Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-25
GAINESVILLE.
A Fight in the Territory in Which
two Men Were Killed and
Eight Wounded.
A Gang Of Thieves 0aptured-Two Fail.
ures Reported Fatal rnrashing
Administered to a Robber
Special to the Gazette.

remains Of w Craig, who was killed
by Geo. Gordon in the Indian nation
a few days ago, were brought to this
city last night. The particulars of the
killing as learned are az follows:
Craig ana Gordon met at dance.
Gordon attempted to raise row aud
Craig persuaded him against It. Hot |
words were followed by Gordon draw
ing his pistol and shooting Craig, the |
ball passing through his body. Craig |
returned the fire, killing Gordon in |
stantly, A pitched battle then !
ensued between the friends Of |
both parties, reeulting In one
Mckay being shot IN the abdomen
John Stewart WAS shot In the hand !
and Walter GTamleyls arm WIS conn
pletely shattered by the bullets. Five
others Were more or less seriously
wounded. Young Craig's parents we're
Frustrated with grief. They had no
intimatlon Of their son's death till his
corpse arrived. He was buried this
afternoon.
A man by the name OF johnson,
who claims to live in Tom Green coun-
ty, was jailed to-day, charged with
the theft OF horses.
Information has been received of the
| Killing of one and the surrender OF ak
others OF gang of thieves who infect
the neighbnrhoOd The affair occurred
fifteen miles north of this city, In the
nation. They we're apprehended by
party of citizens, when one OF the gang
attempted resistance and was killed
! outright
Link Forrest, charged with carry
Ing concealed weapons, and tramp
were arrested by City Marshal Brazel-
ton yesterday and confined In the call
aboose. This morning he door was
found wide open, and an investigation
showed that the 10 X had been picked
during the night. and the prisoners
made good their escape The officers
think the lock was picked by some OF
Forresps friends.
News of two failures has reached the
city-one at Illinois Bend, this county,
aud the other az st. 10, Montague
county. The assets and liabilities Of
neither OF the firms have been re-
ceived
Several days ago man was caught
robbing the store Of u r. Tha"ker, at
Phackerville. Shortly after the occur
renee party OF items took the rob
Der a short distAI ce from town and ad-
ministered a thrashipg, intlicting seri-
Gus wounds. The fellow went home,
took to his bed, and intelligence just
received states that he died from the
effects OF the lashing
While coming to the city yesterday
Rev. w A. Mason Of Bowie met with
painful accident His horse slipped
and fell, throwing HIM to the gTounC
and bruising his left shoulder consid
! eTahly.
Many Inconvenience were expert
: enced Yesterday on account of tn
heavy sleet which fell ThurFda.
9 night. Both the telephone and tele
I graph wires were broken in man.
g places, and those unbroken were sun
! fac, d with ice 80 as TO render them un
{ serviceaOle. To-day dawned bTigh
: and beautiful, however, and IL
I 1. ought the miserable weather Is at Al
= end
Prof + Hirseh gave his first Gem
/. plimentary hop this season at TIA
i opera. house last night. Despite tn
q very unpleasant weather, most of gu
/ queens and princes Of society were i
r attendance. End all pronounced IL on
= of the greatest social triumphs Of ID
season.
Reports from various sections of til
y country indicate that stock has great
< suffered, aud the farming interes
- much retarded by the recent spell.
n ANOTHER ACCOUNT or THE FIGHT
" THE TBRRIToRY.
% Special 10 the Gazette
: GAIHEsvILLE, Tex, Jan. "a =
y sad scene was witnessed last nipl
q when the remains OF j w. Craig, VII
"a lost his life at q dance in Picker
IN county, l. II f, were brought TO IN
n. city and carried TO the home OF h
n PARENTS. They had not the slighte
We intimation OF their sons death until
ne wagon containing pine coffin, Al
N within It the coTp5e of their loved 50
ID arrived at the gate last nigt
m The particulars as learned
a. garding his death are ADO
~ rs follows: IL seems that during I
- progress of the dance a fuss arose
"a tween young Craig and man nam
~ George Gordon. The quarrel gre
!, worse and worae, when Gordon DIRE
no his pistol and fired, the ball striki
M. Craig ia the back just above the b
~ hone, and ranging upward came q
of an ie, the right nipple, passi
L. through his body. Before Craig 4
~ he pulled his pistol aud shot Gord'
killing him Instantly. A gene
Ics shooting then prevailed between
va friends of both parties, resuiilrg
10 eight other persona being wound
10 During tue fight Craig received I
,id other wounds, one in the thl
~ and one In some oil
he he part o his body. Walter GIamley
~ the bone of his right arm complet
shattered By bullets. One Mckay
n, ehot in The body; Jnn Steward
XII shot ia the baud, and Ave other II
ha. more or less seriously wounded 9
am don 1t seems WAS principal In bring
ia about the trouble, whii Craig was
~ deavnring to persuade against It
j. w Craig WAS about - years
and resided in this ely. He was
garded ~ quiet, pfaceable
worthy young man, aud MS Ira
death casts gloom over our city