The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-27
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Capture OfTipton, the BEDFORD Rapisi
"A Jewelry Theft at Fort worth
Fatal ARRAY at Whitney-Fire
on Two ST anships on the
Gulf-.-PrOgress of the Z.
Il T.. Extension
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Special to the Her.ld.
Fort Worth, Oct. 26.--The grand Jury
convened yesterday.
Upton, who was arrested for an attempted
rape on Mrs. O'Neal, at Bedford, having Civ
en- bond and fled the country, has Just heen
captured at Vinita, Indian Territory Mar.
shal Farmer started after him yesterday.
An entertainment at the catholic church
tonight and tomorrow night.
In front of the Cleburne wagon yard yes
terdsy there occurred frightfll runaway of
team. Two horses becoming scared started
with wagon and driver at race horse speed,
running over the culvert near the brink of q
cut, then against the yard gate and fence,
throwing the driver off and under the wheels
of the wagon, which Iuu over him. The
team becoming free from tho reins, wheeled
around several tim in the street rs if Graz
ed, and then made another break, but strange
ly, wheeled again, running the wagon tongue
several feet into the culvert, holding it fast
and putting sudden stop to the capering.
The driver was 80 excited in spite of his in
juries that he rushed for the horses and got
astride of the tongue during a turmoil OF
general confusion, and soon had things i'm
order and drove off, it is hoped with but lit
tie injury to anything.
Rev. w. p. Wilson, of the Advance, &C.
eompanied by his wife, lefG yesterday tor
Kansas City.
AT about o'clock last evening a young
man of dark complexion, small stature snd
without beard called at the store room OF
Max Elser, on Houston street, and Mr.. JEFF
Williams who has a jewelry store there was
showing him some gold watches and chains
Mr.. Williams had to 60 to the back part OF
the room and left two gold watches and a
plated chain still being examined on the
showcase, when suddenly the stranger left
the house with the watches and chain valued
at Sll5. Search s being diligently made
for the thief but so far in vain. The watche,
were double cased, one lady's and the
other geLtlemsn's, and Of the Elgin pat
ern.
A friend just from the front is here ani
reports that the extension track is laid eiyh
miles west Of Eastland City, and progress
ing thrce-fourths of mile per day. Grad
ing sixty miles west of Colorado river to nea
Big Springs, 2l5 miles west of Fort Worth
A fist fight occurred last night between
j. @. MOI ris and James Courtwright, bu
the result was not serious.
Six hundred bales of cotton arrived ol
the streets for sale to-day, but some cottor
is delivered at the depot and at the com
press and thereby fails TO be enumerated
in tho cotton buyers reports. Prices somt
weaker-from 8 TO 10 cents per pound.
No trace yet Of the murderer If Bull.
If this weather remains the cotton crop
will be about gatherd in two weeks, unless
the top or second crop comes on in time witt
al addition al crop.
The Waverly house is situated convent
emily, The street railway is just in front
The coroner's jury decided this monin!
that Il. p. Bull came to his death by unknown
hands.
The corpse Of Mr.. Ed. Moosely, who die,
of consumption at Fort Griffin last month
will be forwarded this morning from here t
South Charleston, Ohio.