The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-13
FORT WORTH L0CALNEWS
ANOTHER CoRoNER'S INQUEST.
Sudden Death OF u stranger, Supposed
TO Nave Been Poisoned-out on
Gond- Tho Public Schools.
Cupid's Capers--Persenal
and Other Local Ncws

a haSp SOhVhot iuiuoshS III INC CitN
within tho period of enc week is a |
pretty good showing for the town
This time the Individual who "shuf.
fled off this mortal coii," is supposed
to be named A. Braun, and to have
hailed from Midland. Tho only
CLUE TO his IDENTITY.
was freight bill which was found in
his poe ket, in whioh carload OF sheep
were consigned by A. b. Rnuud.ree to
Vt. Louis, and sent in charge OF A.
Braun. rae story OF his death is told
IN the evidence, which WAS taken by
Justice Ilnn, acting 40 a coroner, with
juryof inquest this morning. Otto
Genseke was tho first witness ex-
amined:
He said: III am running the Central
house for Mr.. Lobeao, who has been
sick FOR some time. The deceased
came to the house tho day before yes-
terday evening, and said he wanted
supper aud a bed for the night; after
eating supper, I've said that no would
retire, as no had not slept any the
night before; he went to bed about
$3.50, ana did not get Up until 10 O'clock
yesterday morning, whom he came
down stairs, and said he would go out
and got his valise ana como back in
half an hour, as he Intended to stay all
night with us again; he came back
with tho valise, left 1t in his room, and
thon went up the street; when he re.
turned no had
4 SMALL PACKAGE
in his hand and no stopped
in the office and ate a
piece OF watermelon, and at once he
began vomiting; he said he was sick
and went to his room; this
WAS before dinner, yesterday;
Mr.. Lobedo, who was sick in room
near tho deceased, heard him calling
III Spanish for his mother, and he
(Lobedo) called me to come up and see
! what Was tho matter; went up to
whore the deceased was aud found
him lrothing nc the mouth; i called
| him, hus he paid no attention to me;
| no was lying on the bed; / at once
telephoned to DR.. j. L. Field, who
came before tho man was dead; Sow
oral antidotes were administered, but
the doctor said tho man was too far
gone for him 10 be of any service; l
saw small vial lying bv
his side; IL was labeled, 'laudanum, )"
ana YVES empty; the man died about
6:3O yesterday evening; no had paid
his bin before he died, which was 80
cents; did not see him with any other
money; he never told me his name OF
whore ho came from"
Besides the bottle found on the bed
there wore three others, all labeled
laudanum, and purchased In this city.
Two OF them were labeled ma having
been purchased at Cruce IL Brown.
ing'a, one NJ II. ~. Wells, and one al
III. w. Williams. DR.. Field testified
that there was no doubt but thSt tie
man died from the effects of poison,
and th9 coroners jury returned YER
dict that no died of poison administered
by his own hands, and that bis name
was a. Braun, His only sf-
i6c,s was u common valiso, In
which there was v solid
suit of underwear. The only paper
found upon him wsa the freight bill,
and this is the solo clue as to Lis .det .
tity. Ii Ia said that tho car load of
sheep lett here tho 10th inst. for st.
Louis.
OUT ON BOND.
Nj, =, w. Massey, u quondon news.
paper correspondent, who undertook
To pesiorate, with lead balls, the cpl
dermis OF a SOuth-side druggist low
nights ego, WAS released from Jail to.
day, having succeeded In giving BOND.
Tho pubic schools OF Fort Worth
will open Monday, Notwithstanding
the advent or the circus on that day.
Professor Hogg, the efficient superin.
tendont, thinks there will be about
1000 pupils in attendance upon the
schools during the ensuing year. The
following IL complete list Of the
teachers and their assignment TOR the
ensuing scholastic yeur: High school
for girls: Mrs. q. Walden, principal;
Mia Latham, assistant.
High school for boys: w. d. Cor
rard, principal.
/. Building No. 1-R. II. willing, prln-
cipal; Miss Speer, Mrs. Hol-
iingsworth, Mrs. l.. Byers,
Miss jennie Oliver, Miss Lilly Gay
ton, Mrs. William Freeman, and viii
liam vaughan, assistants.
building No. &c. b. Reynolds,
princlpsl; Miss Parker Jones, Mrs.
y. h. Ambrose, Miss Chalty Cushman,
Mrs. Johuson, Miss Alpha Woodruff,
Miss Mary Beall, Miss Rosa Brown,
asslstAuts,
hWd.ug No. 8-W. p. Williams,
ntincipatj Miss Maudo johnson, Miss
Eva Hall, Mrs. pearoy, assistsn,S,
Building No. i-George L. Thompson
principal; Miss Beulah Hall, Miss Ally
Judy, Miss Eunicc Warren, assistants.
Building No. 5-Miss Hsygood,
principal; Miss MuDade, assistant.
Boilding No. Cd. NJ. Terrell,
ptionipl; II, II. Butler. Mrs. TER, n,
MISS Mason, Mass Woodland, assls.
tants.
Building No. IA. ], Robbins, priu-
e,paii Miss uillispic, Miss Lover, Mrs.
North, assist,uts.
ouriD's cArKRs.
Little Cupid bias not lot up on the
Monery huslueas nj all during tho past
week. 10 iss noticeable TACT that OF
.hnse lsulhlts who were anxious 20
.ako ohAnce IN tho matrimonial lots
.eIyi sincs the last report of Cupid's
c.psrs, ia riiE HERALD, majority
The following were the contracting
Josiah Dougherty and Mrs. sall,e
wilson; Willis Baiinser aud Mrs.
Louisa Sisson; q. NJ, Aldridge and
Mrs, =. "A. Poesiort u, 4, Cossey aud
Mrs., Eliza Becner; 9eorge Wilson and
Lula hay; John T. Graves aud Jennie
oden.
PERSONAL.
PROFESSOR Alexander Hogg has re-
turned rom an extended trip to New
lork' Aun Atbor, Boston aud other
cities OF tho East. AT Am Atbor he
attended meeting OF tho American
association for the advAnceme emit OF
science, 81 which he IL a member,
Professor Hogs 10 tho opl, member oI
nus essnci .ii,n In the state, exc.pl
Hon. L; q. Fisher, OF Galveston. P,o
Iessof h0gs len hts aushter al school
"a sale college, near Boston.
NJ Neofee By rncs one Of che clever.
~, newsoeper men In the State, and