Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-28
SHERMAN.
John Willlngham, Son Of Satan, a
Law Breaker ON General Princi.
pies, Behind The Bars.
How He Was Taken--An Exciting Chase
Talk with Politician from the B.I.
r-A Pat for whitewright.
A VERY roueH CITIZEN.

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SHERMAN, TEX, May 81. - Deput,
United States Marshal Lum johnson
came In to-day with Jim Willingham
whom he speedily put behind the bars o.
the Sherman Jail. OF all the crooks anc
hard cases that have set the law at def
auce ia this section Of the country, Will
lingham is the worst. His field of opera.
tions has been principally in the counties
Of Wise and Montague, where he is re.
gardtd as the prime minister of Satan,
lie is a hog-tliief, horse-thiet, cow-thief
and every other sort Of thief that could
be imagined. He has stolen steeds with
out number from the Sac aud Fox agency.
He has peddled tangle-foot wins
TO the statutes OF Uncle Sam, and to cap
The climax he has put in his leisure mo-
ments counterfeiting silver dollars. One
GAZETTE man by Mr.. johnson. Its light
ness and miserable execution would hard
ly have deceived boy.
HOW HE WAS NABBED.
Johnson and several of his men had
been ON bis trail nearly month, but Will
bingham is willy rascal, and often, when
they thought he was theirs, slipped from
their grasp. Last Monday about dusk
the deputy rode mp to house, known as
the Evans place, IN the edge of Montague
county, about ten miles from Bowie.
OF u little girl who came to the
door, he asked the way to point
some distance ahead. She couldn't
tell MIN, but said her uncle could. Her
uncle came forward. One look satisfied
the officer that the man he wanted, the
prince of toughs, John Willingham, stood
before MIN. The Iatter's recognition of
the officer was equally as rapid, and
without saying word he turned and Ia
like startled deer. johnson followed
on foot aud hot race ensued. A fence
lay in the way of the fugitive which, to
the utter astunlshment Of his pursuer, he
jumped like a blooded hunter without
even putting his hands to the rail. See
ing that he would likely get away John
son yelled to him to malt or he would
shoot. This only made him run the
faster, and drawing his Colts
the marshal fred The bell struck
Willlngham on the top of his Uranium,
blowing slight furrow without doing
much damage. At this point some of |
} onnson's men, who had made detour
to head off the fellow, ran up on him and
put an end to his flight. The people in |
the part Of the country where his exploits |
nave occurred reluiced TO learn of his |
capture, and say that there is now some
show to raise hogs in that part of Texas. |
face is dead give-away to |
his Character and stamps him as a bad |
man. lie will have hard time of il to |
escape going up for long series OF |
terms.
a BIT OF Is. /. t. POLITICS.
Joe Bryant, sheriff of Blue county,
Choctaw nation, /. T., Is in town. Joe |
is hne-looklng man, six feet high, |
straight as an arrow, and almost a full |
blood. lie speaks English very well and |
talks with intelligence regarding affairs |
in the nation. He has la.ely been en-
gagged IN helping the redoublable Capt.
SiXkiller put out htrds OF cutie from
the Chckasaw country. The cattle be-
longed to white men who were hold
Ing them in the Indian country
When asked il Gov.
McCurtain would be a candidate for re-
election, Joe answered that he would not.
There are four candidates for the place.
but he thought the present secretary,
thompson Mckinney, stands the best
chance OF election.
HOW 90 You manage your elections in
the Ierritory?n asked the scribe.
ABOUT the same as you do in Texas,n
the sheriff.
KNOW anything about repeating or
tissue ballOts?n was the next lnterTooa-
tlon. As these familiar phrases among
civilized seemed not TO be understood by
the Choctaw man, the question was put
differently.
"Are the elections run houcstly?n
son! Yes. They are now. Thev are
lair and square. II used to be when two
men We're running that each would write
MS name on the tickets and give them
out TO the voters. A law was passed
putting stop TO that, and now tvs men
are appointed In every precinct to write
Inc tickets, and there il no more crooked
ness"
WELL DONE, wHITEwRIGHTl
Inc action OF the plucky little town OF
Whitewright, in the.eastern part Of, this
county, III getting up bonus of SIC. O0Ol
WIN right Of way for ten miles to secure
ne .. LOUIS, Arkansas & Texas road. ia
ooAed on here as an unparalleled niece
u enterprise. That village OF less than
to0 INHABITANTS should raise SO consider
ioie bonus is indeed astonishing. and
.euouhus 10 Inc credit of The public.
spirited citizens of the place and the lib-
,raI-hedrted farmers living In the vicinity.
lney all put their shoulders to the wheel r
ma worked as one man. II is safe 10
y That no town of its size in the state
, ~, rank with Whitewright in energy.
lpefality and public spirit, and the town
Nlll doubtless win the success its phe.
lomenal efforts merit.
GENERAL NOTES,
Slnnett, Rucker & Cots Diamond
mus, one OF the best and costliest plants
n tnls section, though just Completed.
> running DAY and night and turns out a
ine grade of hour. wv
FROM the best information obtainable Z
ne alliance men of Grayson county are
lot centerlng their strength ON any can.
Iloate or candidates for county ofiicers
lney favor the election of farmers ia the
: sl,lsture but 1t is doubtful if thew will
, ,o even to effect this end The
'ruer IN Grayson county don't care to
. ase nuch stock In politics, and indi.
.iuuai members viii vote as thew please
y combinations are talked Of aud IL IL
'eneyed noae will be formed.
Inc equestrian parties ale WISHING a l
pSeuy return Of The moonlight nioh,s