The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-05
LOCAL LITERATURE.
fbe Jane Torn Of thu FEDERAL tour
COnyene'.
4 Fearful Chase by Officers After
Hardened Criminals.
Other Matters Purely Local IN Nature.
A CHASE.


The following telegram from Decatur Il
yestardiy's dERALD -ays;
The ciliz .Ui Wise county arc muci
exercised ,over the escape OF Green wood
ADD Bennett while on route to the penitsn'
tlary. Agent 0glpsby was especially
warned by Sheriff Allen aud deputy, NJ
these Two msn broke live pairs OF shacxles
the isat two days they we're here. IL hal
developed since the escape that Graenwood
had $500 in currency with nim when Id
left here"
A HRRAL D reporter met Mr.: os'esby
who is we'll known here, aud through
out North Texas, and wherever
duty calls MIN as . %isitnful, fearless aud ~
fc.e officer, and learned from him the
particulars OF the escspe OF these two la~
less aud despe'a se Character. h name o.
the one who 10 knot WI ~ Pickens, nllas Hig'
gsnbottom, sliAs Dick Greenwood, who
vas convicted Of horse stealing and muir
der aud given twenty years under the last
namsd title, i've feet inches In height,
dark hair, cst eyes, clean shaved
weighs los pounds, carries
himself erect, ard has o father living IL
Corysil countv
Charles Bennett, alias Charles Greer, who
was given fourteen years, Is ~ years old
rather light eyes, dark hair, clean shaved,
weighs l75 pounds. While On routs with
the prisoners with q number oil
othprs from his oity tn the penitentisry
on the 30sh, they made their escape three
and one half miles west OF Jack ,onyille by
frosing themselves ny some msans-sup-
posed 20 be a key OF their " mske-irom
their sheoklcs and ium ping from he win
dow OF the wster closet OF the train.
All the prisoners were linked together by q
continuous chain In the usual way. I've
Of the number asked permission to enter
the water closet, which was granted. Tho
chaiu that bound them to- the resi-
of the gang kept the doo'
partially siar. soon sftervard
the two prisoners or desperadoes men
toned asked q similar favor, which wac rs
usuh granted. They were connected like
the others and TO them by the con
VIII. VIEW which they unshaoteled them
selves would have done credit
10 the prince Of slight Of hand performers,
Mr. OSlssby ssys there Is no doubt hut
that tnoy had a key with which they no,
iocKed the locks OF the rings that bound
them. All stOpce the door OF the water
clos.t was pushed closed rs Tar as the cnain
would permit and when he rushed tn the
rear end Of ,he platform ofthe car, he ionbd
they had Jumped ont Of the window and
were gone. He esssyed 10 shoot, but the
train bang on Il curve, they were spoi
cut OF signt. He stepped toe train and
going TO Dlala switch got horses anu haln
pursuing them with blcod.hounds. TIT
dogs vera young but trailed we'll, aud iuI
forty milea the tugitiyeo from jus.
tics were chased through the
swamps and dense brush,
The fleeing parties were pursued sc
closely that they threw aside their coats
shoes, and even their socks in their desp.r
ate flight. The chase was COO
tinusd until nightfall put NJ
end to it. When 1t CLOSED
the hounds aud the horses, as we'll ss their
riders, we're badly tagged. The dogs woult
stsggor, bat bloodhound like, they would
rally and rspu me tho chsss. Mr.. Oslesby
mas offered, AZ his own expense, . re-
ward Of $50 tor their apprshsnsion
aud has parties still at work In Smith
county looking for them. He feels ala os'
cure tnst they cannot escape, o. their per
sons must be SIRE, bruised and lscerssec
BY their contact with brust
and other obstacles in their
fearful recs for lie and liberty, for The bay
ing OF the bloodhounds NO douot lent wing
70 their feet, while their discarded wear
Ing apparel shows nov closely they wer'
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