The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-10
THE FORT.
AND THE GAMBLERS MUST GO.
They are Like Lambs-Merchapts Don't
Like it-More Lighting Injuns-
4 Big Debate-New Tele-
phonc-General News.

Fort WORTH, Aug. Especial. The
City Council met to day and ordered
forty new gas-lamps put in at different
points in the city.
On the Goth Keller, in this county, is
to be treated to big debate on the lease
law and free-grass questions.
The Hopkins telephone, the latest, is
to be tested tomorrow between Fort
Worth and Galveston between 10 a. IN.
and p. III. The Santa Fe line is to be
used.
Learning that there was considerable
agitation in official circles concerning
gambling, your correspondent saw City
Attorney Swayne, and learned from him
that he had determined to make war up
on gambling and enforce the laws to the
letter. He was asked il he lad not UNI
dertaken big contract. He admitted
that there were difficulties i'm the way,
but that if he could have the undivided
support of the City Marshal matters
would be much simpliiied. Still, want
ing such backing, he had another means
which would be equally effective but it
would cost him considerable money.
Marshal Roa was seen, and said in a
quiet manner that he believed that the
and that they would make no fight
against the law. He said after tonight
there would be no gambling places open
in Fort Worth BY this WAS meant the
larger places, frequented by respectable
people. OF course this had no reference
to the hundred, or more rObbing dens
which are known to be plying all kinds
of confidence schemes and plundering
the nnwary. They are not to be digni-
fed by being entitled gambling houses.
They are mere thieves resorts and the
lowest sort Of robbers roosts. These
too will be looked after.
County Attorney Pendleton said that
he had been blamed for not breaking up
| gambling. He said he had no power to
do anything unless information was
lodged with him. lie had no police nor
| spies, but whenever cases had come into
his hands they had been prosecuted with
vigOr. He said that the Recorder and
| Marshal had almost unlimited power
and could have broken up the practice
| long since. The State had strengthened
their arms with the snews of muscular
| law, and had placed their hands on the
| throat of this monster and all they had
to do was to throttle it and lay it ut their
feet breathless and inanimate. Ii seems
TO have been very simple matter. The
gamblers have given in without fight.
a distinguished party of Indians from
the Territory were at the Mansion ho-
tel to-day. The name of the principal
chief was not registered. The inter
prefer, Phil McCusier, was not Mt the
MOTEL and the chiefs could not talk
| United States, so that but little could he
learned OF tho purposes OF their visit
hero, the reporter, though a linguist ut
no mean distinction, not being aCquaint-
ed with ChOctaw, Cherokee, Pawnee and
other nation dialects. But the party is
bound for Washington Territory to look
after extensive land interests. Among
them are Big Bow, Jack (Pennamsu),
Black star Tehansen and lady, and
! lowing Wolf.
About 1 o'clock this morning a gentle
man was walking along the railroad
track, either going to or coming from a
train, when about opposite the com
press; he was suddenly overtaken by
Two robbers who came up behind him,
demanded his money, and not waiting
To give him chance to comply with or
refuse their demand, attacked him and
knocked him down. He succeeded in
getting on his feet again, and droppiul
MS hat and valise, made run for il
They pursued him closely for some dis.
lance but he succeeded in cvading then
!
went in in Il badly scared condition
and begged for protection. The mer
abandoned the chase and went back
Inc clerk nj the hotel accompanied tho
victim back to the scene of the rob
bcry,but the scoundrels had disappeared
with the valiSe and could not be found
They recovered the mans hat. lie saw
the valise did not contain much of value
The police had no information concern
ing the affair this morning.
Last evening about Il O'clock Benia
: min Smith, an emplOye of the gaS com
pany, was working on new eXhauste
ut the works on Otu~k street, direct.
' under piece of pipe. In some way h
4 weighing about thirty pounds, so that /
! Tell twelve feet, striking him ON tn
l head IA little to the left of the crown
: producing violent conclusion of tn
brain. The piece in falling strucI
u against another pipe, which prevcnte
i his brains from being dashed on
About $50 p. m. he was removed to tn
II home of his uncle, Hon. Peter Smitl
G who Immediately sent conveyance I
bring IN DIR. Smith, the father of tn
unfortunate young man, who live
ahout twenty miles north of the city
= lie arrived about o'clock this mornin
y only to find the inanimate remains of hi
q son, who died Mt o'clock u. IN. lmme,
y, lately after the accident Dr. Slaughtt
II was called and later Drs. Beall and v
y i, adams, but the patient was beyon
l. human aid lie was never conscious n
D. ter the accident His age is y years.
r over 100 OF our very best citizens ha,
/. gone to City Attorney Swayno to-du
" and urged him, tor the sake of ira,
1t ana prosperity, not to stop gamblln
IA but the CITY Attorney is firm.
A. Luwrenco's Commercial College, GO