Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
CLARKE is ON TOP.
His Sherifffrom Little Rock Can.
lures Lanky Bob.
WILL TAKE HIN TO THE CAPITAL.

Whore the Governor'a JsaRes spd Atsor.
nsys VIII Deal che 0s0at Fisxle Its Fin,
Coup-sheri6 Horpt, Of Hot spr,,., an,
His w"rrsnt Treated with Contempt ..d
the sherry Himself Arrested-Lss. Nev.
from .he Front.
LITTLE Rock. oc, M.-The club opents
who have been selling tickets in this CITY
for tho Corbctt- Itzsimmons fleht last
hight notified ticket holders to be in Hot
Springs Friday, Nov. I.
TExARxAxA, Tex, Oct sl.-SherifY Dbl.
lard and deputies Of Miller county, who
scn Texnrkana on the Iron Mountain
Cannon Ball at 8:SO o'clock succeeded in
baeging the pugiistic game they were
after. Fitssimmons and his trainer wcre
arrested by them and taken OF their train
ct FULTON. A special train was tele-
graphcd for to bring the officers and pueil.
lists back to this city, and at O'Clock a
train left here for that purpose. They ar.
rived here at S:1b O'Clock, and the sheriff
with his deputies, with Fitzsimmons and
julian under arrest left Texarkana at
s;a5 last night for Little Rock. They took
this route to avoid any trouble that might
arise mt Malvern, II the Iron Mountain
route was used.
Sheriff Houpt Somehow "Gsets LEM
The Associated Press correspondent in.
scrrogated Fitzsimmons and Julian while
they were here. Both said they were
ready for tho fight, but could not say
when or where 1t would take place, az
they were under arrest. Both appeared in
good humor, although under arrest, and
aid 1t was useless TO fret over such n
thing, as 1t was unavoidable on their
part. Tho trial OF their cases under war.
rant issued by Chanccry Judge Martin ut
Little Rock will be held today. Sheriff
Houpt, of Hot Springs, who sought to
carry Fitzsimmons and Julian through
70 that city under the guisc of arrest, was
lost In tho shuttle when he disputed Sheriff
billiards. authority.
Governor Very Much in Earnest.
The Inter arrested him on the Iron
Mountain train, but when the crowd got
OF Mt Fulton Houpt remained aboard and
got OH nj Hope, the next station above,
where he tclegraphcd Dilard that he was
mot trying to get away and would come
back On the first train and give himself
up. Sheriff Dillartl has been assisted by
deputy sheriff Of Little Rock, and every
move has been made according to written
Instructions from Governor Clarke. The
rovcrnor ordercd Sheriff billiard and Dep
nty Heari To get biz posse of men to
take Fitzsimmons at oil hazards and Mt
any cost, and produce them before Judge
Martin at Little Rock rs soon rs possible
after arresting them.
Lay the Fiasco TO "L1r,:y bob
Sheriff Houpt and Deputy sheriff Coopcr
condemn the Australian and Julian, his
manager, In the strongest terms. Deputy
Cooper, in ar interview with u representa-
uvc Of the Associated Press. said that
when they met Fitz mt MARSHALL, Tex.
they told him II would h. impossible for
him to get through Tcxarkana without
being arrested by the governors officers;
that they Uhc Hot Springs mcn) had n
warrant for his arrest, through which.
with the aid of special train. they could
git him safely To Hot Springs. Bob re-
fused all their proposals and declared he
was an American citizen and could 20
anywhere In tho United states. When
the train arrived mt Tcxarkann Julian
asked especially for the governors officers
and said he prcffcrcd to bc arrested by
them, and asked them to eject the Hot
Springs men. Every action showed TINT
Julian did not want to 60 to Hot Springs.
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