Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-11

stANe NfldN tutTe Nlh A'Nt eNtnpAtlVS OF
the redoubtable Rangers. sixty man In
all, VINO CONSTITUTED the available force
FOR extraordinary oeeaslons like thia
one. They are riding nisht and day
and never have any scttlcd time OF
rest. They may 10 down somewhere
near Austin one day ana may be wired
an order to take The train for Fort
Worth and thence 20 Northwest Texas.
They are always on the NOVA In one
way or another ana their wall earned
reputation for proves in desperate
combat with the slx shooter and vim
chester kceps the lawiess element az
bay IN many localities which would
otherwise be soon oVerrun and terror
ICED. The four companies are stationed
at Amarillo. SsletR. cotnllA and Alice
The country In the Immediate vicinity
OF all these points Is thoroughly COW
cred and the rapid movements OF the
Rangers makes outlaws feel unsafe for
n considerable distance around each OF
these posts and u; intervening points,
for they are seen 80 often In that cnun-
try that they seem TO be ubiquitous,
and II they are not everywhere at the
same time they are believed to be al
ways near at hand when any Migrant
violation OF law has been committed on
the western frontier, The Rangers are
also believed to have eyes like an eagle
and TO take a sort OF blrlseye view OF
petty criminals, whom they selae ana
carry on whenever their oftenscs, which
are always kept under observation
become serious enough 90 warrant in
reference on the part OF this. the po-
lice extraordinary OF the great state OF
Texas. II IL therefore not surprising TO
find petty criminals getting out OF the
way whenever the renowned Rangers
make their appearance IN some remote
Locality Then II II happens that II
a couple OF poor ignorant chaps are
picked up and happen to recall some
cnial offense against the majesty OF
the law they are In terror for fear It
may be found out, unless they are old
enough IN crime not to magnify the
consequences OF their sudden and In
explicahle arrest An these facts have
an important bearing on the investlga-
ton OF cases similar 20 those which
are likely TO come up when general
search OF the country H. In progress
similar to that which has Just taken
place. and more particularly to give
soma insight into the manner In which
Texas guards vast domain within her
western bordera from lawlessness. An
this is Interesting too as showing how
well this small force does is work. for
II officially II has an eye like an eagle
II does not have a voice like biass
band as some other organisations and
officers outside OF organizations. and
consequently it's good services might
be lost sight Of IL there was
not an occasional reminder given OF
them Of the public outside " western
Texas where thcy are so wen known
tina. they need not be writ about
Sheriff Euless was successful IN i'm
pressing his opinions on Captain Nc
nap4ll "a sste4 an. .kst fsftt nat lat
ter decided IN very short time TO turn
one OF hla own prisoners loose. But
the captain seemed TO share the Views
OF the sheriff In another and moro i'm
portant matter and tais was IN regard
TO the confession Of young Sain Evans,
Both officers seem to be convinced that
there Is something wrong about that
confession as neither of them have IN
She course OF their investigations found
any facts which connect Evans with
the crime in even the rcmotest de-
gree. Add 10 this the almost open
ridicule Of the city police department
and the alleged confession which Evans
Is said TO have made Is one Of the worst
discreditcd reports which has been
heard Of lately. to say nothing Of the
public skcptlcism In the matter which
is almost universal.
In detailing the AFFAIR yeaterdny the
Gazette gave u uynOpsls OF Sheriff
Viewers version OF the AFFAIR and also
referred TO a statement said 10 have
been made by Evans after his arrival
hcfa.Nl ioh statement was safe TO tiHer
materially from that reported TO have
taken place at Corslcana.
Today this statement was found to
have been made TO Ben Evans, the
brother OF The prisoner az well as to
others. II consists Of nat denial Of
the report that he said he was in the
train robbery at MGry's creek; an ex-
PLANTATION OF the conversation between
himself and Sheriff Weaver which puts
the matter Ia n new light. and n de-
tailed account OF Oils wherc2bouts COW
ering a period OF ten days from about
week prior TO the robbery TO two or
three days afterwards. First In con-
tradiction TO Sheriff Weaver. using ex-
plicit ana emphatic language that no
never told him that he was IN the train
robbery at Mary'H creek
He says that he went up TO him In
the court house at Coraicana Saturday
evening and began TO consult the dih-
Ger In regard 10 a plan TO trap some
parties who had been proposing train
robbery on the Houston and Texas
Central railroad. He Says that Weaver
encouraged him and entered Into the
what no knew about the robbery near
Fort Worth. Evans says he replied
that he knew nothing. He says that
Weaver at that point asked him what
he was getting 30 red In the face for.
and told him he might consider him
self under arrest On the way here
Evans says that Weaver made every
possible effort to get him 20 make a
statement about tho Denbrook train
robbery. He says he told Weaver re-
peltudly that he Rad nothing 70 DO
with II. Upon reaching Fort Worth
Evans says they stopped to cat break.
fast at restaurant. ana he placed
his yalise behind the counter for safe
keeping. This satehel was the one
spoken OF yesterday In Weaver's state
inent Evans said he sent back for his
satchei and could not get II. although
1t contained nothing but letter from
his wife. an old pair OF vverhlls and
some buicherf' tools, which he had
needed In his business and sent for,
After telling in detail where he WAS
for several days before that interesting
event. he says that on ThurHdRy. the
day OF the robbery he was In Waxa-
hachie working for butcher there. fer
whom he delivered meat both on The
morning OF that day and tho morning
of Friday. the day after the robbery.
He says that he stayed all night Thurs
day night, the might Of tho robbery.
at the house OF man well known In
Wo,nhachie, who II aito n deacon Va
the church and would therefore make