Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-18
WHO THE ROBBERS ARE,
The Description OF the Fort Worth a
Denver Train Robbers Tables with
That OF Some EscBped COnyicts.
A Fisward offered by the Lewee Of this
Louisiana Penitsnttary-rheya are
Desperate Men.
LouIslAEA E,.gII,E.sIILA.,El-,

BAION itOtNft LA OtS. lVs t0frf }
To the Editor OF The Gazette.
Some days ago your taluable Journal
published an account OF train robbery
which happened near your city, 10 which
three arr1ed rsfilsns, et the point OF the
pistol, forced the terrified passengers TO
surrender their money and valuables.
The deacri ptiou ol the robbers talsies
with the description OF some convicts
who lately escaped from here, and who
are supposed 10 have fed IN your dlrec-
tor. They are very desperate men, aud
likely 10 commit the deed above referred
to. They have gated 70 fellow-convlcts
previous 10 their escape, that when Tree
they intended 10 become train and stage
coach robbers, aud they intended TO 20
to Texas and EIexico TO ply their yoca-
ton.
All these facts lead me 10 believe that
the ropyicts are the robbers who were
40 srccess al and whom the citizens 81
Fort Worth ere anxious to spprehendi
and I thought 1t advisable TO send you
full descrip ion of them and request you
70 publish the same, 10 hope thereby that
the fugitves may be traced and captured
Mai S J.. James, the lessee OF this
JpententiarY, has offered reward for
the recap'ure OF the convic's. His adj
dress II iGG Grayier street. New Orleans.
Apologizng for trespasslng on your
valuable time, am respectfully yours,
JoHN II. MATTA, Clerk.
The following Is full description OF
JOHN soNHIER:
./Age about thirty eight years; heighth
six one and quarter inchesi
swarthy complexion; dark-gray eyes;
black hair; one upper front
tooth decayed, black or slightly
broken; is tall, slim and raw-boDedi has
a peculiar walk, suggestive Of striag-
halt horse; speaks English with a half
French Italian accent; nc speaks French
fiuently; his collnr-bOne has been broken;
has mOles on right side Jf neck, mole
near right side OF temple, mole on face,
left side; generally wears q wide brim
black felt hat; Is Louisiana creolei
always wears boots. Escaped November
20, 1856.
Fort Worth Gazette
rThe bold bad man who fingered the
funds, and evidently the leader In this
daring enterprise, ia about six feet one or
one and half inches In height, rather
spare built and OF wiry figure, light brown
hair, sandy mustache and goatee and blue
gray eyes. His general appearance was
rough and In addition TO his moustache
weeks growth lie was dr,s sed IN dingy
brown pants, light colored coat, an
oyershirt near the same color, coarse
boots aud a d-6rown skull cap, and was
apparently about 30 or 81 years old
The following Is a full description Of
THEODORE j. BoAsso:
Age about thirty Jour years, but looks
younger; height, i've feet eight aud a half
inches; fair complexion; hazel eyes;
black hair; fun face and stout build; has
good foil set of teeth, one left upper
front slightly out Of place and easily no
ticable when he talks or smiles; has n
mole right side Of neck, one center OF
throat has gun-shot wound right side
Of stomach; slight scar left cheek; scar
across the fingers Of the right hand
blood boil on left temple, one on right
cheek; speaks English and French; was
chief Of detectives O police In New Or
leans; generally wears soft :elt hat
split in the middle. Escaped November
20, 1886,
Fot Worth Gazette.
The other, who guarded the trainmen,
lisa younger looking man. though past
thirty years, and is a pronounced blonde
with light sandy hair, red mousteche and
blue eyes. He wore white hat, light
suit and coarse boots
The following Ia a Iull description Of
JOHN STEVENS:
Age about forty years height five feet
eight and three quarter Inches; swarthy
c0mplexion; large black eyes; dark hair
tinged with grey; has q fierce, ugly look /;
black mustache; stout appearances stom-
ach somewhat swollen by dropsy; teeth
very black; left collar-bone broken; left
wrist Sroken; mole ON left breast; scar
ON lower left leg Discharged November
10, 1896
Fort Worth Gazette
His immediate assistant was a man OF
less intelligence, and man OF brutal
looking counteDance, about five feet eight
Inches in height, dark hair and eyes ADD
u black mustache, with weeks growth
OF beard lie was dressed in black pants
grny-brown coat, coarse boots and wore
black hat and looked 10 be thlrty-six Oh
thirty eight Years Of age
NOT FRANK JACKSON,
Special 10 tho Gazette.
DECATUR, Tx Dec. II The Bowie
correspondent for The GAZETTE must be
mistaken about Frank ] ckson being on,
OF the Bellvue tram robbers, as he is we
known IN Decatur and there were sew
erAl Decatur men on board the train who
contributed 10 the assessment, and ne
DOUBT would have recognized MIR. Jack
son II he had be in the party, besidet
the descript on OF neither OF the men suit
Mr.. Jackson, Jackson Is timer anC
one eworked for william Partridge o
Decatur.