El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-27
OUTLAW
CAPTURED
Notorious Bandit Sp MT Last
Night In The County
OF BLACK JACK GANG
And Wanted In More Places
Than One, 1t Is Alleged.
For LaWIess Out
RACES.

II the story told by the officers be
trui, Volney Musgrave, alias Dan
johnson, who WAS brought TO the city
last nigh. by Sheriff Stewart, OF Eddy
county, and Sheriff Higgins of Roswell.
IS a noted outlaw and formerly mem
Der of the notorious Black Jack gang
OF desperadoes and cutroats that for
years terrorizad the southwest.
Musgrave cent last night quietly in
the county jail and was taken {, Carls-
bad this morning via the T. &P. He
declined to talk and made no effort to
escape as he did In California soon after
his arrest.
While IN the city Sheriff Stewart
told Officer Nancy Cleme nts that John-
son or Musgrave was wanted in Eddy
county for horse stealing and that he,
with q pal, escaped from Otero coun ty
ouly few mootbs ago, after being
captured near Alsmogordo. The two
men we're captured by Q posse after
running fPht and one of them was
sent to the penitentiary for life. The
other Johnson. or Musgrave, jumped
his bond spd f ed TO California W her In
company with James Taylor, another
alleged mem Der of the old Black Jack
gang be obtained work on q bridge at
San Lucas, California, come three
weeks ago.
THE CAPTURE
The two men spent their evenings
in San Lucas, and something peculiar
about their features attracted the at
teutiou of Constable Dosh. Referring
to his rogue's gallery. com posed of
pictures clipped from the Police
Gaz =tse, he WAS surprised to find faces
that eorresponded exactly with the
description of Taylor and Johnson, two
of the BLACK Jack gang. The officer
said nothing, bat kept close watch
them.
/ iss week there arrived at the ex-
pr ess Office from San Francisco u pack
age for Taylor. The constable's curios-
ity was aroused to such q degree that
be made bold to examine the contents
and found that IL conta ned q saddle of
Mexican style, made by Gallup &
Frssier, Pueblo, New Mexico, and an
old style bride with Spanish Bit The
saddle was in good condition, although
there were a mum Der of holes, and on
the centel IL wac evident that it had
been the tsre ct OF some expert marks
nau. Thts wac accompanied by a pair |
Of Mexican spurs and q loaded qu,rt.
Dosh WAS nov thoroughly convinced |
that he was dealing with dangerous |
men, and resolved 20 arrest Taylor and |
MusRrsve 1t once. A posse was or
yan!zsd snd the two we're taken by |
and went TO Jail without de-
nur. Dosh thea wired Sberiffs Hig- |
,irs ard Ste wart of Chsves and Eddy
Counties, respectively. OF his capture,
Ind received q reply that they would
cave ~ once co identify the men.
When the New Mexico officers ar
lived the prisoners greeted them fami-
iarly and the visiting sheriffs ideutifi-
d both Enen It is alleged as former
nem bers OF Black Jacks gang and as
d1sgrsve alias Johnson had Q charge
Il horse stealing hanging over him in
,ddy county he WAS conveyed to that
oint ria this city and spent last night
q the county Jail.
While confined in the California
all the prioners made desperate
fort 10 escape by foroiog open the
Nil door. They were discovered just
the nick of tine aud guards placed
yer them urtil the New Mexico off
ers arrived.