Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-06
DALLAS.
A Crazy Man Thinks Murderers Are
After Him and Asks to BE
Protected.
Fallen Women rs Patrons OF nm Opium
Den-A Much-Tried Mnn--wrght-
Slaughter Nuptials
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Nov. "a. Dillland
rushed into the city hospital last night
and asked protection. He said he had
been pursued all day by parties who
wanted to murder him for his money, and
he was unable to proceed further. He
had $l07 on his person, which he turned
over to Il policeman. He claims to be
from Kansas. Nothing is known of his
anteccdents. lie will be kept in the hos
pital until his mind improves.
The ground purchased by the city for
the location of permanent water-works
consists of eighteen and one-third acres,
having Il front on the river from the
mouth of Turtle creek up, Of G9i fcet-a
rear front on the Missouri Pacific railroad
right way of 1920 fcet--from the river
to the right-of-way on the northwest side
of 1862 feet, and the center of Turtle
creek on the southeast from the river to
the right-of-way at the bridge, lineal
distance of 700 feet, all covered With
large pecan, cottonwood and other forest
trees. The price paid is S25O0. The
deed, duly attcsted, was delivered to
Mayor Brown to-day, and the money
paid
\ Chinese opium joint of two years
standing has been discovered on East
Elm street. 1t has large and growing
patronage, chiefly among the fallen
women.
Several weeks ago Tom Patton was
brought in from the Nation and Jailed on
the charge of the larceny of numerous
horses in that region, Since then Tom
has been brought out no end of times to
l.
commissioners. 1t looks like every
time 1t gets monOtonous with
the commissioners they yank Tom
out for hearing. SO far one OF the
cases against him has been dismissed,
but the rest stick like porous plastcrs.
He was brought out this morning for Il
Sarah Anderson, but owing to the absence
of witnesses the trial was postponed I'M
til tomorrow. Tom says he is actually
wearing out his shoes walking from the
jail to court and back.
Capt. "Luckyn Baldwin, who stopped
here night before last with two carloads
of horses, ,aftsr giving them II rest at the
Fairgrounds, has put them back aboard
the cars, and viii leave with tleln thii
evening for California.
The committee ON gas made n report
to the council Tuesday night, recon-
mending the extension of gas mains,
which was adopted. According to the
map accompanying the report, the mains
will be extended and lamps located as
lollows:,
On Ross avenue from Masten street to
the Houston & Texas Central railway.
Bryan from Sycamore to Good,
Live Gal, from lrvay to Good.
Main from Leonard to Harwood.
Ervay from Commerce to Wood.
BroWdcr from v God to Cadiz
AEard from Columbia to Corsicana.
Lamar from Commerce TO Columbia.
Austin from wood TO Columbia.
Market from Commerce to Columbia.
Houston from jackson to Columbia.
Mckinney from Cochran to Mosten.
Masten from Mckinney TO Toss ave-
nue..
There will be eighty-seven lamps IN all,
at an average distance Of 273 feet apart,
and placed alternately on one side the
street and then ON the other.
Mr., W. IL. Redheld, manager of the
Western Newspaper union, has becn;traus-
ferred to the Des Moiucs office, and Mr..
/ NJ, G. McCarger, manager of the latter
ollce, to the Dallas Office, or rather they
Change places. Mr.. Redneld leaves for
Dcs MONIES Saturday. Mr. NJ, l.. Red6eld,
who has had the position of makeup"
here, also goes TO Des MoineS lie left
this morning to pay brief visit to his
old home at Manchester, Mich, before
going to Des Moines.
AZ the First Baptist church at S O'Clock
this evening, MIR. G.. 6, Wright Of the
law firm OF Wright, Wright 4 Eckford,
and Miss Della Slaughter, daughter of
Col. c. G. Slaughter, president OF the
American National bank, were united in
marriage.