Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-26
KNIFE AND PISTOL.
A Married Man Cuts the Throat
of a Married Woman at
indianapolis.
He Tries to End His Own Life in the
Same Way, but Fails-An Ar
kansas Killer.
An Ohio Citizen Shoots at His Daughter,
Kills His Wife and then Blows His Own
Brains Out-A Batch of Murderers
MUCHLY WANTED.

special to the Gazette.
FORT SMITH, ARK. g, Aug. 25.-Marshal
Heck Thomas and John West arrived
here to-day from the Indian country with
Oscar Coulter, who Is wanted in Logan
county, this state, for murder and in the
Federal court here for train robbery and
other offenses During the past two
years Coulter has made wide record as
desperate and outlaw, there being 500
reward for him in Logan county, and
$1,000 by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railway company.
Coulter first came to Arkansas about
1880, fugitive from Walker county,
Ga. where he was under Indictment for
assault with intent to kill and for several
lesser offenses. At that time he was
about eighteen years of age. He located
i'll Logan county, near Boonville, and led
rather q wild life, becoming known as
dangerous and quarrelsome character.
In 1891 Charles Maysey, then con-
stable, arrested him for carrying a pistol.
He was heavily fined and sWOre vengeance
against Maysey and two other citizens
who had been instrumental in COnVicting
him About this time, D. W. McInturf
received a requisitiOn from Georgia,
where reward was awaiting the man
who should deliver him to the authorities
Of walker county. McInturf and Maysey
arrested him, and the former took him
to Georgia He swOre when he left that
whenever he should get out he would
return and kill Maysey, McInturf and
others. After lapse of six and half
years, Coulter again made his appear
ance in Logan county armed with two y,
sIX-SHOOTERS AND A WINCHESTER
rifle. On Friday morning. February 81,
1888, he rode into Golden City,
went direct to the store of Maysey,
dismounted and went in. He soon began
abusing Maysey about old scores and
finally drew his pistol and told Maysey
they would have a settlement then and
there. Maysey and his clerk both
grabbed him, but being a giant in
stature,
SIX FEET AND EIGHT INCHES,
he threw them off and fired q shot,
which missed the mark. Maysey had
small pocket pistol, with which he at
tempted to defend himself, and fired
several shots COulter's second shot
went through Maysey's body, aud as he
staggered back his murderer shot him
square in the forehead. Coulter then
mounted his horse and rode out of town,
flOurishing his sIx-shOOter threateninglY
until he disappeared IN the woods. A
posse of men at once gave chase, but he
escaped to the Indian country by riding
dav and night The next heard of him
he was arrested near the Kansas line as
the murderer Tascott, but the officer
turned HIM loose, and a day or so
later learned through the papers that he
was wanted here and that there was 500
reward for him. McIntuTf trailed him TO
Trespeedras, Mex, from there to Flag
staff, Arizona, and from there to San
Diego, Cal. and then lost sight of him
until last September, when he again
made his appearance in the Indian
| country.
He is under arrest here for alleged
completely in q train robbery last sum-
mer near Muskogee, l. T., when a
passenger was shot and killed by the
robbers. There are also several charges of
whisky peddling against him, and it is
|. not yet known whether ne will be tried
| in the Federal court here first or be
| turned over to the Logan county author
! tiles He has four brothers, one being o
merchant in Chattanooga, Tenn, and
! the others prominent farmers in Walker
| county, Ga His Chattanooga brother
will DE here in a day or two to see what
| he can do for the young man, and will
| indeavor to release him on bond.
Thomas and West learned his where
! abouts in the Territory, drove all night
| Thursday night last to q point on the
road where he was expected to pass, and
| laid for him. He rode right up to where
| they were and they got the ''drop'' on
Eaiim, when he surrendered and gave up
I his arms without murmer, saying he
| was getting tired of securing and had
| about decided to give up anyway.