Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-24
SHERMAN.
4 Tramp's Sharp Trick How lie En-.
ioyed the Hospitality OF Two
Honest Farmers.
\ Prominent Cotton buyer Arrested for
THETA watch IN Each Sock
The Largest Locomotive


Special to the Gazette
SHERMAN, TEX, NOV. 28.-Wm. Scriv-
ncr and Henry Thcdford are two uuiecI
aud respected farmers whose lands adoin
on the waters Of Choctaw, near The Texas
Pacific railroad crossing cast of the city.
Like all Texas farmers, their lands are
for sale whenever good round price is
offered. About three weeks ago a one
legged hero from the Shenandoah Wiley
in old Virginia made his appearance In
the neighborhood, and after looking
about him concluded that the two farms
owned by Scrivner and Thedford would
Just suit him for a nucleus, around which
to spread out into ample possessions, and
gradually invest $40, 600, for which he had
lately sold his ancestral home in the val
ley beyond the Blue Ridge. lie borrowed
with his friends until nc could order the
money forwarded to Texas, and at the
end OF two weeks announced that he was
ready to make the first payment and take
the deeds. lie staid ate Thedfurd's the
night before this transaction was to be
perfected, and early next morning started
over to Scnyners with the remark that
he cleared the old man would back
out and he would step over and 20 with
him to Sherman" lie didn't 20 TO Scriy-
ner's and failed 10 materializc when both
gentlemen came TO town to meet him.
After waiting in the city for some time
they had an experience meeting and
united IN the opinion that they were sold
ont by tramp,
Col J. II. Britton sent a blue print
draft OF Ill Gobcmaidor, the largest loco
motive ever built in the world, to Mai. S.
\. Quinlin, superintendent of the Houston
& Texas Central railroad. The engine
was built at Sacramento, has ten drivers,
aud weighs with tender l09 tons
Col. w. T. StrOther and j. Strothcr
Brown, both of Delaware BEND, came
down to the city to-day
Col. H. c. Foster and Judge A. Z. Will
kinson OF Denison are in the city, in the
! interest of their distinguished client, The
Gould System of Railroads in Texas.
Julian Guntcr was in from the ranch
to-day looking quite stout after the spell
of sickness from which he recovered a
few weeks ago.
The counsel for George Cave, who was
convicted OF robbery in the district court
last week and consigned to the peniten-
tiary for five years, brought up their
motion for a new trial this morning, and,
on presenting the alidavts of several
witnesses to important facts not brought
out on the trial, the verdict was set
aside and the defendant released on his
original bond. The verdict was sur
prise at the time and with the new light
thrown on the case there is little danger
of another conviction. The case goes
over TO the April term.
Dick Crenshaw, colorcd, entered plea
OF guilty to the charge of burglary, COM
mlttcd on the house of Mrs DIessler, in
! sherman. The court required some proof
of his guilt on account of his youth and
/ ignorance, and one witness sworc posi-
lively that Dick was sleeping with him
that night, and had no chance to commit
the offense. The jury, however, adiudged
him guilty and gave him two years.
DICK Hin, charged with theft Of cattle,
was called up for trial, and the same CON
sumcd the day.
/ The county court ended the work of
the term Saturday, and Judge Gregg is
resting this week
Esquire llinklc was called on this after
noon to solcmnile the marriage of ). ID.
( reynolds and Miss 5. i. Potts, both of
the Indian Territory and responded in
gallant style.
The village of Van Alstyne was the
scene OF lively little skirmish Saturday
night which grew out OF the arrest OF
WIN. Lance by Deputy Cam. Whitesides.
Lance was on a regular bender and
raised war-whoop that almost echoed
to the hills OF Red river. The officer
gently admonished him that unless he
tempered his explanations to suit the
quiet tastes OF Il civilized community he
would be compelled to lock him up, but
this seemed to tune himup for still greater
racket and the deputy moved on his
works without further parley.
lanco'S son intcrpOscd for the rescue of
the "old man" and Rad MaXcy gave him
ana and comfort also, but the officer found
faithful adjunct in sam Goodwin, who
gathered billiard enc and stood the two
young men on while Lance was walked to
the calaboosG.
John Jacobs S'acy was arrested this
evening Tor the theft of wagon cover
and stacker on Jake Lewis ranch. east
OF the city. When the officers took him
they found watch Sccretcd in each sock
that We're identified as the property of
one Baker Of East Sherman. lie was
held to bail by Justice llinklr on the
charge OF theft and burglary in the sum
OF SOM IN each case and sent to iail
me case of Joe Windrow, CHARGED
WIN rape, was continued i'm the district
court to the April term.
MAJ fulton, one of our most prornl-
heht cotton merchants, was arrested this
evening ON warrant charging him with
tnelt OF few dollars worth of stone
The major has been for several years
agent Tor a piece of property belonging
TO MT Connor, that burned about seven
years ago. While he occupied it as man.
ager OF the grange store, the brick walls
were sold and hauled on, leaving the
stone foundation standing. About two
months ago Fulton needed some
stone IN repairing his house and used
these, with the avowed intention of
paying Mr.. Connor the first time ne
saw MN, but had not met him since.
complaint was filed with the grand iury
WIN the above result When arrested,