Telegram-herald., 1890-10-09

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Captured.
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Dead.


DENoroIAs Ala. Oct S--1eesdaF
sfterneon IN So1tA M4roRgo john Ac-
leQree ana ofhers sent oua BY the
SoatAcrn Express CcmpsRy captured
ths real Rase Burrows Desaetxss IN
namerahle. assisted By depasy sheriiS
have tesn close bshln6 hiRs In this ooUn-
~ s!nos sunday. Tuesday McDefee
cSme upon Rebe. who hid I4keE shelter
In house freIn the rain. NeDoses ar
ranged With t~o oolored men h s. -
the house on some pretsase- kabe haa
placed his rife IA the corner 81 TIE
room. but had he revolTer with
him The negroes engaged him
IL conversation and then suddenly
grabbed him by his hands. pre-
venting him from shooting he fought
the negroes desperately Untll MeDufee
and otkers came IN. when. after long
struggle. they succeeded IN oenquering
And securing him. hcDprse tsok Bur
rows 70 the jail al Linden.
Tuesday night Burrows WAS placed in
the sherif's oriee. inside the jail. under
guard CT McOufee, one OF his captOrs.
and negro named Carter. The other
csptor Was al the hotel with the money
found on Burrows person when be was ar
rested. The outlaws hapds and feet we're
ned. sRd every precsution taken 20 pre-
vent his getting away. Early in The
morning he complained OF hunger. Nc
Dufee answered that be hSd nothing
10 eat A pair of saddlebags which had
been taken from the prisoner were
lying in the room. Looking toward
them in a careless sort OF way the out
law observed: Il have some
crackers in my ssddlebsgs If you viii
hand them 20 me-" McDufee suspected
nothing and handed the sAddlebAgs over
without opening them. Burrows in
stead OF crackers. drew forth pair
OF pistols, and, covering McDufeo and
the negro, ordered them 20 unite
him. which they did, and. keeping them
in front Of him. he walked out OF the front
door. lie then asked for his money and
started toward the hotel 10 recover il OF
Carter, who had It. The latter. OF
course. was greatly surprised TO see
Burrows, whom he supposed to be
bound hand and foot in jail Burrows
drew his revolver and der 1naed the
money. Both then opened fire, and
Burrows was killed. while Carter re-
ceived an ugly wound in the breast
The news OF tho affair has created In
tense excitement Carter is q hero.
The extent Of his injuries is not known
at present
There were originally five men In the
Bsrrows gang, and all now have been
arrested. No man is now at large who
caa ever say he robbed Southern Elk.
press train. Rube does not hesitate tc
acknowledge his name and identity.
Burrows has robbed trains in Texas.
Arkansas. Mississippi and Alabama, in
several cases holding up a train and
robbing the express car unaided. II
Lamar County last year he shot and
killed a postmaster named Grimes
who had discovered his identity. Ii
Blount County, a few months Ia
ter. he killed two members OF
sherif's posse who attempted TO ar
rest him. In a train robbery al
Duck Hill, Miss, in Decem Der. 1855, ht
shot and killed Chester Hughes. a pass
enger who showed fight The Southers
Express Company has spent not les:
than $4,000 trying to capture him.
That company has been the heaviest
loser by his robberies. Burrows is a
native Of Lamar County and is IS year:
old.