Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-31
HUNTING SMITH.
The People Of Paris and Lamar
County Determined
TO CATCH THE DlABOLICAL
FIend Who Has PoTpelraled Tho Most Foul
Crime Ever Committed in TcAs-k
Citizens Meeting Called-Do-
sofipion oil the Brute.

Paris. Tex, Jan. 30. CSpccial) There
g. mo- cessation 20 the vNritmcut here,
Every hour brings fresh reports aud ru-
NOR. which are eagerly trucrd up but
SO far there has been no result IL ~ now
believed hy those best Informed That
Smith is either making his why toward
Oklahoma whore are many negroes from
this section or Ia working his way down
Red river towurd Fulton, Ark. Ia which
upirhhurhuud ARE extensive sWnmps and
thickpts familiar 10 him. as hc once
secuted through them for several months
willie cvudmg nrrcgt for uU attempted ns-
snult on a negro girl near Hope. Smith
was only captured then after % struggle
An which hr wounded one of the officers
aud served term Ia the Arkansas peni-
teutlnry,
Parties left here today for every rail-
road station between here aud Hope aud
will organize thoroughly. Another party
X working down Red river while the
Chocntw light horse and Federal mar
shals ARE securing the Territory.
Much excitement prevailed here this
evening on Il report that WIN Butler, "a
strp-Aon of Smiths, had said that he IN
| tended treating Officer iamilton's child
l ag smith had treated Nauccs'. Hamilton
] and a crowd started for Butler but were
/ headed OH by Marshal Shnnkliu, who
! dsnrmod Hamilton and released him
/ from duty and dispersed the crowd. Upon
/ investigation Butler had ouly said That
| he believed Smith had intended 10 30
/ treat llumiltOus child because Hamilton
/ had aided Vance in urrcstiug Smith
! The description first obtained Of Smith
| has proved BOO some respects incorrect
I and the correct one is us fnlloWH Bob
/ Dowcry. alias Green Smith alias Henry
/ Smith is about 80 veure old, six feet high,
| dark copper on Rugorhrrn color, loud
..I 80 "a
| large front tooth with space between
| them, small scar on one cheek, near the
| ear caused from o rising When last
seen he had 0n a light cOlOrcd nyrrcont
dark striped pants, patched in the crotch,
/ blue durklng drawers. dark striped ahlrl'
wore No. 40 boots with one heel on,
| ana grain lrnther tops Wears his bat
pulled over his eyes. Weight about $50
me excitement and search for Smith
has been taken advantage OF by hnOdluns
and boys 90 invade premises nnd annoy
people white and black. so much TINT
Mayor Cnte tonight issued a notice that
no search would be tolerated except boy
duly authorized officers md that Offenders
would be- severely dealt with
One man was arrested tonight for
forcing himself into negro house
The prumiscuOus carrying OF arms that
has hecn IN v0gnc for several days /,
also iofblNuNNf
AZ n consultation Of citizens and county
officers tonight the following notice wai
issued:
We must protect our wives and chill
drpn. The people of Paris and LANAI
county are hereby called 20 meet AT %,
court house al II D. in, Thursday. Feb
2. 10 consider ways and means 10 insur'
tie capture Of the negro. Henry Smith
who committed the most heinuus and III
abolcal crime known 70 civilization 70
the outrage aud murder " the It'll,
3-year-old daughter Of Henry Vance. III
must be- caught and we want the entir
cooperation Of all good people and tina
an citizens shall act IN concert viii
u.s.
win Butler suddenly fed from the cit
tonight and 81 being followed as Their
X some evidence ilai be has been en
deayOrinR 20 mislead the search 70
Smith
MANY letters aud teleuams have beel
received asking ~ be notified of smith
capture 80 that they might come and So
the "subseauent proceedings