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NORFLEET
was still on the Fort Worth Court docket. As long as
this remained there he would probably keep more or
less under cover. But if it was dismissed he would
not use as much caution in covering up his whereabouts.
Also if he felt free to operate more publicly this would
result in Spencer also following suit under the semiprotection
of Hamlin. Therefore it seemed a wise move
for me to stop off at Fort Worth and have the case
against him dismissed.
A little publicity given in the newspapers to the
effect that the old charge had been cancelled would soon
reach Hamlin. He would then pat himself on the back
and say: "What a smart boy am I !"
I did this and cut out several of the clippings, as
well as mailing entire editions to various of Hamlin's
cronies that I knew would immediately apprize him of
his good luck.
After doing this I went before the Grand Jury at
Fort Worth. They returned a new and much stronger
indictment against Hamlin, but this charge was not given
publicity. I saved it for a little surprise.
I had heard that Mrs. Hamlin, Reno's wife, was
somewhere near Oklahoma City.
I wrote an old friend of mine, Will Flynn, an old
time cowman and sheriff, for his help. Will and I were
life-long friends. It was one of those long-enduring
friendships that are born of pioneer days and hardships.
I told Will I was sure Reno would join his wife there
and for him not to let him get away. I enclosed Reno's
picture and told him of the dismissed case and that
Hamlin was sure to take advantage of his apparent
freedom.
I went home to get more money to keep up the grade
and while there received a wire from Flynn stating that
the next day after getting my letter, he spotted Hamlin
and now had him in jail awaiting orders from me.
I went immediately to Oklahoma City and there
found my old "mule buyer" safe behind the bars.
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Norfleet, J. Frank, 1864-. Norfleet: the actual experiences of a Texas rancher's 30,000-mile transcontinental chase after five confidence men., book, 1924; Ft. Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5864/m1/258/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .