The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-03
IN LIMBO f!
A BRACE OF PROMINENT REPUB-
LICANS GATHERED In FOR
BRIBERY AT MARSHALL.
Two Alleged Murderers, Captured
Near Henrietta, Acknowledge
the Corn.
A Mexican Slides Of from Slippery
San Antonio with a China
mans Wife!
And ROIIcking Wind and Hail Storm
Plays .MerciIess Franks
IN Mason.
DALLAS.
Politics Death False ImprisOn-
ment-ColOred Claimant, Etc.

Politics Death False ImprisOn'
ment-ColOred Claimant, Etc.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.
DALLAS, April. l.-Polce otflceI
Pat Sheehan, who has been on the
force for years past, rendered his res
ignation to-day, to take effect from
date. Mr.. Sheehan resigned that he
may devote his time to electioneering.
he being candidate for city marshal.
The Dallas national bank this morn
ing received telegram from the First
national bank of Parsons, Kas., an
nouncing that the change tiendS, who
attempted to work the banks here last
Saturday had been arrested in that
city, and inquiring if they were
wanted here. The Dallas national
bank notified the three banks at Ma
con, recently swindled out of several
hundred dollars of the arrest, and
where to get the crooks.
Mrs. Georgia Gleason Read died
this evening of brain fever, in the
twenty-third year of her life. De-
ceased was a native of Menden, Web
ster Parish, La, where on the 23d of
April, 1880, she was married to Mr..
G. A. Read, the present manager of
the Dallas Telephone Exchange. She
leaves one child, fifteen months old.
In climbing over a fence Judge
Burke fell, alighting on his back, from
which he sustained painful injuries,
and will not be able to hold court this
week. The jury has been dismissed
till Monday next, when the civil
docket which should have been taken
up yesterday, will begin.
T. l.. Patton, who was arrested the
other day on charges preferred by A.
Schaub, has begun action against
Schaub for false Imprisonment. The
piece of money proved on examination
to be genuine.
Lee Thompson appeared at City
Marshal ArnoldS Office and stated that
one night during the cattlemen's con-
vention policeman TurneQ shot him
through the thigh, and he had since
been on docks for repairs. He said he
did not want to prosecute Mr.. Turnell;
all he asked was that his doctor bills
be paid and that he have reasonable
compensation for the time he had been
sick. Arnold declined to entertain his
proposition. Mr.. Turnell states that
on the night the negro claims to
have been shot he got infor-
nation that a freight car had
been broken open in the L. & z. yard.
He found the car open, but no one in
it. As he left the car he found
Thompson and another negro sitting
down q short distance away. He
asked what they were doing there at
that time of night. They said they
were waiting for some one. The Off
Ger told them they had better go home,
and left them. The officer noticed
that the men were standing up and
talking. This looked a little suspicious
and he started back to further ques-
ton them. AS he drew near,
Thompson began to back away, and
on being requested by the officer to
stand still, broke and run. The officer
fired shot with the view of making
him stop, but withno intention Of hit
ting him. The negro ran on, and in a
few days Turnell heard the shot had
taken effect in the runners thigh, but
did not know anything positive about
the report till yesterday. The
wounded man threatens to institute
suit.
United States Marshal, Mckee, re-
turned from w rutherford to-day. He
sold 664 acres of land in Parker coun.
ty, and PAT city lots in Weatherford
belonging to Socitic Fancier de Agri.
cole DIES Etats Unis, to satisfy judg
ments in favor of H. S. Milleker, Of
Weatherford, for $4,000. These, and
previous sales have nearly satisfied thu
Judgment bought in by Milleken
Marshal Mckee also sold 220 acres OF
Park county lands belonging to r. j.
Martin to satisfy $4,000 judgment il
favor of II. B. Claflin & Co., New
York. j. w. Switzer, Claflin's agent
bid the property in for 800.