The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-08-20
Gainesville.

Gainesville
| GAINESVILLE, AUG. ID. Special go
For some limo past rumors hava been
ailoat that serious trouble was brow
ink botwoon some clttl5men located
in the Indian Territory aud Others re-
siding this side o. Rcd river. Dill
gent Inquiry failod % traca these ~
mors 10 any rOli2bio source, tho Know.
ing ones refusing % mako G'y dis
closures. A iaw wogkJ ago u was
stated hut some prominent cltJlsmen
of this city bad adjusted all difficult
! ties and, ~ the T-qIcS. ~ sOpo psruJs
IA the Nation, had gone 80 ~ az
| pointed time % receive severn thou
sand head Of cattle Hnt tran
port thsrl 20 shiS side. 1t
| ing, however, Tor when the parties
who had gone iaip .ne NstlOu arrived
| at the designated place sGuy were mot
| With Winohesters aud compelled tore
trace their stops. All uhese facts
leaked out by sOpIo means, and IL was
qaieily stated that sGrious trouble be-
tween prominent cattiamsn might he
expects, d in tho near future. Nothing
further was Developed and the matter
had ceased 10 be tOpio of c0nve!sa-
ton until to-day, S. hen news reached
here Of
A BLOODY RATTLE
Oh the WaShita rlver, Indian Territory,
in which two men wore K led outright
and others wounded, The sceue
OF The tragedy was at
tbs ranch of Frank Murrg. pns par
iiculsrs, as learned, were rs follows !:
Wyatt Williams nd Frank Murray
were partners n the stock business.
Williams resides ia tai. CITY, and re-
Gently constructed very handsome
residence, ono Uilo north Of town.
Frank Murray lives ~ tho Chlckasaw
Nation, and Us native Tho iufprm-
ant states thag several months $50
Williams & Murray bought, several
hundred head oC cattle aud eXecut" d
therefor their promisorg nots for 500.
900. Williams & Murray di5agr eed in
their business ErausactiOGs, and IL Is
alleged that Williams drove Off
and sold large number of
the cattle. The note falling dus Murray
turned over the remaining cattle Ia
tho creditors, among whom was jim
Fitzpatrick, foreman Of Murr&y's
ranch. BitLsr feeling was engeudert d
ago Williams sent six men, viz:
Dick Cavitt, Dick Jones' and three
others, all headed by Boo Wood, over
to Murray's 10 gather soIae cattle,
They went first to sec hurry, who re-
fused to give up any cattle. saying that
williams had already got his interest
out Of the stock. rms party then went
out into tho ranch and y ere met by
w. J.. Rousseau, Frank Rouss eau,
Frank Witt, John Paine, Dick
S5rawU, Tom Fitzpatrick, Geo. Horner,
Bill Brooks and others, Headed by jim
Fitzpatrick. The latter
on 6he first parGy without any warn
ing, killing Dick Cavitt and Dick
Jones. Cavltt was shot in tho small
of the back aud Jones in the breast,
head and arm. Tue names OF those
wounded wore not learned. The squad
sent by Williams wheeled aud left
after the first few shots. Mono Of
the Murray mon are reported
injured. No arrests have yet been
made. InstruC lions are being awaited
IRON the authorities al Fort SIN tn,
who have been notified. The affair has
created considerable Excitement AdIo,
where many OF the parties arc known.
They are also familiar with the breach
between Williams and Murray, and
had hoped tho matter would be ami
cably adjusted.
GAINESVILLE GLEANINGS.
Word reached here from i utlington
this afternoon that j. Il. Llly, the
fallen minister, had been arrested and
was in the custody OF The officers.
LILLY stated that ne " al On his WaY to
Gainesville to give himsslr up lie
seemed very Respondent over his ILL
luck. He was overtaken at the house
OF y man named Newton, brother-in-
law OF Mrs. Darlington. The latter
was with him at the time Of his arrest.
Deputy United States Marshal john
son lett for Burlington this evening
and is expected back with bis prisoner
to.morro ~.
Deputy United States Marshal john
son arrives aud placed in jail hore this
morning Bill Davidson, formerly q
member of tie Lee gang, and alleged
to have been present aud participated
in tho killing Of the Rolf brothers.
johnson had . Two days chase after
him, finally overhauiing him At Bowie,
Texas.