Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-14
ON THE RAMPAGE.
A Burly Black Bully Undertakes TO
Run Things On Wealth.
erford street.
He Lands in the Cooler and subsequently
Makes "a Very Had Break with
a shot Gun.

Last night between and q o'clock res
idents on Weatherford street, IN the vi
entity of Dugan's wagon-yard, were both
disguised and alarmed at the very
boisterous and threatening conduct of
John Edwards, colored tough and deS-
perado. Edwards IL said to have a bad rec
ord, which he fully SUSTAINED last night
Not long ago he shot negro at the Pick
wick hotel, for which he has only recent.
ly been liberated from the county iail.
lie Is fellow of stalwart proportions
and almost a Hercules in strength, OF
late he has been In the employ Of Mai.
NanLandt
HUNTING A ROW.
He insulted and cursed several gentle
men last night, all OF whom cvaded
difficulty with him. lie was drinking
/ aud evidently spelling for light. Tie
wanted particularly to meet policeman
and threatened in the event of finding
one TO beat him TO death The threats
were couchcd In the proiancSt terms. and
made IN loud tones. Finally officer
Whether came along and undertook TO
take Edwards ill., II was too big Job,
and gentleman ran to his aid. The
black was more than match
for both of them. At last
about dozen men grabbed him, aud
after desperate scuiilc dragged him to
the calaboosc, though he fought and
cursed them the entire way.
This morning he was released ON bond
but 1t seems that he emerged from dur
ance in no repcntant mood, Instead he
went forth breathing vengeance agains
his captors of the previous night.
SADLY BEArEN,
In pursuance of his threats, he revis
tied the street above mentioned. He wa
heard to say that he meant to kill ever,
man who was concerned In arrestlng him
He would get even with all of them
! Stepping up TO Mr.. Hugh Dugan, VIII
keeps a wagon-yard, he asked If Dugan ha
: not helped to take him. lie wa
e answered in the affirmative, wheroupo
= Edwards said that he meant TO kill ever
white son Of q b. that had anything L
= do with it. A collision occurred In
l. stantly. Dugan picked up chair an,
! struck the African ruillan severe blow
The latter had large stone In his han
which he was about to use, when som
: one Knocked it out. 4 darky on tn
I, outside rushed In and Dugan knocke
~ him out of the ring in no time. He r,
tired badly disgusted. Edwards the
o sprang at his enemy with the ferocity {
$ a tiger, when wcll-dirccted blow froi
n an icc-pick, welded by an uuknow
party, laid him out His hea
: was disfgured with an ugly cash, frol
r which the blood issued copiously.
II GOlNG FOR ms GUN.
If one would think that our dcspcrat
should have been satisfied by this tim
!, but IL seems that his ilendish passion
/ were only heightened. He left the plat
8 where he got so badly worst'
/. and was gone for nearly
: hour. When he reappearl
IL was with double-barreled shot-gu
lc He stood with this cooked in front
IL Dugan's doorway, and pecred in.
- avowed his intention of killing Duga
y The lattcr's wife, who is In feeble hcal'
IL commenced to scream with terror, as "
only natural Her husband had 90
n out, and before he returned Edwards h
re disappeared.
he The police were informed of his OF
I rageous conduct, and secured the to-
ed all yesterday afternoon, but without 81
NJ cess.
The bad conduct above outlined "
ur witnessed by many who were united
he condemning its author, and should he
NJ SO foolish and reckless as To make u
n more such breaks he is dead certain
he meet the fate that usually attends
tc sort. No such dolngs will admit OF u
protracted federation.