The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-06
WACO WIREhlNGS.
AN AGED MURDERER DYING
No Case Disposed Of in Five weeks
in tho District Court Owing to tho
Lawyers Stow ness - Other
Minor Matters In and
Out OF the city.

WACO, Nov. 5.-[Speciai. More OF
less criticism Is evoked here by the
dilitory proceeding Ia tho distric,
court. The term opened i've weeks
ago, during which time only one sui
OF any Importance Che Sturley case,
has been disposed OF. The civil docke,
is very large and only IA working days
OF the term remain TO dispose OF TIL.
civil cases before the criminal doclse,
must be taken up. Its conceded tina
this state of affairs Is chargeable to tn,
lawyers alone, as the judge has beel
OIL tho bench every day to try cases.
Jerry Reagan, the aged murder Of
PinGney Davis, Is In n condition that
indicates he will soon 20 whsre h,
sent his victim. In addition 10 hi,
physical ailments the old man Is ner
vous and cannot rest At night. Ho com
plains that the man he murdered oc
cuples hls cell with him at night ant
makes his life miserable. The old
murderer's young wife called to ses
him to-day and manifested no sympa
thy whatever for her unfortunate
SPOUSE.
The Fifth Street Methodist church
was crowded tonight 20 witnoss tina
marriage OF Mr.. Il. o. Plunkett, city
editor OF the Exam,nor, and Miss
Jessie, daughter Of DR.. and Mrs. G.. II.
Randlo. OF this city. The interior oil
the ediilco was beautifully decorated
with flowers and ovorgreens, and tho
event was altogether fashionable and
brilliant. After tho ceremony a ro-
coption was held ut tho residence OF
the BRIDES parents. Many elegant
presents were made TO tho young
couple.
Much feeling is manifested over the
red.tsp regulations OF the county
authorities In their iudisposltion 10
mako provision for urgent cases OF
sickness whore tho sufferers aro abs,-
lutely dGstitute. Yesterday a sick
man lay in the stroot ON dray for
houra, having boon hauled to the
court house 20 get au order from tho
county judge to nut tho sufferer In tho
county poor house. Tho Judge said
he had no authority TO admit the man
10 tho county institution, and private
charity had to DO invoked. Such
cases occur all too often, and thore IL a
demand for O hospital, to no supported
bv the city aud county Jointly.
The Harmonic, u eptritualistic maya
zine published here, contains In the
current issue q rather remarkable ar
tiole, said TO DO q spirit communication
10 DR.. q. q. McGrogor, g wealthy resi-.
dent OF the city. written by hia old pro.
ceptor, DIR, ii. Mclean, of Robeson
county, North Carolina. DR.. Mclean
died n quarter OF aooutury ago. Tho
communication treats of electricity,
declaring IL tho base Of oil lito aud
soul. Tho apiritualis.s hero regard II
as wonderful.
Tho Liberals and Freo.hinkers bore
have n place OF meeting called
Liberal hall, and have had n standing
invitation TO any orthodox minister
who thinks no can convince tho In.
iidels OF the error of their waye, to
come to Waco and have his say ia the
hall. Rev. Mr.. Cotton, OF Coraicana,
has accepted tho challenge and will be
hero on Tho night OF the l2ih instant To
talk 10 tho Liberals on "froe speech.n
The most careful inquiry among tho
Knights OF Lsber Ia this CITY does not
disclose any intention ON their ?Hrs TO
take moro than u sympathetic interest
In the trouble at Galveston. They
will no doubt contribute freely 10 help
thoir brethren on tho island, but that
seems 10 be about nil that IA contem.
plated. The order il new and IL not
overly strong here.
Strong hopep have been entertained
that the Pan Electric Telephone sys.
lom WAS about ready TO plant itself
here, bu. tho Iecplp are beginning 10
lose confidence 10 thu disposition OF
the Pau people to come here. Compe.
tition is needed.
Cotton goes down, down, bslng 8
points lower to-day than ysstsfdAy