The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-08-27

teflHus operations th lla1 This Hity with
thnif Nnrr''n crimes. and snnNed un
The Vuelui incuWpHthNoV uI IIH uII'HH
nanaHem suna iimn nlFk, &C.
sIinHN huslut ~ aguln this uufniug ui
o'clock, AZ the hour ututHi thH
fDaiirn'h q Mr aud Mrs. Christmaf,
~ North Dspiinl, whs the sroun az d
fearful uuh bloody attempt tu tssassiu-
Hta Mr'. Charles Dirk6y, daughter
90 MrH, Christmas. Sn" was fEH siIe
occupant ui one room aud htd drawn
W her bed "a the WindnW Hnd WAS
6Isnd asltop thoroin, while tho mother
occupied Hn adjoining room aud Mr.
tnurtmas tho front gallery. the ~,
sgssin aaproarhed Tho room Cocurieu
~ Mrs, Dirkey aud reach
dealt nor blow over
the rlght eye, with the head or hunt
edge 81 a ha,th0t. whiFr went ora nch.
ing through the skull, uaalug p hor-
rifle wound, which VIA result Io h8F
death, Tho poor woman screamed
aud her mother, awakening, wsu- no
her Assistance, Tho cOid-blgUd6d VII
liam was s,lii 40 tho window ready 10
give his victim smother blow, but la.
stoSd, struck Mt Mrs. Christmas,
wounding her slightly on tho arm. lie
then He'd leaYing no cue as % VINO
no n, lLuurh suspicion has fallen upon
u certain party, and posbihiY the police
officers viii elect n.s arrOat.
DICK Grammar, on friRi 10 the United
Stitoi cuurt Tor robhing tho mails in
Bufnett county last I.il, was CON
r!cJod to-day and sentenced 10 the pom
li0g'lary cor life
The onpitol commissioners returned
q om the trip north u, day, where they
want tna a a 4. hIF4ans gFa m -
gain Information relative 10 their con-
traction,
AUSTEN, Aug, 25.--lSpocisl. l--Fathor
Lauthe, q well known Catholic priest
of tins city, was thrown by his morse |
today and dragged somo distance.
His iniuTiss are worry serious snd may |
prove fatal.
News reached here to-day of terri |
bic crime in Blanco county, 90 miles |
from horo, the particulars OF whicn |
sre ~ follows: A nGu named Albert |
Locke some time back, ~ 10 alleged, |
seduced his slep-d tuShtor, and her |
excited much comment ves-
teraay, About | o'clock Locke lott |
home with tho ayOw"d purpose OIL
Visiting "A nCighbor nRmod Green %
borrow money. Groom and family
wore away lIoW homo, but be entered
tSair residence, ana, securing VIM
chester f'ila, went over % hi, brother,
Berry Llckie's house, whero, 1t
& said, hn shot and killed
Berry ? - vile. u noighnor
sd Nichols rode up Just AZ no nsd
n!bhed the terrible ueed, and he
creed Nichols - go with him 10 Mr..
Stogo9, whom he shot and killed.
From yhere he vent to his own hnuae
ana shot and cut tbs throat OF Mira.
Henry locke, Of Llano county, wife
u his stepsop, who was oua visit 10
him. He also shot and killed Mrs.
itCheg, wifa of the Stokes he mad
silled. Then he shot ana
s!lled his granddaughter, whom, 10 10
said, no mad sedpcsd. Hs then a.
empted 10 kill his wife, but she
'ludod him and got away, Having
allied TO catch her, he then cut his
IWn throat, and, bleeding freely from
he gaping wound, mounted ms horse
]ud started IN the direction OfJohnson
lily. On the road he met Thomas
Brunswick, whom he assaulted and
Wounded terribly in the side With q
tniic, He then proceeded on to john
ION City, wiz 10 na was arrested, faint
With tho o,s OF blood.
He Uas Till alive aJ 3 o'clock this
bus will die.
Fannin county shows $603,000 in.
,reRsei Wood county, $Sl,0UO increase.
senator Garrison is hero on business.
The capitol commissioners say thet
h9 sub contractor constructing the
apitot has about contracted for AL tire
Material necessary To complete the
building. the work ia expected 10 10
within three years. Work
giil commence hsre The lJ5h ofneEt
nonth.
Mrs. Arlington, for Obtaining PEN
ion by fraud, was sentenced tn one
ear il tho panitentiary in the United
states court To-day.
There are about GOO cases Of dengue
ever in the pl6y.