The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-08
FROM WACO.
ALMOST A SERIOUS AFFAIR
A Young Blood Takes in the Town, and
Accidentally Shoots Rimseir-Heir
toa Quarter of a Nillion-A
Farmer Robbed Court
Eotec and Personal.


WACO, Oct. 7-TSpecial. - In
| East Waco at late hour last
night, Officer Fslwell, OF the CITY no.
lice, was attempting 10 arrsst john
Mathews, nogeo boy charged With
some minor oHeuse. Bob Bolden, a well
fnown eolOred hickman, came M.
caught hold cftaa policeman, allowing
Matthews to escape. The officer
attempted 10 Gfaw his pistol, when
| boid5n wrenched it from him. Jim
halnoi Whlts man, ran uD to helm
Officer Falwell, hut was hurled BACK nv
boldeu The matter now began IN
JOCK serious, ns negroes Were gather
ihe Ground the TWO white mon and
holden helu the policemnn's pistol in
MS hand, seeming ready to open tire Mt
any moment. AZ this iuncture SUPER
inIendent Donaid Allen, OF tho Central
raiirosd,csme on the soane and holden
SURRENDERED the pistol 10 him, leapiug
on tue platform nnu making his escap,,
IN tue DARKNESS. Tha officers searched
Tor MIN nearly all night md to-day, bpt
have not found him yet.
| hn"piVI i'aihHrV, young DiQOd,
Went 10 tho circus Last night, and then
proceeded TO take 10 the town. BY
mlunlRht ne was ready to paint uverv.
thing rsd. Having an imaginary
Srucgs against u asl0on keeper lie pro.
cured pistol, which he put In his hip
packet and started out again. Az /
o'cloek,while crossing Franklin street,
he FELL TO the ground. The hip pocket
nv against stone and the pistol went
OIL, sending q bullet through the calf OF
the young mans leg, He viii atny in
bed some time and probably ress eplber
the lesson az long 40 he lives.
some months ago j. Z. Gllmer, Esu.,
O lawyer and lana ageut OF tbis CITY.
went to Baltimore to look after IN in :
terast he had acquired in Eastern
railroad property that had been 20.
gurdeu as almost valueless. He was
told there that by recently formed
combinations tho line had been sold al
& hish Inquire and the owners would,
realize thereon, his share being at
least quarter OF q million dollars. He
writes to friends now that after wait
lng patiently he Is III s fair wey to re-
sliZe ali inst he expect cd, and will DO
nome soon. AS Mr.. Gilmer was mau
Oh Rlod9sb means, his friends arc grat-
ihed at this lucky windfal.
A wealthy LADY ia Southern Texas
writes to Captain N. ID. Herring, or
counsel for Joseph II. White, who ig
charged with procuring countorisits
OF Brazilian milreis notes, that she has
known White since his youth and can
not believe he has done anything 20
mako him fclon. She offers to make
ms Dali bond II one 10 desired WhiCO
is III jail yet, and no effort will De made
TO give bona until his counsel sscertaiu
where he will be tried, whether at
waco or st. Louis. He chefes like q
Gagged iion under his restraint, knowing
he can make bond, but his counsel ana
hrnl IN their policy to wait.
The circus left about | o'clock this
lhorning, only one case of robbery Ia
reported. A farmer from Williamson
county lay Gown on tbs platform 81 the
missouri Pacific passenger depot and
slept with $50 in bis pocket. When he
aWoks 1t was gone. He pocketed his
sorrow and lett for homo without an
eH0r5 20 hDd the money, IA ii wcs lost
by his own Carelessness.
Old Dan Rice is with us. He struck
the town this morning, and has al.
ready found hundreds OF people vino
have seen him in the circus ring, oil
oVe- the United Ststos, some of tnsm
as far back a. 80 years ago. Ho hgN
announced his intention or remaining
seversl DAYS.
| The remains OF Mrs. Mamie A., wife
OF 9. Il. oyerby, Of Stephenville, who
cleo last evening, were brought kgga
via tho Central, arriving tonight, and
Will b9 inferred ia Oakwood csneterv
tomorrow morning,
Mr.. ED M Skinner, representing tho
Pan-E 0ctric Telephone company, viii
commence cepvsssing the city to.mor-
row with view TO introducing that
system here. The outlook Ia very Ia
vorsDio for success, Is Waco wHntg tho
Pau.
The removal OF postmasters at Hous-
Ton, San Antonio aud Austin doesn't
seem To alright our postmaster ct all,
ihS patriots who want his place muir
muir something that sounds Ike.
'How long, Oh Lord, how lopg?u
inc ONLY buslness transacted in Tho
district court to-day vas setting the
jury docket, civil cases. The grand
jury has buchled down 10 work, but no
lnulciments presented asyet. General
Ross IL foreman Of the grand jury.
Ine circus gave tho recorder large
~ attended court this morning, most
~ victims Of benZ,no. One iuhu was
found loaded down With whisky, a
six.shoosor and pair OF brays knucss.
COTTON receipts were lighter to-day
man yesterday, ana weak markets In
Liverpool, New York, etc, depressed
tho markets here, lowering prices q
wero $50.
To day has been warmer, with a
slow, drizzing rain falling. IL 10 esrod
heavy rain viii DO followed by frost,
which would prove injurious TO late
cotton. Chs Weather has already boon
mrch cNN'rr than usual,
w Edi!cr W II. Flelds, cf Msri
olsLs v s taking III the citv to-day:
also District Clerk Marshall, OF Mosi.
dian.