The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-01-18

were well founded. After Price had
gone to San Antonio the remaining two
had their heads together until the station
of Webb was cached, when polk and
Cameron
SLIPPED OUT OF THE CAR,
Van Leer remaining until the train
reached Laredo, when he quietly jump
ed to the other side of the Rio Grande
with the money bags. When Deputy
Marshal Morrill, saw that Polk and Cam
eron had skipped, he wired Deputy Mar
shal Sheehy at Laredo to meet him ut
train on arrival, which Sheehy did. lie
detailed the facts, and Sheehy started TO
Webb on a dead run. The horse gave
out and he went afoOt until dark, and,
when within two or three miles of the
south side of Webb Station, he met two
men. He pulled down on them with his
revolver. one of them stoutly resisted
and started TO draw his pistol, when he
felt the barrel OF Shcehy's siX-Shooter. 1t
was dark and he cculd not see il. He
succumbed and permitted the other fel-
low to take his pistol and hand il to
Sheehy. The first man was the detective,
and his companion was boatman en-
ployed to
PUT HIM ACROSS THE RIVER,
above Laredo. When arrested Cameron
was very bcigerent, ana made all sorts
Of demands of she hy, b.t the officer
drove him toward Webb station, where
Shcehy expected to find Polk. During
this walk Cameron changed his tactics,
and made the proposition to Shcchy to
sell out. lie said Polk had plenty of
money; that he had made this sake, etc.
To this Sheehy ussrutcd, if Cameron
would show him POLK. This Cameron
agreed to do, and led Shrehy over to a
bunch of mesquite and pricily pear
There Polk was found concealed Sheehy
at once arrested him. Cameron told
Polk of his talk with Sheehy, and
POLK OFFERED sHEEHY $4,000
to let him go, but having him safe in
hand the faithful officer answered, mo,
sir; am United States officer, faithful
TO my supeIiors and myself, and no
money cah buy me-" He then took them
TO Webb Station, mounted the north
bound train, came to CatullO. changed
off to the south-bound, returned to the
neighborhood of Laredo and placed
guards over his men. He telegraphed
Marshal Costing at Austin, and that gen
tleman arrived in Laredo Wednesday
morning. Sheehy had released Cameron,
but Marshal Gosling Immediately order
ed him under arrest and had him search
ed. He found on his person $1,000 in
checks signed by Polk four for { 800 each,
and S1i0 in gold Gosling then visited
Polk, who, when he saw him, was great
ly surprised to see one whom he had
known from childhood, and greeting him
cordially he said; "Weil this settles it.
| cannot deny il any longer and pro-
ceeded to tell all about his defalcat,on,
his attempted escape, and how he had
bought Price ana cameron, ana now
they had failed to fullill their contract
to land him on the other side He eX-
pressed a Willingness to return to Ten
nessee, and begged Nj. Gosihg to take
him right on in hurry, and not wait for
the coming agents; he preferred TO 20
with one he knew would treat him kind
ly He then said he gave up all hopes
of escape, and would go along quietly,
but he was loud in his denunciation of Il
number of
HIGH OFFICIALS IN TENNESSEE,
and says he will make revelations when
he gets home that win startlc the people
Of Tennessee that his victims will com
prise all classes, from supreme Court
Court judges down. After the arrest
Marshal Gosliug chartered an engine,
and with Deputy Shrehy and Morrill,,
started for this place with his prisoners.
He telegraphed COuuty-AttOlucy Cook
to have Price arrested, and warrant
was sworn out. Arriving here, Cameron
was turned over to Sheriff Mccall and
placed in Jail, aud Marshal Gosling took
Polk TO private residence. In conver-
sation with Joe Shechy, Polk said he was
short S1360O0; that confidential clerk
got away with 100000, and like amount
was spent trying TO capture him. Van
! Polk is now on his way to Saltllo, Mexi-
co. where they haze $2OOOOO invested in
mines