Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02
SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD.

SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD.
By this time Reuoe burrows had become
such a terror in that region that rewards aggre-
eating $1,000 were offered for his capture. dead
| or alive. The Post Office Department offered
| 81 600 OF this amount. But the robber SO
| dreaded that no one dared attempt to arrest
| him. Nevertheless, man named Carter and
another determined to accomplish it. Having
watched the desperate and seen him enter a
negro cabin, they offered two colored men who
were passing 100 each to enter the cabin, seize
Burrows when on his guard and cry out for
| their assistance. The negroes carried out their
| part OF the program and Carter and his com
panion rushed in covering Burrows with their
| guns. Having bound the captive they laid him
helpless across the back of "a mule and carried
him in that way to the neighboring village Of
Myrtlewood. Ala.
BURROWS DESPERATE ATTEMPT.
There being no one in charge OF the Jail. Bur-
| rows was taken to q house near by and guarded
| for the night by the two negroes and one Of
| the white men, while Carter went to u hotel at
| u little distance to sleep. During the night
| Reube said that he was hungry and asked one
| of the negroes to hand him the canvas sack
con tanning his Exit" in which were some
crackers. The request was complied WITH and
plunging his manacled hands into the bag, he
drew forth two pistols, with which he covered
| his captors. Having thus secured the sdvan-
| tage, he obliged them to remove his bonds aud
white man. Then he made one OF the colored
| men similarly bind and gag the other,
HE WANTED TOO MUoH.
A less desperate rufiian would have been con-
tent thsssupon to make his escape, but Bur
| rows declared that he proposed to recover his
| rifle and money which Carter had taken. So
he compelled the remaining negro to lead him
| to the room in the country hotel which Carter
occupied, obliging him ut the pistols muzzle
| to knock at the door and say that Carter was
| wanted at the jail. Carter opened the door
| unsuspectlngiy and found himself confronted
by Reube's revolver. However. he was Q
| and, instead Of surrenderine, he Immediately
drew bis own weapons aud began firing. A
tremendous fusillade ensued, tho fight
| being carried out t. the street, where
Burrows fell MORALLY wounded. Carter
was severely hurt and lost sn arm in conse-
quence Of a wound in his shoulder. He subse-
quently received the whole Of the government
| reward. as we'll as o share OF the balance Of the
$1,000. Reube Smith 10 In prison for life. Joe
Jackson stabbed ono Of his guards III the Jail
at jackson, Miss, and ran mp spiral stairway
| to the top Of the building. Being covered
with rifles, rather than be taken, he deliberately
owed sixty feet to the stone door below aud
was smashed to pieceS
| STRATEGIC NAIL ROBBERY.
Not less interesting than robberiss Of the
mail by violence are those which are effected
BY strataser. One Of the most remarkable
occurred seven years ago at Cedar Rapids.
Iowa II was bitter cold night in winter aud
the mail bags waiting for the train were piled
| upon truck on the platform Of the railway
station, while those who should have watched
them were warming themselves at the stove in
| side. few moments later it was disco yered
that the pouch containing registered matter