Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31

encrst capture 1ltEsiminc;,s anu no,o MIN
icf tho sheriff Of Pulaski county,
Incn came the information that the
special train would avoid stops at ali
points where officers were liable to be en-.
Sounsercd and the excitement increased.
The governors information was that the
special left Marshall at $3.50 in the morn.
me, but no one-not even the railroad
authorities-knew when it would reach
theArkhnsas line. Governor Clarke was
greatly chagrined at Sheriff Houpt's nc.
tion and said that he ought to he punished
Tor conspiracy, and in the district attor.
ney Office it was said that a warrant for
the sherin's arrest on such charge would
be applied for.
Chancellor Martin, who issued the
fulaski county warrant for Corbett's ar.
rest, came to the governors assistance and
autographed to Corbett at Hot Springs that
u he engaged in q fight pending a
nearing on the warrant he would be in
contempt Of court and liable to twelve
months imprisonment in jail. Colonel
Murphy, one Of the clubs counsel, was then
consulted and 1t was agreed that after the
disposition Of the Hot Springs case Cor.
Dett would be brought to Little Rock to
make answer before Chancellor Martin.
This decision was communicated to Attor.
ney General Trustworthy, who is at Hot
springs. Trustworthy Mt once telephoned
Governor Clarke these facts and it was de-
cided that the soldiers should not be sent
over at present.
CORBETT SUDDENLY DISAPPEARS.
Excitement Very nigh at Hot Springs and
All Sorts Of Rumors Going.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Oct. Sl.-James ].
Corbett disappeared from his training
quarters ut Hot Springs yesterday after.
noon and Titzsimmons is not here. Cor.
belts whereabouts are a mystery. There
are reports that he will go to Little Rock
to answer the warrant taken out for his
arrest by the authorities Of Pulaski coun-
~. Another report was that he was
smugglcd into the Arlington hotel in Hot
Springs to be In readiness for any chance
to fight. No reliance could be placed in
:he latter story, however, and Manager
Brady's declaration, 1--WE have Corbett
planted and will he ready to produce him
ut twenty minutes notice prepared to
light" is all that could be learned
Excitement ran high in Hot Springs all
day and innumcra5lc stories were afloat,
SO many of them being told that it was
0iificult to pick tho truth out Of them, the
trouble arising from the simple fact that
there was mighty little truth in any. At
the arrival of every train dense crowds
thronged the station anxious to see Fitz-
simmons, who was scheduled to arrive on
every train. At one time he was arrested
In Tcxarkana; at another he had left tho
train ard was coming across tho country
In carriage; mt another he had been ar
rested at Fulton, and the last was that he
ind Sheriff Houpt had been taken into
custody mt Hope, Ark, about forty miles
below here.
About half the time Houpt had him and
tho balance Of 1.-THE was in the grasp of
Governor Clarke's minions on the Iron
Mountain road. The latter story, while
generally believed Ivy the outsiders. re-
ccivcd little credancc by the friends of
Sheriff HOupt, who declared that the
sheriff would never permit himself to be
taken alive, and further insisted that the
man who undertook such Job was q
mighty poor risk for a life insurance COM
peny.
Manager Brady smiled sarcastica,ly rs
be twirled In his fingers the telegram tell
ing Of Fitzsimmons' capture and with evil
dent relish remarked: II told you so. 1t
was clever scheme on Fitzsimmons
part. At least no thought it was clever.
The long and short of the whole story is
that Fitzsimmons is afraid to fight If he
had not been the governors people would
never have gotten him."
The members OF the Hot Springs Ath-
letic club are I'm no way cast down by this