Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-19
WACO.
Mysterious Moves Made After nm
RlopIng Couple, Who are Ar.
rested at Cisco.
The ANTI Perpuisito Party NomInates a
Candidate for Mayor of the
city.


Austin, asking him to see officers and get
them TO arrest young couple who ar
rived in Waco last night on the north
bound Missouri Pacific passenger train.
No names were given in the telegram,
/ but an accurate description enabled the
J officers to trace the couple to the McC!el.
I land hotel. IL was ascertained they had
registered there as "Charles Brown and
"Miss Nellie Brown of Galveston had
remained until this morning and went
west on the early Central train, buying
J tickets for IIlco. a telegram to Walnut
Springs elected the information that the
couple were aboard the train when 1t
.passed there going west Officers at Hico
have been telegraphed TO arrest them on
arrival there, and II IS probable they will
be brought back tonight. Nothing Is
known OF them, but It Is believed they
are an clipping couple from Austin The
young man is about twenty-five aud the
girl about eighteen years old.
AS stated above. kilograms were sent
here TO arrest the Couple. 1t seems this
led TO an amusing contretemps, as the
officers at lIico, when the train got there,
pounced upon the county Judge OF Grimes
county who was in the ladies' coach He
protested that he was not the man
wanted, and had telegram sent 60 the
United States deputy marshal here 10 or
der his release, which was done. II APP
pears he was travelling with u young lady
friend or relative. 1t is now believed the
couple who were wanted passed Illco un-
detected and went to Cisco, where they
Will probably be stopped tonight.
Judge Rector came UP from
Austin to-day as far as Temple
and took the Santa Fe for Morgan; he
will no doubt go ON to Cisco great
deal OF mystery surrounds the identity of
the young couple, but parties here who
know Judge Rector say he has no
daughter.
A telegram from Cisco tonight states
the couple were arrested at that place to-
night. No further particulars as TO their
identity.
There is very little to add to the account
Of the Hicks-Lane killing, wired you last
night. Lane died, as was stated, from
his wounds, and was buried this evening.
The coroner has been at the scene Of the
tragedy to-day, holding the inquest, and
has not yet returned. Old man Hicks,
who did the killing, is in jail awaiting
the result Of the inquest. All the Circum-
stances so far as known 90 TO show that
Hicks acted IN seli-defense.
The trial Tor riot Of Iawls, Brigham,
Mckinney and Frar the four deputy
sherifs from Hill county, was resumed
this morning, and every inch Of ground
was fought vigorously by the state as
as well as by the counsel for the defense.
The Judge gave an elaborate charge, and
the jury retired at noon. At p IN, they
returned and asked for instructions and
retired again. Then the crowd about the
courthouse began 70 surmise that con-
victlon was probable
At a late hour the jury, failing to agree.
were discharged and the defendants left
for home Tonight They will return the
first Monday IN May next for trial.
At meeting of business men held this
evening TO discuss the railroad strike, T.
Rostan OF Kellum K Rustan, wholesale
grocers, presided. Resolutions were
adopted recognizing, first, the right OF la
Dor TO seek or reject employment; sec
ond, OF sympathy with the railroad com
panies Ia the struggle they are now
making, and expressing the hope that
they will exhaust all legal means to Sc
cure labor to run their trains as hereto
fore; third, believing there Is a better
element among strikers that does not in
hulsN WIZ oNiIhtt VIC iuNlNt .llltiu III us
sert their manhood and Join with good
citizens in endeavorlng to restore
law and order; fourth, that the
time has arrived when the officers
of the law, sheriffs aad others
must protect the property OF the rail
roads from violence, and we call on them
TO do their duty without fear or favor.
The meeting was largely attended by the
most representative business men in the
city and is thoroughly reliable express
lon OF the best public sentiment,
Wits OF attachment were issued this
morning on application OF Leon 4 Ii.
Blum of Galveston against the stock OF
Eitel Bros, dealers in general merchan-
disc at McGregor, aud sheriff went out
TO serve the wrlts. The amount is $4,000.
No attachments have been run by Waco
merchants yet, although IL Is said the
house owes few small debts here. Eitel
Bros. We're considered perfectly solvent,
and merchants here express surprise at
the attachment.
A large meeting of citizens who are OPP
posed TO the perquisites system in
remuneration Of municipal officials
was held at the courthouse to-
night, and several excited speeches
made on the subject. The platform and
resolutions adopted by ward clubs denun-
ciatory Of the system We're adopted as a
whole.
Hon. T.. A. Sturgis was nominated by
the ant-perquisite mass-meeting tonight
as a candidate for mayor at the April
election. Sturgis has twice held the
mayors Office heretofore.
The city council was In regular session
tonight. Alderman Spcight offered a
resolution that the city issue its 7 per
cent. twenty year bonds to the amount of
Slo0,000 for the construction OF sewers
and permanent street improvements.
The resolution to issue bonds received
no second and was tabled
The ProhihitioniSts are stirring again,
McLennan County Prohibition club, No l.,
held rousina meeting tonight, and the
sentiment was expressed that the Proc
hlbltionists will keep up aud strengthen
their organization so as to be ready for
whatever emergency may come up
The contract was let to-day for the
brickwork OF our secoud roller Touring
mill II has been decided TO increase the
capacity to 500 Instead OF 200 barrels per
diem.
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