San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-21

shall and Pound IN Brooklyn Pen
Will Be Returned to Texas.
NEW YORK, March 2l.-The Her.
aid this morning says: J. NJ. Dear
mond, alias Charles Rice, a rather
quiet looking young man, who
has just completed a term OF two
years and six months imprison-
ment in the Kings county peni-
Tertiary, Brooklyn, for counter
feiting, has been rearrested on a
charge of murder at that prison.
Dearmond, who went by the name
of Rice when convicted of counter
feiting before the United States
court at Shreveport, La, was re-
ceived at the Crow Hill peniten-
tiary August 90, 1894. He gave his
age as 90 years and his occupation
as a farmer. The second arrest of
Dearmond, or Rice, was on war
rant issued by United States Com
missioner Morle, at the request of
United States Assistant District
Attorney Roy. He is held on a
requisition from the district attor-
ney of Paris, Texas, under an in
dictment found on May 26, 1891,
by the United States grand jury
for the eastern district of that
state, for being concerned with
others in the murder OF Edward
Howell, a wealthy cattle dealer.
The warrant was issued by Deputy
Neutrality-suspicious. and Koch.
Dearmond was remanded to Jail
at the request of Mr.. Roy. The
examination was set down for Fri
day next by Commissioner Morle
to await the arrival OF the authori-
ties from Texas with the indict-
ment and proof OF the identity OF
the prisoner.
The story of the murder as re-
counted by United States Marshal
J. S. Williams, OF the Indian Ter
ritory, is seemingly strongly cir
cumstantial against the accused.
Edward Howell, who was inter-
ested in the cattle business, had
determined with other citizens Of
Pike county, Indian Territory, to
rid that section OF gang OF des-
perate characters. In pursuit OF
his intention he incurred the dead
ly enmity of the desperadoes. He
was called to the door Of his
house OF the night OF January
6, 1894, and six men, who con-
fronted him, demanded his money,
which he refused to give. He
was Immediately riddled with bull
lets and the murderers then rifled
his pockets and sacked the house.
The horse and cattle thieves who
comitted this crime are said to
have been Frank Jones, alias
Frank Schuck, Will Briesmond,
Dearmond and two others. Jones,
alias Schuck, was captured and
lynched. Dearmond escaped and
fled to Louisiana and three other
men were arrested and dealt with
according to law. In Louisiana,
Dearmond is said to have connect
ed himself with party OF counter
letters, and while engaged in that
nefarious business he fell into the
hands of the United States
detective officers. He was tried
at Shreveport before the
United States Circuit court
and was sentenced to the
penitentiary under the name Of
Charles Rice, by which name he
was known TO the authorities.
Marshal Williams, Of the East
ern district of Texas, who has been
unremitting in his search for Dear
mond, produced evidence that led
him to believe that the convict
and the object OF his search was
one and the same man. After that,
believing that he was on the right
trail, he addressed letter to War
den Hayes a few days ago in
which he said that he believed
Diamond was in the Kings county
penitentisry. The marshal gave
a description Of Dearmond, and
Warden HAYES upon making
personal inspection Of the Federal
prisoners who are under his charge,
soon found that the appearance OF
Convict Charles Rice in all particu-
lars, correspondent with the de.
scription that he had received OF
the man that is wanted by the
western marshal for the murder
OF Howell. Rice denied that his
name was Dearmond, and he dis
claimed all knowledge Of the
charge against him.