Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-23
YIELDING FRUIT.
Discussion by the Press OF Late Oceur-
renees in Fort Worth.

reneeS in Fort Worth.
San Antonio Express: The &C.
ton of the people of Fort Worth
in connection with the Court
right and McIntire case surpasseth un-
Outstanding. To the people generally
they stand in the attitude of open de-
iance of law-overpowering officers OF
the law to protect murderers. If they
can make any satisfactory explana-
ton of their conduct we will be glad
to record the fact.
Austin Statesman: OF course the
Fort Worth sensation will be too good
thing for the illustrated papers
North. Doubtless the Police Gazette
VIII come out with q picture of Court
right escaping on horseback, with
brace or siI-shooteTs, and firing as he
went Ii was sensational scene.
Dallas Times: Gen. King has gone
to Fort Worth with instructions 10 see
that peace is preserved and the law
respected, or to call out the military
companies of the state. About this
time it Is dawning upon the popula-
ton of that town that they are not
running the state.n
Dallas Times According TO the
Mail the reason the mob aided Jim
COPYRIGHT in escaping from the
rangers was, that the latter had talked
OF ignoring Hoods sacred habeas cor
pus. Yet the rangers were holding
the prisoner for the purpose of answer
ing the writ Jon Monday. CourtriRht
was turned loose by the mob ON sun
day evening.
Waco Day: While the people are
demanding q stricter enforcement OF
the law, we witness a singular spec-
tacle in Fort Worth, where the CITY
marshal, arrested for the murder of
three or four Mexicans in New Mexico.
received the sympathy of the popula-
ton, which rose en- masse and with
violent threats demanded his release
from custody OF the officers of the law.
Gov. Ireland was denounced for issu-
ing the requisition. aud it was neees-
sary TO place heavy guard around the
jail to prevent rescue of the prisoner.
Dallas Times: Capitalists are in
vited to visit Fort Worth. Assurances
against being ipterfered with by any
old indictments that may be pending
against them promptly given.
Dallas Herald: II makes no differ
ence whether Courtright is innocent
or guilty. If a proper demand is
made for him by the governor of New
Mexico, it is the duty of our governor
to comply with it, or else New Mexico
Will become the asylum of all Texas
offenders. COPYRIGHT is just as
amenable to the law as any one else.
and should stand his trial where he is
said TO have committed the bloody
oifenses charged against him.
New Mexico enforces the law
under the same forms and
by the same authority as Texas does
and n man in the hands of the officers
is as safe there as in any state, indeed
and in fact, is more directly under the
protection of the United States GOV.
eminent, it being territory. The
governor of Texas would have no
right to refuse TO surrender fugitive
from justice from another state be-
cause that fugitive alleged that he
could not get fair trial in the state
where he was wanted. A mans
friends, no matter how numerous.
cannot protect him from trial,
for the good of society is at stake
and the whole power of the govern
ment will haye 10 be used rather than
see constituted government deiied by
lawless mobs. 1t is no foreign nor un-
civilized government demanding
oouflIlButi Out courts organized and
controlled by the United States gov
eminent. He need not have one Next
can on the jury that tries him, and In
all probability would not have one.
Unless Gov. Ireland has good aud
sufficient reasons for knowing
that Courtright would he mistreated,
1t is his duty to see him delivered to
the New Mexico authorities. From
the speeches that were made it seems
that the people at Fort Worth believed
he was to be delivered to q Mexican
mob instead Of to court of the creation
OF the United States government. 70
turn loose the gamblers and then rise
en- masse in defense of Courtright as
against a legal requisition from
another American community, is
the character OF proceeding that has
brought such an unenviahle reputa-
ton to Fort Worth. The days of law
lessness have passed in this state. I'll
Is no longer an asylum of refuge for
fugltiyes from justice, and the laws
ought to be upheld at whatever sacri-
fee. The state officers, the rangers,
displayed very little discretion in the
premises. Such has been the common
comment upon their conduct in this
city.