The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
OVER THE STATE.
NEWS GATHERED FROM VARIOUS
SOURCES BY OUR SPECIAL
CORRESPONDENTS.
FROM DALLAS.

DALLAS, May 30.-Oliver b. Taylor
arrested in Denton county, yesterday
was lodged in the Dallas Jail to-day b.
Deputy U. s. Marshal Wright and In
spector w. E. Smith, of the post-offic
department, charged with robbing tn,
| United States mail of $1,000 in Vir
ginia in February last. His father il
a mail contractor. The prisoner re
fuses an interview. He has to b.
taken back to Virginia. Inspector
Smith has been trailing Taylor since
he came to Texas. The capture reflect!
credit on Smith.
w. Terry died nine miles north o.
town yesterday from the effect
of bite inflicted by s
copper head snake Tuesday last. The
remains were brought to the city, anC
the funeral took place from the res
idence of Mr.. L. G. Terry, 2O6 Column
bia street. to day.
D. A. Bell, carpenter, to-day fell
from a building and was fatally in
jured.
George Flagg. who recently robbed
w. Sandy of a large amount of jew
elry, was to-day lodged in Jail, and a
part of the jewelry recovered.
d. White, fine looking white man,
with plenty of money, was to day ar
rested by detective Jack Duncan,
charged by Joseph Crawford, colored,
with outraging the latter's twelve
year old daughter. The grand
jury partially investigated the case
and sent the accused to Jail.
The investigation will be continued
tomorrow. The prisoner says he
was under the influence of liquor, paid
the girls mother the money to pur-
sue the course he did. He says he
came recently from the far west, and
was about to open saloon in Fort
Worth,
A. J. Porterfleld, a johnson county
farmer, was, about ten days ago. swim
died out Of 1920 by a farm hand Civ
ing his name as Charles Mason in his
employ about month past and claim
ing to hail from Mexico, Missouri. He
exhibited letters purporting to be
written by law firm of Mexico, sta
ting an uncle, George Mason, had died
leaving him property worth $4,000.
Mason told Porterfield that it would
take $1,000 to secure possession of the
property, and Porterfield advanced the
amount. Mason left at once ostensi-
bly, for Mexico, Mo-, but has not since
been heard from. Investigation by
Portertield proves the whole scheme
was fraud. There is no such law
firm as that purported to have written
the letters, AMI no such maH as Geo.
Mason died leaving farthing.
DALLAS, June "A fire this morn
ing destroyed the frame storehouse
and cottage of M. b. Stone, corner of
camp and Griffin streets. Loss, on
buildings, $500; insured. Thomas
Collier lost $500 on grocery store;
insurance $500. Jacob Getzer house
hold goods, $500; no insurance. No
clew to the incend1ary.
Messrs. J. Waldo, vice president: H.
Hall, secretary and George A. Quin-
Ian, division superintendent of the
Houston and Texas Central Railway,
and Charles Fowler, manager of the
Morgan steamship line, at Galveston,
arrived by special car to-day. They
have been attending the annual stock
and Northwestern Railway company
directors as are in the Houston & Texas
Central railway company were elect
ed for the ensuing year, in the Texas
Central and Northwestern.
Walker Barrett, charged with be-
ing member of band of cattle
thieves, but well connected, was ar
rested to-day and released on bond.
The United States District Court
opened here to-day, Judge Mccormick
presiding.
Associate Justice Woods, of the
United States supreme court, is to ar
rive the last of the week and sit on
most important cases
DALLAS, June "A singular case
took place in Dallas county court to-
day. T. F. Sprulls, a well known and
respectable citizen of Dallas since 1876
died April last, leaving several thous
and dollars worth of property to his
wife and seven year old daughter.
When the case was called for probate
to-day before Judge Burke, lady
from New Orleans, with two daugh-
tiers, one aged Is years and married,
the other aged 16 years and unmarried,
appeared and claimed to be entitled to
the property. The lady produced a
marriage certificate and other docu-
ments, showing that she had been
Sprulls' wife over twenty years. The
Dallas widow also produced marriage
document, but the New Orleans wild
owls wedding antedated her as the
wife. 1t is also announced she could
bring q mass of other undisputable
evidence from New Orleans, and Judge
Burke took the case under advise
ment to give her opportunity to bring
proof. She says she left her husband
in New Orleans for cause, previous
to her coming to Dallas; that they
never have been divorced, and that
she was never married to any one
else. The case eXcite5 good deal of
interest here. The proceedings were
sensational revelation TO the people.
Gilbert E. Wright, against whom
eight indictments were returned by
the Dallas grand jury. charging COM
picity in the Tayas Pacific bogus bills
of lading for cotton at Sherman, with
Joe Lohenstein and others last fall,
appeared in the district court to-day
and gave bond in the sum of $3.50 in
each case.
The case of the state VS.. Will
liam Adams, charged with numbering
Mike Burns, was called this morn
continued till p. m. at that hour
the state announced itself ready for
trial, but the defense asked for
and was granted a continuance till
9 o'clock tomorrow. There is no CO.
tainty of the trial going on at that
time.
News leaked out here to-day that
the International and Great Northern
railway bridge over Trinity river,
between Palestine and Houston
was swept away several days ago, and
that the International tickets for
Houston at Galveston, etc., are being
honored by the Houston s. Texas
Central, and passengers going via
Longview to Dallas over the Texas &
Pacific, thence south. 1t is said il
will he some days before the bridge
will be replaced. 1t was about the
biggest railroad bridge in Texas.