Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-19
OoURTRIGHTS CAPTURE.


ing and demands for the prisoner. De-
termined men took counsel together
and resolved TO remain on guard 10
prevent his being taken away.
ATTACKS on THE HOTEL
were spoken Of and the crowd was In
condition TO do anything upon the
word Of leader when the window
over the balcony was raised and an
officer came out requesting the crowd
10 dispense, that tho prisoner would be
sent 10 Jail and Kept safely. a shout
of acquiescence went up and the COM
mand "Let us go,n was given by
many, but no one obeyed. Every.
body looked up to the windows and
called for Courtright 10 come down.
Finding that the crowd did not leave,
IL was thought prudent 10 make Court
right come TO the window and make
personal request A ranger
came 10 the window, opened
II and then falling back gave
room % COPYRIGHT who appeared.
When the prisoner was discovered
leaning out OF the window, his mann-
cled hands held In front OF his breast
and the
cLAKKING or HIS CHAINS
breaking through the murmur Of the
crowd, shout from thou
sand throata went up which rent the
heavens This was repeated time and
again with demonlacal fervOr until a
perfect pandemonium reigned. Peo-
pie seemed 20 lose all con-
troll Of themselves and yelled IN
MOST EXQUISITE ABANDONMENT,
swAying and surging the while like an
angry sea. The prisoner tried to
T. al. 40 aNN has NaFul
every time he raised his hands the
irons clanked dIsmally, setting the
people wild, untllhe was forced togivo
up In despair aud withdraw. City
Attorney Bwayne mounted an impro.
vised stand aud urged the crowd with
a IRE and eloQuence born Of the mag
nltudo and desperation Of the moment
20 disperse In peace; telling them
that everything was settled for
the present, and as soon a.
thiugs we're quiet the officers
would bring the prisoner 10 the county
lall His speech was from the heart,
sbOrn Of all college.roOm iresc0ing,
earnest, impassloned, aincere and
fashioned to n full realization Of the
situation, II had telling effect and
caused many Of the most demonstra-
tive 10 feel satisfied and turn away.
The crowd grew no less, however, as
the ranks were being constantly filled
by fresh arrivals anxious 10 hear the
news.
WILLIAM CApPs
appeared Ia the shed Ia front OF the
hotel and urged the crowd 10 diHperse
80 the officers could bring the pris-
uncr down stairs and convey him In an
omnibus 10 the county Jail. He said
that COPYRIGHT was all right and In
the hands OF his friends. The crowd
demurred and angHly demanded that
the chains loo taken off Court
rights wrists. Finding II
impossible TO dispense the
bowling mob from this standpoint
he retired, and few minutes later
JUDGE HOOD
was Eeen passing along the platform.
He was Immediately surrounded and
AN angry demand was made 10 know
what had been done with the habeas
corpus. The Judge said that the papers
had been respected and that COPYRIGHT
would be taken 10 jail by tho Fort
Worth officers. who were his friends.
He counseled the crowd to dIsperse,
rs tile officers would not come down
with their prisoner so long as the
platform was crowded with men.
'No, they Will kill him. said one
man, aud tho crowd took
up the remark and re-
peated 1t. "a train OF rangers
Is coming from Wichita Falls, and
COPYRIGHT will be taken away by
them, said another voice, and the
mass OF humanity surged towards the
speaker "Letls turn him loose and
give him his gum said one tall man
with his coat buttoned tightly
around his throat, and the
crowd cheerei him TO the
echo. About this time MIR. Capps APP
peaTed on the shed over the ticket office
window aud again addressed the
crowd, urging them 10 diaperse. "How
many rangers have got himPp demand.
ed a voice. "Only three replied Mr..
Capps, "and there are five or six Fort
Worth officers with him. This seemed
TO still the men for time aud they
began TO gather In front OF the
speaker. This gave the officers q
chance to slip COPYRIGHT down stairs,
out the back way into bus. The
officers piled In and in another mo.
ment they were
OFF ron THE JAIL
with the horses In null run
There he goes, said some one and
the crowds seeing the lying bus set
out In hot pursuit. Men and boys
aurged around the corners of the depot
building. "There he goes, "Tarn him
loose "The rangers have got him. =
They fell down the back steps
rushed around frightened horses, bu
the dying bus gradually died
away In the distance and
the crowd soon tired and lelsurelS
walked home discussing the scenes o.
the night. COPYRIGHT was taken Il
the jan and placed under strong
guard.
The facts which led to his arrest ar,
rs follows: About two years ago Court
right WAS In the employ o
an American mining company neal
Silver City, New Mexico. One nigh
he had charge OF a gang OF men IN
company with Jim Mclntire guarding
a lot of ore from the mine. A partyo
Mexieans approached for the purpos.
OF stealing the ore and fight ensuet
In which COurtriphl and MeIntire