Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-11
SHERMAN.
Marlborough and Bostick Tell Their
Side OF the Story Relying
on an AlIbi.
brother Williams Continues to scaop sin.
ners-YoushfuI Convicts-Austin
Coilege--Cot OF Easy.
Special to tho Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEN, Nov. l0.-Petc Var
borough was in The city to-day and repre-
sents the burning Of the Gordonyillc Gin
Sunday morning in different light from
that given Yesterday. He claims that
himself and Bostick were at home on the
ranch when the fire occurred ard knew
pohing about It until the posse came 10
arrest them. The fact that the dog was
seen there amounts TO nothing, because
he had been accustomed to going at his
own notion. lie asserts that he could
have proved an alibi by MIR. Streetshrc
and his wife, but was denied that right
ON the examining trial. Further that ii
the witnesses had been put under rule,
rs he demanded, there could not have
been case sustained against him. He
says that under his contract with Sander
son he Is great loser by the fire, and
viii be damaged more than all the others
together; and when the final trial comes
off he will be able to show these facts aud
establish an abb beyond question.
The district court is still busy setting
criminal cases, recognizing witnesses and
! issuing special vcnircs for the capital
/ NtlNSo hNlNNtAtl " JIG lIltNs ADOul lNn
such cases are 10 be disposed Of, charged
with murders and Npes, and several OF
them will be fortunate II they get off
without the use of hemp. II is generally
conceded that for aggravated and outio-
geous otfenscs the present docket has had
/ no equal in the past history of the
county
Yesterday evening William Lawrence,
! - q NATifh hI1Vtr1upy committed 1A1
linsyille, was brought before his honor
and pleaded guilty. The jury gave him
two years in the penitcntiary.
| Robert Courtney, charged with theft OF
money at Pottsbol ough, pleaded guilty and
also got two years. The first named is
only about fifteen years of age, and the
latter about seventeen. They are both old
enough to be better boys, and the two
years Of penal seryitude will be ample
time for repentance and reformation, but
| viii IL produce that cifecty
The religious revival that has stirred
Sherman society for the pastten days, has
in no sense abated, but still brings out
hundreds at ever ring of the church bell
The Opera-huuse had no less than
twelve hundred persons in it last night
to hear Mr. Williams, and, at the conclu'
sion OF his discourse, about a
hundred pcnitcuts went forward
to the rear of the stage iOi
praycrswhcrc behind the closed scenery
the faithful workers iaborcd for hours t.
show them the way to ''that peace whicl
passcth all understanding" Seyera
were converted, aud when the bcncdic
ton came all were invited back this morn
iug at $3.50 o'clock to take up Tho
work anew. They came In respectable
numbers, and again at / / O'Clock and alsI
in the afternoon. A large per cent, q
the penitcuts is made up of young ladiei
and youths. That portion of our peopl,
who feel aggrcvcd at the sweeping con
, domination pronounced upon the city a
, the outset OF his lahOrS by the distin
gulshud speaker, have, from rare eNcel
tions, kept away with these meetings
or going, have turned rebellion
/ ear and hardened heart to hi,
utterances. This is another illustratio
OF the homely old adage, 'Yinegar nevc
catches flies,n aud demonstrates tina
abuse and inyectiye does not possess th
{ seductive power necessary TO attract ser
= shle men TO virtue and godliness, bu
: drives them still farther towards that +,
! gion of despair and damnatiOn SO grapl
ically portrayed by the speaker.
In late interview with member {
the faculty of Austin college we wer
: gratined to learn that the school is NOR
prosperous than for several years past an
still receives its weekly addition q
! young men from distance. Among th
: late matriculates are j. ID. Can
ter and johnson Keels c
the Nation. The flrst-name
IS the son Of Judge b. w Carter of Tish'
: mingo. Among the students now el
!, rolled there are ten past the lawful age
make qualified voters.
Several prominent citizens of Gaines
VILE arc here on important business. j
NJ Lindsay, Lum Johnson and Robel
=. Germ are in the list, They left for hon
t today.
i The trial of John Risbey, colored, fo
r assault to murder, occupied the time
t the court to-day on a second trial. He
:. charged with maliciously shooting into
n house full of negroes at Denison abot
i two years ago and seriously woundin
:, Que of the party. He was convicted
+ the March term, 1884, and the case wa
a appealed, reversed and remanded, an
I, now comes up again. During all thcs
}, many months Risbey has been in lai
s c. d. Randell representing the stat
n A, C. Turner the defendant. Both mac
VI able arguments before the jury and u
: trial resulted in a verdict lining RisDt
a 500, which is great modification OF Il
c former verdict OF three years in the pen