Life and Adventures of Sam Bass by Sam Bass

Author:Sam Bass [Bass, Sam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Geschichte
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
Published: 2018-05-15T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER XIV. GATHERING THEM IN.

Public Feeling at A High Pitch—Loud Calls To The Governor—Major Jones on the Ground—Detectives Hurring Up—Company Of Rangers Organized—Arrest Of Pipes And Herndon—Billy Collins Going To Swear Them Out—His Arrest—Attempt To Betray Bass—Plan To Rob A Dallas Bank.

It would be impossible to describe the excitement and indignation which this fourth robbery produced.

The next morning as soon as the news spread over Dallas intense feeling was manifested and it continued to increase as the day advanced. Men walked the streets with stern faces and clenching their fists declared that this thing must be stopped if it took the whole State of Texas to do it. It was felt that local authorities had been somewhat remiss in the performance of duty or were totally unable to cope with the gigantic proportions which the evil was assuming. Loud calls were made for more determined action on the part of the Governor. That official had written not long before to the railroad officers, in answer to an inquiry from them, as follows:

“Be assured I will hereafter, as heretofore, offer in proper cases suitable rewards for the capture and conviction of all such criminals. Whatever power the law gives to the executive will be promptly exercised in aid of yourself and the civil authorities, towards providing against the recurrence to robberies of our railway trains, and to secure the speedy arrest and punishment of the felons who perpetrate them.”

He was now vehemently urged by the State press to come forward with whatever aid lay in his power.

Major Jones, commander of the State police, was at once sent to Dallas to institute a vigorous search for the robbers. The city was also full of detectives, while sheriffs, constables and policemen were flying about in every direction. Every few days some poor fellow, who happened to have the smell of powder on his clothes or a wild look in the corner of his eye, was gobbled up and brought to town. But he always turned out to be the wrong man.

Major Jones proceeded to organize a small company of mounted police, or rangers, consisting of thirty picked men. These were sworn in on May 18th and placed in command of Lieutenant June Peak, formerly Recorder of Dallas.

In the mean time the Major had fallen in with Will Scott, who told him that he had been making some effort to decoy Bass into a corner where he might be captured, and that he had obtained some valuable information. This information was then imparted to him and thus the commander of the State forces was placed in possession of all the facts relating to the robberies, the idenity of the guilty parties and their hiding places. These facts have already been given in the narrative.

As it was known that Pipes and Herndon were still in the county and that frequently they came to the city, steps were immediately taken to arrest them.

A plan was arranged that Scott should go out to the Collins place and reconnoitre.

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