Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-02
A DAY AT DALLAS.
The Electric Light Turning It's Rays
Toward Fort Worth.
An Unfortunate Recognition = Swim
died by a Confidence Man.
Review OF Currcnt Happenings and
Items Of Interest.
Special to tho Gazette.

Special to tho Gazette.
Dallas, February Nv. =. Vaughn
of Goliad, returning from visit To his
old home in Illinois, took n seat in
the Union depot to wait for train, TO
continue toward South Texas. He
thought he recognized a man in the
depot ~ an old acquaintance named
stewart, and entered into conversa-
ton with him, the stranger allowing
him to continue his belief that he was
his yeritable old friend Stewart; said
he was iourneying back from the East
where he had purchased a large stock
of goods TO engage in business
nj Victoria, Texas, which evil
dence of prosperity on the
part of his friend (?j was pleasant
news to Mr.. Vaughn. Presently %
third party, with the words, Express
AGENT ornamenting his cap front,
entered, and, approaching the bogus
Mr.. Stewart, informed him that the
charges on these goods must be paid,
or we will leave them in Dallas. The
charges were represented to be $3.50.
The balance is the same old story. Mr..
Vaughn was sedueed into advancing
| 1910, taking as security a
bond OF the denomination OF
81 900, issued by the Buttes City Gold
and Silver Mining company of Mon
tana. The confidence crooks soon dis
appeared. Later Mr.. Vaughn sought
the aid of the police, in an effort TO
capture the swindlers and retrieve his
losses, but up to tonight they have
not been apprehended or trailed.
Joe Forsythe did not get his antici-
pated trial for assault with intent to
| kill. He hopes to be able to make bond
in IA few days, and be released from
| iuil Fursythe Is also held on an
Indictment from Kaufman county,
charging u similar oifense for which
he is beld in Dallas.
The December term of the district
court will will close 10y process of law
on Saturday next. Tie petit jury was
discharged finally for the term this
morning,
w. II. Henderson Is absent from the
city, and il Is supposed he has gone TO
Washington to endeavOr 10 influence
the postofiice department against the
removal of the Dallas Office from its
present location to the PROT building,
corner of Elm and Sycamore streets.
Mr.. Henderson is one of the heaviest
property holders in the vicinity of the
present location and his efforts are
largely due to personal interest.
Greenville and FaTmerville have
been connected by telephone with
Dallas.
An attachment was to-day run on
the grocery stock of Charles Williams
to satisfy claim held by w. +. Colt
man.
News reached here to-day of the as
Segment of Niblett & Arnold OF Big
Springs, said to be the heaviest mer-
camille establishment between Fort
Worth and I'll PaSo.
The marsha's report shows the fol-
lowing police financial transactions In
January: Fin - assessed $65700; fines
paid $570.5O; escapes, discharges,
worked out, transfers, etc, S35,
DIR, j. Il. Cook of Howe station mr.
rived here this morning, He reports
having been sand-bagged and robbed
of $500 at Mckinney last light. He
drew the money at the City Bank at
Sherman, yesterday, for business pur-
poses Mt Mckinney and Dallas, and
thinks the sand-bagging WAS done by
one of the several strange men who
were In the bank at the time, and
who followed him down on the Hous-
ton & Texas Central train.
| The CONSERVATION created in the
county court and legal circles general
ly yesterday by Judge Wilson's al
leged decision in reference TO the pow
| er of commissioners courts To appoint
additional terms of county courts, ha.
somew hat abated. Judge Burke thi
morning received an answer from
JudgeJ. NJ. Hurt, one of Judge vii
sons associates, to the effect that tn,
newspapers had perverted the decision
The telegram Is as follows: "Newspa
per report not correct Send TO lyle
for opinion. j. NJ. Hurt" The gam
blers, to whom the last two OF tire
terms OF the county court have bee
devoted, had the greatest cause for re
Iolcing over the situation as IT stoo
yesterday.
The whole trouble arose from the FOL
lowing, which appeared among th
court decisions In the Herald Tuesda
morning: THE commissioners court
I in the counties, in the absence of legi
Q lative authority, have no power Jude
+ the constitutional amendments adop
e ed August, 1888, changing the terms {
4 county courts, To create additions
= terms of county courts. Until legi
, lltive action only the constitutions
. terms can be held" When Judl
+ Burke received the above Telegram
!. this morning, the Herald telegraphe
t its court reporter 10 know why he Ia
r Incorporated such matter in h
e report. He replied that
i had never heard OF such a decision
y inquiry about the office developed Il
i fact that the item was received
k manuscript form through the posto
4 flee by William Kahn. the defendal
II in the new famous gambling cases wi
i handed il To a Herald local reporte
who passed IL into the Office a. loc
d matter, but the foreman, In the max
+ up, put it AMONG the court decision
e Mr.. KAN says the anonymous lett
,r was mailed here. He thought
y would max" live news and he gave
r. TO the reporter, and the reporter
10 of course used IL. This il the sum al
I'll substance OF the whole matter, IL /
al mains to be seen who sent the letter
IN Mr.. Kahn. The decision purported
n, have been rendered In n case OF NJ
OF Dowell vs.. the State. aud the opini'
'c- rendered by Judge Wilson. Mr.. Ka
a. believes now that it was a Job put
lis on him In order to prejudice the cas-
a against him now pending in the cou
Ter ~ court. Court was formally re-ope
ty ed to-day, but nothing importa
ais transacted. Motions for appeals, ct
fe, will be considered tomorrow. L
he first regular term under the amend
es, constitution opens on Monday next.
t.kI Nh.