The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-09
FORT WORTH LOCAL NEWS
A sklpPsa.oUT FROM CANADA.
M. scott Accused Of bsd BsskinE In the
Domiaion - A Pssitentisry re
eruIt-Wsr over whisky,
Notes And Personals

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Notes aud Personals
foRr WORTH, July 3.-Ispeoial. "A
curious Instance Of how q mans sins
sill find him out, eventually, has Just
been brought TO light In this city. II
seems that about a year ago young
man who was travelling with a show
that exhibited here, stopped onicer Il,
T.. buchanan, OF the police force, and
pointing out man said; "That man
IL wanted in wingham, ontario. lie
was q partner Of my father and caused
his ruin by crooked transactions"
He gave the names of parties
In Wingham who could tell ali about
IL. The man pointed cut was q. TAFT
Scott, OF this city. Buchanan COM
inundated with the parties in Wing
ham and In turn r, ,eived tho Informs
ton that Scott had been a banker in
Wingham and had disappeared from
that place, car lying with him large
sums OF money which had been left In
his bank on deposit, and that he was
BADLY wanted there, but the
case was not an extraditable one
under the treaty with this country.
Such being the case, having found out
where their man was, the parties In
terested Instituted civil suit in
Wingham against Scott and sent the
citation 10 Buchanan about three
months ago TO be served. When az
preached by tho officer Scott admitted
his name was q. TAFT Scott, but after
,Nar,tat,.r an aaiI fhnU
not intended for MIN, though his man
ner, as the officer thought, "gave him
Being properly inGorsed, were
returned to the County Court
OF Middlesex County, Ontario. Some
days ago more citations were received
by Buchanan to DO served on Scott,
instituting, ~ IL seems, more suits.
These were served this morning and
Officer Buchanan REL )rts that Scott il
considerably worked up over the AZ
fair.
OFF TO HUNTSVILLE.
This morning, In Judge Beckham' q
court, a special venire was ordered TO
try the case Of the State VS..
John o'Brien, charged with idn stealing ing
o,Bri hS1se' who over Is mS yoasA 's g
about ID years old, at Die horse from a
Mr.. Abbott, who lives in this county.
O'Brlen was farm hand employed by
Mr.. Abbott, and one night he left,
taking with him that Rentleman's
81 sed. He came TO this city and was
quickly in the hands OF the police.
The special grand jury returned al in.
dictment against him yesterday, and
as be wished to plead guilty, 1t was de-
sirsble to give him an early opportu.
nifty. After hearing the evidence. his
term in the ,penitentiary
was affixed at FIVE years.
A petition to the Governor, asking for
his pardon, was Immediately circula-
ted and signed by the twelve jmrymen
iency of the executive will be asked
because OF the prisoners youth and
former good character. 1t wi! be for
warded to the Governor at once.
DRUNKEN CRANK.
An instance of the spirit Of wanton
destruction that takes possession oil
some when wrestling with King
Alcohol was developed in the
Recorders Court this morning. A
man. named Burdell in company
with a female had gone to the estab
lishment of J. j. Laurie, on Houston
| street, to buy dress. A. piece OF goods
was shown to the couple, when Bur
| dell wanted to know II 1t was the
finest in the house. The proprietor
assured him 1t was not and immedi-
ateIy threw down on the counter q
very fine pice Of goods, when Burdell
without "rhvme or reason" emptied
large quantity of AMBER from mis- ca
pacious mouth on the goods. 10 make
certain of his work he then smeered
| il over the goods with his hand
A police officer was sent for and the
man put in the lookup, He was found
to be very much under the influence
of whisky, but the recorder fined
| him S25.
ALL ABOUT A DRINK.
This morning Thomas IL. Powers
| walked into the Dew Drop saloon, cor,
| ner OF Main and Twelfth streets, and
called for drink. The drink was
given, but Powers proceeded to leave
Without furnishing the requisite
amount of cash, whereupon the bar-ten,
! der, John Eggleston, mildly objected
at first to this way Of settling q Dill
| Powers insisted that it was to his in
terest to fix it up only this way. A
I fight ensued, in which beer glasses fig
| ured as the instruments of war. Pow
ers proved to be the lesser power in the
affair, and received as a monento OF
| the occasion three gashes across the
temple. The wounds are not danger.
GUS. Drs. Cooper and Riley dressed
| the wounds. Both were arrested anc
the recorder fined Eggleston So, who
pleaded guilty. The case against row.
| ers was continued.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
The city is on the qui yiye, anxious
| ly awaiting for the coming OF the great
and glorious Fourth. 1t being M
tional holiday, non dies juridicus, the
National Bank and post Office will DC
| closed.
| A citizen of Dallas was in the city
to-day and is reported to have sale
| that Dallas would celebrate the Fourth
because it was George Washington's
birth day. He said the very hat 'he1
| itself had been ordered for the occp-
| sion.
Fort Worth can boast of moro pretty
girls than anyother city In Texas.
doing up the town tor some time past
This morning she went ir % the oillce
of prominent young lawyer OF the
| city and explained her mission. He
| took kindly to the many CONF liment-
| ary things that were showered upon
| his unprotected head, made only with
| q view of securing SUBJ ,riptlon,
| though he asserts now that she told
| nothing but the truth. She fairly
rained taffy upon the young limb Of
| the law, but still he refused TO take
book. After a four hour talk, the it
| tie blonde left in disgust, giving the
dediple of Coke piece of her mind
A humber of gentlemen were
| present and enjoyed the law
er's discontinue immensely
I ono If thano a snrin1 poat in disguise
dedicated and sent the following non
descript to the disconselate lawyer:
A maiden fair,
With blended hair,
Tackled a limb efthe Law;
She caught his eye;
He drew sigh
And caught her wagging jaw.