooiu , one,
way. vet the officer was equal to
the emergency, and assuming confiden-
| tiaI tone of voice, he told him IL was go,
and wanted TO know when ana where ne
could meet his mans coniederates. DAVIS
told him that he would go with MN ana
that they would find them at Mayors peer
garden, on Elm street. In the meantime
he acquainted officer Spencer and several
members OF his force WiiL AiS plans, az =
when court adjourned be and
Davis started for the garden. On
their way TO the garden, he told the mar
shall that he and his two pals came 10 the
CITY from Sherman Wednesday Dlght, ana
that they each had $50 when they ss, nioS
the CITY, but that they had been playing
faro. and be did not know what success had
attended them. As for himself he had only
$40 left, which he would give the onlcer,
aud that his partners would
also give him some, and with him as thelr
frieDd they would do Dallas as IL had never
been done before. He said that tSey pl1yeu
confidence games, .ucb ~ three card monte,
etc. and that they had Fort Worth cattle
man spotted who had some $40, ana they
proposed 10 get his money last night, az
] thev were going over on the train win
him. BY the time he had impaired
the above information to the mars 81 they
we're nearing the garden, when DAVIS re-
I marked there they are now standing ON
The sidewalk.n When they came up TO the
parties Davis introduced the city marshal
10 them. saving, "this is the chiei oil ponce
and he is all isght; he is on to our Sher'
man racket and the cops pinched me
last night, but he Is all right now.
Tbe marshal shook hands with the tive
men, but does not remember the haiiles
Davis called them. They all then went
into the saloon and one Of the parties
called for something TO drink. The mar
sb,l took a cigar with them and the con-
versation grew more end more confidential.
The other officers were OUTSIDE
the saloon, save Spencer, who I
Ms citizens dress sauntered carelessly lnIo
the saloon, The two men 10 me MIN
discussed with the marshal how they NolIu,
win his aid. work the city, and stated thai
.bev rad gone nearly broke at faro, Du,
tb,f he would get his divy the hrst nnul
thew M ade. "Well, here is $40 said Deyi'
ss he showed the officer go bill, While
one Of bts confederates held oul
one side ofhis coat TO prevent anyone see.
inc The operation. "YOu are flying rs,nei
feht for frst-clsss men, SAID the uer ~. ~
aEel. We will DO the cattle msn ioI
couple Of hundred" Davis replied ena
We vii DO the square thi1t BY yon-" o.
have struck the wrong man said ~
rnsrsbal es be aro-e Eom 10
tabie- Hold on I've = moIs
~ ss9 in bank I'll turn over 70 Eon, ssll
tbe Youngest 81 The three. The oiilcer re.
resied bis words, and Oficer Spencer "
arproaching. when the young msn sprel
through the screen doors out on tae DO !. =.
and ran down the cross street 70 Anl L
street.. AZ be jumped through ne COT 80
fbs marshal fred on him and follce IN
! rsr, Cornwall. OTerand and Cihpp oie1se
i f-s IN rim a. be fed down the cross-streel
boflv pursued By Oficer Spencer- ~ 80 {
--srIsr f1siIade, hut none Of the snots ZOOS
ef1acf- and on rescbing the hiEn plsll.
~ he jumped down ana Inn mo ~
! heserreut q the Isutz Dnli9inE, ~ ~,
loved bv OfBcer Spencer. Sho 49,
In IN him nDo mnoe IL
,.-i-rze-. In lbs fiEht the younl
snsn fbrss he Disiol svsys rn'ra "a