Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-08-16
How Jackson was Captured.


The capture ofJohu Benjamin Wins.
low, alias Joe jackson, alias Charlie
Davis, at Columbus, last week speaks
loud for the Southern express com.
pany and the officials of Lamar county.
The express company have had men
secured in the woods for the past two
months, watching roads and houses
where il was thought Ruba Burrow
and his man Winslow would in time
show up. This work has been in
charge Of Mr.. T. V. Jackson, the gen.
eral detective OF the Western division
of the company. lie has been doing
much of the watching himself with
the help OF two others who remained
while Mr.. jackson would occasionally
90 off on other matters. On Sunday
evening, the 18th inst, one OF the de.
tectives who was in the county some.
where o. the watch, came into town
and went TO a well known official and
requested that he communicate to
the superintendent that he was pretty
sure re had located Rubc Burroa.
and tlat help be sent Immediately.
The telegram was sent al once, with
the urgent request that the men come
Monday night. Monday came but no
help put in appearance. On Tuesday
evening q little after dark the same
Waterman returned 10 Vernon and at
once sought the official in whom he
was told TO contide, and in brcathlcss
CALCULATIONS and without ceremony
said, hes gone" Gone where?r
was the reply. To which he said
Just as was emerging from my mid.
ing plac for the day a little alter suu
set this evening, | saw him riding
hard going south all alone. Was he
riding u claybank horse" No. lie
was on a mule" As luck would have
it. before this conversation wa. lin
islied up came Detective Jackson with
three men, The situation WAS quick.
~ canvassed The faithful Waterman
with another was sent TO follow the
trail. The sheriff was hastily sum.
m0ned TO pilot the others to Kennedy.
"lf he boards n train lie wiz get on
between Fayette &. II. and Columbus"
asid Detective jackson, and we will
80 TO Kennedy and put n couple of
men gu each train for q day or two,
and ii he keeps on that mule We will
he sure TO overhaul him lie will
most likely get on the train at Fern
Bank, as that is the nearest place, mD-
less lie rides the mule out OF The state.
This plan was closely followed, aud
true to the predictions abODt II O'Clock
Wednesday morning a neatly dressed
stranger, looking pale and sick board
cd the west bound passenger at Fern
Bank, Detective Jackson, Sheriff
Metcalfe and Onc other OF the party
were aboard, the others having pre-.
ceded them 10 Columbus on n freight.
The stranger went into the ladies' a
and took the hindmost seat, and the
car being crowded with ladies il was
thought best no; to disturb him until
the train reached Columbus. When
he stepped on Tho platform at Colum.
bus he was covered with the officers
pistols. lie made no resistance and
had no arms. When he entered the
train he had some baggage. but when
arrested be had nothing, having owl.
IDENTIFY III own away what hc had.
There is no doubt about his being
th, M wanted, and several parties
have Identified him as the man known
as Davis. In appearance he dboa moi
Ircse'nbl0"he western bthlyT hut has
a cool cumming 10 * Of Intelligence
that shows him TO be q mdn equal to
almost any emergency.
The Southern express company,
Governor Scay and the Lamar county
officials put their heads together about
a year ago 10 rid this county Of Rubc
aud bis pals. aud long and well have
they worked. The detectives say tina,
Rubc is not here at this lime, and thai
they have him down 30 fne that I,
will be almost impossible Tor hin 10
escape them much longer. Tfky say
that they have the man that wss hard
est to follow, and the one they expect.
gu 10 catch last. Vernon fAhJ C0ur.
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