The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-14
FOR T WORTH L0CAy, NEWS
CoLLoQUY OVER A CONFESSION
Big Damage Subtitle Prohibition
ists--The f. w. " N. o. Il. R-Mrs.
La Crolx Coming Back-Per-
sonal Mention and Other
Local Nows Notes

FoRr WORTH, Aug. 49, Special. l.
The alleged confession published in
the Mail, In which Mr.. JEFF Estill is
said to have admitted on his death bed,
last December, that he killed, in 1880,
Richard p. Bull, detective OF Mem
phis, Tennessee, then in this city, has
called forth, this evening, cards from
Marshal Arnold, OF Dallas, snd County
Attorney Bowlin, of this city. Mr..
Arnold says that it was man named
Estill who killed Bull and confessed II,
but not JEFF Estill, who was 4
wellknown and highly respected
clti2en OF this county. MIR. Bowlin
rises to remark that he doesn't eliove
word Of the article containing the
confession, and so the matter stauda.
Ihe Mail says nothing in explanation,
but tho mistake is a natural one, as
both men were named Estill and both
died about tho same time, and both
seem 10 nave been well known in this
city.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
George Thompson has filed bis suit
IN the district court against the Fort
Worth & Denver CITY railway for sSo
900 damages alleged TO have been su' s-
tanned by him through the nSrligence
OF said road. Ho alleges that he was
an engineer in tho employ of enid com
pany, and that last March, when with
IN short distance of Henrietta. the
engine flew the track and turned over.
catching him under it. His collar bone
was broken and no was badly scalded.
ana no thinks that $50 coo would be the
to cut, P"'1
COURT ADJOURNED.
| Iho commissioners court, which has
| been in session since last MONDAY. adj
| iourned this afternoon. They exam-
ined tho accounts OF the county treas.
urer, looked into the matter of tba
county roads and ordered an election
IN this nreclnot upon the LIQUOR ones.
ton to DO held on tho 9th of Septem-
Dor. 10 is said that the Prohlbitionists
| admit that they will he defanted in
| thH precinct election, but that thew
lLle.-d at cnco to get up petition for
an election in the whole county.
TIE OFT WORTH d. NEW ORLEANS
RAILROAD.
| l5 has been ascertained by tho gen
tlomen having the subscription 20 the
/ Fort Worth u New Orleans railroad
project in charge that $3.50 has vat 10
no raised before tho sum of $4,000 il
| Secured' Ihls 10 the amount that must
20 raised before work ON tue road will
DO commenced, and IL Is not antici-
pated that there will DO nnV difIicnltv
In raising an amount so small in cori.
parison TO tho benefit to be derived
from the railroad.
COMING BACK,
Thie morning Mrs. LaCrOix, wIfe of
ono Of tho La Croix Brothers. who n
short time ago were carried To- Port
Huron Michigan, their former home,
on the charge OF forging, n full nc
count OF which appeared IN TINS UER.
AID at tho time, received a toie-
gram saying they were coming back.
The telegram was dated Chicago, ana
stated that they had fixed no their
business satisfactorily and were then
on their way to Fort Worth.
! OFF TO TERRELL.
! Sh6rll Maddox aud Deputy Neely
! lott tals morning for Terrell, taking
/ with thom tho woman Laura Heath,
who some weeks ngo was admdped
insane This rids the county Iail OF
the lunattcs, some Of whom had boon
confined thore quito awhile.
PERSONAL.
/ Hon. S, Ii. MaxsY, wifo and grand
! daughter stopped oyor In the city 10.
night on route 10 Paris.
DR.. Carl Murray, Of Dallas, was Ia
the city to-day.
Mr.. Charles Il. Pearre, of Waco, is in
the city.
Mr.. w. Il. Smith, Of Paris, was In
the city to-day on business.