Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-10
A Scandal Case ON Trial In which
Incest Is Openly Charged
Some Hard Swearing.
The 81. Joe Kid and nlack TO right to q
Finish at Shndy View Park
Tonight.
special to the Gazette,

uuckanN, Us ucStlncu 10 hccomc cause |
celcbrc in the court record OF the county |
OF Dallas. Ras Hoffman Is farmer, who |
lives in the Pleasant View neighborhood,
northeast OF Dallas, and one who has
borne good reputation among the people |
Of the surrounding country His
wife died some three years ago
and he sent back TO Missouri, whence he
came, and got his halt-Sister, Miss II. j,
Huckaby, TO come aud keep house for
him and take care of his Children. Tins
was very natural proceeding and one
withwhichno one could find fault. Miss
iluckaby took charge OF her brothers
household and children, and did what She
could 10 brighten the one and watch over
and care for the others. She had been
there sometime and had become well
known TO the best peoploiof the neigh
borhood, who had learned 10 esteem
her highly for her many admirable quail.
ties OF head and heart, when suddenly the
whole country round about was startled
| by the report that she was unchastC, and
| that she and Ras lloffman,l her half
| brother, the son of the same mother, had
! been guilty of criminal intimacy--of in
cest, These reports were discussed first
IN whispers, but gradually grew louder
and more loud, mtll they were on every
body's lips. When they reached Mr..
Hofman's ears he at once
set about tracing the reports back TO one
/ A. $. Hubbard, an individual OF mature
years and long experience. Hubbard, It
would seem from the indictment, handled
the matter IN no mlncing manner, hut
n sl...N Loo
man and his sister were guilty and
charged that on one or more occasions
they were caught In lagmntc dolicto,
Suit for damages was brought against
Hubbard IN the district court, aud he was
Indicted by the grand Jury, upon which In
dictment he Is now being tried The peo-
= pie about Pleasant View are divided IN
opinion regarding the AFFAIR, but Il Is only
fair TO Miss lluckaby TO say that those
, who know her hest are her Stamchesl
= friends, aud are the ones who most mdig
nantly ropcl the iden that she Is guilty
There Is long array of Witnesses sum
Z mOned IN the case, consisting o
2 white and black, high and low, good, ha'
u aud indifferent, npdthero VIII probably "
some tall aud tough swearing done bc
/, fore all the evidence Is taken.
Hubbard the defendant, is sauct!
Misunderstanding old sucker, whose up
u pearance would lead 70 the suppusitlol
. that he was rare brand, and "rlsinl
q h--ll IN the nelghborlood.p His ln0uu
y Is not HaS wide as a church door or a
u deep as u well, but II rs wide enough,
aud when backed by good strong pair o
!, Jaws Is power for ovll IN the land
y lie has been turned out of III
i church, but for what reason you
], correspondent could not learn. Mis-
q IIucknhy, the female chief IN interest, Is
, comcly lass OF some eighteen or nlnetcc
y summers, with good features, pleasan
= countenance, well developed, graceful
y figure and good carriage. She N siu
rounded In this trying time by sewers
l. of the best known aud respected natron
y of the neighhorhood IN which she live'
7, whose treatment to her show that thoI
y faith In her Innocence Is not shaken. IN
= cnse Is a bad one, In which good deal {
d malice and spitc-work are plainly visible
u aud the trial Is likely 10 Increase the b.
tcrncss already disseminated, and to d
" great damage 20 all concerned. II Hun
" bard has becn guilty of manufacturing an
~ spreading the Islander with which he
charged, simply TO crafty his person
IN spite, or merely 20 indulge an appel
W for gossip, he should be dca
~ with In the most severe manner.
TX he has spoken truth, and Hoffman bi
G. bcen guilty OF incest with his half-sisic
~ a stout rope and an exceeding short shrl
VI would exactly III the measure OF his ju
deserts. Upon the question OF the gul
~ or innocence OF either party the report
Us has nothing 10 say, but simply gives u
"a facts ms gathered from what was heal
~ by him.
III CLOSED ny ATTACHMENT.
~ S. =. Immersion went down 10 the o
u Zee OF the district clerk this morning Al
= sued out an attachment against G.
" Epes & Co, an Kim street grocery FRI
W for 1897, due ON n note. When he we
su with an officer 10 have the Alta hme
=" served the proprletors persuaded him
hold up awhile as they thought they cou
w pay him IN money to-day. lie
y, dulged them In their desire ~
w left the store. About tfr
~ hours after Mr. Emmerson's visit 10 u
ny clerks Office Mr.. Armstrong Of the fir
&c OF Armstrong Bros, Wholesale grocer
stepped In for the purpose Of getting |
isi attachment against the same Arm, q
ny amount Of their Indebtedness 10 him bell
si442. Seeing that Emmerson had gott
ns In ahead Of him, he devoted sol
ia time as 10 whether he Won
sue ont an attachment
moi, rs the former o
would, he said, about cover eyerythi
In the store. Finally, however, be b
the attachment issued and sent an officer
lp- serve IL at olce. Arriving atthe house
Or. Epes & Co., they AZ once closed It up, a
:, when, short time later, Emmcrson
'ch rived, he found the doors closed
ro- everything covered by Armstrong Bro
8 claim.
VII BAD GANG on Tou0Hs.
lou Warrants have been Issued TOR tne
rest Of James Gray, Charles Hernd'
zen Pink Taught and Tobe Murphy, VINO
.ed charged with being the parties who thr
IN stones into the congregation ~ Hol
church, near Mesquite, few nights 81
ing THE FIGHT.
cal The glove contest between VIM. Bli
and the 81, Joe Kid IA arranged