The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-05-21
H,f the Gang Return 10 Camp aud
10 Surrender.
Iow THE MuTlNY WAS PLANNED.
Pursuit OrganIzed--The Governor
On'ers Rewards for Captures
Immunity for tnformers.
PIE DAYS RECORD OF CRIMES,

The Escaped Convicts-Au Onicer. Killed
BAYAN, May l5.-LSpecial. The Pilot
this afternoon issued the following
| extra:
"About 40 convicts overpowered the
/ guards aud escaped from Clay's farm,
near Wellborn, at . o'clock yesterday
Ieveniug. They provided themselves
with horses and arms and started Off in
the direction OF Bryan. This was tele'
graphed to tho authorities here, and a
later dispatch sent from Ed. Fdrquhar
at WellborA, who saw tho furious mob
as they pissed that place. We loarn
the, they fired several shots AT Farqu'
hsr, and passed on in regular line OF
L battle toward Bryan. City Marshal Carr
H with Mr.. Ley =. Smith aud Levi Neal
\ stationed himself behind tho nowder
lmagazjne, milo south of town, Deputy
Nlobert Smith and Mr.. j. p. Null taking
kE1nes on the College road, near the
kjyme % Judge Thomas. Between and
%pclocs last night tic convicts came
kssFng the road 10 the powder magazine,
vsfid we're ordered 70 halt by Marshal
ICarr. His order TO shalt" was responded
i To- by terrific volley from the cOnvicts,
WGo'~ere well armed end mounted and
n ,dy for battle. The fire wN8 returned
bN.Slessrs. Carr and Smith until the
\lattbr was shot through the breast and
Killed. Besides the labal shot, another
look oil one of the unfortunate mans
Ringers and Jne stock o. his pistol. Capt.
Carr received shot through the top of
pis hat and one through his clothing,
Neither tnjuring HIM any. The
ews was sent to town,
he fire bell rung, aud excited men
rmed themselves promptly and started
a pursuit. The Bryan Rifles, tho fire
ben, civil officers ana citizens are still
pursuit, and by the time this resches
he reader The criminals will doubtless
g caught Last heard of them, thew
%SHp still going ia a body towards
ytheir purpose was 10 tire and roo the
town, and that the fight in which poor
! Lev Smith lost his hi6 saved Bryan
! from great loss of property and perhaps
OF H.,
oIe report is taat masked citizens
turned the convicts loose ana furnished
them arms, seeking TO break up the con.
Wet labor system, to which many are
opposed. A moro plausible theory IS
| that q ''trusty" placed arms whore they
lcould get them, and arranged for the
b Sal5a.
EIt PART or THE GANG CAPTURED.
EtiILLICAN, May b. Especial. SIEVE
OF the cOnvlct5 that escaped from
ly's farm have retired to the camps.
70 captured in the B,azOs bottom,
OLE reported captured at
van, leaving 25 still at
rge. The property taken with
em from the camps were seven
G'es, two horses, Two saddles, five
Eftols and seven guns. IL seems the
wkhole plan was executed by brother
and brotber-in-lsw of Reichart Schnei-
der, sentenced Tor 10 years for horse
tealing from Dewitt county.
Y HOW THE ESCAPES WE'RE MADE.
(t$7ELLBoRN, May 10 Special. THE
HERALD correspondent saw inc ser
can't OF Clay'S farm to-day ana he de
criUes the escape of the c0nvlcts as
ollows: Between and O'Clock yes
bFday, as one OF Jpe squads under
ne guard came TO the end OF the rows
p0fuering on the WOODS, two mBo, who
I'D been laying in ambush, threw their
runs down on the guard and COM
handed him 10 surrender. He did so.
They then armed the whole squad, con
isting Of seven, and marched out to
here several more squads We're work
Ing and commanded all the guards TO
q " es41t9r their arm4, The guards did
3fDt throw their arms down immedi-
LAtiy, whereupon the cOnvictS began
6Hirg. As they had the drop on them
: no or ards vera cnrrpHlitd ~ Snrrnv,-
der. Some OF the convicts liberated re-
fused to ran of, hut remained with the
guards. The sergeant WIS in another
TART of the fielG, ABOUT mile OF. He
aue TO the scene OF conflict es soon as
possible, but WIS too late to do any
rood. Several Of tho escaped couvicss
Ire reported to have returned TO camp,
but no others have been captured yet,
s REWARDS OFFERED.
AUSTIN, May l5-ISpecial, = The
bS~arIor this morning received
ZIyiriualiou of the release of cuuyicts
~ Clay camp, Bea2os county, aun
pronnptiy issued proclamation, Of
~ u reward Of 500 for
aM arrest OF each paracn
Msged IN bhe affair, and no further OF
sA full pardon 10 any one or two Of
8tsE con yicts who will put
pc VIA +,rin1 possession OF sufficient EVIL
ence 70 secure the conviction OF the
gsrties planningand engaging in said
yaelease