Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-21
SHERMAN.
A Sheriff Wanted in the Tenitory-Acci.
dental Killing Of Child-An IN
provoked Assault.
Death Of the Superior of ST.. Joseph,
Academy-An Antelope at Auction
The prouth-Notes.

SHERMAN, Aug, 20.-A comrsny of
Shermanites, composed of Jim Wheat
and brother, John Bradley and others,
returned from hunting TIP in the
territory yesterday and report an ex-
citing incident on the trip. They had
established camp near tue Washita |
river and about dusk Saturday even.
ing last, while three of them were out
shooting quail, company OF seven
men two young bloods and two whites,
with Ben Wolf, father and broth
er, all srmei with p SOS and
Winchester rifles, full of uad whisky
and spelling for Eight, rode rapidly
DO an on them aud demanded to know
II Sheriff Eo Douglass of Sherman
Was with the party. On being told.
that he YVES not they fired several
shots la the air and swore that they
intended to have him and stop al.
trouble from him hereafter. IL took
them some time to satisfy themselves
that Douglass was not of the party,
but when they did our hunters were
told to stay es long as they liked,
ana the warlNSe troupe rode Off to their
several homes. Al least two cf the
gang are wanted for offeDses against
the laws of Texas and knowing Doug
lass rs u vigilant officer, no deust they
would have killed him had DE bee n
present when the hunters were sur.
rounded. III our sheriff were not too
busy preparing for The September term
Of the district court, these chaps
would beve chance at htsa in a day
or two Ii they remained in that sec
/. fst- oh fol
/. greater pleasure in accommodating
this cless of men with sight of hiu-
self.
News reached the city this morning
of thekilling OF boy named Bass near
Collinsville last night. NJ appesrs that
, a cousin of the little boy who was stay.
! ing ~ the house OF Mrs, Bass, his
mother, was wanted 10y the officers of
, tue law ana the constable of that pre-.
! cinct, in company with Deputy Sheriff
William Kelly of Sherman, went To
, the house to arrest aim. When the
officers knocked for admission
3 they were answered by shots
3 from the window. They returned
/ the lire and in the melee the child was
3 shot dead. An inquest was held 10y
F.. Justice Hudson to-day, hut at TIN,
\ writing we have no facts in addition
r to the above.
: a little son of Tom PA lett. wb,
2 lives four miles north of the city, cam,
I in yesterday, with his father, on a ioa,
1 OF wood. About % o'clock in TIA,
: i'evening the teNll ran away OF
/ North Travis street, threw III,
child out aud hurt him seriously
, He was picked up insenslbl
u and carried 10 the residence o
1 Mr.. Jouvenat near where he fell. DIR
/ Stinson was called and pronounced hi
j. injuries very dangerous If not fatal
t His chest and lungs were badly con
q fused.
!, Night before last a man named Harr,
5 Wessman, who has u building contrac
o at Honey Grove, employ ed u strange
t to go there and do some stone work
+ While in Sherman the two took
. stroll on the Texas Pacific track WEI
/ OF Travis street where 1t runs throug
I a deep cut, and when Il
q the darkest place the strange
q struck Weissman a stunning blow u
v the head with large rock that felle'
him to the ground but did not disabl
him much, for he grappled with hi
r man, and he says gave him a sever
b pounding before the fellow escaped
e Weissman got a policeman to go wit
n him to arrest the party, but they faile
d to find him. They found the larg
e rock with which the first blow WI
d struck with blood on it. Weissma
% thinks the purpose of the assault WI
d to get his money, but he didn't give
n up.
lie II. H.Haley of Gainesville, formerl
deputy sheriff of Grayson county. Va
IF In the city on business to-day.
As The race for $4,000 TO come off d
10 Chicago Saturday between the Nv
famous PAGERS, Johnston and Rel
t bald, Is attracting considerable int
n. est here among lovers of horse fiesl
" j ohnston has two and half secon'
20 the best record, but many Texal
Y. think the game little Texas horse wi
r. come out winner. There Is no bettii
\. here on the result.
H. Correspondence of the Gazette.
In SHERMAN, TEX, Aug. l9.-Our sc
e. ton of country has been blessed Wi
10 abundant rain during the season Al
~, 10 all the grain crops have matured in
to abundant harvests but now the col
plant comes up from every quarter
the county that rain Is badly need,
hS dIlu tic ihilOW kAobhbo eAtS WV o'y
I'd pillow for fall seeding. A good ra
sc would be,a welcome boob to the fari
ed ers.
ee The city is lively every day now b
ee cause OF the large number OF farm wa
.rt ons coming In laden with grain al
v. hay.
he Coz. Sim johnson, the clarioD-voics
no auetiopeer, had novel sale on u
IN north side yesterday afternoon. III
as first antelope ever sold at public GU
,r- cry here WAS put mp and brought W
to from q farmer whose wife sat IN
at wagon close by and wanted the amin
he for q pet. Vines 1t was tied to Il
ii. seat behind her, the husband drove
rs Tor home, while the lady stroke
no its head with caressiDg tout
,is and seemed truly happy
re the newly acquired treasure.
er Sister emma, superior ofSt. Joseph
of acs denny Of Sherman, died sudden
IT last night about / o'clock. She WI
a in her usual health at 0 O'Clock, G
he retiring for the night, but In abo'
half an hour she called the 9th
of sisters and made known to them tn
he she WAS i'll. None of her attendan
40. fhouvht she was seriously or DANCE
ok ousIy III, and when she breathe
n. her last 1t was like u
~ diving OF a spark in suddennes
,rt Her name WAS Ella Sullivan beIoI
lie she was constcrsted to the churci
I'M rnd her parents reside In the state