Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-03
w. c. MoRnELL.
The Man that Captured Ex.rreasnrer Polk
OF Tennessee Interviewed.

he NIan that Captured EN.rreasurcr FOLK
OF Tennessee Interviewed.
This morning at one o'clock q GA /
.Ef-rE representative wandered into (
he White Elephant looking for tue /
rcal news-givers, when he suddenly |
aspied standing leaning with his back |
to the bar, and smoking cigar, gen /
tlemnu whose face seemed familiar !
At that n,omeu; the cigar was taken
from The uentlpmau's mouth and CIV
en- peculiar whirl that brought VlVi9rr
" back TO the reporters mind hlniseli
sitting in the portcr's apartment oL q
sleeper on the Louisville u Memphis
road with the same gentleman now De
fore him at his side, telling the inter
estinc story of the capture OF me eA-
treasurer Of Tennessee, while that OIL
cial occupied berth not far away,
The reporter stepped up 10 tne
bor and said, II believe this. IS
Mr.. w. C. Morrelln eyes, sir, that
is my name,n and the gentleman
turned look Of inquiry upon the re
porter, as II trying to recall where he
had met him. ado you not remem-
her meeting me about year ago on
train going tD Nashville" IAN, yes,
| tand he sighed regret you are Tue
newspaper reporter that crept through
the window OF the car while we were
being transferred across the MESS
sippi river. Yes, ! remember. Inc
doors were locked and your Na5hvlile
officers. Porter and Fields, stood 10y Tue
emu window anu ouI va IL bald Tho
you through while the o'he' nei" wv
winuow up"
wv hat are 20" "0lHs NV
Morrell| 10, .4.,,l,i i,
m funnIDs ~, ,nv - md nt
tbe Whlle E'e l'.an' mo ,,,mr
san ANTOINE. Nohici "" 60 ;,s.r y
| iiiehaI anu li' "a, ,,;so,,ssod Mr.
/ w ME .ilese were u''''s "'
Molie'l salu' &c. rot1a.bcorfed
! Lhcre w " -, as ono Non
gentleman u LIZ I, ny W We. ,Lo story
say you W"I'u 'i". ~ Kim, WIS
/ aEaln' WI ny i,ni, ttat ras
7inipiS o'S pii,., 80, 10 Tntsrna.
al WIS cuii'' vi 80 ,,.as t-nr,
I ~ UNI iiS ,7,,,S,,;n had Esrn
Palestine 10 'o'u An,oil'I' ,, in ,, Ssr
OUT - h"Gls, "lIu " A. ~. riyht
Ahtohloi ! "ns an ~, eli A. frst
run rom iIefe ~ Sne '7' ,t,n onndmcfnr
uscliheu, pHi tha.'Hi Ja ~" "a ,bat IN
on tlat u,Vlslon M;'s s,'N .' n,i,er MN
petlnteiiuenV g"u'" ~ .'U ,,,iin. bsln,y
look II At l., on stNei I n,',o5 ,,c,
eau - ~ ~ ~, p,,o, ,ha datective
Oh lth YIN, oiiu 49,, 10 Ntonaor
that had captured MN ~ 'ile neitS ~.
Eo,eI IN San Ahloh'", WIS III ".i'. "a
car | saw then sptok 'ose't'I p.li ""J
as had seen a descr lp'l"h u YIN :
suspected TINS was nm -
knew grice anu Gctuseu mn,
OF having turned folh loose, nv eur
he haa discovered nc WGS 'iie M "
man ana could mol thtrti"te il"i" NM
wei, they got OH at W spu station, =
knew Jhere was reward phG'eu, anu
rs soon as | got I" I.af'u9 llau Jo
Sheely, detective iilenu Oh NINE me;
WaEtb up WIN an u'Seti ,ile99ase "uu
he set oil to Intercept Inlh before ne
rot TO the RIO Grahue' Well'n ueiay II,
getting horses l"f tie luSltlNts heP'
them near webb untii j" got Wlltllh l, ,
hundred Yards OF there ana he secured
them. we TOOK hir' f"lX 10 sun Al
tonic. remember wen now ne
said to me, MIR. M"freil, ! am not
criminal, ana beg you nov 10 put hle
III jan 30 'oOh MIN ~ my CIV u
house and Kept MN over
: night Before We Got tilere ne
asked re not TO yen my vile ne was u
prisoner, ana ana not, she cooked
him what he wanted for breakfast, and
before leaving he said to her: Mrs;
Morrell, At my request, your husband
: has kept from you VINO ! am M; i am
g prisoner, but not criminal anu n
# burst INTO tears, Tying 10 press lnt
g her band num"er OF goiu pietes II
). took troul his pocket, o"t Whlch 81
q would not lake. she said TO me INA
! she felt sorry. Tor mn ahu lliat ~
brought back any money obtained
from his capture she wonlu heTe
touch cent OF 1t. | had already n'
cane very much impressed wlth ms
us u gentle man, ana WIS sVEI.