The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-18
FROM WACO.
A vlvAoIous BLONDE BURGLAR.
The Fast Horses Arriving and the Races
start To-Day-Classes and Purses
The Weather, the Courts,
the Fast Train, Etc.

WACO, Nov. To- Delayed Special. r.
Mrs. George Moore, a vivacious and
good looking blonde, is in custody of a
deputy sheriff to-day. She is about
thirty years old and was arrested last
night as particeps crimins in burglary
committed in this city last April. 4
few days after said burglary her hus-
band, George Moore, was arrested for
robbing farmer on the highway.
Moore is in Jail, awaiting trial. Some
of the stolen goods burglarized last
April, were found in Mrs. Moores pos
session last night. The case was worked
up through gold ring, which friend
OF Mrs. Moore's offered for sale to low
eler here. Appearances are very much
against her, although she says
she can prove she bought the ring nom
a leweler In Louisville, Kentucky. She
VIII have an examining trial tomorrow.
Her good looks and winning ways have
so moved the heart of the constable in
charge, that he has not subjected her TO
the humiliation of going to Jail. She is
u very smart woman and will make a
hard fight.
Nearly all the horses that are TO take
part in the races this week have arrived
and are stabbed at the driving park
The arrivals of sporting men are also
numerous and the hotels are filling up
rapidly. The driving park was visited
by hundreds of ladies and gentlemen
this afternoon, TO inspect the horses and
see the grounds. Everything now
hinges on the weather, If 1t remains dry
or moderately so; the week will be an
immense success.
A negro man took out license last
evening to marry woman who is said
TO be his aunt. An officer has gone tC
the country, the darkey is rural roos
ter, to forbid the union.
James Bell, son of Rev. b. III. Carroll
pastor of the First Baptist church, was
buried this afternoon.
United States district court opens IL
the morning.
Tho final Democrat ratification ant
jubilee meeting will take place Thurs
day night, the 10Th instant. EX-Gover.
nor Hubbard and Representatives Mills
ana Wellborn Will be specially invited
to come and make speeches.
At the Catholic church this morning
Father Badelon had an immense con
gregation to hear sermon on the ellis
tory OF the Catholic church inthe Unitet
states" IL was very scholarly effort
WACO, Nov. H.-lSpecial. The wealth
or Is the only problem now in connec
ton with the races, which open to-mor
row. The horses and the sporting meI
are here, the course and grounds are il
tirst-class condition, and the manage
inent have $4,000 in the bank to paw In,
purses. The number of horses on tn,
ground tonight is about two hundred
The programme for tomorrow is as fol
lows:
Trotting-2:3O class, purse of $500; fif
teen entries.
Rnnning-Mile heats, all ages, purs,
of 1900; three entries,
Trotting 800 class, purse of $500
eight entries.
All trains to-day have brought larg,
numbers OF visitors, and the pool sellin,
tonight is lively.
Mossrs. Hall Il lsh, of this city, VIII,
have had the contract for the two YEAR
ending December 81, prox., TO con
vey convicts from the various counties
OF the state To the state prisons, have nd
vices that they were under bid in award
ing the contract Tor the next two wear,
The bids were opened at Austin las
Saturday, and A. IL. Ferguson, OK
sheriroi Hopkins county, gets the con
tract, receiving $50 per prisoner. Hall
and lsh were paid $2j.
The Texas " st. Louis narrow gaug,
Is now running fast express and pas
senger train Ia st. Louis and Chicago /,
competition with the Missouri Pacific
IL reaches here daily ut II a. m, an hou
earlier than the Pacific and connects n
McGregor with the Santa Fo for south
ern Texas.
Mrs. George Moore, the handsom,
blonde mentioned in yesterdays dis
patch, has not had trial vet. She hai
broken completely down to-day and vir
tually admits she knew the iewelr,
found in her possession was stolen,
Judge Mccormick arrived mt noon ant
opened United States district court nd
p. m. A number of lawyers and liti
giants from other counties are In attend
ance.
The weather suggests rain tonight
put norther is also predicted an,
hoped for.