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

They are confronted ny Eheir sichh' anu
Two of Them are Identified and Taken
Back TO sherman, and the Other is Held
for Attempted Bribery.
Mr.. B. f. Weatherly, who was swindled
at Sherman Wednesday morning out OF
500 by the confidence men arrested Thurs
day by City Marshal Arnold, on telegram
he sent the marshal, arrived in the city
yesterday morning in response to dis
patch acquainting him of their capture, for
the purpose of identifying them. He
went with the marshal TO
the station-house and the door OF
the cell in which Davis was confined had
not fairly opened before his victim ex-
claimed by golly, that's him" On en-
tering The cell Mr.. Weatherly was intro
ducei to the prisoner, who teigned not to
knoH him, and when asked if he had ever
seen Mr.. Weatherly, he looked as innocent
as a saint and replied that he had not, so
far as he remembered, and added, as If by
way of apology, that his memory OF
faces was very treacherous. Mr.. Wea-
therly was of the opinion hat II must be
fearfilly treacherous or else the speaker
was second Eli Perkins. He was amazed
At the audacous cheek of Davis, and was
for time dumbfounded, but finally gave
Davis to unGers and that his memory was
not so treacherous, and that his
image had been most. forcibly i'm
pressed on his mind 10 the
tune Of 500, but Davis insisted that he did
not remember ever having seen INN; Inc
cell in which James Mcbride alias Wilson,
and c. L. Edwards we're confined was pext
visited, and the latter was at once
recognized as the confederate of
Davis, but be failed to recognize
the former, who. thO ugh no doubt
confederate, failed TO have hand IN
| fleeing him. When Edwards was asked If
he had ever seen Mr.. Weatherly before, he
declined to answer and laughed. Davis
and Edwards had fleeced their victim with
the old freight racket. He is an old man
and farmer IN Red River county, and had
came to Sherman to take the train for
/ Eureka Springs, whittier he was going for
skin affection and was ut the depot await
| ing its arrival when Davis approached
him and .ngaged him in conversation. Mn
Weatherly, VINO is plain, old farmer, OBJ;
served that he was an elderly man, wei
dressed, aud of genteel appearance, and
| had not held two minutes conversation with
| him before be had arrived at the conclusion
! that he was fine old rentlem-n. They
talked about the recent elections. the
weather and the country, and finally,
he asked Mr.. Weatherly which way
| he wss travelling, and when he told him
Eureka Springs, Davis said that he WIS de-
! lighted, as he was on his way TO the same
psint. where he was going 10 test the vir-
tues of the water for the cure OF asthma and
neuralgia. with which he at times suffered
intensely. Davis looked at his watch aud
remarked that It was some little time be-
fore the train was due, asked MI. Weaiherly
If be would not step mp the street snort
distance with him 10 the house where ne
bad been stopping, as he wished TO see II
! ot
other baggage TO the depot as he had told
him 10 do. Mr.. Weatherly cheerfully &C
ouiesced and they walked up the street un-
I'll they came 20 q cross street, which
they turned into, but they had not
gone far before young man
hailed Davis, calling him Colonel Craw-
ford. When the young. man, who was
none other han Edwards, personating the
freight agent, came up, he told Davis, aiias
Crawford, tina bis baggage was at the de-
Dot and as be was making out his bills OF
hiding he would like 10 get the freight on
il. Davis pulled out a long, red pocket
book ana taking out check iof
1925, which Of course was oognsI
handed it to the supposed
FREIGHT agent, who said he had no change.
/ Tuning to Mr.. Weatherly Davis, asked
him 10 let him have 500 until he got back
10 the depot, which he was more than
pleased 10 DO. The bogus agent then
asked Davis TO step into the house with
him and be would give him a receipt. Ask
ing Mr.. Weatherly 70 visit outside ioi
him lust q moment, they went into the
house. and that was the last he saw Of them
until be behsld them in the statlon-hOuss
here Yesterday morning. When y daTDeo
upon him that be had been duped be sent
the telegram giving q description OF them
and they we're captured. ~ already satea
C- fdg.rd. confessed 70 Marshal Arnold
that be was a professional thisi, anc
stated that he had been one ioi
,5out a year. He said that be did not gen
eraiIv 70 with Davis. but remarked Nhet
he sherman gnme wss referred %, Well
vou tuOv. one thief viii aid another. ne
sf.fed that be was born and raised m Dan
,flie VIRGINIA. and that Tor the past veal
be hsd n,ds Jhic.g0 bis headquarters, nee
vrb.re he bad an uncle living by N.
name Of Campbell The marshal lei
iesf evening with the two prlsoneri
In charge FOR Sherman, where they vii q
/ turned over 70 the authorities Tor nal.
W. Westberly accompanied them N :
r-ivnfs conversation the prisoners tolo hin
tbst tber would raise him $50 II be would
not prosecute them
WrBrid.. Alias Wilson, was lined 80 N
DE rffy court yesterday morning for carry
ings r,istol. and is bed @ answer 70 ~
Charge Of trying 10 bribe hnrshn Arno'o
r-5ir- suffering frUm feuralria, int
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