“IknowwhatIamwantedfor，butIwillneverreturntoNewYork。“
Inhisgripwasfoundthesumof$1，563。15，aswellasnumerouslettersfromthelawfirmofHoweandHummel，andaquantityofnewspaperclippingsrelativetohiscase。
DodgepleadedwithChiefHowardnottolockhimup，urgingthathewasasickmanandofferingagoodlysumifhemightbetakentoahotelandguardedfortheremainderofthenight。Butwhat“went“
inNewOrleansdidnot“go“inHouston，andthebestthatDodgecouldgetforhimselfwasacotinthe“Ladies’DetentionRoom“onthesecondfloorofthejail。
EarlythefollowingmorningJessevisitedPoliceHeadquartersandforthefirsttimemetGeorgeEllis，ChiefofPoliceofHouston，forwhomhewillalwayshaveafeelingofdeepgratitudeforhisenthusiasticcooperationandloyaltyinthemanystirringeventsthatfollowed。DodgenowreceivedatelegramfromNewYork，whichwassubmittedtoJessebeforereachingtheprisoner，totheeffectthatHoweandHummelweresendingonanattorneytoaidthefugitiveinresistingextradition，andinforminghimthattheyhademployedMessrs。HuntandMeyersasattorneystolookoutforhiswelfare。TheselastimmediatelyjumpedinmediasresandontheafternoonofthesamedaysecuredawritofhabeascorpusfromNormanJ。Kitrell，DistrictJudgeofHarrisCounty，Texas，returnablethefollowingmorning。