Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-12
GAINESVILLE.
A Lively Scrimmage Between Officers
and Outlaws in which Nobody
Gets Killed.
An Attempt nc Assassination Ia Indian
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Grand Juries-
Got one ut Last.
special to the Gazette.

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GAtNEsytfLr. TEX, Dec. ll.-Thore
being no further business before the
grand Jury, that body adjourned this
morning after session OF about SIX
weeks. Between sixty-hye aud seventy
true bills we're presented. OF this mum
Der, about forty were for felOniesi ana
the balance for mlsdemeanors. a num0er
of the felony cases were against parties
tried aud convicted 40 last term OF the
district court, but whose cases were re-
yersed aud dismissed on account OF mis-
takes made in forming the grand jury
The Ilespelian-Times Of this place pub
fishes a communication this morning
from Leon, Indian Territory, giving an
account Of an attempted assassination
few DAYS ago In the Mud Creek ncighbor-
hood. 1t seems that during the last four
months several attempts have been made
70 take the life OF Mr.. Alex. GaWner,
wen aud fayordbly known farmer, ny
shooting at him from ambush. Who did
the shooting, and why an attempt was
made to take MIR Gardeners life, Is I'M
known. A few nights ago while Mr..
Gardner and his wife were in the yard
cutting up some beef, they were iired at,
but missed. Mrs. G.. Immediately eN-
tmgushcd the light, while her
husband fastened into the house
and got his gun. lie returned with the
weapon and hid in tie yard TO
watch for his would-be assassin. He
finally caught glimpse of "A man aud llred
three shots ia rapid succession, which
were answered by yell and the man
running away. Next morning a party oil
neighbors truiled the Would-bC assassin
by blood for some distance when the trail
was lost, and since then they have been
unable TO obtain any clew. Mr.. Gardner,
soon after the shooting, packed up his
effects and moved with his family to Leon,
l. r., where they now reside.
Information has reached here of q
pitched battle between United States Of
tcers on one side and outlaws on the
other in the Indian Territory. The state
ment is that on last Saturday Deputy
United States Marshal Ayers, assisted by
Indian Policeman Kemp, attempted the
arrest of one Lige Meadows and part
ner, name unknown, near White Bead
Hill, Indian Territory, charged with ped
ding whisky. Meadows and his partner
resisted arrest, opening lire on the officers
and shooting Marshal Ayers in the hand.
ON the following duy-Sunday-th Of
hcers summoned a party of citizens to
their assistance and again attempted the
arrest OF Meadows and his partner, but
found the latter prepared Tor them, open
ing fire ON the pursuing party aud
retreating as they fired About one hum
drcd shots were exchanged, when the
outlaws reached the timber and succeeded
in making their escape, Neither Mead
ows or his partner were hurt so far as
known, and none of the pursuing party
were Injured except Ayers, as aforesaid.
All Of to-day has been occupied in Sc
curing n jury OF unbiased men TO sit in
the j, II. Rainey murder case. 1t was a
difficult matter TO secure a.jury, as there
were lew men in the county VINO had not
heard of the case. Testimony will begin
to be introduced tomorrow morning, and
the case VIII not be concluded before the
middle OF next week.
"Only Farmers Daughter" was pre-
scented to full house last night, and the
play was well received. The announce
ment that Katie Putnam would appear
next week was greeted with loud APP
plauSe.