The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-16
The HigllWaYman.

Lit ulS uWdy HAL WAS Drought Uc-
fore Justice Tegener Wednesday at 2
o'clock for preliminary examination.
r. IL. Bromby appeared as counsel
for the state. Mr. Russell appeared
for the defendant. No. 620, the case
Of the robbing of Mr.. Hekpel, was
first taken up. Mr.. Russell asked for
the further continuation of the case
four of five days longer to get priso-
ner's father here. The court said he
had granted him six days and he not
even issued a subpoena, and he would
not grant any further continuance
on such grounds. Mr.. Ressel then
moved to quash the informations
for certain alleged informalitieS. The
court held the complaints sufficient
Examination was then waived and
bond fixed at $1,000 ia the first case.
No. 626 was then called and eXamina-
tion waived; this was for stealing from
DR.. Swearingen. In the case of at
tempt to rob Capt. Joselyn examina-
ton was also waived and bond fixed at
$1,000. In the DR.. Smoot robbery.
examination was likewise waived
and bond fixed at 5000. Same for rob-
hing Ballman and bond fixed at $1,000
RObbing DR.. Stoddard, examination
waived and bond fixed at $1,000. The
long expected father from the dis
tant canyon did OF show up. Jane
Thompson was not in the court room
and it seems that Miss Jane had failed
to tell Henry, for he was not there
either.
1t will be seen that the amount of
bail necessary to procure the release
of the young bandit is $4,000. and it
is not at all probable that he has Jane
ThompSons enough in all the canyons
of the great,state of Texas to give such
a bond. The identity of the fellow is
just us deep mystery as on the day
of his arrest and is likely to remain
so for some time. The Kyle Nutshell
claims to know about him, at least the
following language would seem to so
Indicate:
1.-The boy who we have read so
much about in the Austin papers, as
having robbed so many people, and
large, was arrested in this county 10y
two or three Hays county grangers Il
few days ago, with their bird guns, and
duly delivered to the sheriff of Travis
county. Since he has been in Austin,
the papers Of that city have been hav-
ing Il terrible time because they cannot
find out who. he really is. Perhaps,
considering that the culprit was a
Travis county boy, aud one of
considerable notoriety, it does seem
that if they wanted to they could
tind oTt all about him. We will sug-
gest il they can muster courage to
get from behind their Notifications,
and come to Kyle, they can also find
out all about a certain Henry and
Jane Thompson. In case of an acct
dent, it would be good idea for them
to Disguise themselves, as they might
be recognized"
We are sorry that the good editor
did not put a little more meat in his
nutshell, for there is hardly enough
to pay for cracking it. Don't be at all
backward in a matter of this kind. Ii
you know him to be a Travis county
boy, be kind enough to tell us in what
canyon in Travis county he has
been educated-no danger, the
fellow is in Jail, and
cannot possibly get out, and so you
need not fear to tell an anxious pub
lie all the little secrets you may have
brother. If any one in Kyle knows
all about Jane Thompson and her
brother Henry, we hope you will put
the knowledge in nutshell and send
it down this way, for there are a good
many persons who would like to
know all about that brother and sis
ter. We do not Tor a moment doubt
the superb bravery Of Kyle's goodly
people, but we hesitatingly suggest il
did not require a great deal of bravery
for those grangers to take the bandit
in his bed in the Inconsistencies OF
sleep. 1t sounds a good deal like the
boast of one of the Ford boys, who
after betraying the confidence of Jesse
James and shooting him in the back
when he was unarrned and unsus-
pecting treachery, said: II never
feared Jesse a bit when his face was
against thewall and / had the drop on
him when he did not know it-but il
took nerve to do ft,1tell you" We
are all glad the robber was captured
even in the manner he was
but it is like railifs sick cat te