Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-16
DALLAS.


A B1riy Negro Attempts TO Outrage n
widow LadNA suit for Divorce
Damage suit.
Special TO the Gazette.
WEEDS HANGING.
DALLAS, TEN., Sept. l6.--At o'clock
this morning Mrs Walker. a widow lady
living IN East Dallas, was awakened Inv a
noise, and was terrified TO see stalwart
negro in her bedroom. She screamed,
and he throttled her. Neryed TO dosper-
alton she struggled TO free herself from the
clutches of The ebony hend which she finally
succeeded In doing, when he fed through
a window which was open. The neigh.
bors, startled by Mrs. Walkers screams,
came running to the house, but were kept
at bay by the negro, who stood near the
house and threatened To shoot the first
man who came IN the yard. lie re-
manned there for sometime. when Onlcers
keehan and Waller arrived on the scene.
Seeing the cops, he broke and ran for the
river, and though the hluc-coats gave
chase, they soon lost sight Of him, and
they had TO give up the hunt. II Is said
that he is the same negro who was seen
In the house of another widow lady re-.
GENTLY and who was frightened away by
her screaming. The police are onto his
style, and win take him in out of the ma
laria on sight. Meantime, II would be
wen for lone females to be prepared to
defend themselves against such Drutes as
he undoubtedly Is.
WANTS TO M UNmrCHEp.
Lucinda simmons has filed suit for di-
yorce from James Simmons, TO whom She
was lawfully married In 1872, in the
county of Marion. She AYERS that he mas
been guilty OF cruel treatment and fire.
quent outrages, which render their living
together insupportable. She illustrates
his deviltry by pointing out special cases
in which he struck her with his fist and
knocked her down with u stick OF stove
wood. She lived with him until 1850,
then fed from his bed and board.
rnE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COM
rANY suEp.
Bella Morris, through her attorney,
filed suit in the district court to-day
against the Western Union Telegraph
company. She wants damages, aud the
ground of her demand is as follows; On
the 26th day of August, $50, she gave to
the company'S agent at Mount Pleasant,
and paid for Its transmission to w. II.
Morris, Dallas, telegram which said f,
"Nour baby Is very sick. Come at once. -
The message never reached MIR. Morris,
and the baby died and was buried with.
out his presence. She, therefore, asks
$50 900 for actual damage sustained by
reason of the failure to deliver the mes
sage TO Mr. Morris, and $4,000 cXamplary
damages and for the anguish of mind
caused by the absence of her husband
In tho hpnr NJ bgr Upipf
BoNp REDUCED.
Harry Woods, who Killed Henry Lati.
mer on the 18TH of August, had "A prclim-
mary hearing before Justice Schulz, who
refused him bail He was taken before
District Judge Aldrldgc on habeas corpus,
and allowed bail, his bond being fixed at
$4,000. Failing to give bond, he appealed
10 Judge Adridge 10 have the bond re.
duced, which motion the Judge granted
to-day, liking the amount ut $4,000 Tn,
( bond has not yet boen given.
IN 1HE COURTS.
In the county court Raymond Hammer.
smith, for assault and battery, was fined
So and costs; RUFF Jones, colored, foi
crap shooting, was required TO yield az
$40 and settle the costs, Judge Kendall
fined Bette Gordon, colored, $40 and
costs for assault and battery, and Com.
modore Smith, colorcd, s for disturbing
the peace.
DEATH OF 4 FIREMAN.
Ililliurd Stevens, driver of the hose reel
for Engine Company No. =, died at 4
O'Clock last night, OF plcurisy His re,
mains were sent to Ennis to-day for burial
as his relatives live there, The fir,
companies turned out 10 escort the body
TO the train, and delegation OF iiremcn
accompanied IL TO Ennis. Deceased was
"a years old; an industrious, sober, pop
ular man, and good fireman.
oPERA-iiorsE OPENED.
I 4 good audience greeted the Ma,
Thomas Opera company at the opera
I house tonight This was the opening
performance of the season and 4 grcal
many OF the fashionable society peopl,
turned out. Olivettc was the opera pro
( duced, and the audience was hlghl,
pleased with It's rendition. Tomorrow
matinee and evening, Plnaforc; Thursda.
evening, Chimes OF Normandy. From
here they go TO Fort Worth.
BADLY BROKEN Up.
( $. ID. Hanway, proprietor of th
marble works, and man named Jeffries
who works for him, had fight yesterday
lIanway is big man and Jcfries u It'll
/ one. The consequence was that Jcffre
was badly beaten, his face being pounde,
to Il jelly aud his left arm broken.
PERSONAL POINTERS.
II II. Harding OF Fort Worth auto
graphed at the Grand Windsor to-day.
II. Grcenwall, lessee OF the Dallas
Houston aud Galveston opera-houses, ant
Jno. j Hand Of the News arrived IN IN,
city to-day.
r. II. Cousins, Beaumont, II. G
Withers and child, Austin, are here.
Jno. McCariy OF Mckinney Is NJ t1i
! ST, George.
( Jno. Is. Saunders, Abilene, y. G. Perry
Colorado, w y. York, Decatur were
among to-day's arrivals.
The sign painters put on the New
building to-day, In gilt letters, the words
"Thc Dallas News" Has Hart agreed Il
al