Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-02
CLEBURNE.
Cotton shipments--An Interesting Ease
on Trlal-Minor Local Notes.

spcclal to the Gazette
Cleburne. December l.-During. the
month of November there have been
shinned from Cleburne . 2l2 bales OF
cotton against 5000 bales during NO
yambpr last wear. The total shipments
mn 10 date are 1852 against 5,423 Tor
the same period last season. rms
seems to indicate that the toiai TINS
season will be slightly in access oil last
season.
The district court is trying suit re-
pordinp the will of one Morten, VINO
died several wears ago in Hill county.
The ease was brough here on change
of venue from that county. Between
thirty and forty witnesses are IN at
tendance. The amount involved is
about 81 1000, and 1t depends upon me
authenticity of codicil TO the VIII
which il alleged to be fraudulent and
n forgery. A.
The First National bank was the
only business house that closed It's
doors on Thanksgiving day In Gle
burne.
The Santa Fe changed its standard
of time TO that of the 9Oth meridian
Yesterday evening ate o'clock. "A new
time schedule went into effect at the
same time. The changes from the old
card are very slight.
Efforts are .aking to get upa urlV-
ing park association here.
III. w. Patton will in few days ls-
size a sheet called johnson County IL
lustrated,n giving statistics, etc. 1T
will be issaed rs IA n supplement- To the
Telegram and Granbury Nidette and
also scparately.s
Sam Il. Hansard, VINO has for several
months been yard master here, lett
last night to take II similar position in
the Santa Ee yard at the Fort.
Last night in the Pearl. saloon be-
tween eight and nine o'clock Robert
Haley, the popular proprietor of the
Paragon saloon. received a severe blow
upon the skull from Dock Martin, who
welded Il pick handle. 1t il probable
that Haley will die Yesterday, 1t Is
said. n gambler called "Shorty" ratified
n diamond ring, and when the rattle
was shot Off number thirteen, which
had been sold to Martin, was the lucky
number II il alleged thai Shorty,
when he saw that thirteen had won
the ring, rubbed out Martins name
and inserted his own. Martin hearing
of il was was highly indignant, ana
heinW in liquor was rather disorderly
about it. Bob Haley, with the inten-
ton of settling the dispute satisfacto-
rily to both claimants, offered TO pay
each Sl5 for his interest. In some way
not explained Haley and Martin got
into quarrel, and Martin gave Ha.
ley The lie, whereupon Haley knocked
him Gown and beat him severely.
They were separated 10y men standing
around and Martin left the crowd.
Afterwards while Haley was taking
a drink ut the bar, some one cried
"I.ook out Bob. but before he could
turn around, Martin, who had return
ed and picked up IA picll-handle
lying on. the floor, dealt
him stunning blow on the
back part of the head, which knocked
him down. He rose afterwards and
few steps but fell again.
As soon MS Martin had given the
blow, he made his way rapidly
through the crowd toward the rear of
the saloon, escaped through the back
door and fled. II is said that he was
seen Mt daybreak this morning near
his home, about two miles from town.
Officers are searching the cross tim
bets for him, where it is supposed he
is concealed. Haley has many friends,
aud it is feared that if caught Martin
will be severely and summarily dealt
with.
The injured man is now lying at his
home between life and death. The
skull has been driven in upon the
brain, causing conclusion. The at
tending physicians have not yet de-
cided whether to operate or not. He
has been speechless since the blow
was received, and the chances are de-
,idedly against his recovery.