Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-08
SHERMAN.
naihg Trial Of Chas. Harper and
naIey Pool for the Murder
Of Watts in Progress.
on the War-Path Because She Has
cen Made a Flag station-A
Gymnasium Started

/ 10 the Gazette.
RRmAN, TEX, oct. From a
emat, who left Van Alstyne
he accommodation train north,
earn that the examining trial Of
t. Harper and Presley Pool for
: murder Of Eli Watts had not con-
ed and would probably consume
whole of to-day before the end
Ia be reached. A negro named
oe was on the stand for several
= Yesterday, whose testimony WAS
INV corroborative of that given by
In his confession and statement
witness, and all the circumstances
Is be weaving chain to bind
let tothe consequences of a bloody
n, The evidence for the defence
Nlhot been introduced when our in
Ant left, and for the sake of Har-
friends and family it Is to be
that he can show that he is not
uiity party.
we Is on the war-path on account
Ne action Of the. Texas Central
,ad IN reducing that
70 to flag station. The place
Tins about 300 inhabitants, Is one
e largest shipping points for grain
lay OF any country village on the
Ne line, and ever since the road
built has been a regular station,
lately the rates of freight for their
vhants from Sherman, where
h. All their goods are bought at
ICsifeale. to that point, have become
lrh That they have found II
, s,per by half to have IL hauled
wouons. and have received
Y OH of it that way. This Is the
cause they can suggest for the
a Of the road management In
orr IL down on their pride and inn
nee rs q town and reducing then
flag station. A long petition ha'
m sent on to headquarters asking
regular station, aud If this Is re
~ they propose to put on daily
aud express line to carry passen
Ireland light articles between then
sherman
q. Cook, who was cut and sho
Pph altercation with Cauch at How
! HWweek, Is rapidly recovering anC
out a relapse will be about agar
few days. Cauch is believed to b.
ounQ out in the country awaiting tn
It or Cooks wounds, but no grea
~. q 4 has yet been made to arrest him
opinion prevails with those bes
oianinted with the facts that Caucl
! s9d on the defensive, and therefor
inii no great fears of harm being don
nsa by the laws of the land.
five young gentlemen G
Srman met last night and organ
their Athletic club by electin
nix A. Ryan, president; Will Wa
&, president; j. r. Wallace
|nfretary and treasurer; Simon Linz
OIL. Loewenthal, U. Il. Bucknel
-,anittee on finance; o. +. Wyrich
4 VI. Richards, j. n. Taylor, Cha'
lin, s. =. Tolson, committee o
lPlnsiderable gymnastie apparatus b'
Ing to individual members was al
TTpriated for the use of the society,
J. ! was ordered to be secured imm'
ely aud fitted up for them wit
fufniture and fixtures as may |
ting to make their society the be-
u ppe land.
u hIreport reached here last eyenin
at o'clock Presley Pool, the n
nj faccomplice Of Harper, had leape
klIa a eecond-story window and e
itLkd at VanAlstyne, and that Il part
items and officers went in pursui
In we have not heard the result
= search, nor confirmation of Il
lor.
ieNe B. johnson returned from Gaine
=. this morning and reports tn
bf1Hn alive with preparations for Il
locratic rally and barbecue the
the 10th. The Sherman Silv
TO I'd as been engaged to make mus
that occasion, and WI
N0ught everyone who hea
D. They have a phenomen
,arhlnmer boy in the person of lit
7opA7 Button, VINO Is only about Il
..-s IS old, but can Leaf the breath o
'-''' tenor drum quicker and fast
nip any other boy in Texas. He is
DAaraI born musician, plays on al
.rnment by instinct and can OF
+ Zee many of the professionals.
hish been a good day in the CT
trade but there is no improveme
iricea.
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