Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-10
A DAY AT DALLAS.
inspection OF the United States Mar.
shal's ONCE.
The Gold Yonng Men Leave for
the C@ur d. Alcne Mines.
A Detectives Story of His CaptRre OF
Nor gan Cammack,
And CammaCk's Tale Of How He Ne.
cured His own Release
by Crossing the Ol,cial Palm with
Shining Silver ShecSels.
Special to the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
Dallas, April 9.--Messrs. Haight and
| Nightingale, agents of tho department
of justice, who We're in Dallas a few
days ago on general tour of inspec-
ton, in their report To the department,
mention the management ofthe United
States marshal's Office ut Dallas as n
model TO he copicd by other marshal
ships. Everything was reported cor.
rect, and Marshal McGee aud Chief
Deputy Haley were especially compli-
meuted.
The boom Of the Occur d'Alene gold
mining region in Idaho territory has
rea he'd TINS latitude, and
during the past week no less than
eight Young men have started for the
new Ed hrado, To seek their fortunes
A number of others are getting ready
to go.
The anr ual meeting of the Dallas
Merchants exchange was held to-day.
A. Oppenheimer was re elected presi-
dent and u. Collier vice president.
The old board of directors was re.
elected.
Barnett Gibbs to-day makes the for
nal announcement that he Is In the
field as a candidate for nomination for
acknowledgements.
The pewly.elected officers are to be
installed on the 2lst instant. The fol-
lowing officials will he chosen by the
city council: City treasurer, city sec
rotary, city engineer, city attorney
and superintendent of the water
works.
There was n slight white frost here
this morning, but nothing was injured.
The reports concerning crops In North
Texas were never more favorable n,
this season. Corn Is five to six inches
high and looking fine, and all other
crops are proportlonately good.
The trial of Easton. the cotton
swindler, IL set for next Monday. lie
will no doubt secure . continuance.
In connection with Can. mack's Ia
test episode, the following letter re-
ceived to-day IL interesting reading,
though it may not be deeply inipor.
tant In its nature. The writer, Mr..
William Davenport, liz brilliant
youth, who has distinguished himself
IN Dallas on more than one occasion:
LoRDsBURu, NEW MEXICO, I
April !, 1884. ]
Mr.. Charles +. clint, Dallas. Texas:
My DEAR SIR IL arrived In Lords
burg yesterday with Morgan Cam
mack, and forwarded him from her,
through to Dallas. The way pur
sued in the arrest Is this: The day
that wired johnson regarding Cam
mick, heard that Camniack had lef
I'll Paso, coming west. j was on Tho
lookout for him when he passed here
Immediately telegraphed johnson
my brother-in-lawh asking him
l l... tad a..
ope day later your telegram
reached me- Immediately followed
him to Benson, Arizona Territory
from there / went 10 Tucson. Arizon,
Territory, then back TO Benson, theme,
down into Old Mexico, tracing Cam
mack by his heavy baggage and fine
dres; Also by there being two OF them
together. His brother jack WAS with
, him. j went directly TO Guymns, on
the coast, and there consulted the
American consul, who found was n
very nice gentleman. 1 found thai
my best way was to kldnap Cammacll
out Of the country if caught him. Al
Guymas found Jack Cnmmack and
learned where Morgan was then at. j
learned lie was IN Hermosillo, aud
wired man that / had stationed there
to that effect, but the train dispatcher
was u friend of Morgnn'a
and showed MIN my message, aud
Cammack Immediately left Hermo
sill0 on foot, but my man was on the
lookout and followed him and captur-
cd him at little station fourteen
miles from Hermosillo, called Willard,
in the state of Sonora, Mexico. i wired
my DEF uty TO get him over the line as
quickly as possible, which he did, but
lurned him loose Mt Calabnsas, Arizo.
ma Territory, with the understanding
that he aud Cammack would meet
shortly in California. l met Mr..
Camnack yesterday In Benson and
came this far with him. and he left
last night for p.lias. He begged, me
TO let him 20 alone, as 1t would hurt
him In his trial To 90 back us pris.
oDer. learned from him
aud jack that they would
have sailed for Australia OH the 10th,
but headed them oil. 1 noticed teie-
grams In the Herald from Furlong and
Bailey. Furlong never wired nue., MOI
never received u telegram from me,
aud knew nothing Of the capture nor
Morgan's whereabouts until / wired
you. Bailey passed through Benson,
going to California, four days after
Camrnack went 10 Mexico, and 800
miles behind him; 30 that outfit de
serves no credit whatever for his re
turn. My expenses were $l08.35.
took one man with me. This Ii just
how the matter stands. Ctunmacll
told me everything and revealed some
very interesting facts. Hoping thai
he will arrive In Dallas O. X. Tuesday
morning, aud 10 hear from you ut once
with q check inc!oscd, L am respect
fclIy w. q. DAVENPORT.
Lordsburg, Grant Co., N. NJ.
If any OF your criminals ever come
this way, notify me-"
The above letter, especially ne far as
the demand for reward and expenses
are concerned, Is rather peculiar
document, In the face Of the terms
under which the reward was offered
by county attorney and Sheriff Smith
US follows:
i DALLAS, TEX, March 81, 1884.
A reward Of 81 900 will be paid tc
whoever delivers Morgan cammack al
the Dallas county jail. aud all expen
CHARLES II. CLINT,
County Attorney.
w. III. w. SMITH, Sheriff.
1t Il safe 10 predict that the reward
under the circumstances, will moi "
paid, unless Messrs Clint d smith arr
attacked by an unnatural enlargement
OF tie heart and turn II over 70 Nor
: gan Camnlnck, the man who arftstet
ana delivered himself. Selahi