The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-10-12
FOR MURDER.
Fcathcrstonc. Alias Luther Martin
Taken In by City Marshal Arnold.
Interview With the Prisoner.


marshal having arrested man for
murder.
no" replied the reporter "When
was the arrest made"
about twenty minutes ago
"Well. il is too late for this alter
Moons paper anyway, but please tell
me what you know about it,"
"A short time since Arnold came to
me and told me he was on the lookout
for a man charged with murder IN
Missouri. and that he had reliable in
formation the man wanted was in or
near Dallas. and that he was getting
his mail at the postoftlce under the
name of Luther Martin, which was an
alias. and would | please keep look
out for him, and when he came for his
mail to let him (Arnold) know OF 1t.
lie then gave me description OF the
man wanted, so could see if the party
getting mail under the name Of Luther
Martin tailed with the same. posted
my delivery clerks, and one day one
of them came back and informed me
Luther Martin was at the WIN
dow inquiring for mail. l tried
to let Arnold know but he was out
of town. This evening, some half an
hour ago. one of the clerks informed
me Luther Martin had come for his
nail. told him to be slow in look
ing through the mail, so | could go
outside and size him up which | did,
and saw that he filled very accurately
the description Arnold had given me.
| went to the door and looked every
direction for an officer, but could see
none. The man remained in the office
several minutes and kept my eye on
him. lie finally went out and pro-
ceedcd up Elm street eastward Ill a
spring wagon, in which lady was sit
ting. He stopped the wagon in front
of grocery store little ways up the
street and went in. Just then Arnold
and Officer Waller rode by, and, call
inc Arnold, told him his man Martin
was in the grocery where the wagon
with the lady in it was standing, ana
the two officers at once proceeded 10
the place. AS the officers arrived the
man came out with some bundles in
his arms, which he put into the wagon
and then got in himself Arnold rode
in front of the wagon, and in an IN
slant or two the man got out OF the
wagon and Arnold and Waller dis
mounted from their horses, and di-
rectly, after apparently some con-
versation between them, Arnold took
the man off to the calaboose, and that
is all | know about it." Thanking
Mr.. Cochran the reporter left.
This morning the reporter inter-
viewed Marshal Arnold on the matter
lie said: Last spring Sheriff Benham,
of st. Francois county, Mo-, was here
looking for a man who had committed
murder in that county, giving the
mans name as Hiram Featherstone,
and he left with me a description of
him. A short time since l received a
letter from Sheriff Benham telling me
that Featherstone was in or near Dali
las, going under the name OF Luther
Martin. and that he was correspond
ing with his brother-in-law, at Bonnie
Terre. under that name. | had lost the
description and wrote for another,
which receiving l laid my
plans to catch the man who
was getting mail under the name Of
Luther Martin, l yesterday afternoon
received information that Martin had
lust got some mail and was then in a
grocery store pointed out to me, rode
up to the grocery store and as l arriv-
cd there the man walked out and
got into a buggy in which a lady
was sitting. AS soon as saw him l
was confident he was the man wanted
and riding in front of his team l said
TO him: "You are wanted in Missouri
for murder. Your name is Feather
stone. Consider yourself my prisoner.
lie then got down out Of the wagon
and | took him in charge. lie denied
being Feathcrstone but said his name