The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-09-20
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brown Stockings Contend Win The
duff CITY Club.
The Way They WELD the willow aud
Conquer.
A Brilliant Score OF Seven TO One
The Game.
A Professional Crook Foiled In His
Work.
His Attempted Scheme-Nipped by
Detectives.
A Suicide Throws Himself Before n
Moving Engine.
Some Other Spray and Spume.

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Some Other Spray and Spume.
GALvEsToN, Sept. 15.-[Special. 1.-The
Dallas Brown Stockings arrived by the $3.50
train this morning and were escorted To
the Beach hotel where they will be quar-
tered during their stay in Galveston. The
club is constituted as follows: Malay,
first base; hurry, short stop; Fisher, second
base; Crawford. third base; Whatley, left
field; Myers, right; Blakeny, center field;
Colt pitcher; Maloughney, catcher. From
the determined look of the boys it was
conceded that they came for purpose, aud
when the game was called at $3.50 o'clock
they counted friends ty the score. The
Cult City club went to the bat, but re-
tired in regular order without making
run. In first inning the Dallas boys scor-
ed one run.
The second inning was but a repetition
of the first, the home club again failing to
make run. while the Browns added an
other to their score.
From this time to the end of the fifth in
ming some tall playing was INDUCED in by
both clubs. The Gulf Cltys scoring two
| runs Anu tne OaiiaS'Ies oue, mahlnS tne
score three to two:
At the end of the sixth inning the score
was three to three.
| During the seventh, eighth and ninth
| innings the Gulf city's club retired without
scoring, while the Browns added three
more runs to their score, coming out vic
torious, the game being seven to three.
THE SCORE.
S9omn CITY, :...: g
Some expressions of dissatisfaction
were INDUCED in by the friends
of the home club on account of
the rulings of the umpire from Dallas
Their ground of complaint was that the
Dallas nine scored four runs in the seventh
inning, when they should not have scored
at all. Colt, it appears, at the third strike
was caught out, but the umpire decided
differently and gave him base.
The second game will be played tomorrow.
1t is understood that the Browns have
fmade arrangements to play IN Houston
Tuesday and Wednesday.
A white man about noon to-day threw
himself in front of moving engine on the
Narrow Gauge, near Thirty first street, and
was run over and instantly killed. Justice
Braman held an inquest on the body, and
after the jury viewed the remains they ad.
ljourned until 10 O'Clock tomorrow morn.
ing in order to summon parties to give
evidence. 1t Is thought the victim of this
wilful act is a man who yesterday attempt
ed to commit suicide by cutting his throat
with razor and was sent to the hospital,
but made his escape last night from that
institution.
Real estate transfers for the week ending
to-day amounted to $50 ,093.
DR.. William Penny, health physician,
reports ffty-four deaths for the week;
twelve adults and two white children.
Five marriage licenses were issued by the
county clerk this week.
The Mallory line has q telegram stating
that in consequence of experiencing heavy
weather, the steamer San Marcos. from
West until this morning. The ship is all
right and will be here Tuesday.
Last Wednesday Special Officers. William
son and Landon, of the police force, ar
rested near the Beach hotel a man named
Robert A. Mckee, alias B. +. McKeever,
who is wanted at Lincoln, Nebraska, for
forgery. The man came to this city on the
fremont hotel. On the following day he
deposited in the National Bank of Texas
5000 against which he drew three checks OF
$50, $3.50 and 800 each. He stated TO the
bank officials that he expected to make
some business transactions in this CT y and
would like to have an arrangement with the
bank. He claimed to represent the
Corbin Banking company, of New York
city. Mr.. John, the. cashier of the Ma
tional bank ofTexas, protested TO be will
| ing to effect such an arrangement and took
pains to telegraph the New York bank.
making inquiry about the man and desir-
ing to know IL he had authority to repre-
sent them. The bank replied no. A Sec
ond query had gone forward, in the me an
while, as follows:
"B. +. McKeever is here, claims to rep
resent you; is he responsible? Answer"
| Inc New York house TO this replied:
with u.s."
A detective from Henning's agency was
then employed TO shadow McKeever. He
changed quarters to the Beach hotel and
his every movement was closely watched by
the officer and reported to the bank. On
Tuesday he called at the bank and de-
sired to know II could Or.
range to draw some money on
1900 bales Of cotton, which be had pur-
chased at Houston. He said he was going
TO the city In the afternoon and would re-
turn the next day, and would be at the
bank at 10 O'Clock in the morning. Mr..
John Immediately informed the detective,
and arrangements were made to capture
him in the event he should turn up. The
regular force had not been informed OF
what was going on. but on the day previous
to the appointment at the bank. they re-
ceived postal card from Lincoln, Neoras-
ka. offering a reward Of 500 for the capture
of Robert A. Mckee, for forging, and giving
a very minute description OF him, besides
bis photograph which was attached to the
postal card. The matter was placed in the
hands OF the officers above mentioned,
who effected his capture the same
day. McKeever claims TO be q native OF
Pittsburg. Pennsylvania. and son Of John
Mckee, a glass manufacturer Of that CITY,
and that McKeever is bis mothers name;
that NJ. NJ. Clark, of Lincoln. Nebraska.
the party who offered the reward for his
capture, is his, (McKeever's) partner, and
that the difference between them is 500.
He also claims 10 be q graduate OF West
Point, and TO have served In tie late war
on General Upton's staff. with the rank Of
msjor. Professionally he claims to be
lawyer. ranking high in his profession. He
says he is married, nut has no children.
He Is well acquainted with the
officers Of the revenue cutter Nc
Lean. and was guest on that
vessel day or tgo pri0r 10 his srrest. The
fact Of his being in custody hiss been kept
quiet this length Of time in order 20 ena-
bic the officers TO capture q confident Of
the prisoner. one Gnost who was expected
in the city from the interior Of the state
Ohicers ere expected here tomorrow 10
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