The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-07-07
A Boy Bandit.

AT Dallas, Texas, recently two officer 3
lodged il jail Lewis Millen, beardless
youth Of some sixteen summers whom
they arrested ut his home, two miles
west OF that place, on the charge of
robblng j. +. Smell, the agent of the
Texas Central Road. The clock in the
freight office Of the depot marked the
time $50. The south-bound passenger
train had just pulled out and the agent,
WE. Jones and d. w. Keel, clerks, were
chatting, awaiting the arrival of the
north-bounu passenger train, due one
hour afterwards, but the rattle OF the
outgoing train had not got out of sight
before boy walked boldly into the Of
flee. and, leVeling cooked English
bull dog pistol on the agent. remarked
in decidedly dangerous tone of voice !:
Here, d-n you, pace up here and
pony up your money, or by the eternal
LII shoot the top of your cocoanut of. :"
AS ho spoke he stepped few PAGES
backward, so as to get the three mon in
range, and commanded them to hold up
their hands which they did with alac.
rity. The boy bandit then ordered the
agent to turn his pockets inside out,
rifle the safe and put all the money IN.
to shot bag that lay on the counter.
The agent glanced down the barrel Of
the pistol and readily complied, putting
SIS, every cent he had, into the bag.
The other two mon wore instructed to
show up, and when they exhibited empty
pocket books, he made thcm shake them,
but finding he had made waterhaul SO
far as they were concerned, he backed
to the door with his pistol still levelea
on them with the remark, "I never saw
so many empty pocket-books and 50
little money, and lifting his hat with
grace that would have done credit to
Chesterfield, he stepped ont into the
darkness of the night, and before the
agent and his companions had time to
recover from their surprise, he was
gone. The boldness of the beardless
youth completely unnamed them,
taken as they were by surprise. He
wore no mask, and every movement he
made WAS so quick and tull of deterulna
tlon that the robbery Was committed
before they realized the true situation of
affairs, and their amaZement at the auda-
City OF the kid and their fear of the fire
arm WAS supplanted by chagrin when
all WAS oyer. When the news reached ,
the city yesterday morning, Sheriff
Smith and Deputy Lewis repaired to
the scene of the robbery, and the result |
OF the investigation was the arrest Of
Lewis Miller. When the officers ap. |
prosched his house he ran, but they |
pulled down on HIM, bringing him to 4 |
\ stand, and when they took charge of |
him AL English bulldog pistol was
found on his person. He was taken to |
H"tchlns and was. identified by the |
parties, and was afterwards brought to |
the CITY and lodged i'll Jail, as sefore
stated, As he WAS being carried through
tie streets to the Jail, three young
'ountrymen galloped up on horseback
and spoke to him. After the jailer
bad finished searching him, Herald
reporter had talk with the prisoner.
lie insisted that he was innocent of the
'rlme with which he was charged and
'ilu that he could readily prove OH
Ilbl, as he was at home at the time the
obbery was alleged to have been CON-
nlrte't. He stated that he was free to
confess for two past months he had been
;Vading the officers on account of fight
lie had with Pate Bass, who forced HIM
. light; and whom he stabbed twice
with a knife. The quarrel was about a
TounZ lady whom Baas objected to HIS
scuE ~ :ee. H. was, and is, still eu-
Eage't 20 her, aud expects to marry
Ter. SiHc': the stabbing affray, he spent
zoe MOST IT hi. time in Archer AMI
-!AT counsies, where he worked for AL
=u E4lIner, herdlng cattle. When the
.tlef opened the door, he stalked into
Ill. cell n dogged manner, and when
ne steel bol.s closed with clash he
5az.:d deiantiy at the lailer for some
:4rle and then sat down, rs though he
""nid ponder over the affair, It is said
that the young man comes Of a good
family.