The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-02
Inc french Count De Eeroman Ar
rested, Charged with Assault
with Intent to KILL.
Court Of Appeals.
"li'es'on Deep Water Committee Ieoye
Tor "ashingtsn...Suicidc of
a Prominent Man.
iraek.Laying on the Texas 4 ~ Jo.;s
Railroad Begun Eastward
from fexarkana.
Joe Forsyth Shot at Ennis--Dcad go,Iv
Found In an Open Prairie.
pirt Broken for the New Capitol..At-
torney-GenOrars Report.
Other Entertaining State News.
Galveston.


Galveston.
Special to the Herald.
uAlvEsroN, February Frank Crosby
well-known ship carpenter, in the emnlov
OF d. Allison, contractor for getting ar tba
schooner Perry, which lies stranded at the
east side of Pelican Spit, lett the city with
companion in small boat for the wreck
The wind was blowing stiff gale from the
eastward at the time, and the waters of the
bay were quite rough. In order to reach
'he place where the Perry lies the boat had
to beat to the windward The last seen of
the BOAT was about 6 O'Clock Sunday
evening, ween she was still butleting
with the winds and waves and had nnt
reached the wreck. Mr.. Allison visited the
wreck last evening when the man in charge
informed INN that neither Crosby nor his
companion had put in an aopearance
Nothing has been seen Of their boat. II il
ieared the boat capsized and the occupants
were drowned. Hope Is entertained that
the WIND may have forced ii into the upper
pay ana the crew may yet turn up all right.
Mr. CrosDy is q native of Boston and a resi-
II dent oi galveston for the past fifteen years
and is married man, and has three chil.
dren. The name of his companion * mi
yet ascertained. V's
~ between and o'clock this morning
Thomas Z. Shearer, native of Selma
Alabama, aged 53 years secretary of the
wharf company, and resident of Galveston
Tor more than quarter of century com
mltted suicide in the dining room of his
resluehce on Wlnn street, between Twenty
fourth and Twenty.ilith streets, by shoot.
ing himself with revolver in the lett min
pc No cause can be assigned for the act.
Mr. Shearer had u fine position, his personal
and social relations We're Of the most pleas
ant character. lie has been much depressed
III spirits Tor several months past, and ex.
pressed fears that he might become inca
pacitated Tor business and thus become un-
able TO provide for his family He had also
expressed conviction that this depression
might cause liipl to commit suicide. Mr.
shearer was member Of the Masonic or
der and VIII be buried by that oryaniza
t tlon lie leaves q wife, Il daughter lust
grown, q son about % years of are
and several other children.
Mrs, Shearer, wife of deceased, testified at
,, the inquest as follows Mr.. Shcarer rot up
about the usual hour this morning, say b
O'Clock remarked TO him it was rather
early to get up; he replied he was unable
TO sleep any longer, so he would light the
fire in the dining room he went out and re-
, turned, and asked me II | was asleep
made him no reply, but understood what
he said; | was nearly asleep and
III few moments | heard
the report of u pistol and heard heavy
lalli ran in and he was lying where he
( now is, apparently dead; think when he
asked II was asleep he went into our room
and got the pistol out Of drawer; the pistol
: was lying on the floor by his side; have no
! / knDWIpIVn N ha h.I g..
mitting the act. A verdict was rendered in
accordance with the above facts.
On the ~ OF January the court of appeals
aillrmed the decision Of the lower court in
/ the case OF the state Us. Charles Thomas,
convicted in Anderson county of the muir
Blum.
The, committee on deep water appropria-
ton leave tomorrow for the national
capital.
5. NJ, Miller, assistant.general passenger
, agent, has resigned his position with the
Gun, Colorado u Santa Fe railway, aud
/, VIII leave for New York in about ten days.
where he will take position with one of
the trunk lines there
COURT or APpEA,s DECISIONS.
The court of appeals took up the follow
4 lng cases today: Miguel Gonzales vs.. the
state; irom Cameron. Submitted on briefs
of both parties.
! Frank Scallom vs. the state; from Fay
| ette. Submitted on briefs of both parties.
Frank kennon w. the state; from Fay-
cite. Submitted on briefs of both parties.
F.. ). ;. Bokin vs.. W. +. Upton; from Fay
{ cite. Affirmed.
: Mortimer Wallace vs.. the state; from
| Grimes Submitted ON briefs Of both par
ties.
Il Oscar Fekes VS.. the state; from Grimes.
Submitted on briefs
Mercer Graham vs.. II. c. Lewiston;
/, from Houston. Affirmed
George Anderson vs. State; from Jencr-
son. Affirmed
Henry Loggins ys. State; from Austin.
Set for hearing February ljih.
q. W. Phillips vs.. George Seeligson & Co.
hom Galveston. Motion TO dismiss sub.
mitted.
, Robinson vs.. State; from Parker. Sub.
!, mitted briefs for state,
Otto Ainsworth vs.. State; from Eastland,
|, Rcmanded.
, W. +. Buckalew vs.. State; from Lee.
. Reversed and dismissed
\ Ann Williams w. State: from Erath.
|, Submitted briefs for both parties.
I Pleas Ethridge w. state; from johnson.
. Submitted 10 the supreme court.
i Reliance Lumber company vs.. Western
i Union Telegraph company from Jefferson.
sufficiently described in the bond.
q Lilies vs.. Woods & CO., from Newton.
= Submission set aside as insufficient briefs
, Cause referred back to counsel 10 be bricIcd
by first Monday IN March.
J.. Levega e, al Us. League ct al motion 10
4, file briefs submitted.
McFadden vs.. Williams; motion to sub.
= = stiiute the record granted by consent,
Franklin vs.. Tiernan. Motion 70 substi.
= tuie granted and transcript submitted.
. Ball, Hutchings 4 Co. We. Lowell. Motion
: to give precedence submitted.
Timnains and wife vs.. Bonner ct nj. Mo.
/ tion withdrawn and transcript granted and
/, copy Of the order certified TO by a clerk at
! Tyler.
Peters and wife vs.. Irackbar. A motion
= to dismiss the appeal was submitted.
. McFadden vs.. Laughlin. Motion for a
4 substitute submitted and granted and tran
! ! script substituted
Betsey Webster vs. q. n. Mann. Motion
: 10 dismiss substituted.
d, Webster vs. q. 4. Mann. Motion Of