The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-25
GALVESTON.
Corr espondence of the Herald.

Corr espondence of the Herald.
GALVESTON, July 20, 1850.
Mclaughlin, who attempted to rob San.
dusky in the London on the night of March
26th, and successfully made his escape and
visited the house of his uncle, V. B. Poole,
and committed a deadly assault upon Mr..
and Mrs. Poole, was tried and convicted yes
terday in the criminal district and
sentenced to the penitentiary for six years,
three years for each offence. He attempted
the insanity dodge, but failed to convince
the jury called TO investigate the case that he
was laboring under an alteration of mind at
the time the offences were committed. The
young man will now have an opportunity to
render useful service to the state, and in the
meantime fully realize that in
temperance and murderous propensi-
ties are not the chief end of mani
A man by the name of Bradley created a
commotion around the court house Yesterday
by his wild actions, and threats that he would
be avenged on Patrick Whalen for the faith
lessness OF Whalen's wife and daughter, who
left on the steamship State of Texas yester.
day morning, for New York, with $500 of
Bradley's money, as he claims. Bradley is
the husband of the woman who, about
eighteen months or two years ago, fell down
in the gutter in a drunken stupor under the
escape pipe of the Galveston City compress
And when picked up by the police was
so badly scalded, that she died a few DAYS
after. Bradley brought suit against the
Galveston compress company in the district
court and got Judgment against the COM
pany for $4,000. An appeal was taken, and
the Judgement OF the lower court reversed,
and the matter was subsequently com.
promised by the payment by the compress
company TO Bradley Of handsome bonus.
Since then he has been eager to marry, and
in search Of wife, became enamored of
Katie Whalen, young girl scarce out of her
teens, and proposed marriage. Whether he
was accepted or not Is not known, but il Is
supposed that he was, as she got $500 dollars
from him ostensibly to get the requisite
bridal toilet, and with it, she and her mother
took passage to New York to spend the sum-
mer. Brady soon learned of their departure.
and In hot haste, visited the court house to
see what could be done. Not receiving much
encouragement he became exceedingly
wrathy, and is said to have brandished a
pistol, swearing he would shoot the father of
faithless Katie, and that he would have her
brought back from New York and sent up
Tor obtaining money under false pretenses.
The denoument will be watched with interest
bradley Is not young or good-lookipp
man. .and this may have been a cogent reason
for katie's somewhat peculiar action
The Democratic county convention was not
as serene as IT might have been. Consider
able sharp'shooting occurred, and at one
ume q difficulty OF serious character was
imminent but wiser counsels prevailed.
james b. Stubs was made temporary and
auerward permanent chairman, AR. Camp
oeli' yioe.president; P. s. Wren, secretary.
ena William A. Hutcbings, sergeant at. arms.
wnen it was announced that nominations
were IN order for delegates 10 represent this
roun.y N the state convention, numerous
nv,Mmlnauonu were made with such ra.
pu''y by the Roberts and anti.