Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-28
DOTS FROM DALLAS.
Local Notes aud Happenings of the
Day.
Arrest OF Shapks--Mr. Beecher's Lee
ture The Gould Land Office
Immigrants for North
western Texas.
snanInl TO The Gazette.


Shanks. who killed August Weimer IN
the dispute on the Bible aud religion
Yesterday morning, was arrested and
lodged in the county Jail this morn
ing, charged with murder. Late yes
tefday evening City Marshal Arnold
got possession Of the fact that shanks
had taken dinner at Bob Ellis, eight
miles east OF town. Getting together u
posse, he left town at . o'clock this
morning. and, when they
arrived at Ellis the posse sur
rounded the house aud cal ed
for Ellis. He would not say whether
Sbanlx- was in the house or not. After
searching through tire rooms on the
first floor, Arnold assembled the stairs,
where found Shanks aud succeeded In
capturing him without injury. Ia an
interview today the prisoner said he
had tried to live right and behave
himself, but that people would not let
him. He did not intend to kill
Welmer That individual, he said,
hnd followed, abused and harassed
him all night and finally rubbed his
fist IN his face He could not think Of
hitting him with his fist, as he was a
physical match for two or three men
OF his weight, and for that reason he
stuck his Knife in him, intending 10
hurt him, but not to kill him. Shanks
Is about twenty,eight years old and
small OF stature. He was
born and raised in Louisville,
Kentucky. His parents died
some years ago, leaving him and u
crippled sister who were brought up
by relatives residing on Broadway,
hgto...r. I,t,,hth opH Ninth q
For the last five years has lived in
DALLAS, following the avoeation of q
carpenter. For two or three days be-
fore he killed Weimer, he was in
liquor and spending his time i'm try
ing 10 raise rows. Day before yestei-
day evening, while on a Main street
car, he gave out that lie
expected to kill somebody before TWEEN
four hours shalt roll round, and his ex-
pectatious were realized, whether
he meant it or not. In tie early part of
the night ON which he killed Weimer.
he drew q pistol ON one Felan, but was
prevented from using il by the inter-
terence OF policeman, who arrested
him and placed him under bond.
There is n very bitter feeling against
SShanks, particularly among the Ger
sidercG AZ unjustiliahle
Rev Henry Ward Beecher and
wife, accompanied by j. u. Pond of
New York. arrived to-day and are
gugsts at tho Grand Windsor hotel.
Mr.. Beechor lectured tonight mt
ArmOrY hall to very large audience
on the Reign of the Common PEG.
pie.
The land Office Of the Could railway
system has been ordered 60 Dallas
win Commissioner w. il. Abrams in
charge. Rooms have been secured oD.
posite the Grand Windso or hotel. Citi-
zens are raising funds 20 present the
Office with vault.
Officers who went on the trail of
Jim Cooper, who killed Ned Thomas
last Saturday night, returned from
Devils Neck to-day without him, the
fugitive having been posted of the
pursuit and succeeded in eSCaping
Upwards of two hundred imml-
grants from Georgia and Mississippi
passed west on the Texas & Pacific
train last night. They Were ali we'll
to-do and We're bound for Northwest
Texas.
The Western Union is endeavoriug
to get an injunction 20 restrain the
Gull, Colorado ~ Santa Fe from oper-
ating It's new line OF telegraph between
Dallas and Cleburne.
John White, "A counter(eitcr who re-
cehtly escaped from Limestone coun-
~ JAIL where he was held awaiting
transfer TO Van Handt county Jail, was
captured last night by Il posse of
Dallas and Van Xandt officers. He
was sent to Jail ut Canton to-day.
Mr. Beecher had intended remaining
in Dallas for another discourse to.mor-
row nj lat on the subject of 'Evom-
ton" but before the conclusion of his
lecture pressing requests were made
by tho Clsburne people for
n talk there tomorrow night, which
he has engaged TO make on tile sub
iect OF the Reign OF the Common
People, eand his party depart for
Cleburne tomorrow, via the santa Ne
Ills lecture partakes very much of the
eharacter of u very advanced liberal
sermon.
a large quantity OF building ma
terial i on the ground for The cree
ton of the new Merchants Exchange
building.
"A II the old Frame houses have been
removed from the Site of the federal
building, ON Main, Ervay and Com.
MERGE streets, and the indications are
thai active construction operations
viii begin soon Good progress Il
being made ia laying the bo& o'dgc
paving blocks ON Elm street.
The work Is finished
almost 70 the corner of Elm and
Lamar. With good weather The CON
tractors viii get through 10 Sycamore
street by November
Fiank Doremus, for a number OF
years Identified with the editorial
and feportorial stats OF the Galveston
AeWS ~ various points in Texas, and
Whe resigned his position rs that
lnpers representative at Dallas u few
days age, has been secured by
the Dallas Hcrold for service
~ Washington the coming winter.
MI Dorenus is now in Georgia where
his wife is ia i'll health.
Messrs, Crowley and Gresham
of the Gulf Colorado n
santa Fe railroad have been
20 Galveston after successfully manag-
Ing ,helr slide Of the tight in the war
With the Western Union. Mir.
Grcshanl Informed tho GAzErrls
= A,nrGAAs.lAn4lant that thu Santa Ne
line IS now Sn full operation on the en-
tite system OF the rond as Il cosnfeti-
tlon With the Western luton for All
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