The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-10

land this you can sabstsntiaie IL you will
accept the statement OF those who know
me and wa
Nor GOING 10 BEGIN Now
IT was rrmorea that you came 20 Mis-
sour that time, did you?''
u did not What kind OF generalship
would Il be TO come when everybody was
expecting me3'
which We're published purporting to come
from you
ooh yes, and WAS amused at the knowl-
edge Of grammar which they showed. If
they are not destroyed Governor Critten-
den can easily satisfy himself as towhether
they are IN my writing or not Why, the
idea of my doing such thing, even though
bent on mischief, is silly"
'Do you remember the sensational little
over a year ago when Captain Bligh. of
Louisville, endeayored to trap You near
bloomfield, Kentucky, by decoy pay
train %
Yes read the Republicans article on
that, IT being copied in the Courier Jour.
nal | laughed good deal over il, espe.
cially over the pay-train scheme. The afti-
Gle, II remember right, was not published
until about three month,
AFTER THE ATTEMPT WAS MADE
and can't determine Just where was on
the date of Blgh's ingenious enterprise
1t Is not improbable | was in louisville
however | certainly was not down in the
woods hunting for a pay-train. You might
remark in this immediate connection that
If Captain Bigh will 20 to Rulers hotel
and examine the register between the dates
oil the 10th and the 10Th OF last October, he
will find that Fred Thorn, of Virginia,
stayed there over night | was in the
city week that time, but arrived there
late ut night and not caring to wake up
my friends / put up at Rulers till
morning. To tell you the truth, never
entertained any fear Of capture BY the de-
tectiyeS. Now, knew that George Hun
ter was working all the time to get a chance
to bag us, and when that negro was killed
IN the woods down there, and Hunter and
Larry Hagen made that midnight raid on a
hut IN the hope OF capturing some of us. |
was not surprised. ! felt certain that the
killing Of the negro would be charged TO
us, although was the only man in that
section, so far AS ! know, and | was not
within hundred miles of the place.
Bong ava that Hunter was on the qui
ylye | ielt confident that some place or
other
WOULD W. EAIDBD SOON,
Just for the chances of finding somebody.
1t isa practice of mine, when | am being
hunted for, TO sit down and figure what
course the detectives will take in their
search and then ! take the other one. |
have never to my knowledge misiudged
them IN my guesses. No, the only danger
we had TO apprchend was from giye.awavs
or traitors IN our own households.
VI suppose you occasionally were amused
at the mistakes made in publications as to
your whereabouts"
Frequently For instance Won NAV re-
member the time of the train robbery Mt
Muncie, kas., which | was charged with
aiding in. BY Il strange coincidence was
that very night engaged in an adventure
Just as hazardous but of an utterly different
character. was in Denison, Texas where
an old-tlme, friend of mine, James Moppln,
who wOs deputy sheriff was
ABOUT TO TAKE THE TRAIL
OF some horse-thievcs who had gone toward
the indian nation. ! volunteered to take
hand, and Moppin, James Ellis, Frank Va
den and Blll Eyerheart, the worst man tina,
ever rode a horse or followed Texan ont
law, made up the party. We rode nearly
al night, and on the way heard Everheart
ASK Moppin what sort OF a man was, and
II ! would fight Moppin said he'd be
cusSed If he knew whether
would or not, but they might
as wei give me a chance. When we
reached and surrounded the suspected
house Eycrheartand ran up to the door,
and without stopping | Jumped with bot,
lect against it, iorCed il open and
rushed in, with pistol III hand. Eyerheart
followed close on my heels, but looked
amazed. There were three men inside, but
not the ONES we wanted, and We withdrew.
heard Eyerhcart tell Moppin aitcrward
that was Il 90 tool in the reckless way |
went about thing. He said that after ia
seen little fighting d have more sense.
NorrlN ONLY CuuCKLrp,
and said he Guessed didn't know any bet.
ter. We returned to Deuison, and n couple
OF days later learned that they hsd inc
down for train robbery at Muncie, Kansas,
that very night
"llow did the outlaw band get recruits
from time to time"
More offered than were wanted, can
honestly say that | never in my life on.
cousaged a young man 10 leave his home.
hui, on the contrary, always advised them
that ct all the terrible, God torsakcn lives
that ever man led, the lite of an outlaw is
the worst, ! never in my life painted any.
thing hut the darkest pictures of il for
those who showed disposition to turn
rom the right path aud | always held that
there are lew crimes in this world more
hidcous or dastardly thnn the killing of any
man for money, ltyOu should yer hear of
one instance in which violated these rules
should be glad to know oft, and 10 know
who makes the allegation.
us the popular idea correct one that
you boys spend most Ot your time in
LONESOME AMI RETIRED PLACRS?'
Altogether wrong, Since that is the
place We ara looked for that is the place we
stay away from, have made it q point to
spend as much OF my time as possible in
cities, ! have friends, true and tried in
whose rarlors and libraries | can always
make myself NJ home and feel safe from in.
trusion'
How do you generally travel?n
by rail whenever can make IL conyen.
lent. IT, however, | have to 10 on horse.
back, always make il point to have the
finest horsc'ilesh purchasablc. II is a ter
rihlc mistake TO either be economical in the
selection ot horse.lleSh or TO take chances
on n horse that You do not know. | tell
you it is the next thing to impossible ia
capture man who is well mounted and un.
dcrslands his horse
When ON railroad trains do you wear a
disguise"
Mot AT all, The men who know Frank
James are very few, and they are men who
DON'T TELL ALL THEY KNOW.
| travel the same ns any other passenger.
and do not annoy myself with suspicious
that every one is Watching me-"
DO you hear yourself discussed some.
| timesp"
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