Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-07
SHERMAN.
Julius Scherck In Critical Condition
From The Eject OF Ills Wound
Cause of the ARRAY.
Tho wouid.iie Assassin saiein the Clutches
OF the LAVA New Minister
Installed. Personals,


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! SHERMAN, Tx, Dec. q. The bloody
1 difficulty which occurred between Julius
schofok and John Webb, here, last night,
| lins been The thumc Of comment on ali
sldrs slnrc the sad event. In looking for
ne motive u appears that the iirm VI W.
II, webb q Son OF Mckinney had con.
tracted with SgherCk to deliver 300 bales
Oh cotton ou a given date, and each paty
was i0 pat up q guarantee Of $500 tor the
/ peloflOapgc Of his part of the contract
/ SchNrck doposlted the money, but Webh
1 dld not. webb, II ~ said, pfOdOced "A
/ telegram from bank In Mckinney, say.
ing lhat the deposit was made uond, but
pn inquiry the bank denied ia aen,llno.
ness, h &, Mclean, Hh attorney ~ this
city, went down to Mckinney 10 SEQ what
proof could be had against webb. and
returned Yesterday morning 60 sherman
John Webb followed on tho next train, aud
going 10 the ONCE ~ Schorek found him
ln consultation With Mclean aud others,
Webb soon list hia temper, aud drawing
his knife attempted 20 cut Mclean but
was prevented by bystandor, who took
him on 60 "A hotel. About 1880 O'clock
webb aud his companion walked down To
tie OF saloon, where they mot Scbufck
nud Mclean on the sidewalk, when
Wehb remarked "Ynu 10 inside while
| have business talk with Schcrok.n
10 less than ten minutes, without
worn oi dispute or any warning ~ hos
iilltles, webb drew his knife and struck
Nehcfck aCrpsa The lower ribs on tho lNil
hidr, penetrating The cavity OF the body
below TIM pOint ~ the Ribs, mnliug an m
clsl0n about ono Inch aud hnif lGnn lie
Then turned mud walked of la The dark.
nesHi nnd ~ moment bcherck turned
Into The saloon budding his side and an.
nounced that be- had been wounded Ills
Intends gathered around him
nnd took him 10 hia room la
the linkly house, whore dOctoTa
htlnsop nnd Thompson aud Wilson ware
hnrtlcdiy called They fouod hun bleed.
ing Internally aud soon determined slight
" Ia enlarge tho iDclHion 30 that tho
arteries could be taken up ChlorOform
was administered aud the operation was
successfully performed, after Nllch the
patient wac turned over nnd the accu-
muated blood dpwed from The body. no
rested badly during the night, but seemed
brighter than was expected tlls morning.
His friends tonight are almost without
hopes Of his recovery. Whom webb leit
the saloon le went 20 the residence OF
.his brOihef-ln.law Ia West sherman, but
WIS soon followed by tho officers They
started % arouse tbs tnmilJ, but before
they could be admitted 10 die house one
Of The poseu saw an object lying down by
the side Of The yard iunge, and on ~.
pfOtching II proved 10 DO the
man wanted lo made no ferlst'
npco, aud was started on % lnli
ln charge uf Policemen Kelly aud iiuf,
geas, on being questioned he nt lfHt
dnnied having any difficulty or cutting
anybody, but directly he admitted me
cutting and said BE- would do II again.
Aii0r reaching ihc jan Deputy Callahan
searched him and found thluy.iWp
cniibnr pistol in the nde pocket uf his
ycst Tho knife with which the cutting
WAS done had been tnkcn by The police.
man, The blade was about three and
hail lnphra iOug and was covered with
blood NJ. Seherck has made many
friends here ia hls brlot soloufn among
us, aud pp one would expect him b. en.
gags IA difficulty oi any kidd John
Webb formerly lived hero.
The Travis Street Methodist congrognp
ton have engaged tho opefa,honsc ~ q
place ~ worship untll a new building Gnu
Do erected "a take The place Of TIC Gus
burned last aummer
Rev, j. NJ, Binekley, who was assigned
W the sherman station ~ the conference,
preached bis first sermon to-day 10 q
good attendance.
Tho cOlOred Methodist conference now
~ session here had an Immense crowd out
70 hear Bishop iieebc ihIe morning, An