Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-24
WACO
Tobe Jackson Had Prepared to Walk
Out a Free Man When Uncle
Sans Marshal Arrived.
milton Mobiles Delayed by nm Accident 10
n Train Nenr TayIor-dood
Friday.
snoeIal % bad aaEette.

Special TO the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, April 23.--TnE GAZETTE
has already been notified of the capture
of lobe Jackson Of Geoigia and his in
generation in the jail here. Jackson has
been here since last Sunday, and had Sc
cured legal counsel with the intention Of
securing liberty through q habeas-corpus
hearing. The case was 10 be heard by
District Judge Hall at a. m. to-day.
But Jackson's dreams OF liberty were
destined to be rudely dissipated by the
arrival OF an evil genius in the shape OF
Deputy United States Marshal y G. Muir
ply OF the Northern district Of Georgia,
who reached here at lao O'Clock this
morning. MIR Murphy was notified on
Sunday last by Detective Ammonett Of
the capture OF Jackson and left Atlanta
on Monday, but was delayed en- route by
the heavy washouts on the railroad be-
tween Memphis and Little Rock, reaching
here Just IN the nick OF time.
Mr. Murphy sought Detective
Ammonett early this morning
aud with him repaired TO the jail, where
he met and identified Jackson as the man
he had started out TO find. At 3 O'Clock
Mr. Murphy presented his credentials to
County Attorney Joe Taylor, who inspect
ed them, found them 10 due form and ac-
cording to statute and Submitted them to
Judge Hail. Mr.. Makieg, counsel for
Jackson, after an inspection of the papers,
consented to q dismissal of the habeaS
corpus proceedings and both announced
ready fer the judges order. Judge Hairs
order was to the effect that, it appearing
that the applicant was charged with
violating the revenue laws of the
United States in the state Of
Georgia, and that u. G. Murphy, q
deputy marshal Of the Northern district
Of Georgia, having presented warrants In
due form against said applicant, there
fore this application is dismissed, and
the sheriff of McLennan county is or
dered TO deliver the applicant lobe
Jackson, to said United States deputy
marshal. The papers presented by MIR.
Murphy consist OF bench warrant for
the arrest Of August jackson for engaging
in the business of retailer of liquors with
out paying the revenue license. These
papers are duly authenticated and ac-
companied by the certificates of Judge
II. j. McCay and the clerk OF the court.
Mr.. Murphy was interviewed by your
reporter, and said that there were
many charges against Jackson, whose
correct name was Augustus, but he was
knownas "Tobe" jackson. Jackson, it
seems, set up "blind tigerp within the
precinct of Gainesville, the home of Rev.
Sam Jones, and proceeded TO dispense
the famous "mountain dew" of the North
Georgia mountains, regardless Of the
little technicalities prescribed by Uncle
Sam. He was arrested, and falling to
90 "A txfifnauu no him
with $50 bride, undertook to "remove"
the Objectionable witness with a club
Next, the home of Judge Collins of
Cartersville was partially destroyed
by dynamite, and Mrs Collins Sc
verely shocked by the explosion This
was some two months ago, and Tobe
Jackson was suspected of participating in
the attempt upon Judge Collins life. He
at once disappeared, but olood-hounds
were placed upon his trail, and then be-
gan one OF the most famous chases after
q criminal that has ever occurred in the
mountain Businesses Of North Georgia.
This chase at the time was heralded all
over the world, and the papers teemed
with the details of Jackson's pursuit.
Friends were at hand, and in the seclusion
of some rugged vale his mountaineer
friends and relatives concealed him I'M
til he could escape to Texas, where he
sought shelter with his brother-in-law,
Hoeffstadtler, of Falls county, where Mr..
Ammonett tracked and captured him.
Mr.. Murphy says that the reward of
| $500 offered by the state of Georgia for
jackson will be forthcoming as soon as
he gets his prisoner back to Atlanta. Mr.,
Murphy carries him back as United
States prisoner, and when Uncle Sam is
| through with him he will be turned over
to the state. Marshal Murphy leaves
with his prisoner tonight. Jackson was
much cast down over the arrival of Muir
| ply.
The North-bound mail and passenger
train ON the Missouri Pac lic railroad, due
here at 80 O'Clock this morning, did not
arrive until O'Clock this afternoon, OF
account OF being wrecked near Taylor al
II O'Clock last night. Milton MOBILES
and company were waiting to go to For
Worth this morning, but were compelled
TO lay over here until this afternoon.
Special District Judge j. M. Hall o
Cleburne, who has been here two weeks
trying the refused docket, signed The
minutes this evening and left for home
District Judge Eugepe Williams of thi
city, who has been holding court at Gle
burne for Judge Hall, returned home tc
day.
Good Friday was appropriately celo
brated at the Catholic and Episcopaliai
churches