The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-13
FAMOUSBADmANn DEAD
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Nesina inan.eif Ires OF wiec'' ''uh''
AUSt,N r,I july 10 In" revu u"sih
uf Capt Richard { War; 20 Fort N,r'h.
Tex, marks ia" ~rrgnova II oh" 81 IN"
most noted frunti.rrm"n of thi- state
VI" spent more Than thirty war n west
aId southwest TrNss and during most 90
TIA, ,uu" h" va an officer - tn Law IL"
hot AMI N.ll-d IA" notorious Nau Vas
~ Isis, 'W thl- was uriy on r many
encounters which ho RAD witt b 10 men
H." Vas s'arrallv credited with knowing
more d,>I-rId..'~ han ANY Other Ia
th" S~uuthN"., md M, know t.igr ot 'hc-'
m"n was So good hat N" could almost
invariably toll ~ whose handiwork n train
robhcr' OF bank robbery was committed.
simply toy the surrounding circumstances
and Incidents fof naiy vears he was
a mstnb"r o. The TcNa- u mseT- and fought
Indians and ,ht-,.i McN,can cattle ,h,"F's
and harder criminals dav after daN and
rear Ia ard year nu' Re was lrited
states Marshal of the western district u!
reSa-, which includes all Of the Rio Grand.
border. during Clov-iand's second adj
minlstritiun
But principally Capt Wares fame rests
NI'h iS ahAHk Ol Ncrh bdSs, Nioh w
shot at Round Rock. twenty miles north
u Austin Bas> opcratei In nearly every
safe wet Of tue Mississippi River during
tbs latter part Of the 20, lie robbed
trains, held up stages, looted banks and
stopped short q Uoihlng when no thought
money Wa To Ia obtained lie was such n
terror 10 railway and express companies
that rewards aggr.gatlng more than
SIS 900 we're offered for his capture. but
only a small part OF them was ever paid.
several u the railways claiming that they
had been withdrawn tefurc Rass was
killed
Bass was tho leader Of the great robbery
II the Union Pacific overland train at Rig
Springs. Neb In september 1877. In which
So. 1O IN cash Was secured by the robbers.
The money was all In tw-nty-dollar gold
pieces 81 California mintage, and the rob
hers had great difficulty In carrying Of
their heavy a Of gold
In that robbery. Bass was assisted by
Joel Collins, Tom Hoalting. Jack Davis
and another man whose name was unknown
The robbers divided up the gold and sep.
arated soon after the robbsry. A sheriff
posse got on the trail 81 Hosl,ins in Kansas
and killed him. Collins was killed abou,
the ssrne time by another Sheriff. posse
Twenty thousand dollars 81 the gold was
recovered from th--e two mer Soon after
the Killing u Hoalting and Collins, Davis
Vas shot, and killed ~ Mexico. Mo. He had
10000 with hin when h" was killed and
thlS sun Vas divided among the officers
aud dets c'ives who We're Instrumental IN
running hin down
Bass H. said Ia hav. received more than
$50. 80 az HE share Of the stolen gold
After the III ~ he made a bee line for
hIs old haunts IN IeNa- lie was Joined on
the wav hv another notorious dcsI-rado
narlesl Nixon and the two travelled together
rut.l Fort Worth was reached There
they -cparated Bass going 10 Denton,
Tex which he called his home and when.
hc had friends who shielded him from the
officers. A. Fort Worth and Denton. Bass
literally threw his money way Va riotous
exc.s-~- Though his identity was we'll
known ard large rewards were offered for
his aires, no attempt Vas made 10 place
HIM N custody
lie remained ~ Denton a shor, tim. ami
thou went to san Antonio with another
notorious character named Underwood
4 few DAYS after Bas- lef, benton a Pink.f-
ton detective arrived there and 60, on the
fugtlv-'s trai! The detective was ac-
c~ompanird to san Antonio Wy Tom Gerren.
ID ,putv sheriff u Denton county Gerr,n
~as a warm personal friend ~ Bs-s and
was accused IL keeping him informed Of
tn mo vem,uts Of the of.osrs. Whether
this was ~ or not Bass got out e San An
tonic tgfore his arrest could H. effected
and r,iurned to Denton. when. he lived for
several months without l-ing moles,.d
VI" GlV avs went armed and ~ell prepared
10 shoot hls Nav out &C any attempt that
might bc made &" capt.r' him
While at Denton. Ra-s organized a new
band %! bad mon and they b'gan robblug
stages nnt committing o't"r Gerf,StatiunS
On ret -. ls's, they robbed a Texas anu Pa
Di'ic pass uSer 'raun AZ Allen station
'ft. "a followed Nv ptlcr train ho.i-UIs
At Eaglc Port on Mach !. and Me~qui'o,
lev. On April 20 ~" rubb 49, ohtainet
about sa.iU IN thc-r ttrrc tain loOtings
Following them tHe band rohi--i trains uu
'to southern Pacific aid tie Houston and
IrVA, t"u'rG'. nut ul liu,-i ,itle money
Information reach, .h" Adjutant-t'rr.
ciaI's H"iaft'n. ~ ~ " state IN ~, latte.
part of june. lSS TIA, 9as> and his gang
Eorr iu o." Ne = nur,und - Austin s.d
w'n preparing 80 NAB" IN attack uU o."
STAT, Ires ~urv winch TIE cuatain'd s"v-
cral hundred thousand collars In cash
Prompt -i,l Is we're t.kcu To- r"i.'>t a - attach
srul.d o. H. maic 4 :urc" 10 i. niger, were
PACE on guar! ~ tho ~ a~'Ily and 'srrv-
body ~ II" Capitol. y m tie Guyrrupr
down to- porter. vas armed with II u,gur.
anu pistols 20 az IN driving N the robbers
should 'Itv come
Ea~s l,arr,si 81 thc~' plans for resist
anc. 81 LIS Proposed attack and he dcCIi'l
io rob the Iauh NJ Roguu Rock in.'rai -
the state Treasury NJ ttls time X ,nc"'-
wr." scout ug al through tie h' : D.. ~sr,r
a. he rphis - Word was hruug.t l,pr
Tat pa-- md hoc. s-u IN R.u.d k.k
AMI . wsS tough that be- ard he mon
Nrr" gong '. old - = tram On a." lu,C'
u~rt.,'ri and Urea, northern Armed
ga. , N,l, p,hoed IN all ra.ns ard tum-
IJu" .. e. ti" Rangers, Commanded hv
,Vt Ice Hail the man VITO lately tad
e, we 81 ne NAocHh,r scouts In o." O.
mr - rr-'uiug expedition In TIE PhiliI piw-
commanding sent to Round Rock Cap
W.. We = uI.inhsT e. tli- Cr'uT
The killiux % RaS-, or rather the shooting
for he did rot die immediately occurred
on lulv ~ The h"at va- terrific ami bee
mrmi-'rs Of the Ranger company w"-'
scattered about the town trying 10 keep
cpni Tho eNart whereabouts Of Bass ald
~, game Nss not known. alt Though " va
.v-faiy Ina, they vcr nu, far from Round
Rock shorty after noon 'hpS, men rusie
into town They wcr' Ras-. Jackson and
Barnes They were unput,ed 10y IA"
Eap.ypv- A. hoy Cam. down the auie, ii f,s.t