Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-07

The bloody "Chrlstlan gang" Of Ok
feared by the railroad authorities of
the railroads running north from Fort
Worth.
The Fort Worth and Denver train
that arrived here yesterday afternoon
brought among It's passengers Captain
w. j. Mcdonald OF the state Rangers
with headquarters at Quanah. accom-
panied by an armed guard consisting
OF sheriff II. =. Golfer OF Hardeman
county. sheriff Beverly OF Donley
county. and sheriff Montgomery OF
Han county.
1t Is not known what limitations the
railroad officials had that there would
be trouble, AS these officers are not OF
communicative sort; but II Is known
that railroads do not haul officers
around Just for the fun OF It, or FOR the
benefit their society may be to The
conductors and traiumen.
Captain Mcdonald, whom everybody
knows to be one OF the brnvest and
rcUdiest Of men, told a Gazette reporter
that II was thought that the Christian
khllk nlN COME ubWll INTO lFAtA NIl
that they were laying for the Denver
train. with the men we had on this
afternoon" he added with II gOod-hu-
morcd wink, I'VE would have made
good Christians ~ them II they had
tried TO knock about with us"
But even while the captain was
telling this oyer n steamlng good din
ner AT tho Worth he received q mess ge
10 repair Rt once to the depot, Before
he could get out OF the dining room
another summons came, saying; THE
train II waiting for you, Please hurry"
"Of course III hurry remarked the
old ranger az he pulled himself together
and felt for his trusty revolver, but |
wanted to stay here and have good
time tomorrow"
When he reached the Union depot
Nice-Prcsident Hovcy Of the Rock Is
land was standing beside the north
bound train, with the conductor, Lam
tern in hand, awaiting orders TO
move.
1--WE have been waiting for You
more than half an hour" said Mr.,
luvey, az he drew the officer aside and
whispered In his ear something that
the reporter did not hear. Captain Nc
Donald seized his Winchester from tho
baggagcmNn'A hand. swinging himself
onto the train. whispered to the re-
porter: I'VE nrc likely TO have some
FUN, 10 he tells me-" Jerking his head
IN the direction OF General Superln-
tcndOnt Hoyey.
In the meantime sherlm Dick Golfer |
OF Hnrdeman county and other officers |
had been called In by Mr.. Hovey. and
before Captain Mcdonald was fairly ON |
the platform OF the express car, tho |
general superintendent Rpokr in low |
tone to the conductor. tho conductor |
SWING his lantern, called out IAN
rIuht - nd tn. f,tttt.I a
North.
No one OF the officials or employees of |
the Rock Island here seems To know |
anything of the possible hold IN. bui |
II must be concluded from appear |
ances that some evil was feared. II is |
known that for some ton days the ter |
riblo Christian gang has not been seen |
Their last exploit was the killing OF a |
deputy United states marshal in Ok |
lhhomh Territory, and II is very ren- |
sonnblc TO suppose that they are nor |
about Guthrie. as there II where mo
united states officers are looking FOR |
them They are most probably In tho |
nptthern part OF Texas. possibly near
Inc Territory line, A before stated
the Denver officials evidently fcared 4
hOld-up on their road or they wouIJ |
not have asked for 40 many state am
GERS. II In known that Vice. President
HoNey and General Freight aud Pas.
ss'hhcr agent D. O. McCHbe came in
iate yesterday Afternoon from two or
three days spent somewhere north an
the line. and II In but reasonable thnt
they gained some information or heard
some apparently Well grounded r,,,nor
thlt made them uneasy. General Sunor
intehdent Hovey spent sometime
IKE lNe IN hoHr last night In finding |
Napteln Mcdonald, and held tho train
mar an hour after he was found 4,
WIN hardly be said that Captain No
Donald was brought down for ina mn
pose OF going out on the Rock Islnnd
Tor had he known that he was ~
b ,eS,, on mat train he would not have
me scheduled hour for leaving +, ~,
TO be hoped that the officials wer. ,n
duly alarmed, However. II any esns
PROPOSES 10 hold up train II NH
,S wen tor the country II they try one
that mas Tor passengers such msn ~
Captain McDona1d md gh.sfa' slNH as