The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-10
A YOU RFUl ROBBER
IN THE MEsHEs OF THE. LAW.
An Oily-rongued Nosng Rascal. Hand
como and of Moiodious Voice, 10 In-
teIviewea and Tells His later
esting Tale, which We
Herewith Present.

JEFF L. Finley, deputy United States
marshal, and Mr.. J. A. 0lipbush III
rived in the city yesterday morning
with Jesse W. jones, tho young des-
pefado VINO recently held up and rob.
bed the sisge coaches in the wild and
untamed territory of Western Texas.
The young man WIS lodged in Jail, and
about O'clock an emlssary OF THE
HERALD called topsy hisrespeots AMI
present the compliments Of the great
Texas daily TO the distinguished visi.
tor.
Mr.. Jones was .ouud In the public
reception room OF the Hotel de Bsstllc,
and was Just in tho act ofreoeiv.ng tho
quota OF ths tBostop baked beans,
bacon and bread allotted TO him for
dinner, when the scribe approached
him. Having made himself known
by one of those homemade iutrOduc
tons hich newspaper msn know NJ
well how TO ms0ipulate, the pullman
proceeded TO jaterrogate Mr.. jCnes
concerning the Gauss " his visit to tho
city.
Jones issmall, being short OF status
and slender Of build, and possesses
rather delicate features. lie is rather
q GLIB telker, the words falling readily
from both ends of his tongue at the
same time. His talking lnacbine sails
rudderless and without ballast, az IN
clearly shown by the thoughtlcss
manner In which ho talks of his ex-
ploits.
"Are you the man who held up the
two stage coachesg" Thus quertcd the
scribe.
"rhat's what am."
sWhat Ia your name, hew old are you,
what Is your height, what IL your
weight, spd whore were you raised?"
"My name is Jesse Jones, | am I,
years old, five feet seven inches high,
weighed l26 pounds tho lsst time was
on the scales, and l was born anu rails
ed in BeXar county,"
"Will you he good enough to spin us
the y arm Of your life, giving the salient
points Of your whole lie, here you
embarked in tho road agency buai
ness, what led you to it, ant
such other general and leadins
matters connected with your brilliant
though briei career as will prove of in
terest to the reading public?"
VAS l said before, | was born il
Bexnr county, and lived there until
was II yearh Of age. Then rem away
AID went out to The western part OF tit
State. | knocked about tho country,
doing first ono thing and then another
without making startling success al
anything, and finally, getting out OF /
JOB, ana, being broke, concluded Il
90 ON the road and try to revive my
broken fortunes. l had horse, i
Winchester rifle ana u siX-snooter, &c
ON the 18th OF September ] swooped
down like q demon OF destruction on d
stage coach which / found lumberins
along the road between Brownwood
and Cisco. The driver held M his
hands at my polite, though somewhat
asked the solitary passen 2ei
on board tho vehicle to throw out III,
mail bag he did 3 with alacrity, moi
TO say in haste. ! then hssought The
driver of tho coach to take the harness
from the better of his two IA orsos and
to put my saddle thereon. This he
die, aud 1 mounted, took tho mail
sacks nnd hied mo thence. CUTTING
open the mail pouches | found $3S IA
money and check ON tho Citizens
National bank of Waco, in
favor OF X. Ii. Olenbush for $492. so
That was making money somewhs
faster and moro easily than was useC
to, 80 l looked around for new field,
OF cOnquest. / went to Buffalo Gan
and started from there to San Angela
After going some 80 miles / met Til,
coach going from San Angela to abb
lene. 1t had seven passengers aboard
including two United States soldiers
but they Ell yielded gracefully TO my
persuasive eloquence, and The on.
thusisstic Winchester, holding their
hands in an elevated position as TO-
quested by me. They unloaded the
lnalI SACKS when . asked them, anu
then kindly, quietly departe1, leavlng
mo alone In my glory AVID ths solemn
stiffness OF tho prairie. iou can
imagine my disgust bette,
than can describe it, wbon
l cut open the mail bags and
found nothing Of value therein.
spurred on 10 Colorado City, staye d
there two days and then wors TO Ma.
riontleld, where l sold nav horse ior
S32 80 and struck out for El Paso, in.
tending to 90 down into Mexico and
wait Tor the weather to cool. Teu
miles from FL PaSo 1 was arrested on
tho superstition that / was fellow
VINO was wanted for numbering man
ont there somewhere. When they
searched me and found tho check
mentioned they tumbled 70 my pro-
per personality, and held me Tor what
am. That ie about the whole story.n
"What Is your opinion OF the bust
ness, gathered from experience?n
"Well, found 1t, while actually en-
gagged, u rather divertipg pursuit, con
genial to my tastes, and somewhat
profitable"
"Do you expect to re-enter tine field
OF active service soon again."
u can hardly say that 40. | sup.
pose the government will insist upon
nlling q contract with them before |
enter the walks of private life again
anu ey the time am done serving my
country ! may undergo a change OF
views. However, / can't we'll say "a
70 that, as the matter Is somewhat toe
clear" ~ f'
After q few more general remarks
inc scribe bade adicu to the gallant
ana joyous villain and his merry com.
panions, promising to send them .
copy OF THR HERALD containing the
inteivlew, and took bis departure
meditating sadly upon tho somewhs,
sudden and unlocked for aps and
downs Of life.
q. MD.
walking down Broadway ia vero
Pheasant when you feel well, and II.
Il mover felt better than when his
friend asked I'm, how ha yo, go. a.