Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-09


he came out with his clanking chains
there was gigantic shrek from if
teen hundred throats that was deafen-
ing, and SO long>continued that he
could not make himself heard for
some minutes. When silence was
restored he urged them TO dispense and
promised to meet them in the mora
ing in court. Then the city attorney
spoke to the same effect, assuring the
people that, though the rangers were
there, COPYRIGHT was in the hands of
his friends.
"How many rangers are there?"
yelled one.
"Only three" said the city attor-
ney, "while there are five Fort Worth
officers here. We pledge ourselves to
keep him here"
"Well, then, teke the iron off
hiw," called man IN the crowd.
"Give him a gun and he'll take care
Of himself" chimed in another.
While this speech was in progress
COPYRIGHT was slipped out of side
door into an omnibus and was driven
rapidly to the Jail, the mob GLOWING
good naturally and promising to see
him on the morrow. The next day
the crowds in the street continued
undiminished, and on the demand of
the populace COPYRIGHT was escorted
from the jail to a restaurant to get
his meals. Breakfast and dinner
were obtained without particular IN
cident, except that perhaps a thou
sand men followed the prisoner to and
from the restaurant and watched
around while he ate. At supper time
the crowd had increased, and among
the leaders there were hints that
something unlocked for was to hap
pen. COPYRIGHT entered the restau>
two rangers and the officer from New
Mexico. The four sat at one table.
About fifty men crowded into the
room, and the street outside was
blockaded. When the meal was about
half finished COPYRIGHT dropped his
napkin apparently by accident ten or
twenty men crowded still closer to the
table, and when the prisoner raised
his head he jumped to his feet, not
with the napkin, but with two enor~
NOUS revolvers IN his hands. They
had been hung on nails under the
table by his friends, and he knew ex-
actly where to find them. In much
less time than it takes to tell it he
had jumped backward a few PAGES,
with the weapons aimed at his cap~
tors; the crowds had pressed in be-
tween him ard them, and making his
way to the street. he had mounted a
fleet horse and made off, the crowd
opening a passage for him and cheer
ing Justify. The officers were COM
pletely outwltted, and before they
could get their scattered senses to-
gether their man was far away. After
Gourtright's disappearance Fort
Worth INDUCED IN a grand hurrah,
and the celebration might have CON
tinued great deal longer than it did
if a party of rangers had not arrived
just then with Mcintyre, who had been
trapped in the same way at Wichita
Falls. Mcintyre had been followed
down by about twenty of his friends,
and at Fort Worth arrangements
were at once made for a writ of ha-
beas corpus; but, failing to secure his
freedom by this means, he was convey
ed by the officers to the jail at De-
escape. Before the popular excite
meDt here died out purse of $4,000
was made up for Courtright's family,
and they were sent to Los Angeles,
Cal, to enjoy themselves.
1t was thought that COPYRIGHT and
Mcintyre met somewhere in Indian
Territory and proceeded to Dakota
and Montana, and acting on this
theory, officers from New Mexico
secured those territories all winter.
In the meantime other agents of Gov.
Sheldon were on the lookout for the
men in Texas and Louisiana, and
these were at last successful short
time ago in locating the two men in
New Orlaans. They were Swallowed
for some time, but no favorable OPP
portunity offering for their joint cap
ture, 1t was resolved to take them
one at a time. Mcintyre was thus
seized, but from that moment no trace
of COPYRIGHT has been found. A doz-
en- men are on his trail, and it is be-
lieved here that he will eventually be
run down. Mcintyre is held in jail
at New Oeleans awaiting the result of
the search for his partner. He has
given his jailers..a good deal of trouble
never missing an opportunity to as
sault them. He is a merciIess murd-
erer, and, like COPYRIGHT, was once
boon companion Of Wild Bill. Should
COPYRIGHT be captured, his friends
in Fort Worth will see to it that the
authorities Of New Mexico have their
hands full in getting him into that
territory.