Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-31
BANE OF BAD MEN
PASSES AWAY IN
OKLAHOMA
Bandits Pleased at Death of
Terror of Outlaws in South
west Who Got Best of No
torious Sam Bass Gang.

Fort smith Ark, Aug. es--An-
other of tHc old guard VINO reclaimed
oklahoma from the hands oi outlaws
passed away when Hcck Thomas died
at LaWton On Thursday OF last week.
Thomas was deputy marshal of tho
United states court here al the tiuu
Judge L. C. Parker was On the bench.
ANA was one of thu fighting deputies
VINO created terror in the hearts ~
the hank and train robbers and other
bad men of the old Indian terri
tory Two of the most noted OFF,
GERS Jf that time surviving him are
Bhl Tilghman, chief OF police ct OK
lahomu city. and chris Madscu. chief
deputy United states marshal of tho
western district uf oklahoma. BUD
Lrdhcttor, the MusNogcc chief elect,
IS q younger generation officer
Thomas was born at Athens. ca.
in 1850. A the age of ! . he went into
Lees army with his uncle. Gen. Ed
ward /. Thoma,. whom hc served AZ "A
courier The second day after he
reached icc's army the second battle
Of Manassas or Bull Run. was fought.
lie was also al tldrpors Ferry.
Siurpcsburg. FrcdcricksburE and
several of the notable battles of the
eastern campaign. BEFORE he was 10
years uf age he was a mcmhcr of the
Atlanta police force and was wounded
in race riot in which two policemen
we're KILLED I'm cndon,oring "a diapcrsc
"a mob of 500 negroes.
Thomas came to Fort smith In the
early sns wIcn his bruthcr-s-laW was
punclpal of the New Hop seminary,
"a ChoctaW school. located near Spiro.
Hc became a deputy marshal soon uf-
tee his arrival ana ever since had
served n the capacity of police Of
ucrr his last being ~ chief at police
aud chief 81 fire department at Law
] ton
Farncd Large Rewards.
ono OF Thomas carly associatcs 'un
the trull" was Bul Tllghm1u. when
! OMil umu territory was upcaci,
Tughmau received the appointment
81 chief of police al Perry Heck
| Thomas WAS his assistant. There was
| practically no law there then Each
| situation had 10 br met 49, the cir
rumsmuccs warranted. At Perry So
O00 people cnmpod on the prairie
of whom 40 0uO latcr stood In linc az
! applicents before the federal land Of
nce. Tllghman and Thomas saw th'
work completed IN an Orderly urt
noutroublo- producing way Both op'
erntod ns deputy mnrshals from th'
Fort smith court Thomas for time
lbelng stationed al Vluita. but workins
over the entire Indian country.
a. a. NsaHU HaHN IA
10 mll before Thomas was llill Doolin
THAT border bandit had gone 90 Eurt
ka springs to rest up from the straii
of robhlng banks and trains and dodg
ing officers Chris Madscn slippe,
I'm and captured him, noolin escape,
from iall al UutArie and Heck Tho
mas took the trail Tho officer nn'
his possc met the outlaw al a tore
ON the Canadian river, and in th'
fght which followed the outlaw
hody was riddled with bullets. The
photn 81 Doolln occupies pr'minen
placc In the collections of the hns
men uf those days lie was me pre-
decessor of the Daltons and boy MANY
credited with being the organizer o.
that gang
Outwittsd sam Has Gang.
Probably the most dramatic met
aent In his career occurred white M
was serving az messenger FOR the "''
Texas Express company. with "a run
on the Houston 81 Texas Central ran
road Near HutchlnE. short distane'
south of Dallas sam Bass stopped M
train upon which Thomas was mes
senger u is related That Thome
had red way bills calling Tor moue'
consignmchts. IN which was asaVe'
in gold diding himself In the freiHe
and rcfusing TO open the door caused