The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-30
TAKING THEM TO TASK.
THE RECENT FIT. WORTH EPISODE.
Csurtrights Apologies and Irelands De-
tractors Interrogated -"Render
Unto Caesar that Which 10
Caesar's"-A Few Facts

anything came up worthy ofnOte during
his absense, TO give II to the HERALD.
We have had our ears open for some
local news but 10 no purpose. The news
reading people Of this city and country
are absolutely dsgusted with subter-
fuges resorted 70 by the Gazette and its
correspondents 10 shield Fort Wort from
the iniamy and disgrace brought upon
that city by tho conduct Of the mob.
ode, curious, and sensation2l-lOVing
people" "a Civic would say, on Saturday
night, October Is. II looks bad enough
for the mob, by force to take a murderer
from the officers OF the law on the pus-
lie streets in broad open daylight in
city OF 900 people in time Of profound
pence throughout the country; but to
insult common decency and tho officers
OF thus violated law, the Gazette, Civic,
ana Mr.. Pendleton attempt 10 shift the
odium on to the shoulders Of poor "Ox-
cart John" and "Piney Woods John d.
In Sundays issue the Gazette entered
splea of guilty and very justly con
demned the shameful conduct OF the
mob on the night before, and said IL had
brought a reproach upon the city Of Fort
Worth, the effects Of which IL would take
years to remove. In the same issue the
Gazette gave detailed account aud "a
correct one tool Of the "wild and hideOus
yells Of the mob and Of the speeches OF
NJ ssrs. Swayne, Hood, Caps and
Sheriff MADDOX, to the mob thore at
the depot, asking them to dispense
so that the sheriff Of Tarrant county
could conduct the prisoner back to the
jail. At this time the Texas Il Pacific
train on which they expected to carry
the prisoner, had been gone fully one
hour. Now comes the Gazette, Civic,
and Mr.. Pondleton and say the governor
and attorney general OF our state are TO
blame for the whole thing. Now, Mr..
Editor, your correspondent went over
from Dallas on the train that was ex-
pected to carry the prisoner to New
Mexico and heard those wild and hide
GUS yells Of the mob, Of which the Ga
zette spoke so graphically on Sunday
morning, and also heard the speeches
made by Messrs. Hood, Capps SWayne
and Sheriff Maddox. The readers of the
HERALD will remember that the Go
zette said in its Sundays issue that the
mob was very bitter in its denuncia-
tons Of tho governor on Saturday night
because he had promised not To grant
n o requisition for COPYRIGHT, and also
said the governor would lose many
votes In Fort Worth on account Of hay-
ing granted tho writ. II WAS soon
learned that the governor had made no
such promise, and tfnat Fort Worth was
left with the odium OF such shameful
conduct without single palliatng cir
oumstance. Now, on the 25th, tho Ga
zette goes back on its statement and in
stead OF condemning tho mob, il Joins
Civic and Dir. Pendleton and condemns
IN the most cruel and unkind manner
the efforts OF tho governor and attorney
general In trying TO maintain tho dig
nifty of the law which they had sworn to
enforce, and says one rea-
son the mob acted rs it
did was because they thought
Courtright was going to be "spiritod
away without the authority Of law"
This statement Of the Gazette will not
do, for, as stated by that paper on Sun
day the 18th, the mob denounced the
governor on Saturday night for having
granted the requistion. Hence 1t will
be seen that the mob knew then and
there that he was not being "spirited
away without authority OF law" but
held by writ Issued by tho chief OK
ecutiye of the state. Not only this. but
tho mob was told there ut the depot by
Judge Hood and Caps, City Attorney
Swayne and Sheriff Maddox that
COPYRIGHT was in the hands Of HIS
friends and that they need not have any
uneasiness rs TO his safety. Still they
this, but the veritable Jim himself an
peared at tho window Of tho hotel at tie
depot aud told them that he was In the
hands OF his friends aud that "thcy
need have no uuUaSiuesS as TO hi,
safety" and requested the mob to dis.
perse and go home. They seemed at
this point TO take new courage i'm their
determination to release him, and thor
yells became, for n limo doafening,
Now, Mr.. Pondleton, Civic, and the Ca
zette all know, II thoy know anything
about II at all, that the above facts ar,
literally true. Not only did their de
nunciqtions on Saturday night show tha
the mob know the governor had granted
the writ but even the boys following
the mob know that he was held, not onlN
by tho governors writ, but by the wri
OF habeas corpus also, which was ISSUED
at the depot 10y Judge Hood, for he
and others told thom \,
IN their speeches at tho depot
hr. Courtright was not released
until Sunday evcning, and not on Sat
urday night, when the mob was oxci
ted and before they had had time {,
learn Of tho nature OF his arrest, as tn,
Gazette would have tho people believe
Now, your correspondent heard some O
tho leaders of the mob declare tina
night ON tho streets publicly, after
COPYRIGHT had been put In fail, thai
"Jim COPYRIGHT never should 6o carried
away 10 New Mexico Did lao go'
Now, IL may ho that Mr.. PondlotOn
Civic nor the Gazette heard any of thcs,
declarations, but your correspondent
can, II necessary, give the names vi
prominent citizens OF Fort Worth who
iii hear them. Civic, Mr.. Pendlcton and
the Gazette condemn tho governor fol
sending the state rangers to TarranI
county. They are civil officers of the
state and are appointed % help enforce
and maintain tho dignity of the laws o
the state wherever thoir presence 1,
needed for that purpose. We're they
needed ut Fort Worth on Saturday
night, Oct. Is, lSSl9 Let outraged ius.
tice answer. Whore Is Jim Courtrighi
to-dayi Where would no have beer
had the dignity OF the law beon uphold
In city OF 5000 people on tho public
streets in broad open daylight Ne
"lIad plenty Of officers IN Tarrani
county, The Gazette and it's CORE,
spondents say tho rangers arc intended
for this wild, frontier country, wher,
the goddess Of Justice lies PROSTATE nj
the shrine of lawlossnoss and crime
Tho oldest Texans in this country sa,
that through all the dark DAYS OF Mex
can misrule aud tho darker days of 70
construction and radical oppreS
sion and disregard Of civil author
itics and on the frontier, where In,
siX-shooter and bowie.knifo have beer
tho arbiters OF all claims for more thar
forty years; that IL has been left for For
Worth 70 record the instance in the his
tory OF Texas when ON the public street
In broad open daylight, in q city OF 20,
900 people, after thirty-siN hours' COO
reflection, mob should rise up aud bl
force libelate tho criminal whose hand
are dripping with the blood of his fel
low-man. sun "they did not need tn,
rangers" The governor and attorney
general are 20 blame for the Who'll,
thing. We care nothing for Mr.. Court
right specially. We frontier folks re-
member the daY when Mr.. Courtrigh
was a United StatOs marshal, and n
such came up into this country with hi
pockets full of blank warrants, and ar
rested many of our citizens withou
a.aaa as 80. A. "A