The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-26
FORT WORTH FACTS.
Tho Cunningham Case Finally 6oes 70
the Jary.
A DIgIial Telegram shows How Stands
the Same.
Murphy Eaton Again VIVA, the Coal
Experts Say.
Tbs Republican Leaders are Beginning
20 Drop In.
The County Commissioners In u Peek
OF Trouble.
A Farmers Foolish Fright-rhe Cles
burne Safe Blowers.
Other Events In our Sister City.

FoRr woRru. April 25.-Gspecinl 1.-The
Cunningham case mas closed and the Jury
is now out. County Attorney Pendieton
closed ais speech about ~ O'Clock to-day,
when the Judge delivered clear AM full
charge on murder In tho first degree and
murder In the second degree, instIucting
| the Jury that II they failec 10 hnd ds'end.
ant guilty OF either one OF these 10 acqult
him. About o o'clock tho i9ry came iato
csnrt ard said they disagreed as 10 whaIths
now dead, was. After some
dIscussion Judge Abbott said 1t
might be road 10 them In full, watch was
done. aud the jury went 10 dehoerating
assin. The courtroom sas qrow1sa 20
speech. the aisles bFinV crowded by hun
dreds who could not Dcd seats The in
veterate spirit Il gambling " shown even
| In this mnr1er G4s., numDer ~ bets nave
besn made on a. verdict. Even oe,s being
made ou cfnviction aud aoqnlital. aiheI
| bets OF be terra given II found sulit} OF
murder IN the second degree.
Asso1n "a c1ptt opens IA the morning.
another murder case will be tfird. IL con-
| tlnuauce H. not obtained, thas " DICK
| Eysus tue negio who killed Ge9fgs Cooper
IN the Cowboy saloon, lew montns ag'.
| In this case Truman, Stedmsu IL Cspps
have hsen empinyed to Assist the sta'o Ia
the prosecution.
oar peoDl- are IN daily ex9nrta ion Of
heering something new In the am0ns
Murphy.E atom affair. as II a. uudrr' t,od
ilnt tne Rev. Mr.. Murphy is htyilg aihia'
Wit, prepared In Missouri disproyins oi tne
article In the Csrrollton Democrat. ibis
denial Is desmed absolutely necessary 10
establish Miss Murphy's Innocence.
| Committees have been on all day solicit
inQ subscription to the fund b entertain
the two conventions 10 be held hero. About
$50 was raised to-day.
| Frank Clark, who was err ste SON. hme
ago on a charge of robbing O.pta'' Day &C
| the opora-house, was to have had Dre!lm-
mary examination to-day, but when his
| case was called he failed u answer aud his
bond was forfeited. Ten days ggn "A sister
| OF Clark's came here and by hard work got
him out OF Jail on bond. II is said the uopg
lndy secured the bondsmen by pawn-
ing with them her jeweiry.
an examination Of the coal fsld5 In Non.
tague aud Wise, and report tho ca tasrs
/ as OF fine quality, equal TO that OF Pen yl.
vanin, but say II lacks one thine, Rge, md
while they cannot say positively how much
age 1t needs they are united In deciding
the time to be not less than 400 years This
report is not ss favorable as III might have
been.
The republican clans are CATHERINE, that
Ia. their leaders are coming. A. b. Norton,
OF Dallas. was here TODAY, and tSo prom
nent black republicans from Hous ou The
republican pot 10 boiling and viii give out
| great heat by next Tuesday,. II al .igls
are not wrong there will ne two repu n'ican
parties in Texas by this day next week.
| The commissioners find great trypbiN IN
straighteuing the county roads. Many
farmers are utterly opposed 10 h9 foads
going thrcush their farms, viii small
| pieces OF land suddenly become 20 valuable
| Al tlA ttNsNt l~Ef " hss r.
| lpsed to buy more than three. In nearly
every case whsre land Ia tafel, commits
sion 10 assess iemages will havo to say
| what tho lard Is worth.
Brick are b5inr.eceived by the car pad
for the new i'l, coming from Cloburllt.
IL will require 200 600 10 hnlsh the work.
Henry latte, former four miles rom
the city, was oyerhauling a lot o. corn
snivea when ho let ono drop aud cut the
artery in his right loot. He 1led SO proiuse.
| iy before the surgeon Game thai 70 Il feared
lie will die. Had he acted cilml} h.e wound
would have been mere ir'hs, on, he not
only lost his own head but bis wife and
reiehbor seemed 10 have no idea what TO do
except to send for a doctor Lstie is we'll
| TO do and reasonably Intelligent,
The trouble about the naGr grave yard
was settled to-day. A fence will he put
around the yard and bodies neer the excs-
yatiop will he moved and buried further
| fOu tuc EraNei pihss
| SECOND TELEGRAM,
FoRT WORTH, April 25.-l6pscial. l-At
o'clock tonight one OF the jurymen In the
Cunningham case made signs from the
window OF the jury-room Ia the court house
to friend below, by holding up ten fingers,
then one, then drawing hia hand across his
throat, which was interpreted 10 mesu that
eleven were for hanging and one for &C
quittsl The jury were sent to hotel for
the night, Mt o'clock, and are closely
guarded and no communication Whatever,
is allowed with them.
Marshal Rhea and detective this eve
ming arrested w. II. Smith, alias Sam Bass;
William Patrick and Charles Steward. IS
| ihe craftsmen who blew open q safe at OF.
burne yesterday morning, and stole valua-
| ole papers ana money belonging 10 Cooley
& Co. Steward has given the whole thing
away aud will be used By the state as 3
witness.
THE wEATB Ell.
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