The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-27
FROM FORT WORTH.
SPORTS LUCKY IN THE COURTS,
Mr.. Kennedy of Hotel Pickwick, Sori-
onsly Injured by Negro-Fight
Between Fire Department
Ohicials-Tired Of Life,

Fort WORTH, Aug. %, Special.
The trial of the gaming cases was con-
tjnued to-day. William Atterbury and
Luke Short being arraigned. The trial
was by jury and xix of our best citiZeus
were in the box, they are Howard
fully, j. q. st. Clair, eX-Alderman w.
r. Haymaker, A. Mathews, w. +. LAKE,
J. Il. Tyler. The evidence was exhaus,
tive the City Attorney Swayne havi e
himself sworn and testifying, but th
jurors after being out very few min
uteS acquitted. This makes seven cases
with seven different juries and not one
verdict of guilty. Public sentiment, SO
called, is not against gambling, or the
law and the evidence fall far short of
what they should be.
Barnett Gibbs, nominee for Lieuten-
ant-GOvernor, was in the city to-day and
reports everything in the canvass
lovely.
Peter Smith Hose Company gave
grand ball Tonight, realizing good
sum.
II. Matllin, chief of the Fire Depart,
ment, and George w. Hin, Manager Of
the Fire Alarm, had Il rough and tumble
hight this evening. The difficulty grew
out of Il false alarm sounded last week.
There is very bad blood still between the
parties. The department is not i'm
proved by the unfortunate bicker-
ings.
}risco Young and Sidney Dram, the
two negroes charged with robbery ON
the Texas ~ Pacific, were discharged to-
day. The negro woman witness had
been tempered with, and refused To
testify.
Nina Walker, an inmate of Jessie
Reeves bagnio, tried to suicide this
morning, but failed. She said she
could hot stand the taunts of her sisters
in shame. She is young and fair, and
has not become hardened yet.
\ good deal OF excitement was Occa-
stoned about II o'clock by fight at the
| Pickwick hotel. \ lot Of negroes have,
for Il good while, been in the habit of
! gathering in front of the hotel, laughing,
| swearing and making themselves very
| obnoxious. They have been ordered
away several times, but insist in
congregating there. Mr.. Kennedy
went out to-day and ordered them
oil. Mr.. Wells, his partner,
them, called jeff Daggett, began ours
ing him and called him an extremely
offensive cpithet lie went into the no
tel and got pistol and Il raWhide and
went out again. BY this time Daggett
had armed himself with some rocks and
more insults were thrown out at him.
| The tight commenced and Mr.. Kennedy
was struck with rock on the head,
while ne hit the negro with his gun,
which went off ut the first blow. The
negro, who is very stout fellow,
was getting the best of him, when Mr..
Rowe, II ticket broker, took part, and
was also hit with II rock and his nose
crushed. Just then the police arrested
Daggett and took him to the calaboOse
lie was bleeding protusely and all
thought that he was shot, but am OK.
animation showed that hc was only cut
slightly about the head. lie got out on
bond, George Holland going security
and went directly back to the Pickwick
and made the most vicious threats and
IL ed the loulest language to Air. Rowe
and told him he would "GCt
him. He continued this until one ol
two men made up their minds that they
had taken enough of it and a gun or two
was procured, when the negro was gO
out OF the way. The latter SAYS the,
commenced on him with cowhide and
he defended himself, hut they doubled
teams on him and beat him with Il piS
tol and board, and he SWOre he would
have revenge. Trouble is looked lul
with the negroes, but If ever it com
mences good many of Thorn will no
live To regret it.
Capt. kenncdy'S wounds are now sal,
to be quito serious. IT is feared cuncus
sion OF the brain will cnSue.