Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-06
SHERMAN.
The Days Proceedings in the District
Court Taking Oown tho
Democratic Pole.
How the Slick Game of an 0ver-zealous
Lover Of Horse Flesh Was spoilt
and the Thief Captured
special to tho Gazette.


SHERMAN, TEX, Dec. 5.-The dis
trlct court has been disposing OF felony
cases with great rapldity for the past
few days, most of them on a plea Of
guilty.
Yesterday the case OF Fred Cook for
attempting to burglarige and rob the
residence OF Mr.. Scott, about six miles
southeast OF the city, was disposed Of
on q plea OF guilty by the defendant.
Cook took In confederate whom he
thought would enjoy this summary
way of accommodating worldly goods but
he proved to be honest and
helped the officers TO entrap
Cook in the very act
of administering chloroform 10 the
sleeping inmates so that he could get
the money he knew was in the house.
The jury gave him ten years, leaving
off the two additional years OF penalty
allowed by law az a reward for his con-
fession Of guilty.
The lower courts are not disposing OF
any important business this week. but
Justice Hinkle has been advised with
by several young men TO know the
price Of "A marriage ceremony since the
late election. 1t is probable that there
will be revival In this line Of bust
ness between this and the Christmas
holidays
The Cleveland and Hendricks pole
that stood on the public square, and
bore aloft the proud old Democratic
chickeu-cock, one hundred and fifty
feet above the earth, was taken down
! this morning, and the lumber OF which
1t was constructed will be used for
some less patriotic but perhaps more
practical purpose than heretofore.
This tall spire was regarded as "A con-
slant menace to surrounding buildings
in the event of impending wintry
winds swapping II of, and IL was
| thought most prudent TO lower it for
the next four years, until another
| national contest comes round.
The wind last evening blew down
part of roof and the chimney Of a
blacksmith shop on South Crockett
street, known as the old Moody shop;
! the mass falling on a colored disciple
of Vulcan working at the forge and
| bruised him considerably,
! j. W. Willhite. with his great young
| trotter. Jerome Turner, came home
from San Antonio night before last
and ia safely quaTteTed at the park
south OF the city. Turner has made "A
| wonderful campaign for tive-year-old
horse, and horsemen from distance
are anxious to get him. j..
/ /. Case, the owner of the
renowned ay-Eye-See. has written
to his owners, Messrs, Forbes and
Wlllhite, to ascertain what amount Of
money will be required TO purchase
him, and as Mr.. Case knows what y
good nag is worth, 1t Is probable that
he may yet pull the reins over the
Texas champion. They value him at
500 600
Ike Hobbs, claiming TO come from
Montague, went to the RitenOur
Southern stables this morning and
represented that he had been ut work
In a stable at Denison and wanted q
horse to go over and get HE pay. Rit-
enour, thinking him fraud, followed
him and put another man 10 watch his
movements. Henry Wilson watched
! Hobbs take the horse and hitch II UNI
! der a shed near the Texas d Pacific
depot and then saw him return
up town to Warden's stable
/ where he had left another
hor-e last night He got this horse
and went by for the other under the
shed. Wilson then told RiteDour
what he had discovered aud the latter
follC wed Hobbs and overlook him
about five miles out on the road 10
| Bonbam with both horses in charge
He brought him back and turned him
over TO the sheriff. who locked him up
In jail. The horse en- which Hobbs rode
to sherman is believed 10 have been
obtained by him at Savoy, and no
doubt his purpose was 10 appropriate
both to his own use against the peace
and dignity OF the state.