Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-06
WACO.
Caught Playing 81 snarp Trick-Ths yietima
OF the Central Wreek--iBrief
Items Personal

of the Central Wreek--iIrief
Items Personal
Reported for the Gazette.
Waco, September 5.-Last night n
man representing himself to be Ed
Thompson tried to play sharp trick
OH the dry goods firm of Efron & Co.
ofthis place. He deposited with them
a package said to contain hundred
dollars. In IL short time thereafter he
returned TO get out money to pay his
nights lodging, and while doing so he
dexteriousiy changed packages. He
tnen bought $50 worth of clothing.
but before leaving the house an officer,
who had been summoned w,,s on
hand, the package examined and
found to contain nothing but rolls OF
paper. The would-be defrauder was
promptly locked up.
A fire last night destroyed a resi-
dence building of j. G. Jurney,
unoccupied at the time, also the house
of G. G. Scott adjoining. Loss on the
two buildings about $1,000; insurance
about $500. The fire originated in
the unoccupied building which was
being repainted. The cause of the
fire is not known. Mr.. Scott saved
| most of his furniture.
| i HS white vi tue ilidll kllltu III Tie
Central railroad wreck yesterday near
Ross Station was James Caruthers
He resided at Cypress, Texas, and at
the time of the accident
was engaged as herder with
eighteen carloads of cattle which were
being shipped. The caboosc i'm which
the cattlemen were, jumped the track,
the brake dropping down, and 1t was
1 4 mr. T. n.
and seriously injuring two other men,
one of whom has since died. We have
been unable to learn his name, but we
learn that he died on the train last
night after it left here, on his way
home. The remains OF Mr.. Caruthers,
after the holding of an inquest, were
inferred this morning III the First
street cemetery in this city. $3.50.
Mr.. w. G. Wallace of Crawford was
in the city to-day.
DR.. Howard OF Denton has been in
the city several days. He left this
evening for his home.
Seventy five bales of cotton were re.
ceived to-day, which brought from 81
to 81 cents. Waco is to-day paying
more for cotton than any other inland
town in the state.
Miss Florence Gerald will visit all OF
the principal towns of Texas this fal
and winter with a theatrical troupe
will play one of her own productions
entitled "a Friend 1t is said to b.
full Of pathos and thrilling interest
There is now something 1T ar M
thousand bales of new cotton in stor,
here. Mr.. Lacy says he will be ready
to start his compress next Saturday.
w. b. Seymour and Clay Carpenter
of Patton, this county, were befor'
United States Commissioner Taft to
day, charged with obstructing the Uni
ted States mails by assaulting tn
mail carrier, Pnilip Cate. while in tt
discharge of his duties. Seymour wa
discharged and Carpenter was held ir
bond of 500 to appear ut the Octo
Der term OF TIE United States distric
court. The bond was given.
Mr. Sam Sanger went up to the For
this evening to meet Mrs. Sanger, VIII
is on her way home from New York
where she has been spending som
time with friends,
JIG. Bigger, ESQ.,, United State
, Attorney for this district, was In tn
city to-day and left for Sherman thi
evening.
Mrs. A. NJ. Branch went up T.
:, Weatherford this evening on visit t
relatives and friends.
{ Mr.. j. ID. Shaw returned from Bel
ton this evening.