The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-11-27
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CoRsicNNA, Nov, 20 Special, "A. !
padon, 0l tho Athens Athonian. II Ia III,
city.
Dr. Burloson, Of Wiro, occupied ia,
pulpit In tho Baptist church last night.
Two freight trains on the Texas A ST
| Louis collidcd near tho Union depot
last night, resulting Ia turning one hos
ear, loaded with cotton, over on In ia,
platform. Nosorlous damage done.
The business Ut the state convention
of the Woman's Christian Temperate,
| Union was concluded last night. som,
very able papers were READ 10y ladies
from abroad, one especially, 10y Miss
Idy1i" Marsh, of Whitesboro, state su
p-rintandent of temperance instruction
| The prejudice which had got such strong
hold upon our people began Ia wear oil
aud the audience seemed 10 realize more
| fully than ever before the cppabili
ues of reform, and the exercises
were often interrupted with applause
Just before the convention adj burned
Mrs. Nellie Hobbs, of Blossom Prairie,
appeared upon the stage with nugnin'
cent silver water set and with beauti.
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IL To Mrs. LiZzlo Johnson, of Paris, as u
token of the WouIrn's Christian Tenn
perunco Unions appreciation of her SER
vices as state corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Johnson, overcome with emotion
at this token of love from her sisters in
their great work, resumed her seat with
out altering word, but Mrs. Beau
champ, their president, equal 10 any
emergency, broke the embarrassing
I.r tar Nlt.gN
speeches from any one in the audience,
when Father Tally m, Sc and stated that
he was 81 years old, aud had been
temperance wurshippar siNty-hve years,
but for once in mis- life wa too full for
utLerance, and wi'h true Methodist in
sliuct, called for "A collection, after
which the house adjourned until
O'Clock to-day, when, IN accordance
with the programme, the members OF
the juVt nile department. met nj the JEFF
irrsDn $, rect church, and marched in n
body 70 the Baptist church, where several
speeches were made 10y the little folks,
iiterspprsed with temperance songs.
Mis-. N. ID. Carter, of Watauga, dellv-
cred a very able address to the parents.
Mrs. Beauchamp, who was reelected
president of the state union, will de-
liver her annual address before tho con-
yention tonight. All or the old officers
ven,ion will be held in Dallas.
To-day the weak kneed church mem
bers who have been standing back in
the brush during the past weeks DEM
onstration donned their Sunday DISCUS
and fell in line, thinking probably they
would not DO recognized. The ladies did
themselves great credit here, and Mrs.
Beauchamp feels that she has won a
great victory, where only a few months
II. ola al inn
when she came here to organize the
union. This band of noble Christian
women compare well in point Of dignity,
good looks and intelligence with any
body OF men, political or otherwise, that
ever as sembled in ourcity. We venture
to say that no body OF men
ever met and transacted the amount OF
business, with sucn universal peace,
harmony aud good will.
privilege of entertaining these noble
women, in convention, i'll their grand
Christian scheme.
The Jury, i'm the Sewell case, that has
been occupying the attention of the
court during the past week, brought in
verdict of guilty and assessed his fine
at $1,000 The defendant. DIR. A. j.
Seweil, who is churged with an assault
on young lady, is a native of Georgia.
eating in the flourishirg little town OF
Blooming Grove, fifteen miles west OF
Corsicaua, where he has built up q large
practice and accumulated considerable
wealth. The doctor has always been
considered one of the most substantial
and worthy citizens of that section; ever
ready to lend a helping hand to any
movement looking to the Interest of his
community. The young lady, Miss
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charged with having made an assault
is tho daughter of an old family
acquaintance back in Georgia. She
came to this state about two
wears ago, stopping at the time with {
brother-in-law, near Blooming Grove
A rural life not being congenial TO bel
feelings, she sought home with DR.
Sewell's family. She went there as {
boarder some seven or eight months be
place.
She was occupying room just across
the hall from the room occupied by the
doctor and family. Sometime after they
had retired one night, MISS Trotman
was awakened by some person moving
about in her room. The party, who
ever it was, approached her bed ant
placed his hands on her person ant
whispered something, she did not un
derstand what, nor recognize the voice
Miss Trotman sprang at the man, tear
ing a handful OF beard from his face
and ran screaming to DR.. Sewell's room
The doctor and his wife were aroused
and a search instituted, but resulted il
finding no trace OF an intruder.
At the time, incerdiary speeches anc
threats were made against th'
perpetrator of this attempted outrage
upon Miss Trotman. One or two par
ties were suspected, and had they
fallen into the hands OF tho outraged
populace, they would have been sum
marily dealt with. Up to this time, DR.
SeweIl had never been suspected
when one, Jack by name, resolved him
self into secret police, aud worked
upon the girls feelings, until she, unin
tentionally, convicted Dr. Sewell, he
best friend, and one of the most wOi thy
and respectable citizens OF all that sec
ton, OF the heinous crime.
1t is pretty generally believed, by
some OF the best people in that com
munity too, that the man who wore tina
beard into Miss Trotman's room tina
night, never grew it. In the estimation
of Intelligent people, the effort to con
Wet DR.. Sewell on that bunct
of beard, is over-done, from TIL,
trail woman could never have wrencheC
such tuft of beard from the face offs
strong man. There are always two
sides to question of this kind, and Dr.
Sewell's friends universally agree tina
the doctor would never have become {
victim to this unfortu ate occurrence
had he not been pretty well fixed tinan
cially, while the young lady's friends
say he simply took advantage of his
good standing in society. Be this as il
NAV, the action of those engaged in the
| yindicatiOn of theii community is Yer,
commendable, but the vindication of q
community or OF personal wrongs ought
never be sought To the disparagemento O
linnocence. Miss TrOtman, who M