The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-10-09

had admitted some colored men to
talk with prisoners in the "run-a-
round" Among the darkies who
went out when the visit was up was
a tall man of the blacklist hue,
wearing a pair of spectacleS.
It was Kelley. Nobody recognized
him. He walked leisurally to a back
gate which let him into the alley in
the rear of the Jail ambient his course
toward the land Office in front of
which stood the horse of Jim Near
thur, whats the matter with mount
ing this steed that is standing here so
handily, said Kelley (at> least he
thought it, no dobt) and jumping on
the horses back he was off like the
wind. In few minutes afterwards
one OF the prisoners asked the jailor
where Kelley had gone to. Gone!
said Mr.. Owens, isn't he in there? A
general laugh from the Jail birds was
the answer and in a second the alarm
was given. Deputy sheriff Bill Pace
jumps on pony and flies off at a
rapid gait in hot pursuit.
He happened to get right
on his track too. Kelly crossed the
syndicate railroad by the new capitol,
and bent his course toward the blind
asylum. After him pressed Pace and
at one time got within hundred
yards of the flying thief. But the lat
ter is mounted on the swIfter steed
and Pace is unable to catch him. Once
more he caught sight of Kelley as the
runaway dismounted from his animal,
and jumping over the fence, entered
Horst's pasture, plunging into the
the thick brush, where no mounted
man could follow. Some gentlemen
coming along caught the horse and
brought him to town. Not long af-
terward Pete st. Martin, butcher,
met a bare headed man, minus his
coat and hat, just beyond
/ Mr.. HofheintZ' residence, the other
side of the asylum, and from the de-
scription given it could have been
none other than the cunning Kelley.
They officers say they will get him
yet, but of this there is some uncer-
tainty. 1t is not known where he got
the material to black his countenance
with, but it was adroitly done. Any
body would have taken him for a
darkey from the iet-black color he had
impaired to his face.
Chapter Second.
The STATESMAN'S readers will re-
member the account given in yester
days issue in regard to the crafty deed
of Robert Kelley, whereby he blacked
himself up as negro and putting on
a pair of spectacles deliberately walk
ed out of prison without once bidding
farewell to jailor Owens. That was
very sleek scheme of Kelley's anG
many smile was caused no doubt as
men heard of his neat bit of trickery
The consumate cheek and adroit sly.
ness of the act compels admiration
But this was not glory enough fol
one day for friend Kelley. Twas true
he was out of prison, but not exactly
out of danger, and having lost ont
steed he must needs have another
Henry Dickson, clear coloreG
citizen, who resides about six mile
northeast of the city attended thu
| joint debate Monday night between
Sayers and Rector. When he went tt
his stable on his return home hi
finest horse and bran-new saddl,
were nowhere to be seen. Kelley haC
confiscated them. There don't seen
to be much doubt that he was tn,
, party, as when last seen he wa:
only about two miles from the Dick
, erson place and going in that direc
ton. OF course he needed the hors'
and saddle in his business-he coult
not hope long to elude pursuit
Mounting his sw Ift-footed steed ii
, was fine animaD he sped away, in al
probability to the Colorado hills
among whose rugged cliffs and deel
: glades his capture is, to say the least
} extremely problematical.