Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-22
SHERMAN.
A Negro Who Boosted OF Crime
lie Did Not Commit is
Acquitted.
Judge Maiibio Permits woman Charged
win Forgery 20 Go ON Her own
Recogniynncc.

Special Ia the Gazette.
SHERMAN, Tx, NOV 2l-1hc trial
OF Louis jackson that came up as report
ed Yesterday ended in q verdict of not
guilty after o spirited contest between G..
B. Randcll, county attorney, and 4 g..
Turner, assisted by Rice MaXey, for the
defense. Hall q regiment OF darkies
from the kentuckyioWn neighbornood
were present as witnesses and the style
in which some OF thcm expressed them
selves on the stand was a fruitful
source OF mcrlimcnt 10 the court,
jury, counsel and bystandcrs. The
charge was that the defendant
had maliclously shot into the house OF an
old darky and scared hin out Of his wits.
The Culprit was not known or suspected
until the loss OF several days
when Louis jackson in q spirit Of
Jest told party of negroes that he had
done the shooting, aud embellishcd his
laiTatiye with q good deal of wild asscr-
ion that nearly every one understood as
joke, but an old "nigger' took il all IN
serious earnest and had Louis arrested.
lie proved an alib, however and got off
with such q wholesome scare that he will
be more careful In future about his Wild
talk After this case was disposed OF one
Sanders alias Anderson, with about two
other aliases, was arraigncd on two charges
theft aud burglary, and entering a plea
OF guilty got Off with two years IN each
case.
Valentine krcyc, Frcuchmau from
Dmison was pat on trial on charge OF
theft and burglary committed i'm and
upon gun store i'm that city.
One John +. WoOlscy was arrested IN
Mckinney yesterday and brought to the
sherman Jail to stand trial for bigumy,
charged TO have been committed In this
county and for which he has been duly
indicted by the grand Jury now in session.
Mrs. NJ. ID. Maytou, whose husband and
son are both in JAN for forgery, was ar.
rested on the same charge yesterday at
her home near Bells and brought TO Jail,
Judge Maltbie offered her bail in the
modest sum OF $3.50, and the chances are
she will be released soon.
SiNty-four pri oncrs slept in cur jail
last night.
II b, Sanboru received lot oi seven
teen Norman horses and mares this morn
ing at the Texas AZ Pacific depot, that were
lately purchased IN Illinois for his breed
ing ranch, twelve miles west Of Sherman.
They are a splendid lot of stock, and, we
think, superior to any of like breed that
have ever been brought here y fore. Az an
evidence of fhcit merit. we win say thnt
the seventeen head cost over $40, 600, and
are rewarded ms GOOD harnnips by The
present Owner.
c. II. Baker, one OF our most liberal
cotton merchants. received hv rynrrss
to-day the nice little sum OF 10000
silver dollars and viii proceed ia scatter
them among the farmer, who have the
STAPLE TO sell
The Texas Pacific pay-car PASSED cast
last evening. but stopped long ENOUGH ia
leave comfortable sum In tho uockrt of
each of the employees nj This placr Not.
wlthstandiug this. the bows stid sober
and not a drunk was before htg honor
This morning
Atll O'Clock to-day the funeral Of Cnl
Isaac Henson took place from his Intc
residence. and the bonovod rrnajus yynr,
laid away In the city cemetery with Ma.
sonic ceremonies. The jercoscI
was highly r,spcctrd ritiznn
and the surviving family have tbe nro.
found sympathy of the whole community
The street sprinkler no loporr makes
his wontcd tourney thro1,rb our tborougb.
fares and the result il tbut fine wbolo city
is overwhelmed with clouds Of bIindinG