The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-21

Barnum had his ancient woman, Joyce
Heath, about whom volumes were written,
but Joyce Heath was a humbug. Texas
has John Heath, but John is not humbug.
He is a live, shrewd, quick.witted young
man. Who can get into more trouble and
get out of it slicker than any other man OF
equal years in all the state. He has been
charged with so many violations of the law,
been arrested, imprisoned bonded, tried,
acquitted, etc, etc, that he has achieved
the reputation Of being either the slyest,
smartest rogue extant or the worst used,
most unfortunate man living. he
was arrested and Jailed Saturday
night on suspicion of having burglarlzed
DIR. a. A. Johnson's residence a week or SO
ago. 1t seems that Mrs johnson was
awakened by the breeze blowing on her
face from the door left open by the burglar,
and as q lamp was burning in her bed.
room, she saw the burglar distinctly. She
did not know him, but a few hours after
wards she described him accurately to
Detective Jack Duncan, and he spotted"
John Heath as the guilty party. He would
have been arrested at once, but just then
burglaries were being committed every
hight and City Marshal Arnold and his
police had several suspicious characters
spotted" and desired to await further de-
veiopments, with the hope of securing evil
denCe against Heath and the other sus-
pected parties, sufficient to convict them of
other burglaries. 1t was known that Heath
was under bond for his attendance upon
| the present session of the district court, and
therefore it was not deemed necessary to be
in hurry about his capture.
The grand jury Yesterday found a true
| bill against him, charging him with the
| hurylary nf nr Inhpsonia raSiIn nd
the capias was served on him in Jail.
| Heath lived in kaufman county about
seven years and when he first went there
stood very well well with all who knew
him. He stood so well, indeed, that he
courted, won the love and married most
excellent young lady. After while his
name began to be whispered about in con.
nection with horse and cattle-stealing, and
finally he was charged with the theft
Of cattle and he was indicted. This was
the opening of the ball, and for the past
four or five years he has vibrated backward
and forward between Dallas and Kaufman
counties, answering indictments for horse
and cattlestealing in these two counties
He beat every oharge.made against him, and
but for an indictment pending against him
for highway robbery, alleged to have been
committed by him and one Kearns, some
time last year in this city, and for which he
was under bond, he would have beer
entirely foot-loose when charged with this
burglary Of DR.. Johnson's residence. II
said that because of the many accusations
against him Heath and his wife have
separated. For the most of the
time past, Heath has been driving hack in
this city, and he has been regarded with
suspicion by both city and county officer:
all the time, and whenever any burglary
or robbery has been committed during hi,
presence in Dallas, John Heath has beer
suspected by these officers. He has been In
Jail number of times, but has in all hi,
cases been fortunate in securing bail event
ually. Whether or not there are ground,
for looking upon John Heath as bad man
II is not the province Of our reporter to say
He knows not whether he is guilty or limo
cent, and has no opinion to express on tn,
subject. II is said that Mrs. Johnson rec
ognizes Heath as the man who was in he
house on the night in question.