Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-21
TEXAS DAM


named Daniel Wallace alias 's'Texas
DAN" otherwise known as the despera-
do of the Rio Grande. The charge
against this man was the robbery and
attempted murder Of one Ileander B.
Bowen on Or about the Gath Of Novem-
Der 1888 and O reward Of 81 900 was Of
fered for the arrest and delivery OF the
Fugitive to the sheriff. On his arrival
Sheriff Walker placed the matter. in the
hands Of George A. Hartman, q private
detective, who Immediately commenced
work on the case He soon learned to
. certainty that the desperate
was IN that vicinity, and
by means Of a decoy letter he succeeded
yesterday in locating and arresting his
man at the Union stock yards. Wal
lace was taken completely by surprise,
and only realized his position after the
handouts were locked securely Oh his
wrists. sHrexas Dan" is about forty-two
years of age, five feet ten inches in
height, muscular and why, and weighs
one hundred and fifty pounds. He has
a spare face, high cheek bones, large
nose, dark, piercing eyes shaded by
horizontal brows, and a heavy brown
mnsbache. He is described as one of the
most notorious outlaws on the South
west border; man who is utterly fear
less and reckless. very fleet of foot, a
dead shot with the revolver, and a
splendid horseman. He has been con-
sspicously connected with numerous
criminal otfenses perpetrated in Texas
aud Mexico, and was at one time asso-
ciated with two noted Mexican
guerillas, Don Jose Ureas and Miguel
Cannailos. The crime for which he was
pursued to Chicago and arrested was
but one Of his many bloody deeds. On
November "a, Leander b. Bowen,
otherwise known as ''Doc" Bow
on, a well-known ranch
man Of Kendall county, was returning
from San Antonio, where he had been
selling stock He had in his posses
sion $3, 500, the proceeds of the sales he
had made. When about seventy-fiye
miles from San Antonio, and while
riding across o lonely stretch of prairie,
be was met by q horseman, whom he in
stantly recognized as tLe famous outlaw,
Texas DAM. Fearingthe latter meant
mischief, Bowen attempted to draw his
revolver, but, before he could do so, the
desperate leveled his own weapon and
fred twice. One Of the shots took effect
iii Rowen's breast; tho other struck him
on the head, and piowed beneath the
scalp without penetrating the skull.
Bowen fell to che ground apparently
dead, and it is supposed that Texas
Dan" ritied his pockets, and Immediately
turned his attention to putting as much
distance as possible between himself
and the scene Of his crime Some cow
boys, who happened to pass the spot
several hours later, discovered Bowen
Lying on the prairie. Finding, upon
examination, that there was
still life ia the body and recognizing
the features Of the man, who was well
and favorably known in that part Of the
States, they conveyed the insensible VIC
} tim to the nearest rdnch, and sent a
messenger to apprise his family of what
had occurred. Is was nearly week
before Bowen recovered his senses suf-
fcientlY to tell who had assaulted him.
When it was learned TINT Dan Wallace
was the wo,lld-ba murderer, no time
was lost in instituting search, for the
\ OUTLAW. Rangers, cowboys, and vigi-
Ianfs secured the country for miles
\ around, but failAa TO strike the trail OF
I this wilY rt1atler. Sheriff Walker, OF
q Kendall county, where Rowen's ranch
! is lotsatcd, circulated q printed handful
4 ontaininga descriptions of "Texas Dan.
/ and offering a reward for his apprehen-
\ SION Some time asterWard he accident
B Iy Learned the course Wallace had taken,
II and set OUT in pursuit. Il. III e. ?.
Texas Dan" after leaving his vic.
tim, as he supposed, dead, on the prai
Ssries travelled north through Indian Ter.
ritory on horseback. He had two
horses, and changed the saddle from
one to another to facilitate his flight
u Arriving at Caldwell, Kan, he sold botf
of his horses and remained there from
y christmas eve to New Tears day. From
there he went to Kansas City, and while
\ having a good time at that place on the
proceeds of his M-gotten gains, hi
4 CHANGED to meet u woman whom he ha5
i. forlne1ay known \ at Laredo, on Rit
y farande This woman he found in /.
isrep utable dance house on s'the fats,
and he induced her to live with him u
lis wife. Her name was Nell Raymond
She had d lever named Mike Horra1l
81 better known as $ Spectacle Mike, In st
Louis, but she wsss not unwil ling to take
up with Dan Wallace il Mixes absence
However, Dan heard enough about
pectacle Mike toarouse his jealousy
30 he got drunk one night anG
treated Nell ta d beating, which
caused her to leave him. She came tt
Chicago. Dan came to Chicago also
but without knowing that she had pre-,
s,eeied him here. Sheriff alike,
picked mp all these facts as he followed
the trail OF the desp era4lo, but on bis
B rival in Jhicago he and the detective
tried Id vain for several ds7s to find
either ex ass Dan or Nell Raymond
AZ man was sent to- ST. Louis to find
t. ,eotacle Mike, !" who is u bar-keepe1
3 9y profession, and to get from him, Il
possible the address Of the Raymon6
woman III Chicago This way success
fuii acooup l;shed without arousins
any suspicion in tho mind Of Isl eotacls
q q \, and the address was telegraphed
N, the detectives here. ell + mono
siyas living at 8 house on Halsteil street
Forfeit Itt was believed thal
Il III Sic knew Dan allace. Wns III Chicago
saat1 coal feN precisely where he was
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