Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-01

A Jailer YetOes a Brenk for Freedom
by the Persuasive Power OF
a Winchester.
Suio of "a Tobacco stoclt-u Moderately sat
istied a Senator's NamesaBe--
Horse-ThieVcs in Limbo.
speeInl TO thc Gazelle.


NEARLY \ JAIL ESCAPADE.
WACO, TEX, Nov. 3O.-A bold attempt
at iail-breaklng occurred here last night.
Harry Wayne, horse-thiel, and jim
Burkett, burglar and swiudler, were in
one of the new Pauly Bros. cages, that
cost the county $1,000. In the same
apartment are Tom Yamell and others Of
the most noted characters in the prison.
In front of the cage Is corridor.
where prisoners sit or walk during the
day. At one end stood large beach and
a wash-tub. When the prisoners were
ordered into their cells last night, WAYNE
and Burkctt managed to eludc
the vigilance of the one turn
key in the room, hid behind
the bench and tub by crouching on the
floor and were not locked in the cell.
Later in the night the turnkey had occa-
sion to re-enter the corridor. As be
opened the door the two men sprang on
him and as he did not dream of their
proximity he was too dazcd to stop
Wayne, who went whizzng through the
main prison room, out the door and dow
the stairway that led to the open ward.
The jailer below stairs happened to hear
the noise and reached the stairs lust in
time to halt Wayne at the muz-
zle Of a Winchester In the
meantime the turnkey up stairs was
having a hand-to-hand fight with Burkett,
who was overpowered and did not get
out of the corridor.
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.
The news of the purchase of the Dallas
Herald by the Dallas News and the sus-
pension OF the Herald created some in
terest to-day, as it was generally sup
posed the trade was'off. AS rule the
sympathy OF the community was with the
Herald, ana some regrets are expressed
that 1t had to succumb.
United States District Attorney pearre
draped the Unlted'States courtroom in
Grape to-day, as mark of respect to the
dead vlce-president, and this is the only
demonstration of the kind here The
postollice officials say they have received
no orders TO close on account of the
funeral and have no money to spend for
black Grape.
The Texas st, Louis railroad will be
sold at Tyler tomorrow. Receiver
Fordyce and party lett for that point this
morning MIR. Fordyce does not express
any opinion as to who will buy, but hints
that the Gould people won't yet the road
lie further says the gauge will be broad.
ened Immediately,
The stock of cigars and
tooacoes belonging to Henry
Pohalsta, and 9ttdchcd for a dobt
OF $4,000 the other day, was sold by the
sheriff al noon to-day. p. Pohalsta of
New York bought IL for Sll0O
The stockmon who attended the stock
convention ut st. Louis last week rot
home to-day. Conversation with them
ELECTS the information that they are fol.
eraby well satisfied with the action of
the convention, so far as Texas cattle in
terests are concerned.
The funeral Of Coke Wallace. tho
thirtecn-yearold son of DR.. and Mrs ID
II, Wallace, took place here this after.
noon. senator ketelegaphed his con.
dolence from Washington.
st. Andrews day was celebrated NV
mass at the Catholic church at O'CLOCK
this morning, and by the administration
of the Holy Eucharist at the Episcopnl
church
Cotton receipts are very light TODAY
Receipts to date, 40, 800 bales.
Ned Hayes is ON trial in the district
court for assault with intent to murder
The jury has not yet returned verdict
A deputy sheriff reached here tonight
with Joe and win Stroud, arrested in
Bosque county, and wanted In Travis
county for DEMONSTRATING.