The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-07
THE TEXAS TELEGRAMS,
BOLD JAIL BREAK AT AUSTIN.
Hal Gosling's Murderers Reeaptured.
Tom Pearson at Large-LamRasas
and the Firemen-KiIiing Near
Mexla-A Lost Child Dies
Near Carbon, Etc,
Austin.

ANuetAhs
AUSTIN, Aug. 6.-lSpecial Charters
East Texas Canning company, CAPITAL
stock $4,000.
Dallas Hunting association; capital
stock $500.
Nearly all the reports of the Summer
Normals are in and they show good
attendance and efficient work.
The Houston d Texas Central rail-
road company paid $l,4S6 passenger
tax for the past two quarters,
Titus county rolls shows S54,lO2 in.
crease in taxable values.
The comptroller to-day purchased
$4,000 Frio county bonds.
The United States court TODAY en-
gagged in the case of Miss Ella Rust
vs.. the Capitol syndicate, suit for
damages alleged to have been received
by reason of the capitol railroad. 1t
was continued until tomorrow at 4
O'Clock.
This afternoon Charles Ysarer. the
murderer of Hal Cooling; Dick Bran.
non, awaiting trial as Yesger's accom-.
plice IN the mail robbery; Tom Pear
son, charged With the assassination Of
DR.. Stovail last March; a Mexican mn
der indictment for killing another in
this city some weeks ago, and a negro
murderer made an unsuccessful effort
to ESCAPE from Jail. They, with other
prisoners, had been given the liberty
OF the jail and We're lounging about
the corridors, trying TO keep cool, and
as 1t seems were Matching up a deep
laid scheme to once more breath the
pure air. Colonel Horensly, the father
OF the sheriff, ana one of the Oldest aud
brsVest Indian fighters now living.
was the only person in charge
OF the jail. AT the hour
named no opened the iail door
to pass in to The trustv a bucket Of
waller. Tom Pearson, Brannon and
Yeager, undoubtedly CARRYING ont
awell planned plot, were near the
door, and The first named, neryed by
the desperate character of his case
and tho earnest longing to once
more ba free, auddenly snatched
the door wide open and seized
Colonel hornsloY By tho right arm
with q yice-like grip that fairly tore
the skin from the arm, bronzed and
hardened by years Of service ON the
frontier. Geager seized the other arm.
and III atr!ce Brannon grasped Horns
ley's six shooter, and drawing IT
from the scabbard, the three men, fol-
lowed by the Mexican snd the negro.
hurried snd passed outside the door
into tbs Jail yard, then through the gate
INTO an alley, up which they went
until reaching Brazos street whore
they scattered, each man for himself.
Tho work was done in less than a
minute, but Colonel Hornsley, with
that GOODNESS characteristic the from
tle!sman, hastily closed the Jail door
ners. Al the same time
he raised Tho alarm, Officers
lettering around the court hOnse were
soon Oh horses and on foot ia hot
pursuit. BrannOn was captured not
far Of without trouble, notWithstand-
ing no wa5 armed with the iailor's
plbtoL Haager entered an Clubhouse
about 500 yards from the jail, where,
securing IA axe, ne defed the officers
until The oninOuS CLEAN OF q
siX-shnOtef in tho hands of Or
1lcer Locke brought him TO time.
Both men returned 70 the jail greatly
chagrin6d, and whom the pOnderous
door again CLOSED upon them hone
d'"l out and in sheer desperation they
tcrs down tho DgTisiers Of the stair
way leading to their cells. The Me XII.
can ana the negro were recsptured
without WouOio, but Tom Pearson,
Q powerful and courageous man,
IL stlil at large and IL is said hiss sue.
ceeded In crossing the river, going in
the direction ~ his home, distance
10 miles. IN Che Eeighborhood he has
many relations and friends. and
should ho roach 10 such assistance win
be rendered as win give him q good
chance TO reach Mexico, where posi-.
bly, he will rest secure for all time.
AS tho news OF the escape spread
over the town, there was
intense excitement, and the well
known deperate character of
the men led many to predict that they
would die before surrondering TO the
officers.
James D6morrow, the mail rider be-
tween San Saba and Brady City, Is &C.
oused Of rolJlng tho mail pouches of
registered letters. He was arrested
on tho 81 instant. and ollicors to-day
arc bringing him to Austin for Trial az
this tenn OF court.