Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-29
SHERMAN.
a Young Temcsseean Seeks Surccase
Of Sorrow by the Old Morphine
Method.
\ Long Lis, or Indictments The Non,.
Population Not Answerabie Tor 80
Much Crime.

Population Not Answerabie Tor 80
Much Crime.
Special TO the Gazette.
SHERMAN, Tax, Nov. 2s.. Parties re-.
turning from Belrs this morning give
some further facts IN connection with IN
inquest held yesterday on the dead body
found ~ Dugan's pasture
II, J Rogers testified before The Jury
mat nc recognized the clothing rs that ~
MS nephew, George w. Gillian, who had
been working for him, and disappeared
SIX weeks ago last Sunday. Gillian had
selected the most secluded place TO be
found, In the midst OF dense thIcket.
and there, as the jury believed, took a
deadly potion of morphine to end his ex-
istence. He was native OF Milan
county, Tenn, aud twonty.three years OF
age. Mr. Rogers took charge of the re.
mains, and told the Justice he would bury
them where they lay
The grand jury submitted their final
report this morning and were discharged
Tor the term. They have presented S65
indictments after a session of seven
weeks, and say they were on the trace of
still other crimes which could not be
made out, because OF the unwiunpness
of witnesses 10 toll what they knew OF
the number of true bills presented III
are for felonies aud Pa for misdc.
moanors
They report that large majority Of
the criminals dealt with are non-resi-
dents and migrating characters, and that
the bona iide citizens OF GriySon county
are notably law-abiding aud exemplary
In their conduct. They further say that
three-tOurthS OF the crime investigated is
chargeablc to drunkenness and the liquor
traffic
They found the poor farm with thirty
one inmates, more than half of whom are
not citizens OF Texas, and one of them is
a disabled United States soldier. The
poor are well sheltered, well fed, aud
moderately well clothed, and the mana.
ger, Mr.. Wells, is credited with humane
and considerate treatment OF all under
him.
They report the jail well kept in regard
TO sanitary matters, and the prisoners are
well led on wholesome diet by the taller,
NJ. O. Callahan, but they recommend the
building OF 4 new jail with capacity 10
hold one hundred inmates, as the present
tI,eco,,,,ty ,Sit,'
nonnIstion Tbe is '. s "'v" VS. Elk ' .r.,
gosfinn INF has h,en ma, ~, 90.
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10 D'hisou' ".Sluul n'a NV. M"'
put ON tIlai th'S I'oiNlus anu al'eI "
warm contest oet"eeH Nouhty At,otu'S
I lnnaell, Tor inc Slale, ana Col y II Rus
sell and J. NJ. Stlndiicr, ESQ. Tor the dc
tense, was submitted to the Jury at
clock p. m ana aolndgeq not guilty,
/ H. -. hhight, charged WIN the lhelt OF
/ a morse from CharIes buiilon' entered q
/ plea OF guilty ana inc Jury assessed Inc
! penalty az iIe years IN Jhe penltenllary
Jack flannerI was arrested IN benson
ON charge Oh lneiI Oh SlV from INC per
son OF one Murphy ana brought 10 Jm
! this morning BY Deputy SheHh Johl
/ Morris.
I Inc inohlh yeI remaining OF tne term
OF the district court VIII be iull OF hare
I work, and unless some OF inc cases SCI
are continued his honor VIII be com
/ PEELED to hold night sessions to ge
through with the docket Several cap
ital cases remain to be tried.
The trial of Newton Chance for th'
murder OF Junius Foster, m sherman, II
/ 1863, is set Tor Monday next, and VII
/ possess great Interest, IN the fact that j
4 reyiycs the bloody incidents OF war times
and viii 70 some extent explain TO oul
. present population the unhappy condi
ton OF society here twenty-five years ago
/ Friends OF Jim and Pink Ice, the Del
aware Bend desperadoes, have given no
/ ice lnat tue Nenuetul wiz w Is,N"c'i