Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-07
COOKE COUNTY.
Two Arrcsts-A Gin Burned Other
Gainesville Gleaninrs.
correspondence OF the Gnzettn,

Correspondence OF lfle GnEeuo.
Gainesville, November 3. We learn
of two arrests having been made ol
parties suspected of having robbed
Esquire Neakley, early last week nenr
Pilot Point, of which you have been
informed. Ore named Click was mr..
rested last Saturday nj Whiteshorn
having been idcntified as the person
though he is confident he can proyc nm
alibi. The other, name unknown
was arrested ut Collinsville sunday
being the owner of Il horse that hss
been Identified rs the one ridden Inv
the robher. 1t is said, too. he car.
fesses having been at Pilot Point n,
that time, while the balance of his
story is ambiguous and not STRAIGHT
IL is crime of which the guilty one
should he severely punished, and il
the right man is in hand no doubt he
will get IT,
y fire destroyed Marshall & Dough-
erty's cotton gan last Friday night nj
Dexter, in the northeast part of this
county, and five bales of cotton. The
fire originated from the smoke stack
which seems To have been very defect
i've. Loss not known.
Joe Bryant,a prominent stockman
OF Montague county, was in the city
yesterday.
Glenn Halsell OF Decatur, largely
identified in the stock business and us
one of the cattle kings OF North Texas.
was in the city yesterday.
sheriff Johnson left Sunday for De-
catur with DR.. Salmon and w. r..
Brown IA attached witnesses in some
important case there.
Our county criminal court opened
yesterday, Judge Hall pre-
siding. \ pretty full dock
ct of important eases await
the action of the court. Among the
trials viii be two or more against Boz
land, the varieties man, who holds the
city with 4 vice-like grasp and deiies
it. He viii probably find the county
court has jurisdiction that will reach
him and compel him TO respect some
rights that still belong to the people.
Uncle jarrett AddingtOu, father OF
our AddinE,On Brothers, will leave in
tie morning for Eureka Springs, Ark.
7, He has just returned from trip 10
TishomingO, Chickasaw Nation, |. Il. =,
and reports Il foul murder as having
occurred there ON the atreets of the
city, two men having been killed. As
usual stories differ and the blame al
taches TO no one, though at least one
life that was dear 10 wife ami children,
and who was well liked by the com
munity and all who knew him. was
| cut of without Justification, doubtless
through the spirit of envy and Jealousy
that pervndes those people. a man
named Parker who had been DRUM;
and luwless, was one of the killed, and
| the other was the national Tailor, Me,
Gil, Il man well spoken OF by the cit.
! izcns. The bodies were left lying on
! the streets, exposed and uncared for,
! for full hour and Il half alter the oc'
currcucc The sheriff and posse had
been about, and fifteen shots in all
! had been fired bat no sheriff showed
up after this affair.
The races nuw going on and tC
| take place here are the talk Of the day
Our baud, we learn, will bid Tor iur
nishiug music at your races, and We
can speak good word for them. They
were out serenading Saturday night
! and The surprise was general and enco
mlums free at me dc iightful performs
ance. sam McEwen, formerly of you
/ city, is the leader ana stands well a.
Il thorough musician and fine cor
| netst
Our hunters ase enjoying Il season o
| plenty OF all kinds OF wild game, par
ticulurly wild geese and ducks, prairi,
| chickens and purlridgcs. Our city clul
offered len dolInrs for the destruction
! OF hawks, they are so abundant.