Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-28
SWEETWATER SIpPINGs.
The Bad Sian from Bitter Creek as
Diplomat aud Us a Juror.
Corrospondenoo ID 40 Gagotte.

Correspondence OF tho Gazette
7 SwertwHter, september 26.--aThe bnd nnn
J from Bitter creek took our town by storm
again lastnight, aud many sat up I'm nearly
mo- ming listening % Ills hnirsplittinu
storles. ne came ~ .with load OF wool, the
last OF the Iail clippiUg una aitn0iHh the
staple was short Il brought down tho spaius
All the same, and induced The bad man Ia
/ smile Ike Thanksgiving dinner Ho sce,oc
! 90 forget the sd havoc cf.4ited tV that
Wild uoither In his little ilocis aud wns ono +
hgGln OF praying terms. lpar cOrrcspontI.
cnt was touched by this delightful change IN
his demeanof, ana 40 one Offered the "hna
man IA haspitn NY OF his Dniy pair or
plankr9, which nearly overgamc him rs he
named ~ his accept nee, though no lhouwsf
poNsilly lie mi ht need a toothhrllah ip nd.
diiloh. HIS hotel accommodations being
complete, ihe 'bnd man turned loose aud
related some INTEREST," 20 stores touching lis
career "a san cuba and adjoining counties
Wben the cotton was IN the bloom IL
seemed Unit thcrf was trouble IN The cuiOrel
chnrch down thera, and the "hld man" was
suspected, anong others. Of creating tho d.
turbance, Whereupou arrests were ilHda md
sitAnee 20 relate the bad man turned up
gnlte numerous ~ the trial. VII called
upon Tor ms experience ia the affair. the
"pad man rose and addressed the court
eaylns TINT nc would lsc the privilege 81
making statement, which " X grnnfed
wneieupun III gave hifaaeif fnud
latitude, and paid his colOrcd p1oAccutlT
HtIy hlsh ,mpiiinents, aud com pietcly won
next placed on tho stand for the second line
and asked II the "bnd man. WAS seen down
tHrit tituIUiHf tne ehurcl. Nc shook bid
mead, ana accompanied the action With suit
able words. But said the prosecuting A.
torn Y, "did F0u not say in y0nr FOR or OK
am nation That has nus M6pcfN mo sir. 1
docs mol 20 remember II; may have said dit
some 81 The c9i0red 5jticrs saio he was dar !
Use under Dc preston de court " mistaken
hgput dis here man being dc ono ise udin' !
70. se Known diq man q long time Ear I
aod ne never done nothing to the cburcb p /
Alfr thls seafcninK examination The "bna I
man was Released aud fully exonerntedI
IQin all partlcipatloa IN The troubles In The /
'olorfd church, although 10 was
part
To-day the "had man served his country
jS composing himself for tcasou az n jury.
inan, and although ho trle an tho tricks ia
ne tihdp 70 get excused hiiil the iudge |
hop4hi ne WhF Imminent y qualified aud -
ulfd- was spectacle Tor ds and mon
. brhOd this "bad man from Bitter qreekr
tllng ~ Judgement IN bis .eiiOw-lnan. Ne
EowcJ markell atlptiOn through the trial
fni ~ intefgais his cOuii tpfia nee would
nine IKE q tight rs some iine points of law
f4Te under discussion Your enrfeepondent
net the bad man" soon after tic trial was
Oncluded, on hl way 10 bitter creak, rs tngd
q wet hen. II said he never cafno ~ town |
N what he was iplpOs upon, and he was
aing . make fYery scarce hafuabOuis
~ some time 10 come. Ills team were not
iofouRltnTedA, still he thought ihey would
ft There real spry. tnd away thcs shot down
trough tue mosquitoes Ia obpdienca 10 the
bad mans eay so, and he was soon lost 10
ght, nut 10 memory close by, or nearly 50,
; words 10 thai effect.