Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-10
SHERMAN.
How a Dog Caused Two Men to he Ar
rested for Setting Fire TO
Gin House.
Long List Of Criminal Cnses-An ENangc
list Before the Grand Jury--Pre-
ferred Her Papa.
Special to the Gazette.


SHERMAN, TEX, Nov, 9.-This being
the day set for calling over the criminal
docket, and setting cases for trial In the
district court, IA large crowd of witnesses
appeared and the courtroom was full
from 9 O'Clock to the hour of adjourn
mcut, The docket Is heavy, and some
very important trials will come off in this
tribunal that with Others of less note viii
occupy the time until about Christmas,
when the term ends by limit of law. The
murder cases are far too numerous, and
several OF them are of sufficient import
0nce To attract more than local interest,
Most notorious among the criminal
cases are Us follows: Mac Crook and
Newt Harris, on change of venue from
Lamar county, charged with tho murder
OF sheriff Black, set for trial December
IA; James Green, for the murder OF Nc.
Pearson Of Dcnison, set November 10; j
T., Loving, murder of w. \, Wood, set fol
| December : j. H. Bugs, charged witt
killing his brother-in-laW, Williams, neal
| WhitcSbOro, was continued by state; New
ton Chance, murder OF Jennie Foster In
! 1861 set for November 80; 10 Winrow
! rape, November %; w. b. Boss, rape
| December ,; 10 Stewart rape, November
| 2ji Wash Humes (colored), murder o.
| Ed White, December II; j. II. Harrison
murder Jack Goodwin, November IS
| George w. lIartwell, murder Pat O'Hcr
| ron at Van Alstyne, December 1 Charlie,
Harper, murder OF Eli Watts at Van Al
styuc, continued by consent.
The county court was engaged all day
| In trying the habCas corpus case of
! nine.year-old girl named Bryant, the step
| daughter of one Lemons OF Denison
whose grandfather, Ford sues for he
care and custody, on the grounds tina
the child, whose mother is dead, is no
| wen provided for by Lemons, and that h
is entitled to have her by reason of hi
natural right as grandfather. goot
deal of feeling was displayed ny the oil,
man on the witness stand, but the chill,
testified that her Step-father was kind t,
her, and she preferred to live with him,
Judge Gregg, after hearing all the evi
dencc, decided to give the child to he
grandfather, and SO ordered.
The case OF Bob Smith, charged witt
rOhbing Mail-Carrier Jackson, one nigh
last week, was set for hearing ON
preliminary trial to-day before JuStic
IiNkle, but did not come up and may h
turned over to the grand jury direct,
The said grand jury met again to-day
after vacation OF Il month, and from tn
number OF witnesses hanging around tn
door there seems To be no less days o
good hard work before thom than whel
they first began.
IL Is currently reported that Eyaugelis
/ Williams win be called before this bod
to assist the inquisition in unearthinl
some Of the iniQuties he complains 5,
much about IN his public speeches.
Tho commissioners court net to-da.
| FOR the purpose OF contracting for ant
receiving bridges heretofore let in tn
county, and they also have the subject O
roads as q constant source OF bushes
whcu other matters fail them,
Justice Hmkle reported to the commits
sloncrs' court to-day the amount II ST1
collected as nne and penalties for I'll
/ quarter ending to-day, Nov9.
The squire was called TO the rcsidenc
of Peter lIrSch IN South sherman yesttr
day, and solcmn2ed the marriage of j
n Baker and Mrs T.. II. Nichols Of Shel
mau. Roth are people OF mature years
hut their friends wish for them a lon
aud happy union, \ nice feast wa
spread, and the guests We're happy, q
usual on such occasions.
The opera-housc WINS packed with Il
least 800 people last night 10 hear Nh
! Williams discourse, aud hundreds Wer
turned away for want of standing room
People are here 20 worship for mile
around, and az the last report considers
bly, overa hundred had been gained To IA
church
! Col, James Young, an old citizen {
sherman, is hero MS witness ia the cas-
OF Newton Chance. Col. Young was him
self charged with this ollensc. bur wa
tried and acquitted years $500. II
has not visited the CITY ia
years, and says he rs aimos
a stranger among the scenes OF other day
u on account OF the many changes made Is