Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-11
WACO.
4 Banquet and other Courtesies 10 Miss
Gcraid-lOcal Incidents and
News OF the Day.

Special 10 the Gazette.
/ Waco, November l0--At the CON
clusion of Miss Gerald's performance
last night, which was not till nearly
midnight n banquet was rendered her
by coterie of society gentlemen, who,
with their wives and young ladies,
made up merry rarity. The fes-
tlvities did not end until nearly two
o'clock this morning, To-day Miss
Gerald received callers ut her fathers
residence from II u. IN. until p. ~
/ Among the visitors were the mayor and
several members of the city council.
Tonight, despite day of exceedingly
inclement weather, she has n very
good house. The party leave for your
city nj ) p. IN. tomorrow.
The names of the grand jury that is
to be empanueled Monday We're to-day
made public for the first time. They
are all representative citizens, and the
personnel of the list gives entire satis-
faction to the orderly element.
The wife and sister of Lynn arrived
this morning from Ohio, and
went quietly TO n hotel.
Lynn's brother is here yet, working
up all the details of the murder. The
impression grows that money will flow
freely 10 prosecute CIlne.
\ deputy sheriff returned from
Hillsboro this morning. he went
there last night TO inspect man ar
rested there yesterday, supposed to be
the swindling DR.. Ledner. 1t was not
Ledner, however.
Twenty-four complaints We're filed
this morning against as many cyprians,
in the recorders court. They Will be
arraigned Monday morning.
A nyBiph dW pare last night passed
n ten-dollar confederate bill upon 4
dressmaker. She was followed and
made TO refund the changesI, she had
received, and give up the dress. II IS
thought she cannot he prosecuted, as
the bill expressed OH its face what 1t
was.
In the county court the case against
Cesar McCann, for escaping irom ~
Darwin's convict farm, was concluded,
resulting in the conviction OF the de-
fendant and his being sentenced to two
months additional imprisonment, and
will continue to work for Darwin.
George Green, the companion and
fellow convict of McCann, was also
tried for escaping and convicted. AS
his case was aggravated by second
escape, W Dllht hhl'At ~ 'N''AhNN
bulldozing his guard and keeper, ms
sentence was made three months.
During the past week large num-
Der of-parties were arraigne6 in the
recorders court charged with gam
bling. In most OF the cases one j. A.
Underwood was the city's witness,
and so we'll did he detail circum-
stances that convictions followed near
Nv every prosecution A rumor that
Underwood had left town because ne
had received written notice from UNI
known parties that it would be healthy
for him to do so, led GAZETTE re-
porter TO visit the neixhborlood of the
Texas & St. Louis depot this
morning to investigate. No evidence
that he had received any such mo-
tice could be gotten, but that he was
gone was evident He left by the
Missouri Pacific two evenings ago.
His reason for leaving IN all proDaDil-
ity was the fear that he would meet
harsh treatment al the hands OF some
of the sports whom lac had reported.
His wife Is employed in small res
taurant and boarding house opposite
the depot, and Is sad to be an mus
trions, hard working woman, support
ing herself and two children.
Five tramps. doniiciled In the out
skirts OF the city, were run IN by The
police late last night. fined this morn
ing, and will be put TO work.
Captain X. i. Alexander, OF the
King Iron Bridge company, is In the
city and will superintend the erection
of the iron bridge on Fifth street.
The rain caused the farmers 70 stay
away from town to-day, aud our mer-