Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-16

! sara. Wen, what "a the pro- |
Eramme for todays Have YOU paid your |
hotel biiiY' He said Mo- and thon he |
pad his bill and nina, too. Then said !
again, Well. what's today's programme. |
steve said. Uncle William. what do you |
mehnT Don't uncle me- Haid y. I'm on
70 your game. You want to swindie me- |
NOW, don't move. for I'm going to have |
you fellows arrested. Tho police are here
Come, snld he, uncle. IN buy vol a !
ticket back to Bowie, Come over TO the |
depot and take the train He ran his hand
mo MS vest pocket and pulled out his
money. | told the hotel clerk to ring tile
telephone for the police aud yelled 20 n
Tot OF people present to hoip arrest Steve.
yelled loud. Steve darted out the 1oor
and ran like deer. put out after him,
yelling ttop thief at every step. others
chased him. rot ont OF wind aud finally
man captured Steve. He Ia a deputy
sheriff, Mr.. Perkins. ran up TO them and
Hhldi You scoundrel, I've got you He
snidi Don't talk to me. You gave me
away Then looked for policeman to
so and arrest Grant at the Capitol Hotel
could NOT ind an officer asked for the
Iolice station and negro invited mo to
jump on his drsy and he would take mo
there, and he did. Tile chief of police said
would have TO get warrant. Finally
they gave me two officers and we went
to the Capitol and to Grtnt's room. lie
was gone. Then l met Sheriff Frlchson
and we drove out to the Indians camp
and the Indian was gone. We searched
for the bricks. We found he hole In tho
ground and other evidences, but no bricks
The sheriff did all he could. He nksisted
me In every way A negro boy toll~is
that a man answering Grants description
was about an hour IN advance OF us lie
had heard Of steves flight. l guesg. and
notified tho Indian. We'll I'm stv ahead
anyhow. Stevr'a story md all she circur-
stances would have fooled any man. told
my foreman before leaving Bowie that |
had a big thing on hand. hut couldn't
tell him about IL. Tho publicity q IN.
thing Is what I dread. Now, Grant is the
fellow I'm after and he can not escape.
IN prosecute Steve and tho balance OF
'em. want to 40 back.to Bowie tonight
steve Pratt WINS taken to tho shorlff's
office and searched Pratt is a handsome
man Of 80, has dark eyes and hair and a
rcdieh.hucd moustache and six weeka'
growth OF beard. lie IN FIVE feet eight or
nine inches IN height and will weigh $50
pounds. He wore IL well fitting suit q
dark gray clothes, a blue flannel shirt
with sailor tic and black sl9uoh hat. lle
closed up like an oyster when repre-
sentative of Tho Post attempted to lnier-
view him nnd said he hal nothing to say.
Four pieces OF saltcd quartz, $50 IN greene
backs u $50 California wnld slug colncd fin
1859. and fifteen gold dollars, halves and
quarters were found upon his person. Also
a splendid 3S-cniher Smith & Wcss1n gun,
Il pocket compass. with the name q, NJ.
Rust engraved on case, and a note book,
in which wus written Mrs. II, s. Bowman,
a number Of blank checks un tho West
Side bank Nos. 4S5.is7 Eight avenue, New
| York city, were among the possessions OF
the accused. AZ 4 o'clock Pratt was ar
raigned before Justice J. r, Mahoney. a.
! IT, Rnlley and John A. Klrllcks appeared
| for the defense and County Attorney Lee
| Schwnndor for the prosecution Mr. Came
ron told his story Pratt was charged with
| swindllng, carrying y pistol and assault
| with intent to murder. Justice Mahoney
\ held the prisoner to the grand jury on all
| counts and ilScd tho amount OF bail as
| follows; SwIndlig. 500 carrying pistol
| sl50 assault TO mwd tr, $40 In default
Pratt was reminded to the county jail
| II Is alleged that he drew knife on on'
OF tho parties VINO Joined in the chase OF
| Washington avenue.
II. A. Grant registered Mt the capito
| Hotel January S. He called a. the llNers
stable of wcstheimcr Bros. daily with 4
! man who gave his name as Jason. They
frequently rented rigs and on one or two
occasions double teams. They were re-
gardod us excellent customers At ga
yesterday morning Westheimer Bros
were notified to send fir7't-class livery rig
to the Capitol Hotel They sent ono oil
their best horscs and most SNOWY bug
rles at Z O'Clock. A small trunk or tele'
scope was placed IN tho vehicle. Grant nnt
Jason dsapreHrrG with the rig. Tho FOL
lowing Is self-cxplanatory:
An officers look out for and arrest per
cons driving line, large black horse, at
tached to piano box buggy with hlu'
black gearing. Horse had on omen fnN'
bride: will probably have small stroul
trunk In buggy. Rig was taken b. TIVE
persons. one n tall well dressed, gentle
manly looking man with black hair ant
mousiuche, tinRcd with cray. The othe
rather stout, with whiskers cut rattle
close and to n point Reward for rorovcrl
and arrest OF partlcs ! hold warrant
Albert Erickson. Sheriff.
The canp OF the alleged Indian, sousla
wac in tho viclnity OF Bray's bayou Gu1
club mark A force of deputy sheriff
secured tho surrounding country yester
dny and last nisht. but no trace NJ III
Indian or tho white braves could be fonnd
MIR. Cameron said he was perfectly willini
to advance the 10000, but nrst he woul
have forced Grant and Pratt TO have bee'
fully identified by responsible parties an
secondly ho would have insisted for nj
on@n and public test Of tho gold bricks
| lie admitted 10 Tho Post representative
however, TINT he had very close call.
Colonel Cameron departed for Bowie
La. last night. He has a poor opino
az the Houston police force and was no
yocifer0r. IN what he WAS pleased to teri
Tho indifference and iucfnciency OF tn
denartment One Of Wall n Stables hnc
drivers CAPTURED Pratt, and turned tina
worthy ever to Deputy Sheriff Jim Per
kina Colonel Cameron presented tho car
Tor with a SIS gold niece. The party VIII
nttemptod to lasso Pratt. and came yer
near accomplishing the trick, was nc
rewarded. In his statement TO Justlc
Mahonsv, the lumber king admitted ina
he was n he given an interest in N
~ ost Mine" for $1,000 and tn. term
we're 500 0OO down and 5000 when the deed
we're aligned and delivered to him or III
ti,bernin bank. New Orleans, La Stov
pratt was to Journey 10 Yuma. close I'll
negotiations and see TO Il that tho Il
,errsts OF his Uncle William" wor, nc
; ovorlookcd. The siIsrlT's office was give
n lilo last night THAT Texas Tom OF 10
Angeles, Cal. and Lincoln, Neb.. notori,t
mas becn living In ;his city, under u
alias, since last fell.
NJ r. Ellis, secrotary and manager {
the Southern compo Board company,
~, absent from the city, but Telegram
were sent to him yesterday, which a.
enacted TO reach him at I'll Pago. II
; s,,.,c,inr him to return Mt once TO III
: at,, as his character has been assaile
Nv criminal prosecution. These telegram
we're .ert 10 him by o. C. Drew, treasury
" a,.,,,napv and hy Mr. Cooley WI