Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-10-16
CAUGHT AND KILLED.
hahe Harr@ws. the oatiaw. shot by 80
Atsh-ssas unscvr-Th~ tsptur- &C the
Noted ns~psrsds feliowea by senss-
tsapai Iscspe- An Attempt to Recover
NnhTy lad. In the Robb~r-. Death.


Nnasy lad. In the Rsbb~r's Death
EIIsNiNcHAN. Ala. Oct s-Rabe Bur
rows has been captured and killed in al
Effort 10 escape.
No event that has happened In the
history Of Alabama has created a moro
general sensation than the capture and
subsequent killing % the outlaw and
bandit Tae startling story reads like
hetiou- The narration Of his pezceahls
capture in a lonely cabin By two aepa-
ties aud tao negroes. how they carried
him twelve miles across the country.
strapped on = horse. 70 the Linden all.
and how with waichfal Wit and un-
dauatcd nerve he watched through tho
long night coniaring up some scheme
by which be might escape from his
captorS, though hound hand and foot,
hils oat a chapter in criminal history
withou; a parallel
The particulars ~ his capture near
Myrilcwcod. a small village in tho
southwestern portion % Monroe County,
Alabama, BY Deputies John McDuffie
and J. G Carter. and two negroes. late
yesterday afternoon while resting tempo
had gone for shelter from a pcliing rain.
arr thcse:
Tho negroes entered first. under pro
text of coming In FOR the same purpose.
I be outlaw seems never to have sus-
pected then. but sat With his winehes-
ter rifle leaning against tho wall and
his pistols by his side. The negroes.
seiEing an opportunity. rushed upon tho
bandit and grappled with him. Being
physically much stronger. ;hey held
him down while Ncnufls ami Carter
rushed in and bound him with ropes
and pat handouts on his wrists They
then carried him twelve miles distant
TO Linden, whore they arrived late last
night aud placed him In the wooden jaiL
l. vas agreed that Mcnufile AMI one
of the negroes. JOAN Marshall should
stay In the Jail with the prisoner. Sill
handcuffcd and securely bound. untii
daylight. while Carter ani the other
negro went OF t. get brief nap before
tay. \ short time before Daylight this
morning BuEroNs complained Of being
hungry an1 asked foE something torat
Menuf.ie answered ttAt he bad nothing
20 give him. 4 satchel belonging TO
Burrows was lying in one corner OF tho
room Il have some crackers in mr.
bag there, u you will hand IL 10 me. "
said ihe prisoner.
NcDufile handed tho bag 10 Burrows
without opening II Ani .BarroEs put
bis manaclei hands inside Tor a moment :
au4 hroughs CUT tao pistols. covered
IL a
them - untic him. which they did
Keeping the negro In front Of him. Bur
roWs disArrneI both men. unlocked the
front door AMI a.ked where Carter was
With his money When told he was A.
the hotel. he ordered the negro 20 show
him the way. remArking that be Nas
going 10 have his money back o. kill
somebviy. lie locked McDgffie In tho
ill. and with the negro for guide.
went % Carter's roaui-
When captured yesterday ons PISTOL
vas found On Burrows Asked IL he did
not have another ono ho said he had
sold bis other one. IL seems his cap
tors. in the hurry oi thc trip. never once
opened or examined his leather sachel.
and this morning when be said he bad
T some crackers in il and wanted - get
some 10 eat. McDaffie handed him the
saehel without hesitation. He drew
the pistols so quickly the guards were
[ taken completely By surprise aud united
his feet AMI hands without a word IL
was not daylight then, Ani he could
have escaped II be had not gone in
search Of Carter TO get his money.
Carter was in his room. bat had not
retired. burrows got the drop and de-
manded the return OF his money. "A
7 soon as be saw Carter reach for his pis-
tol he fired. The ball hit Carter in thu
breast and passed thro sgh his righi
I lung. infiieting a wound which IL sup
( posed TO be fatal Carter fired as quick
I IL as possible. and shot BBrrows throag h
the lower body. Burrows then turned
and shot John MARSHALL. the negro.
/ Nho bad assisted in his capture. and
Was forced 20 guide him 20 Carter's
room After that Burrows ran across
Z the street. with Carter in pursuit
/ Several more shots Wers fired with0u;
effect As BarroWs reached the opposi Is
side Of the street he sank 10 &he ground
I at the corner Of the courthouse. and
/ died in q few minutes without speaking
q w09l Carter fell in the middle Of
the street about the same time. The
negro had been shot down in the room.
and vas dangerously wounded.
/ fgeuben Hoasten Barro-- alias Charles
l A. Davis. was born in Lamar County. Ala
\ bama. thiFfy- four years aga Aiiea Bar-
I rows. the outlaws father. resides 4 few
miles from Suliixent. On the Kansas CIV
I Memphis Birmingham rail- ROAD lie - 9
I farmer. sixty years Of age Rube. wbea
l sixteen years OF age. went To Texas with h i
[ uncle This was Ia Is7A While there he
I married the daughter OF n H Aiver-on-
I He Afterwards bought a farm His wife
/ died two years ago. leaylax two ehI-
I dren. a boy and girl. who are nov
/ in Lamar County with Allen Burrow. Much
\ has been said about the rewarss offered for
Y Burrows capture The entirT amount Of
I fered was q. .s91 The Southern Express Com
I pany's standing reward vas s.. o. The fol-
I lowing Is list Of the rewards as taken
/ from the original reward circular issued
I by the express company shortly aft er
| the Mobile Ohio train robbery. sep
tember p. lsss- By the Mobile a Ohio
railroad and the Southern Express Com
pany, ,eo0, by the United States Govern =
7 ment. sI.So for each member Of the Bur
I rows band: by the Illinois Central railroad
and Southern Express Company. N.00o. by
I the state Of Mississippi. so. by the State of
Arkansas and the 81. Louis. Arkaasas q
[ Texas railroad. so; by the State Of Ala.
/ banza. so. Total reward. s. s0al
Joseph Johnson Acquitted
NEW YoRK. Oct a-Mr Meyer Jo-
mason received a dispatch yesterday.
/ dated Berlin. from his son Joseph. say
/ ing that the latter had keen acquitted
OF the charge made against him By the