The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-30
THEY DIDN'T CATCHHIM
Notwithstanding Gov. CIarke's Order to Catch
FlfzSlnmOnS, He Gave Them the Slip.
STILL HOPEFUL THE FIGHT WILL OCCUR.
GoT. Clarke Says He will Plant the
Mtiifan I'm Haot Springs To.Dny.
and fIaS Instructed HisOniccrn to
Capture the rugilists nt ANY Cost :
Citizens Committee Determined.


Hone Ark, Oct. 29.-When the West
bound train came into TeXartuua over
the Texas and Pacific from San Antp-
MIA to-day Sheriff Dillaru. of Tcxar~
Kama. and Deputy Sheriff Heard. OF
Little Rock, went through il but I,itx-
summons was not on board. report
was circulated that the F'itzsimnlu,is
West of town and gone overland TO =,
station East OF town TO evade arrest
w men this train left TcXarkana the two
oiilceis went aboard. going as fur as
ROPE thirty miles distant. where thci
are now. They will go Wcst ;,pnin tn.
night and search the West -bo,,n, tr,in
Ihere Is good reason for believing
tnht fll%simiuons' baggage was on to-
ndE Tram. and the officials are hone
'ui oi catching fftz on to-night's train.
oi'cer Heard received a Telegram
from Governor Clarke. the closing
words OF which We're: Catch ritysim'
mons or stop him regardless of cost on.
CONSEQUENCES. Don't fail"
itltiic Rock. Ark. Oct. 2a-This city
Is iuii OF strange faces tonight bound
ani no. springs. but many have con
ciudc" TO lie over here and watch dcycl-
opIhentS. Every avenue is thoroughly
guarded. Governor Clark said to-nt,rht
mat he would plant the militia i'm fIot
springs tomorrow ii Fitzsimmons
would show up. and that it was his
purpose TO Keep strictly to business. Al
most everybody IN this county believes
the fight Will take place in spite of the
Governor. Over 700 light tickets were
sold here to-day at S25 each
hot springs, Ark. Oct. 29.-The COM
plicationS brought about by the deter
minHtion of GOV. Clarke that Corbc,t
and iitzsnmons shall not contest for
hstic championship in Arkansas. and
me equally strong determination on the
part OF the citizens committee and Hot
springs Athletic Club that the men shall
come together in the OZark's is rapidly
developing into a. serious crises. Things
look squallyto-night and nobody seems
lo know what tomorrow will bring
lortn. although there is considcra BILE
ioreboding that trouble will come When
Sheriff Hooker. OF Pulaski county an
rived mere on the o'clock train the
latest move of the executive was made
apparent Booker brought with him n
Hc'ied packet OF papers with instruc-
liohS To deliver them to Sheriff IIoupt,
ol inns tGarland county and to await
the latter'S action
rms package had been personally
delivered by the Governor TO sheriff
Sooker carly in the afternoon with or
GERS 10 take the first train, nnd return
II possible by the S o'clock train
from Hot Springs tomorrow. on his
arrival he was met By Representatives
South. OF Baxter county, who is stiIl
mere Watching the movements of Brady
anu party. ANA the Citizens Commit
lee in the interest OF the Governor and
they then proceeded To the sherifrs 5
Office. That official being now on the
state line awaiting the arrival of FitZ
the package WAS opened By one of his
deputies. Its contents were fourteen
warrants calling for the arrest of Cor
bcu. Brady, and their party, and the
production Of each individual to-mor-
row afternoon in Little Rock
me warrants We're based upon infor-
nation sworn out by Attorney General
kinsworthy in precisely the same lam
suaGe as that employed yesterday in
securing the pacrs for arrest of E'itEsi,n-
mons, setting forth that the princi,aI is
to the proposed fight were about 10 on
gage IN "a contest wherein might result
The killing of one or the other and
should therefore be held to maintain
the peace.
Deputy Sheriff Sam. Tate was tbc an
iN other attnchec of the office on hand
and 10 him the Chief Deputy turned
over the papers for service
shortly after o'clock Tate appeared
III me corridor OF the Arlington sought
oui iioupt ana Booker. and after n CON
Terence of fifteen minutes, announcna
that he could not serve tho warrnnts
Tor the reason that men named thnrn-
IN were already in custody on warrants
ISSUED out Of the Garland county cour,
Sheriff Booker. upon being satisfied
thal TINS was actually the case. accent
ed the situation at once aud said tha,
ne would make no further effort to com
piicatc that situation by endeayoring
10 enforce the mandates he had brought
with him. ~
Ihe officers of the club have been
ahtlcipating some such move as This
on the part OF the Governor and tool;
the initiative toward chcckmating II
by procuring warrants for cvcryhodv
III anyway concerned in the prospectivc
night and having them served al once
Hut for this move the whole party
would have been gathered in and haul
cd off in the morning to Little Rocl;
Governor Clarke was notified to-
night over the telephone by ATTORNEY
John Nj. Moore that his plan for the
time had been thwarted Some other
move from the Executive Mansion is
expected tomorrow
The outlook Is that If FitZsimmous
reaches here tomorrow night the de-
tails for the match will be quickly ar
ranged. If ii is to take place in private
for the side purse OF $4,000 there wi;
be no postponemcnt from Thursday. I'M,
date originally agreed upon. The cluh
however, favors Il fight in public and If
both sides agree to this, time will ht.
r1 He'd nj 1 B'clnriS hpnlo1, -,