Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-28
The Trial Of Baum for EEtradition
Proceeding IN Canada Sneak
Thief Jailed.
An Important Land Case Bill Lewis
Sent 70 the Pcnitentiary Tor Life
for Stage Robbery.
Dallas Shows Up a Big Delinquent
Tax -Montresser Narrowly
Escapes Lynching.


attorney lulh HAVAhAAh w. y 49,
gram from Furlong, the detective OF
the Missouri Pacific system OF rail-
roads, stating that Baum has been
committed for extradition on the arson
case and that the trial in regard to his
extradltlon on the cotton swinding
transactions would be entered into to-
day. The attorneys claim that II
Baum is brought back for arson that
he cannot be tried for any other Of
Tense. It seems that In looking up
the treaties By which he could be
brought back, treaty Of 1915 or 1886
was relied on by the Texas authorities.
When the matter was brought before
the crowns counsel In Canada
treaty OF 1876 was pro-
cured which materially altered the
modus operandi Of extrsdition. II
Baum Is brought back for arson there
will be an effort to try him for Bwlnd-
ling Mr.. Arnold, city marshal, who
went after Baum, returned yesterday.
He says they run courts in Canada on
an entirely different plan TO what they
do In Texas. He says Texas lawyer
has no more chance In Canadian
court than feline In the worst kind OF
an hereafter. This will be mortfying
TO the profession which wea!B long
tailed COATS, plug hats aud talks about
the Newspaper men.
Mrs. Morrison went to pay friendly
call at neighbours, Her sunbOnnet
not being handy, she threw a coat over
her head % protect II from the sun.
On her return home she left the coat
in the front room and went into the
kitchen. In three minutes by the
town-olock, which Is regular now that
the wind doesn't stop II, she came
back into the room and found the coat
and all her iewery gone. Pursuit OF
the thief resulted In his arrest and in-
carceration. He is one OF the gang
which Is working the town. He gives
the name OF Tom Christian.
The federal court has been engaged
all day in the trial of the case Of the
heirs OF Underwood against the heirs
OF March ct al II Is suit for league
of land In Montague county. The
evidence shows that there are
forty thousand dollars worth OF inn
pTovements on the property, and the
league Ii the finest body Of land In
Northwest Texas. All the krupp guns
OF tho law are booming their boOms on
the case. Senator Davis from Gaines.
willie and Mr., Head Of Sherman are in
the case.
Yesterday a land suit In the same
court between Marcowitch Bros. d
StrauB vs. /. Rosenstein resulted in q
verdict for the defendant.
William Lewis, familiarity known IL
the West as Bill Lewis, submitted hi
case 10 a Jury Of his peers In the fedora
court this morning Lewis was charged
uiu IA or
near Westheriord or Jacksbar'
and the mail OF Unch
Sam therein. His peers aforOsaiC
were calm, unpreiudiced and Rtten
tive. After hearing elOquence II
chunks and law In sluiCes they re
tired, and returned with a verdict o
guilty. Mr.. Lewis was sentenced L
the penitentisry for life.
Tom Lacy travels from the lowe
line OF Dallas county 10 the upper lin
OF the Indian territory. He wears
gun and talks Last fall he displaye
his weapon out Mt gathering In Ihi
county. He was indicted, ana havin
appeared on the surface In DentOl
county he WAS sought. He wa
brought In this morning, aud Will b
ttlling the soil on the poOr-farm whe
to-morrow's dinner-horn blows.
Tax Collector Gillespie reports this
thirty-seven hundred Taxpayers hRy
settled with him. Their total contr
buttons toward running this block
the government amounts TO onl
SIS 600. This leaves SIS, 900 yet TO /
collected and Dallas will In all prob
bilily show up "A delinquent tax list
mammoth kind.
The first brick of the federal bull
ing WAS laid to-day. There was I
ceremony. A fence and pla
wooden office have been erect,
around and on the premises, and
hole dug. After this work and IN
provements there remNlned OF Il
S7b 900 appropriation Just Sb7 900
showing AN outlay already Of SIS 0f
The lot cost somewhere about $1,000
A good guesser can have the job
asoertain'ng what has gone with b
other $1,000
After the testimony of Drs. Ball
Gibbs yeaerday evening In the Mo
tresaor trial the case was postpnn,
Till this morning. There were abo
three hundred people about the bull
ing when court adjourned, One
them had rope, but being inter-
gated denied that II was for lynOhi
purposes. The prisoner was heAvI
guarded by deputy sheritis and {
police. The crowd wAa ordered
clear the sidewalk and street, whi
II quietly did, 1t Is said that one M
pushed forward towards the pI
oner and called for rope.
had not got the word express
any further than "ro-n when
deputy slapped him on the nose a
knocked all desire to hang the pl
oner out OF him. The prisoner v
badly frightened aud the jail lool
cheerful when he got inside of It. 4
defendant proceeded with hls side
the case to-day. He had another pl
slclan on the stsnd and OF course,
usual, doctors didn't agree. That
girl has been injured no one can hs
q doubt. The only doubt In favol
the prisoner proceeds from those "
cannot understand how q man can
80 depraved. The child Ii
very small nine eaT-old. {
went away from the co