Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-21
He Notifies Friends from Kansas Civ
Here That He Is o. His
Way Back,
He wifers no Resistance When Arrested
at Colbert station in the Indian
Territory.
What lie Has to say About Numerous
numors-A Tank with his Attorney.
and lis Captor.

III became generally known ycsterlay
afternoon that Jim COPYRIGHT was on M
way home and would arrive on tie south.
bound Missouri raciac train, which ar.
rivcs here at s:l0p, M. Quite number
Of persons were at the depot to sec him
come in, many of them his friends and
many others who were present ont Of
curiosity.
When the train stopped COPYRIGHT, a..
companled by Deputy City Marshal
Thomson, who had him under ar.
rest, aud George Holland, who had zone
with rhoamsun, stepped from The oar, and :
all who knew COPYRIGHT recognized him
at once, he having changed but iiislc. llls
| face was somewhat haggnrd from tho long
journey he had taken, and owing 10 a re-
/ cent attack of pneumonia, but otherw,ae
he appeared rs usual AMI was in GOOD
spirits. number crowded around him
and shook hands, expressing themselves
as glad TO SEQ him back Conrttleht
thanked them quietly and said he was
| glad TO be In Fort Worth; he liked Il
better than any city or place hc bad
been In.
At tho depot, Abe Woody, who bias
been tried friend OF Courtr!alt
welcomed him, aud fow minutes aftor
tho trims arrival the party came 10
| town.
! COPYRIGHT was warmly greeted by
number OF clti2ons whom he met on his
I way NJ, quietly thansing al Tor their
! good wishes.
As soon as It reporter could get Ia
I word, lie questioned COurtilght about his
MsIlviiilSs, Wy W's ansNeifQ l'iV'9ptih
4 without any plsihay OF ppinhasl or Drag
StcVelW.
\ Nglplt'gnt says nc leit washington
! Wt'iV!y spvu, Woe aRo ahe came
4 gneVlto FoIt "oith " WAY o. Kansas
~ Nisle M tes'.plaHnsa ~ AVN Moouy
! nv oNis,s slHs ~ WAS coming 70 meet
/ ~ ~, fN Svipsis Hlln ihvnaAon ana
~, iiuilauu poataed w treln,
/ Ihomason arresrng him ON the New
! mvNieo ehaIge hnu hrlnElng MN to Fort
/ "utpn'
"a iliVo hau naru time oi y since Z
piye Dven gone ana VIII niler my sfial
aliq aeqMtlai come 70 Fort Worth and
stay, remarked Courtright.
HlloW long were you IN me city aller
your sscapef queried me reporter
Aoout a week, wpen ! ieitand went
" ,solY'stVu' mhs ~ Wv WY hAivon
a,l h0uf si'a Y nan after ! ieit fhe Mer.
e .a,., rvstauianl, ana m peAt nlsnl
mniiV Na,lnB on ihllu street, npar
itoustori came nee 70 nee Wl.h one o.
w, VIC rahgers' sun mter mer ! seld;
'No, nc remarked, \ nave MAO enough
Wheh nc passed on, ana ald
tne same. went 70 Galveston
TOOK q steamer there, drilted aboui oyer
ihe country, ana Tor the past year nearly
nave peen living 10 washington territory
ana Oregon"
"iiow aboutyonr being 10 New Orleans
when Mcintyre was arrestedy"
"Thats all n mistake. wasn't within
1000 miles Of New Orleans at the time"
There was u report published not long
ago that you were at fair in San Anto-
nioi that you were recognized ana that
officers came TO arrest Sou. How about
thaty"
"Well; that was good one, certain. ] Z
was In Washington territory at the time,
would like 10 see the fellow chat looked
like me. No, | have not been In San An
tonic since left Fort WORTH
''You have probably seen the special
from Denlson which says you were At
tackled By seven men in Washington ter.