Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-14
DALLAS.
A Police Officer IDjured-The County
Treasurers Report.
County 0ffioers-Elect To Be Sworn in
To-Day Three Tramps Arrested,

Special 10 the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Nov. l3.-Pat vii.
kerson, who WIS jailed yesterday in
default OF u $1,000 fine imposed several
months ago for running a gaming
house, still langulsbes In duranee vile
aud still says lac will see the state In
the place which Sheridan said he pre-
ferred To Texas ms an abode, before he
will pay cent Of the fine. The pros
pect Of an extended sojourn on the
poor farm seems 10 have no terrors for
him.
In attempting To arrest Jim Salmon
yesterday evening Police Officer Turn
ell WAS badly injured Salmon took
hold OF him and scutile followed In
which the officer fell and Salmon on
him It was some time before lac
could speak. The injuries We're In the
spine Salmon, who was wanted to
answer Ia the city court 10 charge OF
fighting. was afterwards arrested.
The county otllcers elect will be
sworn IN to morrow by Judge Burke Of
the county court, The judge was
busy approving their bonds to-day.
Joe Burns, Tom Hennesey and
Richard Long were taken out OF a
whisky cur on the Texas a. Pacific
railroad by Police Officer AheTne last
night, at the request Of Engineer
Mann, who ac,ed upon a telegram
I from the road officials at Marshall
The telegram directed him 10 have the
men arrested aud held until further
orders. II Is moi known whatthey are
wanted for The prisoners claim that
they were out Of money and work aud
at Fort Worth they concluded 10 steal
/ q ride to some other town. One oi
them claims TO be mAehinist and the
others are men of no trades.
County Treasurer Downs makes the
following report for the quarter ending
October 81: Amount ON hand AT tbs
beginning II the quarter, $32 53l 49,
amount received during quarter
s2jl2 90; total, 81, 04s %; amount dis
hursed, S2S 072 30; balance ON hand al
end OF quarter. 5000 Of
The cases OF jim Hunuicut, charged
with killing Frate Humphreys, and oi
Oliver Munford, charged with killing
Sam Armstrong, were set for to-day In
the district court.
Hunnicut, whose case was first cali
ed, was Lot ready for trial aud Nun.
| ford's case WAS taken up. Both sides
announced ready, and the case was
entered into.
Mrs Mary Lambert, the insane wo.
man who was arrested in East ID alas
a few days ago, was brought before the
county court this morning 70 have her
sanity passed upon. She talked right
along; said she lived at BOnham, but
they sent her 10 the asy l1m, "but not
mind you, as a lnnatic, but 10 work foi
the institution she said She fur.
ther proceeded that u month ago they
discharged her aud gave her money Il
bring her as far a. Dallas. The court
concluded she had escaped from ths
afylum, and further investigation was
stopped until tue authorities Rr tbs
ssylnm can be communicated with
touching her case
Schneider & Davis yesterday even
ing ran an attachment on the stock o
groceries 81 q. A. Fsrrls 4 Co. Of Wax
ahacaie for S54l.
Mr. G. q. Allen, land commissions
! Of the Gulf Colorado a Santa Re rail
road, has sent IN his iesigDAtioD. I'll.
/ limited that he Will engage In the reA
estate business In Dallas.
A corvette aud three gunboAta hayl
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