Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
POLK CAUGHT In TEXAS.
NABBED BY A FEDERAL DEP.
UTY MARSHAL.

On His Way Back to Nashville-The
Numbers Who Saw Him-A Sugges-
tiOn of Soap at San Antonio-GIo-
riously Drunk On Train-His Stupid
Tactics.
GALVESTON, Jan. "a Laredo special
says: "a man supposed to be Treasurer
Polk arrived this morning at 6 O'Clock.
and in few minutes afterwards landed
in Mexico. 1t is rumored that the large
amount of money he carried is in some
way connected with his escape"
Polk has, no doubt, escaped into Mexi-
co. While passing through this State he
was recognized by many persons who had
known him in Tennessee. The following
report of his arrest has been received by
the NeleS:
SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 9.-M. T. Polk. the
defaulting Treasurer of Tennessee. was
arrested on Saturday night by John Price.
OF the private detective agency, in this
city. He was held here until Sunday night,
and then allowed to go. The man denied
being Polk, and said his name was NJ.
Tate, and that he was a gentleman of
means on his way to his mines in Mexico.
The arrest was made by Price on tele-
grams from Nashville and Galveston. ad-
VlsIng him to arrest a one. legged man,
who would try to go out ON the Laredo
train.
Tate or Polk came in ON the Sunset train
on Saturday night with two companions.
one acting as his servant. He engaged a
hack and went over to the International
depot, where he persuaded the sleeping
car conductor to allow himself and com
panIons to go at once into the sleeping car
and wait there until the train left. He
was found in the car by Price, taken
over to the Menger Hotel,
where he registered as NJ. Tate. His
companion registered as Van Leer.
Neither of them gave the place they
came from, although they said they had
been travelling for pleasure, and We're on
their way to Mexico, to some mines in
which Tate was interested. The party
had plenty of money. Price repeatedly
wired for instructions, but got no salts
factory reply, and last night he accord
lngly let his man go. Tate and his party
went on to Laredo, detective travelling
on the same train.
A special from Laredo saws Polk ar
rived there at 6 O'Clock on Monday morn
ing, and few minutes afterwards was
landed in Mexico.
NASHVILLE, Jan "a private dispatch
from Fort Worth, Texas, says: 9ECOlonel
Marshall L. Polk, the fugitive Treasurer
day, which would indicate that he had
reversed his route and is now seeking an
entrance into Mexico by way of El PasO.' y
The Governor has a dispatch announc-
ing the re-arrest of Treasurer Polk in
Texas by Deputy United States Mar
shall, and that he will be held for requi-
sitiOn.
A Dallas (Texas) special says: ''Pas
sengers from Fort Worth are sure that M.
Vt ~ fln 1Dfc m
urer, arrived there last night and went
west to Ell Paso. They say he had two
valises stuffed with money, and was ac-
companied by Van Polk and negro SER
want. A man who came up on the Mis-
souri, Pacific, is also positive that Polk
was on board. He was identified
by dozen people from the description.
Many of the comrades of Polk and his
relatives are dumbfOunded. General Ca
hill, a .classmate, says he is the first West
Point graduate who has turned defaulter.
NJ. L. and Van Polk were gloriously drunk
and disOrderly on the train yesterday.
They would have been arrested, but there
was no reward and no order in anyOne's
hand from the Tennessee authorities.
The PicdyURe's San Antonio special
says: "Marshall L. Polk, the absconding
Treasurer of Tennessee, was captured
yesterday afternoon near Webb Station,
eighteen miles from the Rio Grande. The
capture was made by Officer Joe Sheelv.
who is noted for the breaking up of the
stage robbing i'll West Texas and send
ing seventeen offenders to. the Chester
(IllinOis) penitentiary. Polk had obtained
horse, having left the cars at Webb
station with the view of reaching Mexico
at an isolated point above Laredo. The
officer was aided in making the arrest by
Pullman palace car conductor or cook.
After the capture Officer Sheely at once
telegraphed Governor Hawkins, of Ten
nessee, and placed his prisoner on the
train and conveyed him to Laredo, where
he was put in Jail.
The officer with the prisoner will arrive
in this city at 6 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing. Polk was travelling in disguise,
but the method of escape he adopted is
regarded as very stupid indicating that
he had no knowledge of the telegraphic
facilities of the country, nor of the char
acter of border officers