The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-17
THE LOCAL NEWS REPORT.
BAuMs COURSE UP IN CANADA.
A Divorce Wanted Proceed ings in the
Federal Cosrt-The Santa Fe Ex-
tension- Gould Coming-Rob-
berry in East Dallas, Etc,
More About Baum.


There is nothing new in the Baum
case. Detective Tom Furlong, of the
Gould service, is still in the city, and
was In close consultation all day yester-
day with County Attorney Clint. He
expects to leave to-day on his return TO
chatham, Canada, where City Marshal
arnold Is holding on to Baum, alias
simon, alias Lang. He says
there is no doubt but thai
they will be able to extradite Baum.
There are some who are inclined To
criticise City Marshal Arnold's action
IN getting leave OF absence IRON the
city council, ostensibly to go to New Or
Ieans, When ne In reality went to Can
ada after Baum. This NAV be- An right
yet Dallas never had better officer End
he deserves credit for aiding i'm The
capture, OF criminal like Baum. To
say the least of it. n is
rumored that Sheriff Smith has gone on
10 relieve Marshal Arnold and To hrinp
Baum back. AS far as known. no at'
torney OF Baum's has as vet left for
chatham. The Chatham (Ontario) Ban
her, oil the 18th, has the following 10 saw
OF Baum's capture:
AN elderly man, with strongly marked
yeMlsh cast OF countenance might have
hanging shout secondhand store i'm
town and putting up at Mason's hotel.
~ was supposed by those in the neigh
porhood OF the market that he had be.
come fixture. He went by the name
of "a. Simon" while he nut mn in
Chatham, but for reasons not explained
he opened an account with one of the
chartered banks Of the town under the
alias OF Joseph Lang" His deposit
amounted TO about $3.50. He moved
about as others did, and apart from
able.
ON Friday last Mr.. j. G. Arnold, chief
OF police OF Dallas, Texas, ACCOMPANIED
Dy Mr.: Ihos. Furlong, chief detective of
Gould's lines, from 81. Louis, arrived i'm
Chatham and held conference with
Chief Baxter. They explained how.
ABOUT year ago, by successful con.
splrscy the Missouri Pacific railway was
delrauded OUT Of sum of money
amounting 70 between Sll5,00O and $780,
VoO. Inc railway agent At Dallas was 4
party 10 the scheme, and by his ~
GRAFTON number Of bills of lad sra,un
worthless iorgeries, were worked oil q
tne railway company. A Jew, name,f
FRANCIS Baum, was induced to dispose
OF The forged bills and a division
OF the spoil was made among the gang.
which included three lawyers, the .JeW
ana the railway agent among It's Nom
Ders. Vi course such fraud could not
remain undiscovered, and the parties To
IL sought safety in flight. Baum, only.
was captured and charged with utteriII9
forged paper. he was examined and
admitted 10 bail in $4,000. He dreaded
trial, however, and lit out without the
formula OF farewell, leaving his bonds !
men 10 pay the shot. For some time
the question OF his whereabouts was
puzzle, but Mr. Arnold and Mr.. Furlong
devoted themselves TO nosing him ONT |
successfully traced his movements from |
the Lone star state TO Chatham.
On comforting with Chief Baxter thew
were ut once assured that they were on
the right track, and that their man.
FRANCIS Baum, alias A. Simon, alias
Joseph Lang, was clearly tho man who
had been for several weeks a resident of
the town, but who had lett, on January
81, Tor London. The photograph and
description tailed exactly.
Judge Bell was applied to and granted
a warrant, under the exttaditioh act. for
his arrest, and Chief Baxter, with the
'ifas pg d Iectiveg set out IN --Aca J!