Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-03
A DAY AT DALLAS.
The Case OF Willis Adams Set for To.
Day.
Lawyer Wright Faces the Music and
Gives Bond.
Conductors on the Santa fe Walking
the Plank.
Special to the Gazette.

DaliiAS, June ..-Gllbert ".
against whom eight bills of
Indictment were returned, charging
him with cotton swindling, appeared
In the district court this morning and
gave bond for his appearance for trial.
He was not arrested, but voluntarily
faced the accusations of the indict-
ments. Bond was set at $3.50 In each
case, aggregating $1,000, which was
readily given, some of the leading bush
ness and professional men of the city |
rendering their names as sureties.
The case OF the State vs..
Willis Adams, charged with
the murder of Mike Burns,
vas called In the district court this
morning, before Special Judge Bradley |
OF Corsicapa. and continued until two
p. IN. At that hour the state answered |
ready, but the defense asked for aud
was granted "A continuance until nine
O'Clock tomorrow morning. 1t is not
likely the case will 20 on at that time,
although one of the defendants attor-
ney's to-day informed THE GAZETTE
tnut tIit MltutSStS
were III the city, but none answered to
their names to-day.
A slight error occurred In the crazy
man item thismorning. THE GAZETTE
correspondent was misinformed as re-
CARDS the amoUut of money raised.
Instead of 500 subscriptions are less
than $50, and fully $50 more Is needed to
supply the needs of his destitute fami.
ly, and purchase tickets To send them
to friends in Chicago. The tickets
alone will cost $3.50. Mr.. w. q.
Neal has been the principal mover in
the charity, and hopes to secure sutil-
cient aid 10 send the unfortunates
away tomorrow. The mans name is
j. ii. England. He and his family
arrived from England by emigrant
passage three months ago. His friends
say family Affections, misfoItunes and
poverty are the cause of the loss of his
reason.
Walker Barrett was to-day arrested
by Sheriff Smith on bill of indict-
ment returned Saturday charging theft
of cattle. The prisoner gave bond and
was released.
A building at the corner of Camp
and Griffin streets, belonging to Nj. b.
Stone, was destroyed by fire this morn
ing also "A cottage adjoining, occupied
by German family. The store was
occupied 10y Thomas Collier, grocer.
Losses estimated: NJ. b. Stone on
buildings. $1,000: fully insured.
Thomas Collier, $1,000; insured for
81, 500 The German family lost their
household effects, valued at $500; no
insurance.
A special car of the Houston & Texas
Central road arrived here to-day, hav-
ing on board j. Waldo. vice-president
II. Hall, secretary G.. n. Quinlan,
division superintendent, aud Charles
Fowler, manager of the Morgan line
Of steamers ut Galveston. The party
had been in attendance on the annual
meeting of the Central Texas IL North
western Railroad company (Waxa-
hachie Tap at WaXahachie, this
morning. The same officers and direc-
tors as the Houston * Texas Central
has were elected.
Information was received here to-
day that the big bridge of the Inter.
national & Great Northern railroad
over the Trinity river at Trinity sta
ton, between Palestine and Houston,
was washed away and that travel and
traffic will be necessarily stopped fol
some time to come.
w. Cole of IIlco while getting
shaved at Cheatham's barber shop, on
Main street, had his coat stolen con
tanning pocket book with SS5 in 1t.
Notwithstanding John Sealey, pres
ident of the Gulf, Colorado d Santa Ft
: Railroad company, denied the truth OF
, the late Dallas special to THE GA
zETrE that conductors and other old
employees of the company were
doomed to walk the plank, by the new
, management, the following conductor
, and Others have been fired" sine,
the spe cial referred to appeared: 7,
r. Littlefield, l.. A. Burke, j. NJ
Mansfield. A. Dlabry. III the public
will watch out patiently a few day
F., they will hear of more "flrings.
Come again, Mr.. Sealey.
UNITED STATES COURT.
The June term of the United State
. district court opened to-day, Judge a
e p. Mccormick presiding. The .peti
Jury No. was empaneled and tn
;. grand Jury meets June o. A numbe
: OF cases were set and several continued
The following were transferred L
e Waco: Grow, Hargadine & Co. vs
+ Cox * Bel, attachment; NaumbeTe
4 Krass. Lauer a. Co. vs.; the same
Cow .Hargadine & Co. vs.. w. w. Tread
well and w. A. Jackson, trial OF righ
of property. A number of the NOR
important cases were set 80 that me
, can he heard before Associate Justic
Wood. of the United States suprein
court. The criminal docket Is 70 D
i called tomorrow. The sclre iacia
/. cases and district civil docket are &c
b June 10. The following attorneys wer
a admitted TO practice: A. i, Woozen
!. craft, j. M. Dixon, Dallas; ,. y. Canfy
b Thomas d. Ross, Fort Worth.
l. COUNTY COURT.
9 A singular and romantic probat
,r case was up for hearing before JuoR
lBurke In the county court to-day. '
q. Spruill, who came 70 Dallas ~ ~
died In April last, leaving VIE and
daughter. the latter aged about sev ",
wears. He also left them about $2,oJ
X worth Of property: When the GU
came up to-day for probate, q lad
from New Orleans appeared with tw
damrhiers one aged eighteen yeai
Of and married. and the other aged 81,
v teen wears and single. also clsimin
rioht 10 tlle property. Both the Mri
SnruiIls claim 10 be the genuine vii
"a N deceased and the legitimate claimar
y TO The Dallas properly. Each Shove
o marriage certificates. apparently q
.r correct. TIE New Orleans lady assert
~ that she can produce u mass Of ey
81 dence from New Orleans sustalnin
le her in her position, aud Judge Bnrk
. took the case under adyisement u
ie m she has an opportunity TO secui
~ this additional evidence. she say
she has never been divorced az