Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-19
COURTRIGHT'S CAPTURE.
The Famous Detective Arrested by
Two Rangers and Detective.
DscOyed into Hotel by Men Who
Claimed To Be his Friends.
The Widest Excitement Ever Wit
messed in the History of the City.
A Writ Of HAbeas Oorpus ard 1900 Men
Keep Elm in Fort Worth.

Mysterious movements among the
city officers after dusk last night clio
tied the curiosity OF everybody on the
streets. ''what Is it9n "whats the
matter pn was on everybody's lips.
The telegraph offices and other sources
OF information were beslegcd by anx-
ious throngs intent upon ascertalning
the cause OF the excitement
This continued for some minutes,
when about o'clock matters
took definite shape. An officer was
seen to mount horse, and turning
down toward the Union depot ON
Main street, used
WHIP AND SPUR
until nothing was visible but cloud
OF dust Hacks pulled out into the
street, horsemen emerged from every
side street, boys formed In battalions,
and the whole town turned out appar--
entity and entered the whifling cloud
OF dust aud were lost In the surglng
tide OF humanity that rolled along.
"wHAT IS mp
"Where h the trouhle9u was all that
could be heard. No one knew why he
ran, but each by sort OF instinct
We'd with his neighbor In getting over
tho ground and through the crowd
with ali possible haste. When Eighth
street waa reached the word was gwen
out that there had been shooting about
III ell's q half acre.} This was
welcome news 20 the now
dusty, painting and sweating
popuIRce. They had nc least an object
Ia view and n method in their mad
ness, They Increased their speed,
lodged out OF the way OF lying We
hicles and escaped fleet hopemen by
hgitsbreadths. The street cars were
crowded TO auflocatlon with
CItNaINu HUMAN BIINas,
who piled on top and hung TO the
platforms. Shouts now and then re-
verberated, which were taken up
again and again until the whole
length of the line was In an uproar.
Upon arrival ut the depot a vast con-
course of people were as
semhled on the platform in
front Of the Ginnochlo hotel.
There was no chance 10 get near the
entrance excepting by watching the
| Hurging crowd and forcing ones sell IN
through the ereviees left open In their
swaylng. In the hotel Office a GA.
zErTE reporter finally crowded himself
and there aacertained that i'm Court
right had been arrested by state rang
ers and was then
IN CHAINS
upon the second floor. The crowd
tienty, with now and then
loud voice. Policemen were
stationed upon the stairs 10 prevent
anyone from ascending. Others Mt
tempted 10 clear the room, but the
crowd on the outside pressed 30 hard
against the doors that those on the In
eide were unable 10 leave nj the direc-
ton OF the officer.
What would they do with him2'
No one could tell, though all were
anxious to find out. Some one started
the report that Judge Hood had issued
his writ OF
HABBAs CORPUS,
and for moment everything was
quiet. Again, and from the
same mysterious source, came
the Information that the rangers had
announced their intention Of
DIsREqARDING THE WRIT.
This piece OF news passed from one
To the other and acted like fire brand
set into a powder magazine. Voices
could be heard In all quarters Of the
room discussing the subject, and when
one man said that Jim Courtrlght
should not leave Fort Worth he was
cheered Justify. The cheering wRs taken
up by the crowd on the outside,
md the building fairly shook
with their yells. This was kept up
until Sheriff Maddox appeared on the
stairs and announced that the prisoner
r.. III PA.
spected and that COPYRIGHT would be
brought before the court Monday
morning. "Where will he be kept
until then?n iWho will guard him2l
was asked. The sheriff announced
that lac had performed his duty Ia
serving the writ and had no further
control over the prisoner. He said that
lac was satisfied that the prisoner
would be kept securely In the
city and thnt no effort 10 spirit him
away would be made. Here
ANOTHER SCENE
ensued. Some shouted that II waiter
Maddox would say Il WAS all righ
that they were satisfied, Others Ob
jected 10 Trusting him 10 the rangers
saving that they would break faltl
and take him anyhow. An
INPRoAfPTu RosTRUM
was erected and speaker mounted J
: ia front Of the hotel, He told the orowl
that the writ OF habeas corpus hai
been granted and that he was IN iavo
; Of having the prisoner put Ia the coun
ty Iall until after hearing was had
, He was considerably excited and, con
. tinuing, said. do not trust him I
Mexican officers; they are after th
price which Is put upon his head, Coy
Ireland
q BROKE FAITH wIT1I HIS FRIENna
= when he promised that he would az
grant the requlaltion; these Officer
lied to Courtrght 10 enifsp HI
here to-day and they Will lie
your officers in order 10 secure Oh
blood money. Let us SOC that be
sent 70 jail and guarded ~ our oilleen