Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-10
wIATHERFoRD.
warned 10 Len,c the city aud aoes--An
IBcipient Blaze.


Ipcipicnt Blaze.
special TO The Gazette.
WRATIu2RfoRp, TEN, sept. s.--Mr. A.
f. Storr, our wholesale grocer was called
TO sulphur Springs this morning by tcle-
gram 10 attend the funeral OF his brother,
r.. w. Starr, who died there yesterday
evening Mr. Starr certainly has the
sympathy oi our people here.
Mr. J. McKle, who has been supcrin-
tendent Of the builing OF the courthouse
since II was started, left Saturday night
for Sacramento, Cal, whore he has po-
sition offered him that is more rcmunem-
tive than the one here. IL was learned
this evening that Mr.. McKie had received
letters TINT accused him of being impll-
Gated In some way In the killing Of James
Lee, and some of the letters Went SO far
as TO give him stated time 10 wind VI
his business and get out OF town. Mr.
McKie left everything pertaining TO his
| business connection with the buildings
here perfectly correct and did not ow,
anyone aggthing, and was looked ON al
1 being pGTsectiy honest and straight II
everything and good superintendent.
Mr.. s. T.. Booker takes his place as su
| perlntendent and viii no doubt be goo'
man for the place.
/ Edward Hutton who was nj wors OF
the Dalton building, while attempting u
raise the elevator fell from the scaffol'
aud was seriously hurt, but II Is HOPED
not dangerously. He received severa
cuts about the head and shoulders.
This morning about . O'Clock fire
broke out IN the barn of w. G. McFal
which came very near terminating scri
ously. II burned the sacks of of nbon
twenty sacks of bran but was discovered
by some one near by, and attention wa
called In time 10 save the barn. IL ~ no
known how the fire started unless som
tramp slept In the barn and fired II b
smoking or In some way of the kind.
Rev. Nj. II. Wells OF this place Is hold
ing a series OF meetings at the Methods
church lie Is assisted by Rev, Il. i
Boon OF Jacksonville, Ten, and Rev. j
II. r. Nelson OF lllllsboro. There Is
GOOD interested manifested IN the way 9
attendance, and IL bids fair 10 be an II
teresting meeting.
AT a very late hour last night jaime
Alexander was acquitted OF the charge {
demonstrating. He had been on lrii
since Monday.
The case of the State vs.. II. Nj. MORT
Is set Tor the 18th. Mortin Is The ma
who came here from Mississippi on III
9Th OF February last and killed Fran
Freeze, and was tried IN March aud az
. quilted on the plea OF insanity lie
: now held for the cutting OF Frank DO
sey at the same time.
One OF the most interesting trials ths
= has been before the court this term va
{ that Of the State against Andrew Crews,
9 Mexican, charged with an assault VII
4 intent Ia murder another Mexican,
G April Inst. Neither Of the Mcxicans ca
e speak English, and our efficient sherif
W. X. Baylor, acting as interpreter, CIR
q atcd great interest and some amusemel
c as well. The verdict In the case was rel
dered this evening OF an aggrayate
: assault, and ASSESSED the punishment ut
9 fine of $50.
c Mr.. CASTOR Mitchell, who has been OF
: of our most prominent cotton buyers Il
:. several years, arrived here this mornir
e with his bride, having married last su
J day. In Boston, Mass, and started rig
y of for weatheriordl All are glad to -
: Mr.. Mitchell back again.
d Col. +. s. Graham 81 Graham, TeNa
l. passed through town to-day on his Va
" home.
Il DR.. Ryns OF Graham left this mornii
u for home. He has been In Weatheuoi
s. since Monday.