The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-15

ing. Morey; Friday afternoon. Yuma: pay
4 81. 600 Friday, Nurns. will send ten PIGS
| Friday and win arrive in New orleans
| TUESDAY or Wednesday next. Steve Pratt
/ will wire from Yuma where h. ships
/ above 10 William CAzneron. Hiberria Ma
| iionAl bank, New Orleans
AT this snncture became little bit
suspicious. We went to see Jones. l
wanted TO make Steve believe IL would
| be ali right Then we returned to the
LsH1cr Hotel and retired for the night
The angels evidently warned the banker
TO beware Of Steve during the night Il
got up early" continued Dir. Cameron,
and Steve and had breakfast. After
breakfast / sad. We'll, what is the pro-
gramfne for todsys Have you paid your
soiel bll7' lie said No. and then re
raid his bill and min@ too. Then / said
again. We'll. what's toiay's programme
Steve said. Uncle William. what DO you
mean 'Don't uncle me- said /, I'm on
to your game. You want to S~lndle me.
Now. don't move, for I'm going to have
you fellows arrested. The police are here D.
Come said he, uncle. IN buy you a
ticket hack 10 Bowie. Come over TO the
depot and take the train He ran his hand
ilio his vest pocket and pulled out lis
money ! told tn. hotel clerk 10 ring tie
telephone for the police and yeIle3 20 A
l yelled loud. Sieve DARED out the is9r
aad ran Ike a deer / put out after him
yelling stop thief at every ste7. Others
chased h.ai. I got ott Of wind and finally.
man captured Steve. He is deputy
sheriff Mr.. Perkins / ran up to them aud
said: You scoundrel. I've got you he
said; Don't talk to me. You gave ne
away Then locked for a policeman to
20 and arrest Gran; az the Capitol Hotel
J could not End an officer 1 asked for the
I.oiice station and negro invited me to
jump on his dray and he would take me
there. AMI h. did. The CHIEF OF police said
! would have TO get warrant. Finally
they gave the two officers and NC weat
20 the Capitol and to Grants room. He
was gone. Then / met Sheriff trichson
and We drove out TO the Indians camp
ana the Indian was gone. We searched
for the bricks We found ne hole In the
ground and other evidences bat no bricks
The sheriff do all he could. He assisted
me in every way. 4 negro boy iolduls
that a man answering Grants description
was about an hour IN advance OF US. He
had heard % Steve's flight ! guess, aud
notified the Indian. Well l'n 81 ahead
anyhow. Steve's story AMI all he circum-
stances would have fooled AIRY man. told
rly foreman Sefore leaving Bowie that
had a h!E thing on hand. but couldn't
tell him about e. The publicity OF the
thing Is wha, dread. Now, Grant IS the
fellow m afier and he can not escape.
III prosecute Steve and the bslarce OF
EN-. want 10 20 back to Bowie tonight. 80
steve Prstt Tas taken to the sheriff s
office and searched Pratt ,s a handsome
rIan y g. has dark eyes and hair and a
rt1ish-hred moustache ana six weeks
growth % beard. lie j. nye fert eight or
ulne inches ia height and will weigh 10
pounds He wore a well fitting SAT- q
dark gray clothes. a blue flannel shirt
with sailor tie and black slouch hat. lie
closed up like an oyster when a repre-
sentative % 'fhe Posi- attempted TO inter-
view him ami s4i1 he had nothing TO say.
-Four pieces Of saitea quartz. $50 in green
hacks. a 81 California eH!d sing coilcd On
49, and aftee1 gold dollars. halves and
quarters were found upon MS 1erson. Also
a splendid 5,-callher Smith & WessDr gun,
a rocket compass. with the name o. ".
Rusi engraved on case. and note book.
IN vii. b was written Mrs. II. :. Bowman.
number OF blank checks on me West
SIDE hank NOS s>5-sS7 sight avenue. Nev
York city we're among tbs possessions Of
the accused. AZ { o'clock Pratt was ar
rsicue1 before Justice J r Mahoney. a.
Il RaAey and John \. K.rllcks appeared
for 'he defense and County Attorney Lee
srhwander for the proaec ution. Mr.. Came
ron told his story Pratt was charged with
sSirdliuE. carrying pistol and assault
with intent 10 murder. Justice Nahoney
held tho prisoner n the grand jury Oh all
counts and liked the amount OF bail IS
follow Swlndiing. $50 carrying n pistol,
$50. assault 20 mud der. $40 In default
Pratt was re;nanecd TO the county Jail.
II Us alleged that he drew a knife on one
u the raTtes who Joined in the chase on
Washington avenue.
II. =. Grant registered at the Capitol
Hotel January He called at the livery
stable a Wosthelmer Bros. daily with a
man who gave tis name as Jason. They
frequently rented RIGS and on one or two
occasions double teams They were re-
garded as excellent customers. Al G.il
yesterday morning Wesiheimer Bros.
were notified 10 send flrst-class livery rigs
to the Capitol Hotel. They sent one OF
their best horses and most SNOWY bug
giles at O'Clock a small trunk or tele-
scope was placed n the vehicle. Grant and
Jason disappeared with the rig. The fol-
lowing Is self-expianatory:
All officers look oft for End arrest per
sons driving fine, large black horse, at
tached TO riauo box buggy. with blue
black gearing Horse had on open face
birdie: viii probably have small strong
trunk IN buggy. Rig was taken hy tive
persons. one "A tall well dressed, gentle
manly looking man with black hair and
mousiache. iinEed with gray. The other
rather stout, with whlskers cut rathei
close and 10 point Reward for recovery
and arrest OF parties. ] hold warrant
Albert Erickson, Sheriff.
The camp Of the alleged Indian. sousia
waf In tho viclnity OF BraY's Bayou Cur
club park. a force OF deputy sheriff
secured the Surrounding country yester
! day and last nlght. hut no trace Of the
Indisn or the white braves could be found
| Mr. Cameron said he was perfectly wi,lini
/ to advance the 10000 but frat he woul'
/ have forced Grant and Pratt to have beer
| fully Identified by responsible parties an,
secondly he would have insisted for Al
( open and public test NJ the gold tricks
/ lie admitted TO Tho Post representative
! however. that he had a very close call
! Colonel Cameron departed for Bowie
1 La, last night. He has poor opinion
! Of the Houston police force and was no
| yociferocs IN what he was pleased Ia tern
/ the Indifference and inefhciency OF tn
! department Ono Of Wall 4 Stabe's haci
! drivers captured Pratt. and turned tina
! worthy over To Deputy Sheriff Jim Per
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