The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-01
LOCAL INNINGS.

THE Nsmpton BTothers MAhe u Triple Con-
f,sslon of the Robbery of that Texas
trunk Car. January 13th--Some Other
Pickings and Gatherings by the Re-
Porters.
The HAMPTON brothers, William, James
and Dick, who were arrested few days
since, along with Jasper the youngest OF
the brotne S, and Mrs, Sarah Hampton and
Mrs. Lee, a pfep0ssessiug widow in
appearance, who is stopping with
them. ON the charge of robbing a
freight car on tue Texas Trunk
road ofmerchGudise squealed separately on
each other yesterday morning; but. as will
he seen by their several statements, they ex-
culpate their youngest brother, Jasper,
Mrs. Sarah Hampton, Jlm'S wife, and Mrs.
Lee Of participating in the theft which they
oneuDy, of their free will aud accord,
sekpowIedge they committed County At
torpey c int got cue from Mrs. Hampton,
and from this he worked the parties il the
most adrOit manner which reflects
GREAT credit ON HIM as an officer
of the law. The prisoners are confined in
separate cells, and he succeeded yesterday
morning in pumping q confession out of
each of the three brothers, which q be and
doyetail SO nicely that the verisst skeptic is
convinced they are telling straightiOr-
ward tale OF the affair. 1t will be remem-
bertd that good potion ofthe goods were
found in their possession, and that the four
hrother5 including the two women.
Mrs Hampton aud airs. Lee, were subse.
ouently released, rs well, also, in all proba-
bllity, Jasper, the youngest of the brothers.
IL appears That there are more concerned,
and that the Hampton boys are the mem
bers OF a large gang OF freight train rob
beers, who have for the past six months or
more been robbiug the freight cars
of the different roads that centre
here. To City Marshal Arnold and two well
known detectives of the Missouri Pacific
railway is due credit for the able and officer
like manner IN which they terreted out the
parties concerned. The statements of the
three brothers are given below, but as will
be soen after making his statement, Dick
refused to swear to il, though he confessed
10 being one OF the party that robbed
the car. He said after he was taken back
to Jail from the office OF Justice Edwards,
where he WAS taken 10 make oath to his
statement, that the reason he did not 90 50
was because some fellow had told HIM that
he was id fool. The following are their
statements:
W. HAMPTON.
State OF Texas VS.. William Hampton Il
al.-M8Htrates Court Piecilct No. /, Dallas
County Tex s, 1888
Evidence in the shove entitled cause,
taken February, y. D. 1888;
William Hampton, one OF the defendants,
says: About the 1871 Of January, 1883
my brother James and | went from home
down INTO the city of Dallas; after supper
Dick went from home to the Gamer sa loon;
about 10 o'clock at night as Jim and was
returning home, Dick overlook us about
the crossing of the Car-shops; there were
three freight cars between this point and
where we lived as we came up to the first
two We discovered they were broken open
that is, they were not sealed. and the
doors Of each were slightly open; we looked
into tkem and discovered they were loaded
with plow stocks; we then went
on to the third when Dick
said, Lets see what is in there :" the
door of this car wag closed. but not sealed
or hooked; We then opened the door and
Jim and got into the car, and waited until
Dick could go off and get lamp; a few
minutes afterwards he came back with Il
little Drass lamp, which he lit; we discov-
cred, after getting into the car, that boxes
containing hams, cigars. canned beef, Vina,
cakes and apples had been knocked open
and part OF the goods stolen or taken; we
carried off three hams, three sacks of flour,
about five boxes of cigars, one key of pow
der, four cans of beef. one box Of cheese,
two caddies of tobacco and three sacks of
shot; | carried in my first load one sack of
flour, ana in my second load one box
of cheese and cigars; Dick carried in
his first load two sacks of flour,
and in his second the tobacco aud shot;
Jim carried the powder in his first trip
with the beef, and hams in the second trip
with the cigars; this is some of the tobacco,
cigars, shot and powder, empty beefcans,
etc, we got from the car; all OF us got into
the car and took things out; took every
thing right home and put it away; put
everything but the cigars aud tobacco into
the closet, which we put into the Trunks
belonging to Dick and jim, and the tobacco
and part of the cigars in Dicks, and the
rest in Jim's trunk; Jasper Jim's wife and
Bette Lee had nothing to do with the
theft.
his
W. X HAMPTON.