The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-03
LOCAL LITERATURE.
The Jane Torn Of tho Federal Court
COnvtIes.
Fearful Chase by Officers After
Hardened Criminals.
Other Matters Purely Local In Nature.
a FEARFUL CHASE.


The following telegram from Decatur tc
Yesterday HERALp .nys:
" The cilizsns Of Wise county are much
exercised .over the escape OF GrseDwosd
AID Bennett while on I, u,o 10 tho peniten'
tiary. Agent Oglssby wss especially
warned by Sheriff Alien aud deputy, a,
tness Two mea broke i've pairs OF snacslsr
the last two days they were here. II hat
developed siDce the escape that Green wood
bad $500 IN currency with nim when he
loft here"
A HKRAL reporter mot Mr. 0s'esby
who Is we'll known here, and through
out North Texas, end wherever
duty calls MIN as a isltaiul, fearless and ell
ficient officer, aud learned from him the
particulars OF the escape OF these two laT
less and desperate charact.ri. The name OF
the one who Is kno gn No Pickens, alias Hig'
genbotiom, elias Dick Greenwood, who
was convicted Of horse sto,llng aud mur'
der aud given twenty years under tue last
named title, IL q feet 3 inches In height,
dark hair, c.t eyes, clean shaved,
weighs los pounds carries
himself erect, aid has = father living Ia
Coryell countv.
Charles Bennett, alias Charles Green, who
Was given fourteen years, Is ~ years Ole
rsther light eyes, dark hair, clean shaved,
Weighs l75 pounds. Whine on route with
ths prisoutrs with u number oil
oths RI rom this city to the peniteniisry
on tae 80. h, they msde thgir escaps three
aud one halt miles west OF Jack,onviilo by
freeing themselves by some maans-sup-
posed to be Il key OF their own make-'rom
their shacEles aud iuuipins from the win
dow oil the water closet OF the train.
All the prisoners were linked together By a
continuous chain In the usual way. T9o
OF the number asked permission 10 enter
the wat T closet, which WAS granted. Ths
chain that bound them 10 the res.
OF tho gang kept the door
the two prisoners or dcsperaioes men.
toned asked a simllar favor, which was az
usual granted. they we're connected IKE
the others ard TO them by the con-
tinuous chain, and the rapidly
with which they unshackeed them
selves would have done credit
10 the prince OF slight Of hand performers.
Mr. 0Slesby saws there ie no couot but
that they had key with which they IN
locked the locks OF the rinRs that bourd
them. All atonce the door OF tue wat r
closet vas pushed olosed as lar as tho chain
would permit and when ne rushed 70 the
rear end of the platform OF the car, he found
they bad jumped out OF the window and
we're gone. He essayed TO shoe, but the
train being on a curve, they We're soon
out OF sign.. he stopped the train a1d
pursuing them with blood .hounds. The
doea were young but trailed well, aud for
forty miles the fugitiyes IRON JUS
tica wers chased Trough the
swamps and dense brush
The fleeing parties we're pursued 80
closely that they threw ASIDE ,heir coats,
SHOES, aud even their socks in their desp'r'
ate flight. The chase WAS coz
tinued until nighttall put an
end TO it. When 1t closed
The hounds and the horse, es we'll as their
riders, were badly tagged. The dogs would
stsgger, but blood. hound like, they would
rally aud rest me the chase Mr.. Oklesby
has offered, at his own exp 'nse, a 70.
ward Of $50 tor their apprehension,
and has parties still ut work In Smith
county looking for them. He feels almost
sure that they cannot escape, a. their PEI
sous must be sore, bruised and lacerated
by. their contact with brush
and other obstacles In their
fearful rscs for lite and liberty, for the bay.
ing of the bloodhounds no DOUBT lent wings
10 their feet, while their discarded wear
Ing apparel shows how CLOSELY they were
pur5ued.