The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
DALLAS.
Especial to The Statesman.l


Commissioner Bently on a charge O
!. sending obscene literature through
:. the mails. He is accused of writin,
: eight large packages of the mos
a abusive, filthy and vulgar language t.
! citizens of Mckinney. He was hell
: in the sum of $500 to appear for al
q examining trial on Thursday, Septem
' Der II.
: United States Attorney J. c. Bigga
S returned to-day from Sherman, where
he had been to represent the govern
ment in the prosecutionIof Kauch, thu
notorious Indian Territory cattle
thief, before United States Commits
sioner Ricketts,. Kauch was remandet
! to Jail in default of $500 bond. He
, is to be taken to Fort Smith, Ark, fol
! trial.
Mr.. Biggar states that the Calves.
ton News special from Dallas concern
ing the DR.. Mckay prosecution does
: him (Biggar) great injustice, as the
special insinuates that he did not
, move against Mckay until he had a
personal motive, which he Indignantly
denies. Mr.. Biggar says he never
knew of the charges against Mckay
until he received the papers from
Solicitor RaynOn, of the United
States treasury, on Sunday, September
2, they having been mailed at Wash
ington on August 26. Biggar filed
the papers in the office of the clerk of
the United States court at Dallas, on
Monday, September 3, and they were
served on Mckay en- Tuesday, Septem-
Der 4. He disclaims any personal
feelings prompting his actions, and
he performed his duty as soon as it
was made known to him. He further
wishes it understood that it is not
his business to prey around and hunt
up cases against people; his duty is to
prosecute when properly instructed.
j. G. Eblin, at one time the most
promising and brilliant young lawyer
in North Texas, died to-day from
paralysis. He was brought to his
old home yesterday from Ell Paso
county, where he has been filling the
| office of county attorney. He was
native of Tennessee, about thirty-five
years of age, had lived i'll the Indian
Territory and North Texas for dozen
years or more, and was universally
esteemed by everyone who
knew him. He was noted for
his kindness of heart and was gener-
Gus to fault. His funeral occurs at
10 o'clock tomorrow.
j. B. d. Atwell, general merchant
of Hutchins, assigned to q. S. Clark,
OF Hutchins, to-day. His liabilities
are about $1,000, mostly among Dallas
creditors. His principal assets are
eighty-fiVe acres in Dallas county.
The Brown Stocking base ball club
of Dallas are to start on south Texas
trip next week, playing the Gulf City
club at Galveston on the 18th, 18th
and 10Th instant. The Brown Stock
lngs are DESTROYS of visiting Houston,
Austin and San Antonio and wish to
hear from the clubs of these cities, to
arrange dates and terms.
DALLAS, September 6.-Bell, the
Waco hack driver, who killed young
Overton at that town, just after Christ
mas last, in front of the Horse Shoe
variety theatre, from which circum-
stance the killing takes the name of
"Horse Shoe murder" and who jumped
his bond, was arrested by Geo. Ogles-
by near Dallas to-day. 1t was sup
posed that Bell had skipped for Mex
leo and a reward of $1,000 was offered
for his apprehension, but the prisoner
says he went to Nebraska, and when
arrested was on his way to visit rela-
tives near Waco. The circumstances
of the killing are as follows Overton |
had taken Il ride in Bells hack for
which he was charged Is cents. |
He handed Bell dollar and the latter
refused to give up the change; words |
eGsded over the matter, and
Qverton said he would whip him and |
pay a fine for it before he would sub
NIT to being treated in such style; |
he then struck Bell, who drew a
pocket knife and stabbed him over the
right eye, the blade penetrating the
brain and producing instantaneous
death. Bell refused to have anything
to say to the reporters who visited |
him in Jail to-day. He was taken to
Waco this evening by Deputy Sheriff |
Baucum, of McLennan county, who |
came up to take Reeves, the embez-
zler, to Waco.
Reeves, it will be remembered, was |
arrested here several days ago |
on telegram from Waco. He |
is wanted there to answer
to charge of enlbezzling $500 in
money and stealing wheel of fortune |
ITOH BdluDlluB mousse.
Land Commissioner Adams, of the |
Texas and Pacific railroad, is in the |
city on official business. 1t leaks out |
that on Monday last he negotiated the
sale of upwards of 10000 acres of the |
company'S lands in Texas to Western |
spectators, who purchased $o4,OOO
worth of land, locating the warrants
at 81 cents on the dollar.
+ an
to-day fell from the top of a new |
building in east Dallas, and sustained
what may prove fatal injuries.
There is no change in the cotton
war. The mass meeting of farmers |
from all parts of Dallas county, to be |
held at the courthouse on Saturday |
next, is eliciting much interest, and |
will no doubt be one of the largest |
public assemblages ever congregated |
in this section. 1t was rumored at |
the merchants exchange to-day that |
the farmers Of the eastern portion OF |
the county are to form procession at |
the fair grounds of from 500 to 700 |
wagons, averaging three bales on each |
wagon, parade the principal business
streets of the city, and drive out to |
Fort Worth and dispose of the sta
pie.
Mr.. James G. Eblin, a farmer, and
a leading attorney at Dallas, and re-
Gently attorney Of Ell Paso county,
was brought here to-day in state of
paralysis. His recovery is considered
doubtful.
During the month of August the
police made 210 arrests. There was
IA convictions in the city court, and
fines apUrpOatinp SS53 assessed of
which amount $735 were collected.
F. j. Blackwell, of Corsicana,
charged with aggravated assault, and
also with attempting to abduct Miss
Mays, aged IL years, with the inten-
ton of marrying her, was captured
here, and sent under guard to Uorsi-
cana Jail this evening.
MARSHALL.
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