Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-19
WACO.
Miss Gerald's Conclusion 20 Fill Her
engagements Standard
Time Generally Adopted.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special 10 the GaZctte.
Waco, November lS.-The Gerald
Clarke affair was the talk of the town
this morning, and about ten O'Clock 1t
received fresh impetus in the shape
ofn rumor that Miss Gerald had de-
cided to go on with the company and
meet the engagements made Tor this
week. This rumor astounded every
body. II was known that the compa-
ny's baggage had all been attached by
Judge Gerald, and that Mr. Marlande
Clarke had expressed himself in very
vigorous language about the treatment
he and the company had received. II
was also supposed that Judge Gerald's
critical condition would impel Miss
Gerald to remain mt home, without
reference TO broken engagements or
what became of her company. At first
the rumor that she had decided to
go on was generally discredited.
1t proved to he true, however.
Your correspondent had an interview
with the lady this afternoon at her
fathers residence. She said: II am
afraid the public viii not understand
this matter as / do, but | cannot help
that. / feel that it is my duty to go on
with the company ut least n week
longer. The ply sicians tell me that
my father is decidedly better to-day,
and | leave with his and my mothers
sanction. shall play at Hillsboro to.
morrow night, and early Tuesday
morning ] shall telephone to Waco for
news of his condition. If the reply is
not favorable / shall return home I'M
mediately. IL it is favorable shall go
on, at least through the week. Beyond
this week am not sure. The tour may
terminate then, or it may not. am
placed in peculiarly trying situation.
Independent of the anxiety on my
fathers account, there are the reports
respecting Mr.. Clarke's conduct. Some
of the newspapers have intimated that
he was getting all the money taken in
and bleeding my father through me.
The unfortunate episode as to the at
tachment of the baggage at the depot
yesterday gives strength to this the
Dry, and am told that the public has
taken it up with avidity. But Mr..
Clarke has been misjudged, and he has
satisfied my father and our legal adj
visers as to the uprightness of his con-
duet. ! regret the sensational public
ity that has been given to the matter,
but ! must 20 ahead and do the best /
can. Suffice 1t to say, ms remarked
before, that what | do is done with my
parents sanction"
And so Miss Gerald did go. The
whole party left on the o'clock train
this afternoon. They cancel the Dallas
date for tomorrow night, and play at
Hillsboro, thence TO Decatur. The
claim for which the attachment was
run on the baggage Was settled salts
factoriiy to all parties. The high social
standing of the Gerald family here has
made the episode the chief theme of
discussion on the streets. When it
was announced last night that she
would abandon her tour and stop here
the sentiment of the community was
one of general commentator. There
is not so much unanimity of opinion
MS to the action of to-day. The opinion
is freely expressed by some that the
whole affair is n comedy of errors.n
II il were not for Judge
Gsrald's condition it would probably
be called farce. But Judge Gerald il
known to be very sick man. His
physicians do not attempt to conceal
the fact. Those who know Miss Ger
aid best, however, feel that she is act
ing conscientiously, although she may
be mistaken.
The new time went into general use
Mt noon to-day, adopted by all rail
roads and jewelers..