The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-16
PICK THE WINNER OF THE BIG FIGHT.

day the chances ara that the match VIII
be of, II Is likeiy that Julian VIII waive
his right u the forfeit and c1ncede o. ~
deys' cre 10 the affi ted Iti-hnaa. sBc4iI
tGA pig Aght fall through the leFtcr events
viii never take place TIE risK S tl2
great, and the promise Of ret-fas TOO
small.
Stuart ts hopeful n fact. he is TIE
most hopsfli man -h;s ocuatry Ass set
produced. barring Joe Blackburn Of ken
tucky.
John /. Sullivan PADDY Ryan ard a.l
a'her pugAisls, great and small. wa re-
main over and play ire ftrl-e q the rnd
E1sherid Par G4rreu the slayer Il
'Eiliy tie Kid.' ard email ~uy ~ cgF-
bo,s FROM different SECTIONS 81 SOC c5l--
try came iu todRT- Judge Tho31aa p.
fareis Of Van zanet cgunty arrives tDss
eveniHe.
Thsre was a gooGiy number n aar,art-
nres on the niRhi trains
rf.e citizens Who oasent 10 The presenee
Of the Eang4rS routinue 70 mast gofsrTsyf
cplheFson aaa General &aDrY. y4ogs
Crosby, formerly " Houston. * gae ~ tae
most ouiEpo.sp Of Tie erit!rs. asAtTY
takes a Philosophical view % the sstas-
tiep, although hts position IS a trying o1e.
Joseph Copeland Of Paris aaG ~. y
Quaries n Gctenyliie VINO RAD fr9Jble issf
night, were arr5lfncd n rAe lDsilcs corrt
TO-DAY. Copeland rad tsta csa4s er tssaLit
WITH iufeut = KIN ilaca1 ~ hiE crrd g. re
Was heid % the grand 5lTy ia tte slru ~
sz50, which he promptly gave hu9 wrg re-
iease9. QuaTlea gas discharged. CopelaHa's
csfart from death was simoht lalfscui org.
He struck Qusfles Or the head with a gun
and was himself assaulted by a Ranger.
He starred 10 run across ti3e Street nad
qusries, DEPUTY Sheriff Good. policeman
and Ranger al opened FIRE upon ths
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the wound IN the head ard the blor-i tick
led over his forrnesd and into his eyes =
thought they were trying 10 murder me- "
said he today 10 Tho Tost correspondent,
and finally drew my CUR and ircd twice
NJ the man who frsg struck me with his
gun and then shot at ms as ! ran
A Ranger named sullivan, duflus the -
tense excitement which followed. stood In
abe doorway Of Fy9u'p FALCON with o
gigantic pistol in his hand. calling ~ the
Top of his voice, 'Neu, keep back. Cd
d. you, men 1 mean what | say"
The bystanders jeere1 AZ him and 10 re-
volvers were swinging Ia The vicinity nj
most simultaneously. General Mahri
slipped up and told Sulliyan 10 put hi,
gun In his belt, which order was obayed
There was not tho slightest necessity foi
the display OF firearms. as Qnarles has
surrendered ana Copeland was under ar
ivrf n block away. The sheriff and bii
y deputies and the chief Of police and hii
force. backed by Constable Selman and hi
zssIstants. could have taken IN unarniet
and daztd prisoner to the county jail with
out outside assistance. Copeland was sho
at twenty times as he crossed san An
tonic street ana two balls pierced h
clothing. Nineteen bullets were Imbeddet
In the stone walls of the building whore Il.
was seeking refuge. and the sl25 plat,
glass window In the Santa Fe ticket ofnc.
was ruined. IL was the most recherche
event Transporting In FL Paso since "uncl'
John" Seiman shot and killed John Wesle,
Hardin.
An enormous crowd VIII witness fh
bull fights at Juarez tomnrr0w Dan Stu
art said tonight to The Post correspondent
"Julian can claim the forfeit, but tina