The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-09-13
CAUGHT MAPPING,
Was n Fugitive Murderer From
Waco.
Now Whlrllng 10 the Scene OF Ills
Sin.
Miscellaneous Events Local In Nature.

George Ogesby, who has charge OF the
transfer of convicts to the penitentiary, has
stuck another feather in his cap by his cap
ture of w. o. Bell, the notorious Waco
murderer, who killed q young man named
George Oyerton there last Christmas. Bell
wgs hack driver, and young Overton, who
was engaged extensively in the sheep and
bee trade, had been riding around in Bells
hack taking in the town. and when they
aligh ed ut the Horseshoe saloon
| Oyerton handed him Lii
out of which to take bis pay. Bell re-
| marked thathe would hold out for the rlde
of another party, to which Overton 90
iected, saying that be had nothing to DO
with what the party owed. beii lnsisteu
on taking it out, and Oyerton insisted that
he should not treat him in that way. A
fight ensued, IN which Bell stabbed him in
the right eve, inhicting wound which
caused his death few days afterwards
Bell gave bond, which he subsequently
Jumped, and nothing more was seen thim
until Wednesday afternoon, when MI
Oglesby met up with him, which was 10 al
appearances, in rather a novel way. ne
of the city ostensibly cunning for
game, though in reality he was on the track
OF the murderer, having learned OF his
presence in this vicinity oy Watching his
old pal Frank Palmer, whom he followed,
and bv that means local Ell him, By some
means he learned that Beli, Wuo mad come
from Nebraska TO Cleburne to visit ms SICK
wife and c.ild, would pass over the NC
Kinney road that afte,goon on his way. TO
the Indian territory, where he intended
stopping until his family recovered. Get
ting buggy to AVOID Suspicion,
Mr.. Oglesby drove out that way
Sure enough, bis man came along riding
within gun shot range OF him. He knew
Bell and recognized him the mo nent ne
saw him and at once pulled down ON MN
calling to him TO hold up his hands, wLlch
he did with aIacrity for about this time
Bell recognized Mr.. Oglesby. A search
of the prisoner showed thai he was I'M
armed and his captor made him ride IN
| front of him into the clty. where ne was
lodged in the county Jail. There is a re-
ward of 81 600 for his apprehension; There
is bitter feeling in Waco against the prs"
oner, as the killing was regarded as cold
bIooded murder. a HERALD repoLtS9r
called at the jail to have O talk
with the prisoner, who declined
TO make any statement whatever, remark
ipe thar he guessed that the authorities at
| Waco would attend to all that. lie would
not even say whether Overton was armed
or who made the assault. When the re-
porter asked him if he had any, weapons
when Oglesby arrested him, his olacSS'
piprcing ewes fairly danced as he replied
''nothing," and he looked around the cell
and repeated nothing" spoken in re-
gretful tone and leaving the inference
that had he peen armed ne
would never have been taken
alive. 1t is supposed that the horse he
was riding is stolen animal. Bell is OF
slender build, some feet 9lnches high,
dark Completed, and black piercing eyes,
dark hair and rakish mustache, ana looks
| Ike a dangerous man. The otficer lett
Yesterday afternoon for Waco with his
| prisoner in charge.