The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-20
THE C0URTRIGHT MUDDLE
AIDED, HE MAKES HIS esoAvr.
4 City of sympathy-Tho Rangers Bnr.
ted - Exciting Sccnes-A Pair of
Pistois-The End Not Yet
"iiasty" Particulars.


"insty" Particulars.
FoRr Worm, Oct. 49,. Special. EN.
element in the city to-day has been
greater than yesterday, and tonight thc
citizens are wild over the CourtrigLt
tilair Last night he was kept ironed. but
'he rangers who acted as irthoy would
run the state all alone, grew insoleu,
to the attorneys of Courtright and hi.
friends and refused TO permit the oI
trials to have anything to do with
guarding the prisoner. Although
ne was nominally in Jail tim
morning, the irons were removed
aud with the rangers guarding
him closely he was brought out on the
street ard taken to restaurant for his
meals, The streets were throngcd with
people, who shouted continuously as he
passed along. The new Mexican sheril
boastCd that they would take
their man with them and
they were not afraid OF the entire cit
honship. Eleven attorneys were in CON
sultatiou al, morning andhad mappod
out their plans, but scores Of friends
were in close consultation and il be.
came plain that after c., i.rbt
mad roturou TO Jail from dinner tha,
something had been agreed upon
'Ihe streets continued crowded
knots OF men gathered abou
the speakers who denounced Irelan,
as treacherous in granting the requist
ton. "Remember the Alamoy' ere
member Goiadm was the cry, and wa
taken up. "The governor has forgotten
Travis and Crockett, but we have not,
said tall south Texan, and IN
lells were terrific. "Courtright shal
not be murdered by the greasers, b.
Cd, "and the work was done. FrienS
had been to the Jail in squads, and ii
low voices spoke to the prisoner. At /
minutes to six Courtright said he wa
hungry and wanted supper. When tn
rangers took him out il was with dini
Guilty he passed through the crowd, an,
when the restaurant was reached nm,
Courtright had been seated at IN
head of long table facing IN
street fifty or sixty friends, we'll armed
crowded in. The rangers stood up nea
by Courtright with their hands ON thoi
pistols. The New Mexico shei
in, Ricim'.i, sat by hi
side. Cour M called for fl,
which was b.1 &. At the moment h
seized napkin and dropped his hand,
the clock struck 9. A tall man dashc
IN aud said; "Look out; moy
buck.' The rangers glanced I,
ward him. Courtright Strengthened M
The chair was kicked back and he face
the rangers with six shooter in eac
hand. The sherifT's chair was unset nm
he fell to the floor. Twenty q
more pistols covered the ranger
willie two men seized thei
arms. "Shoye out all of yo,
You have had your time. will tax
mine now" And with pistols poiutet
he backed out, calmly and cody
whilo his friends pushed the rar
gers to the front. Passing throug.
side door into an alley, h
reached Second street, where a hors
was tied, which he mounted. lie raise
pistol and fired aud was of like a flasl
Several shots were fired in front of th
restaurant. The crowd surge
to Second street and sa,
CourrIght lying like the wind, an
then a mighty shout went up. Tn
rangers, utterly Disconnected, took IN
centre Of Main street and hurried TO III
depot. As Courtrights horse wa
turning corner suddenly
fell and threw him to the ground, II
was up In an instant and walked o,
when man riding his whit
horse dashed up. Courtrigl
mounted and soon disappeared. A
o'clock the Fort Worth Il DENY,
arrived bringing McIntiro guarded b
four rangers and ten deputy sho-ifls, /
was hurried to Jail and heavily irone,
United States District Attorney j.
Bigger, Republican candidate f
congress, arrived from Dallas at
clock, repaired at once to the iail an
assured McIntiro that ho would do a
he could to have the governor revol
the requisition. Shortly after Jud,
Hoods writ of habWs corpus was serve
on Capt. Schmitt, of the rangers, bl
as before, he refused to turn tho pri
oner over TO the sheriff, but said
would haye Mclntire in court in Il
morning. Attorney General Templetr
went to Austin to-day with all Il
facts In his possession, which il
said will be laid before Ireland. Hin
dreds of Democrats say they viii va
for the Republican or Independent on
didato for governor-that Texan wi
would deliberately surrender "a
Americans 10 be slaughtered bv n m,
Is unworthy Of their support,
LArEH. II Is now rumored that d M
LaS determined To release McIntire a,
people are rushing toward the iail,
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on for the Races,
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