Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-04
The Canadian Courts Refuse to Elk,
tradite Baum on the Cotton
Swlndling Gases.
Ell hahdi, the False Prophet, Selects a
Dallas Man for his Engineer
Of Portifcations,
a Lamar County Convict Caught A
Cleveland and Hendricks Pro.
cession Tonight.
sreelal.

the sWlnullng cases, The prosecution
then asked that he be held on the
charge Of passing forged instruments
The court get the trial for this charge
for next Monday, in order that the
prosecution might have time to send
to Texas for testimony to substantiate
It, Furleng II Mcdonald, the Texas
& Pacific detectives are flying this |
way as fast as steam will bring them. |
1t will be remembered that Baum was !
committed for extraditiop on the arson !
cases. 1t is said, that II he denies,
he can be very old man before he
can be brought to Dsllss. Information
is received that he can appeal from the
Chatham court TO the higher court at
Toronto and thus stave the matter of
for two years. Such appeal is in the
nature OF writ OF right. IL the higher
court sffirms the Judgment Of thelowe
court he has the right to appeal to the
PRIV council OF England, by which he
will get another two years of time.
| Thoee who are conversant with the
| Jarndice We. Jarndice proceedings OF
the Canadian coUrts do not believe
that Baum will ever be brought 70 trial
in Texas.
Mr.. w. II Wilson, an engineer and
architect of this town Is responsible
for the information that he has been
rendered the position of engineer Of
Qualifications under FL Mshdi. He
left here this morning saying that he
would 20 North immediately. His
friends credit the story and believe he
is to go to Egypt with an American
body of men who propose to assist the
prophet Mr. WILSON was educated
ut the University of Virginia and WAS
graduated there with high honors.
He ie said to have been an engineer
during the war under Stonewsll
Jackson. The whole story may be n
fabrication but 1t was given your re.
porter by responsible gentleman aud
friend OF Mr.. Wilson, who veuches for
the truth of it. The story has q
"slaAy" look.s.
A few days ago, in your dispatch
from Dallas, the particulars of the ar
rest of a man by the name OF Tom
Lacy were given. He was arrested In
Denton county and brought here fol
| va VIZ
county received letter from a sub
scriber Of THE GAzE3TE at Jacksboro
Y lnolosing the special mentioned ant
: stating that the criminal was wanted
!, in Red Riyer county for murder. TIL
= sheriff yesterday telegraphed th
e sheriff of Red River county and r.
y oeived a response that Lsey WAS nc
e wanted ia his county, but was wante
In Lamar. A telegram from the sherii
!, OF that county states that Lacy Is In
d dicted there for both murder an
e horse-stealing. he denied that he wa
? indicted in either county, but was Ger
i sibly affected when asked about II
l. The sheriff of Lamar county will cor
yey hina to Paris mt once, Lacy
married to his halfsister's daughter.
The Cleveland and Hendricks clul
have concluded To have large torcl
z light procession and general blow-ou
on the night OF March 4. The club Ia
been amply supplied with funds b
the merchants and citizens. FroI
every indication there will BIZ wilC
g wild time.
l., AT meeting of the club resoll
> ton was adopted asking the DEM
!, cratic executive committee of the cit
10 call a Democratic convention *
" the purpose of nominating candidate
" for the city offices. This step is nece
n. sary, rs the opposition TO the part
here will put candidates in the field
le soon 50 there are sufficient numb'
ht OF Democratic aepirants TO give the o.
e. position chanceto elect their men.
is The city officials were paid oil Mo-
at day. The salaries for the past mont
IN amounted to exactly $500.
In There is some excitement over th
gh Legislature 'tampering" with Il
amended city charter forwarded tn
mt body. The council here have been I
y, months preparing amendments TO u
rs. charter, and finally agreed to and it
warded them 10 Austin. One OF q
A. amendments provided that the sire
elk railways, running whore the slre'
re- are paved, should pave eighteen inch
of on the outside OF their rails. The ra
roads opposed this, and seem TO ha
IN impressed their opinions upon the !.
ill jalature. as in the lower house Il
'it- provision was knocked out. Az I
ras dress has been prepared, TO be tiRn
it'll nv the council and citizens, asking @
representatives, Messrs Coombes q
cir Kimbrough, and iheir associate Ia
he makers to quit "monkeying" with
| EtlhItEit dlAo if1~n' ~ - 80 -
zen have prepared IL and want 1t, or
aid send It back, The postage will
lug paid at this end.
th The house of G. ID. Kama
uu. I'm New Caledonia WAS burglariEed
9TH night. He and his family went
an church and left his property On
two charge OF faithful and fierce wat
kon dog. When the family returned
an house was robbed Of jewelry, clotl
etc, amounting TO about 500. !
tent supposed that there were two or q
ion, burglars and that while one OF II
-Ood entertained the dog at ths front
Miss his pals worked the premises from
lex rear.
Justice Schulz Is out In 9 card IN
lpon World in which he says, "Sorrowf
Palo and reluctantly j am compelled
bring my name before.the public,
Wis time entering complaint against
commissioners court" etc.
mer- CHARGE the court with partiElit,
,usly allowing the accounts OF the o.
ding Justice and ignoring his tSchuhPs
counts. He gives the commission