The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-12
FORT W0RF LOCAL NEWS
DEATH IN RAILWAY BoX-CAR.
Ola Youth Who Had Crawled In There
to Sieep-A Youthful Cuiprit.
County Court Notes-Another
sudden Death - Depart
use of U. s. Troops.

FORT WORTH, sept. H. Special =
George Parsons, the youth who, in
company with another youth named
Jerry Roach, that went TO sleep ves-
yesterday and never woke again, in a
deserted boarding osr OF tho Missouvl
Pacific railway, on side track in tho
eastern part OF the city, hailed from
Denison, where his father, William
Parsons, formerly II conductor on the
Houston IL Texas Central railroad,
nav lives. Hisfather, III response to
d telegram frcm Marshal Rsa, arrived
in this city to-day aud will carry
homo tho remains of tha youth who
attempted TO buffet the waves of life
too early. All day long the officers
have been searching tho city for Jerry
Roach, who vss asioop with the youth
in the car when he died, but some ono
had told him the officers
were going to arrest
him, aud rs yet hs has net been found.
The following evidence was gddu0eu
before Justice Xinn, acting as coroner,
this afternoon:
JOHN FOWLER
bsing 0uly sworn, says. l live in
Fort Worth, and my parents are liy-
ing; have lived here about three years;
came from Denison 20 this place; | am
10 years old; have known tho deceased,
GEORGE Parsons, about7 years; ne ran
away from HIS parents, ut Denison, last
year; h0 won't OFF with SBlls' crCuB;his
father WAS conductoron tho Houston
& Texas Central railway; DON'T know
what the boy did Tor a living; know
he begged; he had no regular place TO
stay lat nights; he staid mostly in the
Third ward; he rgus with tho boot.
blacks; there ia ono boy that he staid
with tu0stly; that was tho boy that
was with him when he died; have
not seen him since Sells circus was
here; tho boy that runs with him, Jerry
Roach, told - man in my presence
that the deceased had Ghills and
feYor; Jerry Roach, who was
with him when he died, says that he
and tho deceased went TO tho deserted
toarding-car on tho Missouri Pacific
railway 20 have II nap just before noon
yesterday, aud that no told the de-
ceased that 1t he wanted any water or
any thing no would got it for him.
They both went to sleep and when no
WOht Wy VIC bVy WIS QGtu StsNJt
in tho car two hours after tho boy died
and theu Went To the round-hOuss and
told the master mechanic of the death I;
don't know what made Parsons leave
home; he was not hired to Sells' cir
Gus; my father is an engineer on the
Fort Worth 81 Denver railroad.
Minon Fowle, ~ youth of T. years,
testified that the deceased told him
four days before hig death that he had
been having Chills and fever.
George Edwards, another youth,
testified that he wes living in Fort
Worth now, but his homo was in Dem
ison, where no had known the deceased,
and that no had boen having chills,
and looked sickly all ths time,
After tho evidence had boon Drought
In, tho coroner's jury retired few
minutes and brought in - verdict that
George Parsons died on September 10,
1855, between the.hours OF ~ q. m, 8uu
3 p. m, from causes unknown to them,
Justice linn, i'll conversation with
THE HERALD correspondent, said
thoro was no provision in tho law
whereby q physician would be paid
Tor examining q dead body, and conse-
quently no evidence as to the cause of
tho death was adduc9d, aud the cor
oners very eonsibly returned ver-
dict that the boy was dead, but thew
diun't undertake TO say why or where
fore. A very sensible body OF men.
CLUE.
This afternoon officer Charles Scott
arrested boy named Smith, who had
III his possession Il great many now
pocket knives. The youth has been
engaged IN selling out his stock of cut
tlOry .Or some weeks past, and the
officer has all the while had au eye
upon his movements. Mr.. Scott, hay
ing first asoertsined that W. j.. Lake,
the hardware dealer, carried in stock
the samo kind Of knife, and this fact
coupled with tina knowledge that ono
/ night during tho reunion, ia last
| August, that establishment was on
tered and q quantity ot goods carried
of, when he saw the boy, this evening.
took him under his protecting wing.
Thoto arc othor parties, also, who
have boon selling knivOs, and tsa
oilicSrs have them spttod. 1t is not
thought that this boy entered the
store, but 10 Is probable that no knows
who did. This arrest Ia an important
one, ~ IL Ia likely 60 lead TO the appre
hension OF tho burglars.
| THE COUNTY COURT,
In tho county court Eugene Lam.
beth was Tried Tor gambling and found
guilty and fined S2j. Mat Kramer
was tiued $40 Tor betting on game
and Bit Petty, ON tho same charge
was found not guilty. w. Il. Barton
on charge OF aggravated assault, wa.
fined S25, aud for carrying pistol h,
was fined So. Charles Dixon, charged
with exhibiting faro bank, wa,
found not guilty by u jury. w. II
kirkhsm, ON charge of aggravated rs
saul, was found not guilty. Their,
are some 20 cases on III,
docket against gamblers, 20 b,
tried nj this tern, Some tim,
ago amsn named Fleming, OF Wealth
ericrd, came IN thu city, and after
low hours among the sporting fra
torniiy, pe lost oil the iilthy lucre m
posst 'sed' Nottlod by this, he spsp
some We weeks IN thu city, taNinl
dots On the ganlestors. and hence N,
unn ualiy large number oftnu lInight
oil tito gUfn cloth In trouble at mi
term NV assistant county NJ
orncy bay tha sports mus,
law tho offence is punishable no, oul,
| ~ NV Wv INV ~ NllAlspnnlNnl
This being the ceeo IL is evident that
crusade agsinst the gentlemen here
after willmonn Something.
ANOTHER SUDDEN DEATH.
Late Yesterday evening officer Tuck
or OF tho police force, picked up, o,
Houston street, near tlts,, IN n boas,
~ state " intoxlcslion, an old ms,
who IN we'll known hero as tram
that pays periodical visits TO this city
lilo was put In tho calaboosp, and alte
iow hours seemed to sober IN con
elderahly. About 10 o'clock last nieht
no called FOR waier, which was give
him, and thst was tho last hoard q
him alive. This morning when IN
turnkey opened tho door, no va
Mortified 10 soc tho old wandoro
stiif In the silent embrace OF death
Esquire Nance summoned n iury a
Inquest and verdict was brought 4,
That the old fellow came TO his dentl
from the effects ofan old disease. mn
old man IL we'll known in tho oily.
having boon hero repeatedly. MNrsha
Rna says thrt within tho pnst tw,
wears the old tramp has been In IA,
city at least ON % different occasionl