Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-13

bly, foreseen this before he left hii
private car. as he was noticed to accep
a flask offered him Immediately beforl
the transfer was made, which he pul
to his lips and drank long and eagerly
only removing it when every drop haC
disappeared down his parched throat
The all aboard" Of the conductor
was soon afterwards heard and tht
train rolled out upon its way to Nash
vile and to prison.
THE CAPTURE.
Several minor details Of the captur,
we're gained from the detectives, which
will be found Of considerable interest
As the reports heretofore furnished
have been meager, and in many re-
spects inaccurate, 1T might be well
enough to give history Of the capture
from the time Of Folks release from
custody by John Price, the private
detective, at San Antonio.
Deputy United States Marshal W.
c. Morrill,, who is also a passenger
conductor, tells the story as follows.
| heard of Folks deialcation and
flight at the time, and also knew he
had been captured by Price at San
Antonio. | was not aware that he
had been released up to the moment |
left San Antonio with my train for
Llredo. Atthe depot in SanAntOnio,
just before / left, | saw Price who
asked me il knew Mike-an employe
Of the road-was on the train with his
bride. said | did not. well, he is, -
Price said, and mean to make them
present, exhibiting handful OF gold
as ho spoke. Ny train showed out from
San Antonio at l0:45 Monday evening
with Price on board. Van Polk and
his Mexican servant were in the
sleeper, at a siding seven niles from
town Polk and Maloomb Cameron, a
partner Of Price, got aboard with
tickets for Laredo. Shortly before We
reached FriO, about half way, Price
went over to where Polk sat, leaned
over and whispered to him, and ther
beckoned Cameron to a seat in the enc
Of the car, where they held an earnest
conversation. My suspicious were al
once aroused and l determined Il
watch Polk. From the description
had suspected his identity. At Eric
Price boarded the return train for San
Antonio, AID at Webb's, twenty miles
this side of Laredo, Cameron and
Polk 90: of the train. | did not dis.
cover this until We moved out. Ar.
rived at Laredo, [ at once sought
Joe Sheehy, another deputy, and
sent him back to Webbs
on horseback. He bad another fellow
with him, but the latter's horse gave
out before they had travelled half the
distance. Sbeehy's horse also broke
down when he was within a mile ol
Webb's, and leaving him to his fate
pushed on afoot. Almost Immediately
afterwards he met Cameron and a
ferryman, and took the former pris.
oner at the point of his pistol. Cam
eron at first denied all knowledge ot
Polk, but finally said he would show
him up if Sheehy would go in with
them. Sheehy replied that he was
tired Of working for 500 a month
and believed that he would take {
little Of that hot blackberry pie. Ac-
cordingly Cameron conducted him to
prickly pear thicket near by, where
Polk lay concealed. The latter agreed
to pay 5000 and Sheehy was agreeable
Under pretense Of making sure of his
reward, he took them to Webb's
where my train was waiting, and they
got on board. Then he calmly an.
nounced that he was not tObe bribed
At CuhullO, the halfway place
[ put Sheehy aud the prisoner
aboard the return train, Will
instructions to await my orders a
Laredo, to which place | returned a
once with Marshal Gosling, WHO ha(
arranged in the meantime for a re
ward of $4,000. At Laredo Gamer
on, who had been released, was agail
put under arrest, While we wer,
waiting there a proposition was mad
that if VIC would allow him chanc
to get cut a habeas corpus Poll
would give ten thousand dollars. W
assented, but, like Sheehy, only as
blind and within the hour we're Whirl
ing away to San Antonio by a specia
train. When we reached San Ante
MO | got into hack with Polk an
drove out Of town by circuitOu
route aud then back to the city. W
got out at a restaurant and dismisse
the hack. AI,er having supper v
walked about the city for some tim
taking cigar here and a mint julie
there and seeing the sis hts general
blr Polk had a shave and made Il
barber mad because be told him
keep his mouth shut aud 6
to work, When Polk wearied
walking | took him to n
house and gave him a roo
next to mine. He begged L
: not to tell my wife he was a fugiti
t from justice. lie said he cOuldl
5 bear to have the ladies think him
r criminal Mrs Morrill, was very mu,