Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-04
SHERMAN.
Declared Not Guilty Of the Crime Of
Murder, Newton Chance Walks
Forth, Free Man.
The Trial of n Leading Citizen FOR Outrage
Causes Crowded Room uorses
stolen -i'orsanRi.



SHERMAN, Tx, Dec. 81 The Jury IN
the Newton Chnuce murder trial, after
spending last night and until O'clock
to-day, returned a verdict OF "not
guilty. and the defendant was discharged
tits Go DO hoped that this is the last
prosecution that viii ever follow the On.
happy ana bloody events Of the war, ard
that the mantle ui forgotful charity win
be thrown over all the memories OF those
terrible times. Tho Jury in the case was
composed ot 'hO following citizens, r.
II Daniels, @, w Elliott, u, W. Fulton,
j. " Brown, W. NJ Williams, Robert
Bowles g H. Dotsan, j, y. billiard, j. ..
Smith, G. Il. lynn, j, NJ, Rohorts and w
Il. Staples.
Tho state was ably represented by
County Attorney G.. H. Rnndeil, aud Che
defendant by Capt. i. d. Woods, assisted
by Col s. II Russell Il Is commonly
conceded that the management of the
ease on both sides was able aud the
arguments furahOvc what IL usually hcnrd
ON such occasions,
Col. Russell had ample scope for his
splendid oratory, and improved the on
portunlly by making one OF the ahlcst
speeches ever heard In sherman
Capt Woods fairly oxcelcd himself Ia
his summing M for The defense and has
been much complimented on the result
MI Randoll proved a foreman able 60
do amplc Justice by The state and made
one of the best arguments possible % be
inndu on the facts IN The case
The ease OF w 3 Ross OF Denison,
charged With outrage GA the person vt
Airs Jo Huber WIS iakeu up, aud when
the hour so adjourn at noon arrived, the
/ 81 gt.f 8
and principal witness was put ON tho
stand and subjected 90 Il rigid eyamina.
ton, both by the counsel for The state
ana the defendant Several other wit.
nesses were present, both for the state
and the defendant, and II win probably
! require part OF tomorrow TO dispose "
/ the case. The defendant Is prominent
1 otlzun and member of the Denlson city
/ council, and In this emergency has the
deep Interest OF hundreds centerd on tho
result Of the trial a large number vt his
friends at homo and elsewhere are pres
ent IN the courtroom, eagerly watching
The proceedings. The 2i60 train brought
over II large delegation from Donls0n
this afternoon To- SVEN tho list.
The colOred Methodist Episcopal con.
ference ia now IN session here, with a good
attendance of ministers, and Bishop liochc
presiding.
J. u. Lackcy ana 49, G, llrockeu OF
White Mound each had Il valuable horse
stolen last night. Laekoy's horse IS u
yellow. with heavy mano aud tail, fifteen
aud a hall hands, aud four.
teen years old. Brocketts Is Il bny
mare, eleven years Old, sixteen hands
high and branded double II on the left
shoulder
H. Eppstoin aud wife, with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Starr of Denison, have returned
from a trip 90 New York TO bo present at
the wedding OF their daughter Laura 10
MIR. I. Marks OF Memphis Tenn.
Gov. ThrOckmorton tclegrnphcd
friend in sherman this morning that he
would be on The AoOn train on his way 70
Washington TO take his scat Ia Congress
a delegation OF old friends met him az
the train, and report him Ia good hcalth
and spirits, with q prospect for doing hia
full duty az representative during The
session