The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-23

l2enuuchucn was disseminated among me
teat.
COMMITTEES was appointed 10 wait on
Captain Mccormick AMI confer With hlm
so proud, kept ais head all durng the
ordeal aud acted with admirable tact and
eoolness throughout. lie Informed the
under orders from Governor Savers 10
Iroteet the prisoner aud that he would DO
In the meantime. Sheriff Chandler and
captain Mccormick had held conference
Tnd decided 70 make an attempt q bring
the prisoner back 20 Houston on the pas
ffhger train which passes through Trim
ity about o'clock IN the afternoon. Ar
J9ngemsuts were made accordingly The
i.lEut Guard was formed and with the
prisoner closely guarded, marched from
the school house to a point on tbe rail.
al LucI pet " cen quarter and half
ment Of the International and Great North.
etn having kindly agreed TO stop the train
there u order 70 take the party on hoard
Shcfim Chandler In the meantime had
gone 10 the station with number Of
e.tizens for the purpose Of boarding m"
train WIN II stopped there md seeing
tlble until the stop was made to take on
the hoops and the prisoner.
~
But the train dd not stop. when sher.
IN Chandler stepped aboard he was not
alone. He was accompanied by aume q
number Of citizens who, apparently. did
not care ~ ride IN the conventional waN
mud Instead OF taking seats In the coaches.
got on the engine The engineer was
hardly m q position 10 keep them on In
fact. there was no one TO oppose them
and they stayed on. As the train pulled
ont Of the station, they covered tho en-.
gineer with slx-shooters hpd warned him
/ that a stop at the place where the troops
! were waiting would cost him his HE. The
/ citizens were determined and me enFlpee,
Was VIC ~ W. I,l, CIV we ensinee.
! went ahead 'F'"N" AIS 'ui"'ue ant
! paptalD Mccormick Ava ,,,,s,,.,. 81, Al.
agreement entered INTO witb SbsrIg S 81 rlt'
| Ter and the railroad company, ssnt Lien
tenant II22oPSf cur on ne track 10 hag toe
slenai was nov bce i js'" ana as n,
/ nag nntN compelled to leave thc track in
1b. 70 "'n eelng run over
thrtg miles an honr' 4 mia or eo be,o ~
me point where the soldiers and theil
4 t6e enigma directad SttSe", o me men on
up. lie followed mstructf6ns and fbey
XXI, ipaf ~, Saenn chandler, being IN
train qntl FEeps W. repT g,lI'ue on on. tR,
I etayed until the special bearing The cav
/ "ii{ "Cop passed on lts way 10 Trinity,
having been Tins frusrrata6 Can VIZ .' Stc
/ Cormlek immediately reformed bis men and
] with The nrieopar sfu glrsri 80" 1"t ~
{ u'IlN'nE ~ latlF desun4uon The troops
h,,ttiit. '1a{ 81 ~ 1871 hlatl "ned around tht
! 'nn i"pncltts We're awaited.
snmed Q more serious complexion on tht
SstHl 1--we tn ~ ING hta5N ena during the marct
DNtN =" tue sehooi mouse dozens OF armed
men were In evidence and all sorts O
| suttatehths laih was lhdulged In, but Nc
! sstP+ Wete maae toward the CAPTURE 81
s W. prisoner 9sg}9na me hrlng OF a few
/ stI1A Hnpth calculated 10 annoy ana rat
H. Ine to'l llHiheh' Dozens Of men, heav
I ~ atBi.y' were St9uohed az various point
t' .'n- w " Nsheul mouse; out, lhey Kept n
{ FerleeUhl distance and made no attemp
% ross 'he dead lines established by Cap
tHih Mc1"tmlcks guards
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Finniir committee NJ citizans waite,
'''Nr"s VAIN
ga '"p'Aih McSormlck They Informed hlu
that they wanted the prisoner and tha
ihey were going 10 have him. NO matte
"H1t tae cost He replied that the prls
pner would be defended and that any ma,
who sttawptsd ~ oross 49, I.,,,.-. -
st3 s,,f,r IN, 90, nue
on. A long marley epsnoa dnr,ng rrn,c,
fba y1rlops eestprcs =, ~ 1890, -
I.t.,.,,,,,,. TUG SituSuoh WeH
lnoIousniy gone over.
The committeeman nodded their nos,
0on sayYnv tb,. ,t.t -
'uelI ueslre was only q
Rot poheSsion OF the negro and that the!
hnd NO wish TO harm any of the sol1ters
Captain Mccormick eOunliv srn,
planned thar he was uudcr orders to nr0
tcct Spencer and that he would do 60. I'D
hut take care OF the prisoner chat Il
they hoped 10 be nhle 10 do their dut
without being compelled 10 resort 10 a.
The committeeman asked the eaptai,
Meat ne would do z 200 unarmed men az