The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-15
THE LOCAL NEWS RECORD.
LATEST ABOUT SLIPPERY SAM"
The Travelling MEMS Excurslon-Puk-
wanna ub Entertainment--Fede
Court-The Baltimore Is Ohio
LOOmins-Mixed Jury.
Baum's Hearing Continued,


kilograms received yesterday from
Chatham Canada by County-Attorney
Clint, for the prosecution, and Mr.. X.
h. Cowart for the accused, state that the
hearing of the case of +. Baum, the al
legged cotton swindler, set for yesterday,
has been continued until the 2lst inst.
The prosecution feel confident that
Baum will be extrsdited and brought
back. His attorneys, aud others, are
busy, however, aud are doing their
utmost to prevent it.
Detective Furlong has returned to st.
Louis and the Republican of the 18Th
has the following concerning Baum.
Detective ThOs. FgrlOng, CHIEF of tho
Missouri Pacific secret service, returned
yesterday from London, Ontario, " here
he arrested Francis Baum, who is
charged with completely in the famous
fraudulent bills OF lading case, which
was unearthed at Dallas, Texas, in 1888,
and by which a number OF eastern cot
ton men we're badly tleeced. Mr.. Fur
longis justly proud of the capture, as
he has succeeded in bringing into the
hands of the law all the parties accused
OF connection with the fraud. In speak
ing OF the arrest Yesterday, he said:
~ made information against Baum at
Chatham, siXty-tive miles west OF Lon
don, before Judge Bell. We then went
on to London, arrested our man on Sat
urday, and returned with him to Chat
nam, where he WAS committed and re-
manded until this coming Saturday. |
lett j. &. Arnold, chief OF police OF Dal-
las, at Chatham, and came on here to
get evidence enough Tor a prima tacia
case"
"Will you he able to do this?"
"Gertai ~, on any one of the eX-
traditahle offences with which he ia
charged. We will then get an order of
extradition. 1t will take six weeks to
go through the programme, but we will
get him safely back To Texas"
with what is he charged?"
lie stands indicted in Texas with
conspiracy to defraud, swindling, fraud
and having uttered forged pauefs' Ue
also stands INDICTED in Dallas for arson.
having burned his store"
WAS he taken 10y surprise?"
es. lie imagined that he was per-
iectly safe 10 Canada. You see, he gave
BOND OF S320 and jumped il. He
tells Us that h. secured all of his bonds
men except one, "a respectable citizen,
VINO is tho only one victimized. the
other bondsmpn circulated the reporJ
that he had gone to Australia,
ana they We're negotiating with Of
i 49,. . W - tNVlo duu SHJ MN. re hdQ
$3O6 with him when arrested lie felt
secure over there, az SO many Ameri.
can cashiers are over there having a
good time. There is great deal of ex-
eltement over there about the John c..
Emo case, as there are half dozen
other cashiers there TOO. Emo is living
III great style in Quebec. lie is build
ing big hotel there, and hackmen are
charging half dollar apiece for pointing
him out"
"Will Baum he able to secure a bond
so as t0 remain there?"
ono. The laws Of Canada arc very
simple, ana they rake no straw bail.
The crown atturr ely old me that in q
case like Baum's, al would be required
amounting 20 ionr tImes the amount in-
yolved This would make his bond
100000, and nix bondsmen must be free
holders IN k, mt county; so you see he
cannot get bond"
Mr.. FurlOngye terday received tele-
gram from Messrs. Duncan ~ Hogg, at
torneys for the Missouri ~ Pacific
railway at Tyler, Texas, stating thai in.
dictments for murder had been found
by the grandjury against Price and
Knight, charged with the murder OF
Conductor II. \. Fraser on the morning
of January 10 at Overton, Texas.