The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17
THE FIRE FIEND F!
TIE FINE FIEND /!
ITS WHITENING BREATH WREAKS
WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION
AT HUNTSVILLE.
Senator Gibbs Makes His Bow
as Candidate For Lieuten-
ant Governor.
Arrant Lawlessness Sends Two
Innocent Men to Their
Death
And a San Antonio Jury Gives
a Child-Murderer Life
Punishment.
FROM DALLAS.

Child-Murderer Life
Punishment.
|. FROM DALLAS.
a Band of Thieves--The Crops--Cottol
swindler--CIty Officers, Etc.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.
DALLAS, April 9.-Detective Jacl
Duncan and Constable Miller, abou
daylight this morning, discovered
what they took to be a number Of
train robbers, five men in all, well
armed and splendidly mounted near
= the Texas and Pacific round house, in
east Dallas. a break was made, and
two of the men captured. One OF
them, John Gates, had u leg broken In
three places. His brother, William
Gates, was the other captive. Their
three companions escaped.
Sheriff Maddox, of Tarrant county
arrived to-day and identified the
wounded man as notorious horse
+ ort Worth jail. The three fugitives
are well known criminals, whose
names the officers Withhold from the
public. Efforts are being made to cap
ture them.
The newly elected officers are to be
installed on the 21st inst. The follow
ing officials will be chosen by the city
council: City treasurer, city attorney,
city engineer, city collector and super
intendent of the water works.
There was slight white frost here
this morning. Nothing was injured,
ane the reports concerning crops in
north Texas were never more faVora-
bic than at this season. Corn is five
to six inches high, and looking fine.
All other crops are proportionately
good.
The ;trial of Eason, the cotton
swindler, is set for next Monday. He
will no doubt secure continuance.
DALLAS, April ia stranger call
ing himself Gilmore Grinnen, and
claiming his residence in Metcalf
county, Kentucky, was lodged in the
city prison last night. He had two
pistols, and $3.50 cash on his person.
!. 1t is thought he is desperate char
acter wanted somewhere, but as he
could not be held the mayor released
him on payment of $50 fine for carry
ing concealed weapons.
Sam Woolsey has been in jail sew
eral weeks for beating his wife. He
was liberated last night, his term ex-
piring. During the night he stealthily
visited his wife's house and stole their
child. She armed herself with a six
shooter, repaired to one of his old
hauntS and opened fire on him, upon
which he fled, leaving the child. 1t is
thought he was wounded. Mrs. Wool
sey is now in possession of her child
and home and the protection of the
police.
The bricklayers and stonecutters are
on another strike for an advance in
: wages from "a to $3.50 per day. The
contractors refuse the advance and
much work has been stopped.
The local members of the Travelling |
Mems Union will hold special meet |
ing tomorrow night for the purpose of |
deYising ways and means for enter |
tanning the Travellers union, which |
will be held in this city in May. The
Dallas drgmmers will put up Literally
rand give the visitors royal entertain
ment. An effort will be made during
the meeting to consolidate the TRAY
elers' union and the Texas Travelling
News association.
DALLAS, April 1.-THE rain that
set in yesterday evening ceased this
afternoon. The weather cleared warm,
and tbe-great damage threatened to
cropsand fruit from an anticipated
freeze is averted. A heavy wind pre-
vailed for half an hour this morn
ing, damaging out-houses, fences,
shade trees, etc. No serious damage
is reported.
Both wings of the republican party
are caucusing secretly tonight for adj
vantages in the county convention to-
morrow, when the customary row is
anticipated. Both sides have senti-
.nels out to prevent newspaper report
ers and spies from getting on to their
racket.
Nat Q. Henderson, of the George
town Record, and O'Brlen Moore, of
the Galveston News, are in the city
to-day also Lieutenant Governor Ma
rion Martin.
Detective Bailey, OF the Gould sys-
tenn of railroad secret service, of st.
Louis, and T.Brown,of Sherman, prin-
,cipal attorney of the same corpora
'tions, are In town to-day arranging
for the cotton frauds trial next week.
Jos. Lohnstein informs your CORES
pondent he is ready for trial at any
minute. Continuances, however, are
anticipated.
DALLAS, April 1O-The Iight-of-
way. secured nearly two years ago |
through Hunt, Collin and Dallas
counties for the Texas Il st. Louis |
RAILROAD was forfeited few days ago
by the expiration of the time in which
the road was to be built to Dallas. 1t
is proposed nav to transfer it to the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe if it will
build from Dallas to Paris, via Rock
wall and Greenville.
p. B. Seay, the principal attorney
and bondsman for Morgan Cammack,
will, tomorrow, bring the case of the
latter, now in Jail, before District
.Judge Aldridge, and ask that he (Seay) |
he allowed to withdraw his recent af- |
fidavit surrendering Cammack, aud |
allowing the original bond to stand,
and the prisoner to be released
thereon.
News reached here this evening of
big ire at Van Alstyne this morning.
Five business houses were burned.
The Telephone office was destroyed;
loss estimated at $25, 900; only partial
1y insured.
Sheriff Smith returned yesterday
from flying visit to Guaymas. Mex,
and made pleasant call on Morgan
Cammack in the county Jail.
A squad of male and female war
riors from the Salvation army attack
ed Dallas to-day, singing and exhorting
in the streets. Saints and sinners
ralike fled in despair and in full retreat
from their presence.
r.. E. Cowart left to-day for South
Texas. He Will appear before the
court of appeals, at Austin, April 10,
as counsel for the gamblers in the
cases appealed from the Dallas county
court.
claims TO have been robbed of $500
. last night, in Dallas, while intoxi'
Gated.
DALLAS, April 10.-News reached
here to- day that a destructive fire oc-
Cured at Corsicana this forenoon IN
volving loss of from $4,000 to $780,
COO. A list of losses is not yet obtain
able. G. p. Allen & Co., wholesale
Qrocers, are said to be the heaviest
! sufferers. being entirely burned out.
: Their insurance is $4,000. Barkman
Bros, owners of tho Two Brothers
caIooy, ara alSo burne,l 0ut Loss eS-