Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-01
DIM TURNER CAPTURED At LAST,
THE ALLEGED PAL OF BILL COOK
is IN FORT WORTH.
ARRESTED BY SHERIFF PERRY
AT ROSWELL ON HIS WAY TO
MUsKoGEE. /. T.-ALLEGED TO
HAVE BEEN IN THE LoNGvIEw
RAID-DENIS 1T.


~. accompanied by George Leftwieh,
came in on the eastbound Texas and
Pacific train yesterday afternoon, hav-
sng In charge Jim Turner. who is as
noted as Bill Cook and who has al
most every crime placed to his credit
known to the catalogue. Turner is
said TO have been Bill Cooks most
trusted lieutenant and for long months
1ninlons of the law have secured every
county Of west Texas. the Indian and
Oklahoma Territories and the rocky
Businesses Of New Mexico and Arizona
in his pursuit. The two excited CON
siderable interest as they marched to
the city hall. Turner handcuned be-
tween the two. where he was placed In
"A cell to himself.
Sheriff Perry Is the gentleman who
captured BIZ Cook and has well es-
tsbllshed reputation as being one OF
d the most sleeploss, vlgllant and untlr-
inE officers In all New Mexico. His
father before him Is known far and
near as one Of the best officers in all
Texas and at san Marcos, where Char
- cry was utIn anu ltdItut ne
- res arded as away ahead OF either
Tom byrne or Allan Plnkerton when It
comes to tracking and capturing Grim
finals. The capture and utter dIscomii-
|turc Of the Cook gang has made sheriff
Pefry famous. but he wears his honOrs
Vel md looks the typical rugged
firl luertman who enforces the law OF
No Aechon. MIR, Leftwich, who is from
Il clg county, Texas. where Turner was
uartiy raised. was wired to come 10
it9gwcll to identify the quarry Sheriff
rry pad run to the earth he persist
sltiy Denying that he was Jim Turner.
Turneg was captured In Roswell
FAissoh II. lie married several months
YIN. ana saH becu sticking close 10 home
|.rl- sEern Perry would have ar
20 MIN three days after his mar
II rlt... had not one who thought he
lsn~w TURNER said this was not he.
Tur. eI. was seen In his cell at the
cnlalnu'e yesterday afternoon by a
Gnz, r0poi YER. IA WI m he talked
easily do IL z tan, slender fellow, ak
feet orc mlh M holght, Weighing 100
pounds. SID prown hair and mus
taohe tud blue lyes lie - fairly good
looking, nore than average intelll-
gence ,,nI oaln F4lS unlike enc who
would b aI..l sof pal OF the redoubt-
able Bn l1e rs on the sunny
side of 80 .. .r,l los n very agreeable
dcmeanor. lIt admitted 10 the re-
porter thai nA uanir was Jim Turner
and said d. W.. reared In Tariant
county, soIur O., 49, ralauvea living
near Kenueuula. M. would not admit
that there wuvc s-v charges against
him other THAI e. whisky without
license. and sHil tlid not know
anything at All .t, ldl Cook. He
could not be- eutf .,t ~ telling any
thing that could Too I'D against him,
II a n off s. mi
had copy of Mech Tey's Old third
reader, and when noe 10 liking vas
|studiously studying ~ contents, lie
Hold the reporter he had 10 doubts
|1bout establishing his innooeure and
while.
Sheriff Perry told tie reporter there
|were nine or ten chargea agnihst his
/ prisoner. Seven are United States
|cases at Muscogee, l. n. and two more
are for selling whisky, u be tried AZ
Fort Smith. ARK. sheriff Perry MYERS
mat Turner Ia one OF the men Who
robbed the Longview Tex bank iast
year, and ia gong to have ,i2ens who
haw the robbers ON the day the blnll
was robbed come here to 10 Hndfy HIM
The prisoner viii be kept h-re I'M 10.
morrow for that purpose.
ihefe are rewards am uniting to
thousands OF dollars awaitinl TURNER
captor aud he has struck Il rlch, Ne
toid the reporter there was no one 10
divide Il with save Charley Perry. nnd
mat an would be his He says ii will
be easy TO convict Turner Ia several
cases, and expects to see Turner vel
as heaNy sentence as did Bill CoSk
h Sheriu Perry said Turner'B wife ,yns
as game as her husband. and mover
showed the white feather to the lfst
Il turner was detained ut Roswell tnl
Il saturday 10 have his Identity proved
II not Identified as one OF the I.onryip,y
pank robbers he win be taken to Mus.