The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-26
Richmond Soldier of Fortune,
Desperate Fighter, Dime
Museum Freak, Etc., Writes
Pathetic Letter.
AOvEMTURER HAS HAD
REMARKABLE CAREER
In Communication to Chief
G0rmon States He Is Slow
Iy Dying in English Hospital
of White Plague.

time longer to enjoy this life. and suf-
fering from tuberculosis and a compli-
cation of diseases and also rs . result
of a terrible railroad accident. Charles
Jackson. a former Richmond boy,
known as Texas Dick" has written .
pathetic letter to Chief of Police I. A.
Gormon, requesting that sufficient
funds be provided by his friends In
this city to permit his return from
Gloucester, England to Richmond.
where he may die In peace. The let
ter will be given serious consideration
by Mr.. Gormon who will endeavor tn
grant the mans dying wish and make
his last days on earth the happiest OF
his most remarkable career.
Story Of His Odd Life.
Jackson's life has been q continual
series OF thrilling adventures. which
| would make q dime novel story read
like an extract from . Sunday school
| weekly. He left Richmond 4 number
| Of years ago. after having been en-
ployed for ten years as brakeman ON
the Pan Handle railroad. 1t Was prin-
cipally because Of his ability n . rifle
expert that he was employed by .
railroad company to travel through tho
southwest. being held In terror by tho
brigands and train robbers In that SEC
tion OF the country. jackson was
known throughout his travels n
Texas Dick" and was q crack shot
with the rifle and revolver. his name
being coupled with that Of Montana
Hank" the notorious outlaw who ter.
rorized this country several years ago
by his deeds of daring. Texas Dick"
was greatly feared by Montana Hank"
and it was through the efforts Of the
former that the outlaw met his death
at Ell Paso, Texas.
Charged With Murder.
1t was Texas Dick who killed
"Rube' Burrows. the last of the fam
Gus Jesse James gang Of outlaws He
was also charged with the murder OF
an Indian squaw at Fort Yuma. Arixo-
ma. and stood trial before 100 Yuma
Indians. Through the assistance Of =
friend who chanced to be q medicine
Doctor for the Indians. he was acQuit-
ted.
Afterwards jackson appeared in
museums over the United States. ex-
hibiting himself as Texas Dick. the
man with one hundred lives" The
bill posters announced In q glarine
manner how he had encountered
twenty-one hair breadth escapes: had
!. been shot. burned and scalded. had
been the victim of railroad acci-
dents. five bicycle accidents. thrown
by bronchos. kicked by Texas steers
and had been bitten innumerable
times by dogs and wild animals.
After a short time AZ a dime mu-
: scum star. jackson enlisted in the
Sixth United States cavalry and was
! dispatched to Cuba during the Span
!. ish- American war. He was shot In .
battle and after being captured and
, making his escape from Mora Castle.
. Havana, went to England where he at.
tempted by concealing himself as a
: stowaway, to go with the British To
: South Africa to take part In the BoeE
: war.
A Trick Musician.
During the past few years. Jack
! son has been residing in England
+ travelling about the country az . mn.
sician. He plays seven different in
: struments and is what is known n Z
trick musician. During the past few
months i'll health and . railroad acci
;. dent has forced his confinement In
the Union Infirmary Hospital Al
Gloucester.
The man states In his letter that
!. he is being well cared for BY Albert
Halstead. the American counsel al
> Birmingham, but that he In homesich
and desires to return to the scene 0l
his boyhood days to die among
friends. The American Benevolent 10
ciety of London is considering hii
case but desire more information te
isubstantiate his story and prove that
! Ihe is worthy of assistance. Jackson
lis well known in Richmond and while
a resident of this city was m intimate
friend of Chief Of Police Cormon
,Iwho was at that time station master
at the Pennsylvania depot So far a
Mr.. Gormon 10 able to learn Jacksol
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