The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-18
ALLEGED KIDNAPPING.

Monday Capt. Cheneville, of the
Austin police force, who went out on
the east-bound International train for
Mr.. Dan E. Jones, deputy collector
of internal revenue, who was on the
incoming train from Marshall, Texas,
on a charge of having kidnapped
quite handsome girl about 10 years
of age, who was with him and gives
her name as Sallie Belle Knight.
Judge Fillmore had been tele-
graphed the facts upon which he had
issued the following order of arrest:
The state of Texas to the sheriff OF
any constable of Travis county
Greeting:
Whereas, Complaint under oath in
writing has been made before j. M
Case, justice of the peace of Harrison
county and state of Texas, on the 18th
day of September, A d. 1884, one Dan
Z. Jones did then and there by force,
kidnap one Sallie Knight, she being
then and there minor, under the
age of seventeen, for the purpose
of taking her from the lawful
possession of the affiant, w. I'll.
Knight, being then and there the
father of said minor, contrary to
the statute in such cases made and
provided, and against the peace and
dignity of the state.
These are, therefore, to command
you to arrest the said Dan E. Jones,
and bring him before j. M. Case, at
office. in the city of Marshall, Texas,
to answer said complaint.
Herein fail not, etc. Given under
my hand, at office, this 18th day of
September, A. d. 1884.
2. T. FILLMORE,
County Judge, Travis county, Tex.
The following kilograms were also
received:
MARSHALL, TEXAS, September Is,
18S4.-To H. G. Lee, chief of police,
Austin, Texas: Have telegraped COM
plant to county judge. See him, and
get warrant. viii be on the morning
train. j. ADAIR,
Chief of Police.
PALESTINE, TEXAS, September 10
18S4.-To Chief of Police, Austin,
Texas: Hold Jones and Sallie Knight
until hear from the sheriff at Mar
shall, Texas. CHRIS ROGERS,
City Marshal.
The reporter of the STATESMAN
calling at the police headquarters for
information found Mr.. Jones and Miss
Knight in the Office of City Marshal
Lee. The former was quite solicitous
about the young lady's getting in
print. She had not been arrested, he
said, and was with him without any
blame attaching to her action. Indeed,
to the reporter she seemed as tlm1d
and innocent as a fawn. She is an in
teresting, pretty little brunette, with
soft eyes, is well dressed, and has a
petite figure. Mr.. Jones is apparently
double her age and not such looking
person as would be supposed to have
captured the young lady's affections
very readily, though a girls caprices
Especially one so young) in such mat
tiers are unaccountable. In converse
ton, however, Mr.. Jones is quite re-
spectful and agreeable enough. He
certainly seems more concerned about
the young lady than himself, and re-
quested the reporters to spare her from
notoriety as much as possible, declar-
ing that everything would be salts.
factorily explained by statement of
the facts which he said could not now
lie furnished.
City Marshal Lee was first appr1Sed
of the coming of the parties by tele-
graph Sunday night to look out for
them
Miss Knight states that her family
are originally from Algiers, just
across the river from New Orleans,
and that her father was not in Mar
shall. Mr.. Jones is man of ordinary
appearance, with red moustache, ford
face and blue or gray eyes. Miss
Knight has black hair and eyes, and
is of the Creole type of beauty. When
asked by the reporter how long she
had known Mr.. Jones, looking at Mr.
Jones as she said it, she replied that
was matter of no Importance. She
does not seem to be much concerned
at the situation. She went with an
officer to the hotel, while Jones re.
manned at the police station. It is
stated he will apply this morning to
Judge Walker for habeas corpus.