Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-29
A DAY AT DALLAS.
Narrow Escape from Wreck and Disas-
ter TO Central Passenger
Train.
The Political Sin of Jim Winicrsmith--
How He Helped the Red Ranger.
Acquiital of Alfred Freeman Other
Notes aud News.
Special to the Gazette.

| Special to the Gazette.
Dallas, November 2s.-All trains
North and South ON the Houston d
Texas Central railroad have been de.
layed thirteen hours to-day at Dallas,
caused by broken rail OH the high
trestle bridge over the Trinity river,
throwing crowded passenger train
from the track. The train narrowly
escaped being hurled OF the
trestle, distance of sixty
feet AS it was, no one was
injured.
A well-known Ohio Democratic poll
tician, now stopping in Dallas, yes
terjay and to-day mailed let
ters TO the Democratic members of con-
gress from Ohio and Iowa, calling ON
them to use their influence to defeat
James Wintersmith of Texas, who is
II candidate for door-kceper of the ma
tional house of representatives He
argues that Wintersmith is mainly re-
sponsib!e for the election of
the Republican Tom Ochiltree
to congress in the Galveston district,
which should have gone Democratic
He says Wintersmi,h, when Wash
ington correspondent OF the Galveston
News, was continually sending out
laudatory dispatches and writing
newspaper letters about Ochiltree's
popularity and great influence with
senators, members OF congress and
public men generally, and that n
chosen to congress he would do muci.
to secure large appropriations for har-
Dor improvement for Galveston; that
these publications had sufficient
weight in the canvass to
elect Ochiltree, and.that Wintersmith
should now be defeated for it. The
gentleman in his letters to the con-
gressnlen advocates the election of Jno
b. Clark of Missouri.
The case of the state VS.. Alfred
Freeman, charged with the murder of
IL. a. Chambers, which has been on
trial in the district court for over
week, resulted tonight in u verdict of
acquittal, the jury being out three
hours.
The case has elected extraordinary
interest in Dallas, as Chambers, Il
merchant tailor, was very popular,
much more so than Freeman. The
latter shot his victim in the back,
without word of warning, for the al
legged seduction of Mrs. Freeman.
There is no doubt that the verdict of
acqulttal was mainly due to the plead
ing of Freeman's principal attorney,
w. l.. Crawford, who so worked on
the emotions and sympathies OF the
jury that not only they, but
nearly everybody in the coull room
was moved to tears by the pathetic
effort. James Chambers, II son of
Freeman's victim, has been Il close at
tendant of the trial. He is II cool but
determined young man, ami the belief
became general that his intentions |
were to avenge the death of his father |
in case of the acquittal of Freem IN.
This feeling led Sheriff Smith to in
form him If he made any unlawful |
move or demonstration he would have |
to take the consequences of the ncccs- |
sites of the occasion OF the law Cham !
bers had but little to say, and has |
made no rash departure as vet.
Hugh IL. Irvine, formerly division |
superintend of the Texas & Pacific, |
aud for the past year connected with |
the fuel department. OF the Guuu |
southwestern system, has accepted |
the position of superintendent of the |
Texas Trunk railroad, and will lake |
charge December LIST, with headduur-
tiers at Dallas.
j. A. Beard and Thomas Babb fell
from II scaflold to-day. Beard sus-
tanned the fracturing of his right
thigh, and Babb had three of his
rlgh, side ribs broken. Both are in
condition.