Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-26
PARIS.
Enthusiastic Railroad Meeting Acquitted
on the Ground of Insanity.
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special 20 the Gazette.
PARIS, TIN, oct. 25.-In compliance
with "A call, large and business-llke
meeting Of our citizens assembled at the
opera-house last night Manager Walker
kindly offered the house rent-free, the
Paris Gasiight company furnished the
light, while the X. =. band discoursed
sweet strains from the gallery previous %
the opening Of the meeting. Shortly after
O'Clock the house was called TO order by
Capt. S. j. Wright, who nominated II. ID.
Mcdonald chairman, which nomination
was unanimously carried, and w l.. Bur
dette chosen as secretary. Judge Il. II.
Gaines arose and stated that the object
OF the meeting was TO hear the report Of
the executive committee and take into
consideration the questions at present In.
VOWED in the subscriptions made by our
citizens TO the Marshall q Northwestern
Railway company.
Frank Fltzhugh, chairman of said com
mittce, then read the report of the com
mittcc, which was to the effect that some
thing near $50, 800 Of the required $4,000
had been subscribed; that Messrs Yourcc,
IIeartscll, Lloyd aud Scott, representa-
tiyes OF the Marshall < Northwestern
railroad, were in the city awaiting the ac-
tion Of our people.
He also read the amended proposition
made by these gentlemen, which Is as
follows: "The Marshall & Northwestern
company TO be reorganized under new
charter and called the Marshall, Paris &
Northwestern company, with Paris as one
OF It's objective points; that IN return for
the $4,000 donation, right OF way for
five miles southward and five miles north
west of the corporate limits Of the city,
depot grounds, etc. Paris shall have two
directors and Il local treasurer. with a
lien upon the roudbed aud franchise OF
the Paris division if the company fails to
complete the road from Marshall to Paris
within two years.
The reading of the propositions was re-
cciycd with great deal of enthusiasm
Speeches were made Ivy Gen. MaNcy,
II. W. Lighifoot, W. T.. Good, $. j.
Wright, W T. Masscnburg, Judge X. X.
Gaines, Jake Hodges T.. l.. DOhoncy,
urging the immediate carrying out Of the
proposition by our citizens.
In answer to a call for subscriptions
Gen. MaXcy increased his subscription
5000; +. $. Linch, 5000: Paris Lumber
and Grain company, 5000; two others,
800 cach ON motion II. Il. Gaines, II
W Iighttoot and Capt. s. J. Wright
were added to the committee.
The outlook is very bright for the i'm.
mediate commencement OF work on the
road Mt this point. On motion the meet
ing adjourned.
| The case OF the state VS. S. T.. Holmes
| charged with the murder Of j W. You
mans on the Sth OF May last which ha'
been pending in the district court sine,
| last Friday, was decided last night al
1850, when the jury brought in the fol
/ lowing verdict eve, the jury, find th,
dcicndantnot guilty on the ground of In
sanity
/ The defendant, on the sth OF May last
| murdered man named }. w J Oumuus
! his sislcT-n-law, Mrs. w !. Tighc, an,
I inflicted dangctous wounds ON his vile
lie was captured next day in DclG
county, and has been in Jail here sine,
| his capture.
There are two more indictments agains
defendant one chargin" him with th
murder of his sistcr-in-law, Mrs. w j
righe, and the other charging him will
assault with intent to Kill his wife, Thcs
cases will eitherbe dismissed or tried II
I this term of court