El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-06

name really is. The chief has no an
swer as yet, but expects to have in a
few days.
Itwas suggested by some genius that
the man was Spanish spy, because he
was said to have had q powerful spy
glass on his person when arrested.
The truth of the matter is that when
he was arrested nothing was found on
his person except a few letters and
some business cards. These are in the
hands of the jailer and go to show that
the real name of the supposed Court
ney.is Christie. The letter which was
found was from some one In the Klon-
dyke to his parents in England intro
ducing Christie, and was in regard to
some money matters. Evidently Court
ney or Christie never presented this
letter while in England.
AS to the exact amount of money
that he has borrowed from the differ
ent men here in town, he has an exact
memorandum of it showing the days he
borrowed 1t, and also number of meals
he has eaten with the friends which
he made here. He said he kept it with
the intention of repaying every cent
when he received his money from New
York. The amount which he has Dor
rowed, according to his statements, is
all told less than fifty-five dollars; his
creditors say that he has received in
the neighborhood of one hundred dol
lars. He has certainly taken pains
with his memoranda; he has several en-
tries from one man who says he is only
out five dollars, and his note book
shows that he borrowed from this same
man three separate times, and the
three loans amount TO te q insted oil
five dollars.
A point in the man Courtney's favor
IL -, ,tu L.
the matter out when one of the men
prosecuting went to him and tried to
get him to leave town before the Off
Ger with the warrant found him. The
captain said, mo, will not leave, as
that would brand me Is q thief and l
am not one, as intend to pay this
money rs soon as / get it, and don't
want to leave here owing q dollar, and
will not 60"
The reporter went to the
county Jail this morning
to see If Courtney could make some
statement to the public. He said: mo,
| have nothing to say, except that l
have been mistreated. l have made
one or two mistakes in the path which
| have pursued, but as for the drink
ing it has all been in company with
these gentlemen. Now to have them
do this way L can't understand, but
everything will come out all right
That was all he would say. He
spends his time in reading the maya
zines which are given to him by some
OF his friends who are not of the 81
told you so" kind, and who are still be-
levers in his good intention of return
ing the money as soon as it comes.
Now he says he will have money from
other sources than from the man Gage,
as he says that Gage has gone back on
him and pretends not to know him.
The captain has evidently been
thrown with educated people and is
we'll read and well versed in affairs.
He has travelled in all countries and
Whatever he has seen he remembers
He knows the history of the United
States like book, as he does English
history. He knows about all the naval
engagements that ever occurred in
either navy, can state the number of
guns mounted on each vessel, and her
class. and can describe the fight as 1t
would be done by one of our lead
ing historians. He claims to have
served in the Indian campaigns Of
the British army and was wounded
twice. He has also served in the same
army in its campaigns in Africa. He
WAS sent to KlOndyke for the govern
ment and had quite q thrilling time
there, and tells wonderful stories about
the trip. There is hardly any subject
one can mention that he cannot CON
verse on most intelligently.
The case will be watched with Il
great deal of interest