Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-30
THICKENS.
Plot Around the Pro-
posed Prize Fight,
THEY HAVE CoRBBTT IN LIMO
AND ARE uUNTn.~ sIrZ.
Ant ~ TlkIT or
MASTERLY FINESSE
BEING DISPLAYED ny norm SIDES
IN THE ADRoIT CONTRIB
vERsY IN AnIeANsAs.


Little Rock. Ark, oct 29-Governor
Clarke was notified this morning by
the Texas authorities that Fitz-immons
aud Julian loft Corpua Christi at $50
o'clock. 1t IL rumorOd here that the
two men viii take a clroultous route to
avoid arrest at TcNnrkann. Deputy
sheriff Heard Of this county. is still at
that point. however. TO assist tho
sheriff OF Mlllor county In making the
arrests, A story comes from Tear
kama that arrangements have been
made by which Julian aud Fltzslm-
mons viii leave the train at the FIRST
station beyond TeNurkonu and come
overland by hack to a point this side
and that similar plan viii bo adopted
In passing Malvern Junction, but this
seems improbable, Sheriff Hnupt and
deputy from Garland county arc also
after fltgslmmonB These officers, II Ii
stated intend to take the puglllst to
Hot Springs and carry him before a
magistrate and ask for Il peace bond.
This IL said to be ruse of the Hot
Springs people to get Fit2slmmuns over
there to Tight Notwithstanding Coy.
ernor Clurke's personal dispatches to
WV AFNNNlhAFu NtNh luuNA tnut Tho
night IL already stopped, everything I'm.
dicates that The fight " very much
"on.' Six telegraplers and large
number OF newspaper men passed
through here today en- route to li6t
Springs and every HouthbOund train Ia
loaded 10 the hrlm with sporting mon
all bound for the expected scene o. hat.
tie, 1t developed today that throo
agents OF the club are selling tickets
here FOR the nght. They ARE acting on
Instructions received In cipher tole.
grams aud nro sall 10 have sold 700
tickets IA Little Rock up to the pres
ent time Other agents are working
an the larger cities In the country.
Governor Clarke expressed no sur.
| prise today when Informed that Oar.
hett had been arrested at Hot springA
| today. This arrest was made, Id anil
IN order TO prevent the serving of a
warrant from Newton county In no.
cordanoe with the governors scheme
mentioned last night The governor
sNld that Curhott would be relpnged
on the present charge some time and
| then his warrant would be served. n
I IT, the governors intention to have CIR,
hett taken overland TO Fayettevine and
| held until both men abandon hone Of
| entering the ring
warrants have been Issued by the
! Pulaski circuit court, Second diviSion
/ Tor the arrest ~ James !. Corbott mn
/ his manager W. y, Brady, ana an az.
/ icef mas hcen dispatched 10 III.
/ springs to make the arreRta. Late this
| afternoon Attorney General Isius-
! worthy hled an affldavlt In Judge Mar.
uns court asking for the warrants
! which Were at once issued nnd nlnre5
In the hands OF an oniaer. TVarvthins
was GONE 80 quietly that very few per.
sons knew what had taken nlare
| reporter was unable 10 yet oepr ~
| the attorney generals affidavit as the
court had adjourned and tho oierl,
gone home whom the news lrst leaksi
out, but u 10 supposed that the war.
| rnrta were Issued on an AFFIDAVIT sinl.
lar to that Ned In the Tiissln,m"ia
case, Nor IL II known what Onicer mas
gone to Hot springs to servo the War.
rants When sheriff Booker was N
ed for at the sherlh'a Office II was sta !.
TOD that that officer had zone due,
hunting Attorney General KinswnrfhS x,
| however, admitted that the warrant
had been Issued, ana that he had acted
under instructions from the a0vesn ~
IN sling tho affidavit When remins.A
OF the fact TINT corhett was airend,'
under arrest az Hot springs. Nj. KIM.
worthy snid that the Garland eo,nt,,
warrant took precedence over thass
from this county, but that The ease
would be brought into court ana ~,
Hot SPRINGS people forced L. ana,
their hands Then N C0rhett was ~,
lensed the warrant issued hcre mi
evening would be served and Tho III
rilist ana big manager brought 10 III
Tie Rock. The attorney general furthsr