The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-04-19
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Error HERALD; II n few items
every week or twice u month from the
Lone Star state would he III any interest
to TE HERALD readers, | will take
pride In furnishing them,
A little excitement is ragingin George.
town ~ present over the arrest III three
boys lass aud Nath Dover aud Van
Evans, charged with conspiring together
for the purpose II rohhing night train
On the International aud Great Northern
railroad M Palm Valley on March ~.
4 young man by the namc VI MayRcld
was also n partner In the affair, but after
giving the matter n thorough study he
became afraid ~ To- what the results oi
such step might be- aud hacke& out.
lie then went To the officers aud played
of good hoy by telling them that the
pcyers boys aud Evans had laid plan
Ia rob the train aud were threatening Ia
kill him " he did NO, assist them, Palm
Valley Is only n flag station, and May.
field In his agreement with the Dovcrs
aud Evans was to board the train at
Round Rock aud tell the conductor he
wanted Ia get OF at Palm Valley and
have him Ia stop there. Then he was to
place his six shooter against the condnc-
tor and keep him inside of the passenger
coach while tho other boys went through
the express car. May field did not tell
the other boys that he would not assist
them rs he had agreed to, bat went aud
got on the train and passed Palm Valley,
the conductor refusing ~ stop NJ shat
place after being informed at the pending
robbery. The officers sccretcd themselves
IN the express err Ia capture the boys,
but did not understand that the train
would not be stopped unless sisnalcd TO
until after they had passed Palm Valley,
The conductor said he knew the large
number of passengers which were on
board that night would hold the railroad
company responsible for any damages
done them, This was the cause of his
not stopping rs was requested hy the
officers, The train passed Palm Valley
only running at the rate Of about 10
miles anLhnur. Two men were seen
standing near the station with a Win.
chester rifle aud some six.shootcrs in
their hands, but no attempt was made
20 hold up The Devcrs boys aud Evans
had nm examining trial before Esq, Bill
shaw aud We're held over In bond III
$3.50 each for the Devers aud $500 for
Evans. They refused to give boud aud
asked for n new trial, which will come
oil this week or next before the Judge oi
the court Of appeals, Both the Devor
aud Evans family stand high socially.
News reached here sometime since that
n number ~ men from the various west
crn countries were banding together aud
going 10 Washington for the purpose oi
having some changes made In the govern.
mcnt, which they thought would hc 10
their interest as well as to the farming
class In general, They say such changes
have Ia be made either by ballot or by
the bullet six hundred drouth stricken
men passed through Taylor the 2nd inst,
en- route To Washington, supposed To
have been some of the parties who are
going there 10 straighten things up as
they say.
We had freeze the i5th of last month
which killed very near all the corn In
this neighborhood, Annmbcr Of farmers
have rcplanted, but some have not and
you may just bet they are sick. Cotton
planting will he the order Of the day now
for while. Wheat and oats look well
and the prospects for cotton crop are
good 50 far. We have had several very
wotting rains recently which have put u
good season in the ground,
In Northwest Texas several bridges,
houses, etc, have been torn Ia pieces by
cyclones. aud n little town 10y the name
oi Bartlett, some thirty ar forty miles
east Of this place, was struck by very
heavy wind recently aud some twenty or
thirty houses were turned over
Grain Is scarccr this year than have
seen IL since | came Ia Texas. Corn IL
selling at from 90 10 Is cents per bushol
Success a. Tnn HERALD and It's
worthy editor
April Il, 1894 WnsrERNEH.