Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-26
JUDGE LYNCH
Appcaled to by the suffering Citizens
OF Dallas.
Midnight Assault Of Burly Black Brute
on Lady.
The Cotton Swindling Cases the ALI
Absorbing Topic.

Special to the Gazette 80,
DALLAS, June 25,-The city is iilied
with desperate characters, black and
white. and the people have been
driven to the extremity of publicly
talking lynch law. Brutal assaults
ara made nightly on both men and
women in the streets and by entering
houses. Newspaper men have been
prevailed upon TO touch the matter
,,rhtly. Int the villains have gone so
far that to-day the city is so thoroughly
aroused that their doings are the al
most exclusive topic Of conversation.
Several houses were last night burglar
ized and much valuable property
stolen. ,,
About daylight Mrs. w. II. Flippin,
wife of the city treasurer, and
a leading banker, now absent In
Europe. was assaulted and maltreated
by a big burly negro, who had secured
entrance to her sleeping room IN the
second story of the family residence
Mrs. Flit.pin first discovered the brute
under Der mosquito bar. She and her
two children sleeping with her
screamed, awakening servant girl
and arousing a neighbor and the as
aaiIant escaped. The news flew all
over the city. Mrs. Flippin was
choked and assaulted badly about the
face and neck. She is now at the
house of neighbor under care of II
physician, and refuses to remain
at her home till her husband re-
turns. Officers. detectives and citizens
have been in pursuit of the negro all
day, All classes of citizens declare ii
ne is captured and positively identi-
lied he shall be lyDched. \ report is
in circulation tonight that he has been
in the country and is being
brought in. n party of citizens are OH
the lookout awaiting developments as
to his identity. Suspicious characters
and Migrants are to be given notice 10
leave the city within stated time.
The day in the district court was
by argument on the motion
of Baum's attorney for change of
venue ON the ground of prejudice
against him in Dallas county to the
extent that fair trial could not he
given him. During the argument w.
l.. Crawford, of counsel for the de-
tense, gave the grand jury a severe
scathlng, in very decoIous language.
for having. as he claimed, exceeded
their duties by signing an affidavit TO
the effect that Baum can get fair
trial in Dallas county. 1t
is likely the change of venue
matter will occupy several
days, as several hundred witnesses
have been summoned.
The Houston Gun club passed
through here to- day by special car en-
route for the Fort Worth state shoot.
Special Agent Wiegrand of the de.
partment of justice is investigating the
FEDERAL offices in the city.
The case of the State vs. Oliver
Mumsford, who killed Sam Armstrong
in Stringtown three weeks ago last
Saturday, came up in the district court
this morning but was continued on ac-
CONT of the absence Cf witnesses to
July 6.
A meeting OF citizens has been called
at tina courthouse for Saturday,
July y, for the purpose OF
organizing Dallas county society to
represent the county at the New Or
leans Worlds exposition.
The Queen City Guards have applied
to AGi't-Gen. King for two pieces OF ar
tillery, that the company may add an
artillery train to the infantry organiza.
tjop.
The Daily Town Talk has made its
appearance under the management Of
Milligan & Messmore. 1t is an excel
lent afternoon paper, and one of the
prettiest Journals in typographical ap
pearance in the state.
ATER-Thp nagro WA captu-ef
aud has been brought to the city ant
is now under guard about mile from
the Jail ut spot known only to few
His face is scratched and he answer
well the description of Mrs. Flippin'
assailant, and has been employed as
wood-chopper by neighbor. Tn
feeling is intense. and hundreds @
men from millionaires down to labor
ers are congregated at different part
of the city, determined that he shall b
lynched If Mrs. Flippin identifies him
which it is not probable she can do Il
night, as she is in such a condition tht
no one except her doctors al
allowed to see her. The scene at G..
Carter's residence, where Mrs. Eli
pin is stopping, is terrible one. I'll
unfortunate woman Is al times here
of her reason, and her piercing scream
rend the air for blocks around, as 81
imagiues in her maniacal conditit
that the liend again confronts her.
large party Of ladies and gentlem,
and several physicians are there, al
the people can hardly be kept fro
disposing of the arrested negroes. Sc
eral hundred men have congrega
at the county jail, aud declare that
the officers get possession Of the neg
they shall not put him in Jail, feari
that he will not be gotten out. tim
be he will be lynched yet to-nig
Mrs. FlippiL physicians advise Il
her husband should be recalled fr.
Europe.