Sam Bass and His Gang Escapes Jail and Robberies Across Texas
The narrative recounts the escape of Sam Bass and Arkansaw Johnson from Kearney jail aided by saws and acid, their long trek to Texas, thefts including a turkey and whiskey, and a string of stage robberies from Fort Worth to Gainesville, culminating in plans for the Texas Central railroad express train robbery.
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Denton County
Cooke
Cove Hollow
Bass
Jackson
Sherman
Gainesville
Gainsville
Callisburg
Whitesboro
Sam
Sebe Barnes
Allen Station
Texas Central Railroad
Robbery at Allen Station Prompts Texas Bandit Pursuit
The account details Bass and his gang planning a major train robbery near Allen Station Texas with Tom Spotswood guiding the route. The attack on Train No 4 involved six masked men who seized the express car, pressured messenger James Thomas, and escaped with $1,280 to $2,000 claimed by varying sources.
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Bass
Tollew Station
Tom Spotswood
Spotswood
Pass
Allen
Frank Jackson
Sebe Isarnes
Galveston News
Texas Central Road
Denison
Allen Station
Collins County
McKinney
Texas Express Company
James Thomas
Thomas
Central
Eph
Coke County
Bass in Texas Stage Robbery Plot by Sam Bass Gang
On about December 20 1877 Sam Bass and his gang returned from San Antonio to Cove Hollow and plotted to rob the Fort Worth to Cleburne stage. They took positions near Fort Worth waited for the late evening arrival and commanded the driver to surrender before checking the passengers finances.
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Sem
Fort Worth
Cove Hollow
Underwood
Bass
Jackson
Cross-Timbers
Denton
Green Hills
Hickory Creek
U. P
Denton and
Dallas
Beall
Wheeler
Gerren
Lessurly
Weatherford
Mary’s Creek
Marysville
Texas
San Antonio
Sam Bass
Cleburne
Isass
Vic
Boy Hero Catches Rabid Dog In El Paso
In El Paso Texas on October 21 15 year old Herbert Baird nicknamed Doggie due to his father being a dog catcher caught a mad dog with his bare hands after it bitten 11 pupils at his school The dog was rabid and Pasteur treatment will be given to injured students according to city health officials
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Josephine Cockcroft
Baldock
8. C
Cardzui
el Paso
Tex
Herbert Baird
Herbert
Pasteur
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Thedierd
Oscar Stein
Edmund Meyer
Fredericksburg
Henke Bros
Main St. Federicksburg, Texas
Eddy Kramer
Rhode Island
Louis Schlaudt
Sam Bass and His
Frontier Times
Bandera
Kearney
Arkansaw
Johnson
Huckston
Arkan
Henry Underwood
Kansas
Chapter
Mad Dog
Schroeder Bros
F. W. Maier
Pieii Bioi
Ammuni
Tion— Western, Remington and Winches
Juenke
Schoenewolf
General Merchants
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