The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-13
FORT WORTH FACTS.
That Priest aud His PLEA Poor Story
Not Supported.
Our Attorney -Genersl Shall lie Go
Oace MOrei
0iher Hens from a Sister City.

FoEr WORM, May i2.-[SpscIol.l-- The
news published OF tho robbery here vi no
called Italian priest OF $l3 600 Ia undoubt.
edly hoax. The best Italians here say
ne IN not an Italian, and strong evidences
show he Is not from Chicago ut the time OF
the com plaint OF tho robbery. The officers
refused 10 believe II, and are now convinced
u is a WATSON affair, but what the object OF
the tale cannot be- learned. Cnicigo Oath.
olics telegraph there was no such priest a.
J. Cssipin there.
Tho fence-cutiers are hard at work again.
The wire fence around the pasture OF
Eu gene Roche, ten mile9 north of the city,
was cut for two mile by unknown parties,
two ou's between each panel. Tho only
posi- bic reason ia that the only waiter for
several miles has been fenced up md
cut oil from tho people living near. This
makes three pasture fences cut in tbis
county IN ten days.
The war betwsen the clephons and tclo-
Rraph company ended to-day, tho teie-
phone company agreeing 10 tplica their
poles aud make the telegraph wires pasn
live feet higher.
The county commissioners bad an Inn
poriant session to-day on the statutory. road
question, eight OF which we're ordered
made in this county. There Is some objsc.
ton 10 straight rOedB where they cross q
section disgonalIy, cut tho commissioners
say the roads must be straight and are de-
termined to make them as hne Ne any roads
in the country.
The employees OF the Lnyiag Publish.
ing company express great regret
manager, W. j. Murphy, esq, has entered
upon tho discharge OF his duties.
Hon. John ID. Temp.etou, attorney. gon'
eral, Ia In the city on private business. The
HERALD correspondent interviewed him on
the subject OF opposition TO his ro.nomlnG-
ton, by cattle men. Mr.. Teinpleton sa7B
there only four or five In this county, and
only as many more elsewhere, who are OPP
posed to him, and their objections will be
overcome Ia time.
A number OF Tsrrant county farmers
were in the city to-day, and they soy crops
are perfectly splendid, peaches nre doing
very well, and while the nights are some
what too cold Tor cotton, still the plsnt
Is hardy aud will do well as soon
az warmer nights como Oats and corn are
pronounced foe. than ever before seen IN
this county. All ag'es that the farmer will
bs very prosperous this year end tbs dem
ocrAtic majority heavy.
Judge Hood having missed the train Mt
A rnsta this morning, fhere was no court
held to-day, 10 the great discomfort OF wit
nesses snd litigants.
Sheriff Maddox has been summoned to
Bolton to snswe, the claim OF l.. Young
for damages for false imprisonment. Msd.
dox received word from Tennessee III q
brutal murder com mitted there, as we'll as
a description OF the criminal. and the for
ther information that the murderer
would, head Tor Texas. About the
line tth manslsyer would have reached
his city Young was seen on the streets
and answered the description 20 lully that
the officers felt justified in nrres,ing him
twilhstandlnR he 80 strongly asserted his
innocence. Young was plsce1 in jail but IL
soon turned on. that he was not the man
wanted, but q citizen OF Boil county who
Ind resided there several years. As soon
~ released Young went to Bolton and
brought suit, and the trial Will come up to-
morrow.