The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-30
FROM WACO.
NEwsFRoM sRAzos BOTTOMS,
A burglar Woandsd by Waterman.
a druggist Ass'gns-The Grand
Jury to DO Convened = No
Clues TO the Rold-Ups.
Cotton Receipts. Rtc.


Waco, Oct. 2o--TSpecial. Three
honeas srRngers, old man Gregory, his
son aud Edward Killum, came to Waco
on Tuesday and sold their cotton,
starting homewsrd late in the evening,
each msn in wagon. Four miles
west OF tia city they vera halted In /.
csdar-braks by three armed men who
~ore white masks over the lower part
of their faces. One of the highway
nen carrisd Winchester rife, and
the other two hsd pistols. The farm
ers were Dmpelled TO hold ND their
hands while ono OF the robhsrs
went through .heir pockets. The two
Hregorya save up sl2j, whila DIR. XII.
luA wss scooDed 70 rho tune OF So3.
Then the hishwaymen told their vic
tiias to drive ON aud not look back
Another farmer, VINO came along a
sw minutes later, saw the three high
ysymsn mounted and riding awsv.
The robbed farmers got fow men and
secuted the woods last might in search
OF tue trio of robbers, but TO no pur-
pose. Vhig 10 game practiced on
farmers in this section during overy
cotron season, bn. the first one this
year.
Suit hes bsen Instituted by tho at
torneys OF several fire. insurance COM
psnies against j. b. Wlpslotr, as prin.
eipAl, and. his securities, for the penalty
OF tho bond given by said Winslest
when acAng as agent tor n@id COM
,aninu in Waco. rhe companies a.lege
49, laaHt Il 4. u
belonging tn them. There are four OF
these suits, and the penalty Of tho
bond Il $500 in each 0aEe. WiDslett
viii Iavo lis ,rial ut the present term
or coart, on the charge nf embszzle-
meut.
The rival opera houses here wSre IN
full glare snd blast last night. with
Bolie Moore and tbs "hountain PINK"
10 ona and Bard's iuinstr8s IL tho
Other Rurpt cort, rather carried tho
day, although tho little sOubtatte had
e fair house.
The dry goods store OF Lewin0 Bros,
having b5Gn burglsrized thvse lines
within two weeks, ths finn put al en-
| ploye 70 sleep on tho lower floor.
About O'clock this morning he heard
ono ~ tho glass doors orRsh and few
minutes later saw ran standing on
sn6 siu6@Hik outside, thrus,iDg an
arm through tha broken ooor. The
! Smp'oye fred two shole, and had the
satisfaction Of seeing tbs burglar linn
| sway wounded. II 10 not KNOWN who
| ths burglar was.
! A. M. Dlueharf, "a druggist whO has
ooeu Ia business here ABOUT two
| months, made az assigpmapt to-day.
! Bid liabilities are about Il 800. with 40.
eeF Of $1,000 Mos, vt the creditors aro
| ia Wsco.
| judge Rimes issued ~ order to-day,
directing tho grand jury 10 recouvene
mex. Monday TO investigate tbs kill
ms uf Pnkaey Davi7, yesterday, by
| oid jerry Reagan, Reagan W II hardly
DC .hnaF, on account of bis old age.
| A woman Is now suuerintendeut Of
me McLenn County roor house.
Sue u Mre. Garrison. Her husband
oled IN 'sdsy, and tho commits ioners'
conrl continued her ia his place.
The mar met fhis mOrOiug and set
the criminal docket foy tho present
term of tbs district court. Too 'tri,l Of
criminal cases will commence on No
Vcmber 81.
Not clue of any kind has boon
found TO tine Identity or whereabopt.
OF the tbrea highwayaen who robbed
the four farmers yesterday.
Mr.. F. Y. Nalley, for IS years u oiti-
aon OF this county, il doed aad was
bor'et this afternoon.
Cotton receipts 10 date, = l55 bales.
NJ lrkot weak to day. Bost price,
S Go.
A light frost this morning..