The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-16
Negro Who BrutaIIy Murdered
Constable Tom Conger Cap
tured in Oklahoma.
MORE TALK Of LYNCH|NC
News Of the Negros Arrest Revives
Threats Of Summary Punishment.
Faithful Work on Part
of Officers. ..

After eluding the officers one year
and eight days Milton Golden, alias
Nelse Golden, alias Big Boy, the ne
gro who brutally murdered Consta-
BILE Ton, Conger of the Red Oak pre-
cinct on June 6, 1908, has been cap
tured aud is rev on his way to Wax
ahachie in the custody of Sheriff w.
H. Forbes and Constable J. J. Nc
CaIpin.
Golden was captured Monday
morning ten miles east of Gushing,
Oklahoma, by Deputy Sheriff Al
Goldsby of that place The fugitive
was caught at the home OF a cousin
where he had gone to see his wife,
who left Texas several weeks ago to
join him in Oklahoma AS soon as
the negro was placed in jail the
sheriff OF Cushing, Oklahoma sent a
telegram giving the infor-
nation of his capture to Sheriff For
bes Sheriff Forbes and Constable
McCalpin left WaXahachie about Il
O'Clock that morning in an automo-
bile for Dallas, where they caught
the Katy train for Gainesville From
there the trip was made over the
Santa Fe. Before leaving Dallas
Sheriff Forbes wired the officers at
Gushing to bring Golden to Shawnee.
This was done and the prisoner was
turned over to Sheriff Forbes and
Constable McCaIpin Tuesday after
noon. AS soon as the transfer of the
prisoner was made Sheriff Forbes
wired this office that he had his man
the most desperate criminals who
has been wanted in the courts here
for a long time was at an end. Soon
after the receipt of Sheriff Forbes
message at this office similar tele-
gram was delivered to Office Deputy
Hickman The announcement of Col
den's capture was received with much
qualification on the part of friends
of Officers Forbes and McCalpin,
who have worked increasingly to
bring about the arrest of the fugi-
tive The friends and relatives of the
murdered officer are likewise elated,
From the time the bloodhounds of
Sheriff Ledbetter of Dallas lost the
trail of Golden at a bridge on the
Texas and Pacific near Eagle Ford
two or three nights after the shoot
ing of Constable Conger the efforts
of Sheriff Forbes to effect his cap
ture have never been relaxed. Not
only has he followed innumerable
clews, which proved to be wild goose
chases, but he has spent more than
5000 out of his own pocket. Most of
this money was spent on descriptive
circulars which We're sent to all
parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana
and to the southern part of Missis-
sippi. Oklahoma has been flooded
with these circulars two or three
times. Every sheriff and every city
marshal in that state received copies
of the circulars at frequent intervals
during the last twelve months. Stm-
ulated by liberal reward that had
been offered for the capture of the
negro the officers of the new state
and of Louisiana eXerted every effort
possible to locate the fugitive and
effect his capture Early last spring
when the chase looked almost hope
less Cons able McCalpin was given
information that Golden had been
seen aound LIS old home near
Shreveport, La. Constable McCalpin
left at once for Louisiana and spent
three or four weeks at Shreveport,
Arcadia and other nearby towns.
The information he gained while
there convinced him beyond doubt
that Golden was in there and that
! he was being sheltered by his rela-
tives. who were scatterd all through
that country This fact greatly hand
! icapped the officer in his work, but
he got in so close behind the negro
that he was forced to flee the coun-