Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-13
DECATUR.
Jim and viii Burnett, Two Notorious
Outlaws from the Nation Captured.
They Resist Arrest and One of Them is Shot-An
Estimable Lady, While Temporarily In
sane, Commits Suicide.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DECATUR, TEX, Dec. 12.-Several
weeks ago Deputy United States Marshal
Andy ] . Fryer of Caddo wrote Sheriff
w. s. Gilbert that Jim and VIII Burnett
were wanted at Fort Smith and when
last heard of they were coming in this
direction. On last Thursday a strange
woman with three small children got off
the train here and went out in the
country. From her appearance the
sheriff thought it might be well TO take
notice of her, and sent man
to find out where she stopped. She went
to the farmhouse of one Mr.. Allen, about
fifteen miles north from here. Upon
further investigation he learned that she
was Jim Burnett 5 wife, and that he and
VIII were there, too. He Immediately
telegraphed the marshal that he had the
men located, but Mr.. Fryer didn t get
the telegram for several days, though he
came yesterday, and he and Deputies
John Williams and Tom Moore went
to look after their men,
who had left Aliens in
an OK wagon, and pretended to be in
search of employment. The officers got
got Mr.. s. H. Pateet to tell them he
wanted to hire them and get them to go
out into his field, so as to get them away
from their WincheSters, which he did,
and while out in the field the officers
went in after them. As soon as they
saw Fryer they recognized him, and one
shot al him with a pistol and started to
run, but the officer returned the
salute, hitting Jim in the right deg
with a buckshot The officers then ran
up and demanded them to hold up their
hands, but they still refused to do so.
Jim tried to get his cutter i'll shape and
Deputy Moore hit him over the eye with
pistol, cutting an ugly cash and knock
ing him down, when viii seemed to be
trying to come TO his brother 5 aid and
Moore knocked him down too, but with
out injury. They were brought i'll and
lodged i'll Jail last night and will be taken
to Fort Smith to answer an indictment for
horsetheft and for robbing Il man in the
nation about two months ago.
Jim has served one term in the federal
prison, and has often said he would die
rather than be captured again, and no
doubt would have made his word good if
ne could have gotten to his Winchester.
Deputy Fryer had fight with them i'll
the Chickasaw nation at the mouth of the
WaShita river while trying to arrest them
about month since, and in that fight he
shot Jim in the same leg just below the
wound made yesterday.
In connection with the Dyer boys, who
killed Sheriff RagSdale at Bonham in
1854, they have been notorious outlaws in
the Nation for about two years. They
were seen in Jail to-day but refused to
make any statement. The wounded man
was lying down, and seemed to be resting
very well.
Justice II. F. Anderson received n let
ter this morning requesting him to go
down TO Captain F. NJ. Hauts' ranch and
hold al inquest over the body of Mrs.
Hauts, who was found in her closet this
morning at o o'clock hanging by the neck
dead. 1t was a great shock to the many
warm friends Of Mrs. Hauts in this place.
Captain Hauts was not at
home at the time, but was
expected home on the 10 O'Clock train.
The cause is not known for her taking her
own life, but it is supposed that she was
insane, us her mind has been affected at
times before. She leaves five bright little
girls to mourn with their father and the
entire community over the sad affair.