The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
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WACO, September bill Bell, VIII,
killed A. I. Moreland; in disput,
over % cents, in front of the Hors,
Shoe theatre, last February, and whC
skipped the bond under which he wa.
placed, was arrested near Dallas, by
George Oglesby, formerly deputy
sheriff, in this county, and brought in
on the narrow gauge train this morn
ing. Bell had been hiding in Ne
braska, and had returned to Alvarado
where his wife was living, to be with
her during a recent illness. He was
en- route back to Nebraska when de-
tected. OgleSby received the reward
of $500 for his capture from his bonds
men.
John Reese, charged with en-
bezzling $500, which he had
won while rolling the wheel
of fortune gambling house in
this city three or four months since
was arrested near Denison and
brought here and jailed to-day.
A saloon keeper named Merritt was
robbed of $50 this morning while
asleep.
About 100 persons left on excursion
trains to-day for McGregor to attend
the anniversary festival there.
The bridge on the Texas & st. Louis
railroad across Rush creek a little
north of Dawson, was burned down
yesterday.
In match game of base ball to-day
between the Whitney Saxons and
Waco Red Stockings, the latter were
victorious, scoring eighteen to three.
-Four innings were played.
A fine rain fell here to-day and there
is prospect of more.
Investigation develops the fact that
William Fowler, the blind peddler
who died here yesterday from paraly
sis, came to his death indirectly at the
hands of negro, who assaulted him
while on his way to the depot at Fort
Worth, ten days since, striking him
on the head with a brickbat and frac-
turing his skull, from which wound
paralysis was produced. Fowler de-
clined to permit surgical operation.
Seven members of the hook and
ladder company were expelled to-
night for non-payment of dues.
WACO, September 6.-Ever since
the Horse Shoe variety theatre opened
here this season Police Officer Bell
and the management have been at
variance. The variety folks claim it
is due to their refusal to do the officer
a favor in a financial way some time
during the period when the show was
closed. Friday night an arrest was
made there for violation of the CITY
ordinance with reference to the sale
of liquors on Sunday, the show
having opened out in full, and the
officer informed them they would be
required to toe the mark in the future.
The officer then proceeded up stairs
where he was called upon for a
ticket, which he declined to give
on the grounds that it was a
public place. He was ordered out of
the house by the proprietor, John
Bell, of Galveston, but declined to
leave. The performance was stopped
and all the variety force ordered up
stairs, where row was imminent, as
the officer was in company with other
policemen and deputy sheriff. Wiser
council prevailed and the officer re-
tired. He says he was to day ap-
preached by the manager and informed
that there was no longer any neces-
sity for any hard feeling in the mat
ter. Officer Bell says he has obtained
information from reliable parties of a
scheme that has been concocted to get
him into the building and throw
vitroil in his face. He can substan-
tiate his statements.
Several thousand head of cattle To-
Gated in the eastern portion of Nc
Lehman county were started on
march for the headwaters of the Pearl
river, the water supply having been
in their sections.