The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-24
FORT WORTH FACTS.
A Jury In the Cunningham Case stu
Unebtainable.
The Continental Meat Company and lis
Victoria Branch.
Other Incidents OF Our Sister City.
RORT WORTH.

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FoRr Worm, April lS.-[Speclal. l-The
worE OF getting Jury in the Cunningham
case continues. Toe second yenire OF lOJ
men has been exhausted and only seven
Jurors obtained. Man after man Is excused
becs use he states he has made up his mind
and has an opinion. The bailin, arc out
The question OF building a gymnasium
has been revived aud an til,rt Is being
made to raise funds TO erect building and
eauip IL with all the modern apparatus
used in developing the muscle,
The stockholders Ia the Continental Meat
company here are determined 10 DO cut
loose from the Victoria concern. The COM
pany hers was on this road 10 making
money, but the extravagant manage
mept at Victoria and here by ihs
superintendent is. sid TO be the trouble.
Those who live here are satisfied with the
Investments they have made, but want 10
control it themselves and not have IL run
az a loss. There will be music IN the air
when the matter 10 brought 10 an issue In
-Four Mexican veterans ara in the city to-
day OH their way to Paris to attend their
re-union. Tsey are Captain Jack Packet,
]. w. McKis ock, William Kennard and j.,
Mitchell. Surrounded by circles. OF inter
ssted citizens, they are telling OF the days
OF Young Texas, how the thing was done at
San Jacinto, and what the patriots under
Houston accomplished,
A new school board has been formed,
three trustees being elected TO take the place
OF Cap tain Alexander, elected to the council
DR.. Peak and NJ. NJ. q. CLARK, their terms
having expired. There 10 no likelihood or
\ change in the conduct OF the school or the
officers. Superintendent Hogg vii! GER
ts,nly be retained. 49,,
Local leaders of the republicans think
that between 900 aud l 200 delegates and
lookeIs.on will be here ut the state repuoll-
can convention on the Goth inst and they
agree that lively time may 90 expected.
The annual election OF chief and two
assistants OF the fire department, takes
place early in May, and number oil csndi.
dates are announced. There is nothing
bu, honor connected with tho Office but
the tight is nevertheless bitter even at this
day. II. Matkin, the present incumbent
Dan i. Adams. Il. II. Barnes, Stanley
Tomlinson and +. Kaiser are the csnd'-
dates. nv
Cards are out for the marriage OF G. w.
3. Brooks and Miss Fannie Wilson, the
daughter of Rev. W. z. Wilson, OF the
Democrat, the ceremony to take place
Monday evening next. -
Tx would seem thst the pursuit OF Jim
COPYRIGHT by the New Mexican authorities
would never cease. Several parties oi
rangers as we'll es officials from the territory
have been here OF different times, but have
siways gone back without serving their
warrant. l. ia not known positively Shsth-
er Governor Ireland has granted rsquis!-
sition, but certain it IL no warrant or Tequl-
sition either has ever beer read TO Court
right. A day or two ago four rangsrs
met A. w Woody and told him they ware
going to Fort Wcrth TO get Dad man,
wren Woody suggested tha6 they csll on
Courtrigh. and get his assurance. That's
the yerv. man we are after, was the reply.
Now any one who knows ABE Woody and
jim COPYRIGHT knows they are firm friends,
men who have often faced danger together,
and men who will die fighting for each
other if necessary, SO it will not be surPris-
ing to know that Woody informed Court
right of the fact that the rangers were after
him. The four were at once placed under
espionage by Courtright's friends, while he
with Officer Medley started to Marine creek
for a fishing picnic. The pair had reached
ths Trinity when they noticed three OF the
men who were after COPYRIGHT
riding some distance behind. them;
The horse was stopped ana
COPYRIGHT deliberately loaded his Win.
ohsster. held it across his kaee, laced the
hDrsemcn and waited. The horsemen
turned their animals and rode back to the
city, The tour were Watching the saloons
and hotels last night, but 1t they are after
COPYRIGHT they will have trouble or 20
away without him. Oourtright has al.
yays mada bnt one statement in regard to
the matter: "IfI 60 back / will be muir
dered by the Greasers. and prefer to die
where my friends are; VIII LII net be srs ar
inducemsnt for Courtright's arrest is re-.
ward Of So LOCO. -,
Judge Hood this evening ordered Sheriff
Maddox to send four deputies TO the far.
thest part of the county and summon fifty
men, each to report Monday morning at
10 o'clock, for jury duty in the Cunning.
IL an case. This will give 800 mon to get
the five Jurors from, to complete the panel,
az to this time. One juror hos been OBJ
tanned out of every thirty-eight men sum,
moned.
Kan effort 10 being made TO have swinging
signs abolished, they are declared by many
to be great nuia3ncss.
Frank Clark who has been in Jail for some
time on q charge Of robbing wss released
to-day on bond. This was owing TO the
persistent effort of his sister beautiful and
accomplished lady. When released ClarR
was overcome with emotion at the devo
ton displayed by his sister. who came
many miles to get him outside OF the jail
walls.
The following resolutions were unsni
mouslv passed by the Fort Worth people
on board the train returning from the en-
tertainmept given to them by the W. f
club OF Dallss;
Resolved, That the entertainment was
grand success, anu highly en-
ioyed by the undersigned; that
we return sincere thanks TO tbs
w. F. CLUB spd the goog people of Dallst
| for very cordial reception, oounteouf
supper and an exceedingly pleasant even
| ing's entertainment; also to Mrs. Il. b
Montgomery for 60 Kind " furoish1ng {
private car and transportation for the par
| ty. We shall long remember you very
kindly for these favors, [Signedl, e. J
Smith, Z. E. Fosdick, Robt. Mozart, Robt, D
Berry. Howard Peak, W. @. Peak, K. M
Van Zandt, ir., l.. L, Higbes. George Dash
wood, II. Gard, ]. r. Mitchell, S. b. Centy
The following ladies vera ia the Fort
Worth party: Mrs. r. E. Montgomery
Mrs. George Eastwood, Mrs. D.. e Fosdick
Mrs, Robert Mozart, Airs. W. D. Peak. anC
Misses Talbot. Terry, Sebra, Nelson, Miller
Hershey, Burke, Peak, Ryan, Baily
| Brooks.
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