Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-12
0, GOD! LOOK YONDER
How It Was That the Rev. Mr.. VII.
SON and His Daughters We're
Killed
civilized Red Men Pass Around tho Caiu'
met OF Pence aud Hold Friendly
Counsel Together.
spccIal to tho Gazette,

DYER. In company with an Indian police
man, tried to arrest two whisky-peddlers
nj white Bead Hill, /. T., named Lige
Meadows and Shorty, On meeting both
parties recognized each other and began
firing. In the matinee Dyer was shot In
the wrist, disabling him, while the Indian
policeman was made 10 surrender TO the
outlaws, they taking the officers weapons
and leaving town On Sunday they re-
turned again and proceeded 10 paint the
town red by shooting off their pistols,
riding on the sidewalk, yelling and rails
ing hell generally. A posse was soon
raised and chased them out OF town aud
1t is thought that when the posse return
they will bring dead man or two along.
Deputy Sheriff Bob Mays OF Sherman
has been up In the Territory for several
days, and last night came In with two
horse-thlevee named Garlott, they being
brothers. He captured them near Caddo.
The stolen horses were Ia their posses
sion at the time of the arrest, and Mays
brought them back. They belonged TO II
Mr.. Bracket OF this county. He left to-
day with them for Sherman.
Deputy Constable Gardner went out
three miles cast OF the city yesterday and
brought in a negro named Andrew jack
son, charged with burning the fence
around the pasture OF DR.. Cutler. His
trial win come off Saturday.
The council. In an adjourned meeting
last night, suspended Policeman Wright
and elected Bud East to Ill the vacancy.
The pay car of the Texas Central ar
rived to-day with Engineer Tom Hicks ut
the throttle, and GAZETTE reporter
went over and made himself known,
Mr.. Hicks invited him on the engine, and
in conversation told him the particu-
lars OF the sad killing at Bryan on last
Tuesday evening, about O'Clock. In
substance II seems as follows: lie was
Just putting out OF Bryan, and was going
down grade around curve, and In forty
eight feet Of the track stands large
building, formerly an oil mill, but nothing
in it at present. Mr.. Wilson and his
two daughters, the victims, were com
ing alongside OF the building,
going pretty fast, and could
not see the engine, neither could tho en-
gineer see them, and just as the horses
started across the track, the fireman, A.
Smith, said: "Good God, look yonder,"
and Hicks put ON breaks, but too late, as
the engine had already done its work.
The engine WAS backed up to where the
old man lay, and Mr.. Smith asked where
were the ladies' when search was made,
and they both were found ON the pilot,
the youngest aged seventeen, dead, and
the oldest, widow breathing her
last. The ladies' were carried back to
Bryan, whore Engineer Hicks WIS put
under arrest and was taken TO iall, but
the sheriff allowed him bed outside Of
the cell, whore he passed the night, aud
the next morning Investigations were
made rs TO the cause OF the death. After
hearing the testimony OF the witness the
jury returned verdict that death was
caused by the curelessneSs OF the en-
gnccr, SO he was put under II 500 bond
TO appear IN February. All the witnesses
told about the same story, tina they heard
the bell ringing and the whistle sound for
the crossing. The verdict OF the Jury was
a surprise to all who saw the accident,
and they are confident that Mr.. Hicks
will be acquitted OF all blame. He feels very
bad over the occurrence and said the
thought OF the sight of the unfortunates
made him sick. MIR. Hicks has Il large
number OF warm friends here who regret
TO hear Of his being charged with the
death OF three persons through his care
lessness, which they do not believe, as he
has the name Of being one of the most
careful engineers on the road. Mr.. Will
son, the gentleman who was killed, was a
Baptist preacher and a farmer who lived
near Bryan, where he was highly re-
spected, and his daughters deaths cast
gloom over the entire community.
The civilized Indians are In council at
Eutaula, Creek Nation, |. Il. Among
them are the Chickasaws, Choctaws,
Creeks, Scminoles aud several other
minor tribes. They met in council yes
terday
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Hughes OF Richmond,
Mo-, who have been ON visit to the fam
lily Of Maj Maughs, returned home to-
day.
Five wagons from the Nation came in
yesterday and went to sherman to see
what could be done over there, but re-
turned to-day and loaded their wagons,
paid the cash for the goods aud started
on their trip OF so miles into the Terri
tory, Denson does surely control the
Nation trade
The statement that j. Z. Loving was
charged with DEMONSTRATING was n mis-
take, but the news did not 20 from
Denison,
The case OF MIR, Knecht for violating
the Sunday law by shaving on the Sab
bath was tried yesterday in Judge Adams
conrt before a jury, who returned YER
diet Of nos guilty, believing shave was
n necessity of life.
There came very near being an accident
ia the yards OF the Missouri Pacific to-
day, whore man tried TO cross the track
In front of a moving engine with a span
Of mules The watchman jumped In
front of them and turned them down the
track, which undoubtedly saved the life
of the driver.
Johnnie Gordon, conductor on the Mis-.
souri, Pacific between Denton and Dallas,
passed through Denison to-day on his
way 10 Cheyenne Wyo
G. a. Quinlan, superintendent OF the
Houston & Texas Central, was In the city
to-day.
P,J. Burk, roadmaster OF the Houston
Texas Central, returned to Dallas to.
day on the pay-car.
Civil Engineer Cousins spent few
hours In the city to-day.
Josiah pavis's Trouble.