Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-23
WACO.
Mothers Sad Bereavement Her
Bright Little Babe Pals Inioa
Well. and Is Drowned
Methodist jini's Sotire-N Prominent
Young Man Jailed for Forgery
Avoided Scene.


Special 10 the Gazette.
WACO, Tx, oct. - About noon to-
day Mrs. Thomas Luckett, who resides
on South Tenth street, missed her little
son, Erncst,a bright twO-year old child. A
search over the premises failed to iind
him although She had seen him playing in
the yard but q few minutes previously.
Nelghbors were called In and finally the
mother remembered she had, when draw
ing a bucket OF water, left the well I'M
covered. 4 man went down ana found
the body of the little boy. lie had fallen
In and drowned. The mother Is nearly
crazy with grief, as She says She
should have been more thoughtful
Bir. J n. Davis ("AlethOdist jim
who is vice-prcsidcnt of the Texas Press
association, issues call to-day 10 the
executive committee of that body, re-
questing them 10 meet In the Pacific
hotel, Waco, on November 10, prOX. He
says Prof Girardeau's resignation leaves
him Mr.. Dayis) dc facto president, and
he wants a new president elected lie
also hints At an excursion to the City Of
Mexico, etc, and invites full attend
ance. The races VIII be going on at the
same time and the visit TO Waco will be
made pleasant. All editors and propric-
tors are invited to attend, whether they
belong TO the executive committee or
not.
George w. Smith, a young man about
twenty-five years old ana secretary and
collector of the Waco Water works COM
pany, IS in jail to-day, arrested on a
charge OF cmbczzlcmcnt and forgery. II
is alleged that his shortage from cIl-
lectiOns is about Sl20. The most Sc
rious charge, however, is "ralsina'
check for $3.50 that was paid him for
water rental. This he converted into
5000, and had It cashed BY saloon
man. Smith has stood so high here that
his downfall is regretted. He got into
similar trouble last year. bnt it was for
given and SmOothcd over. The grand
jury is Investigating his case to-day and
there does not seem to be any luop-hule
for him.
The young physician mentioned in last
nights dispatch ~ mourning f8ithlesS
wife Is named Cousins lie is from At
lanta, Ga, The scene OF the exploit was
at ANtcll, ON the narrow-gauge railroad
Dr Cousins, his wife aud the man who Is
charged with leading Mrs Cousins
astray, were all ia town to-day, but the
three avoided each other ana no scene Of
any kind occurred. is said tine wife
has Just returned from Southern Texas.
Ia the celebrated Shirley case to-day
counsel for the railroad argued an amend
mcnt that the plea for Sl5O,O00 exemplary
damages be eliminated from the cause,
and the court sustained the amendment
This leaves Shirley Sighting for $4,000
actual damages.
The news Of the dccapitatiou Of Jack
Evans did not cause any weeping here,
and Waco Is virtually Mr.. Evans home.
Nobody put ON Grape. And yet ID must
be- said for Jack that he has plenty OF
friends here, even among the Democrats.
Mr.. Nolan is announced to speak az the
court house tomorrow night ON the
rights OF labor, and rcofgunlze The
dormant knights of Labor MIR Nolan Is
from Fort Worth.
The lirc department had test Of 1000
feet Of new hose just received from
Akron, Ohio.
Cotton receipts to date a2 2UO bales
The grand jury returned four indict-
mcntS to-day, MI for ielouics
Weather and business both rs tine rs
could 800 desired