Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-17

Five Cases Of Sudden Death Reported,
Three Of Which Are Fully In.
vestgated by the Coroner.
A Deserted wife from indiana traces
Hey Husband to Dallas County and
Causes His Arrest.

special 10 The SOaNettc.
DALLAS, TEN, Aug. l6.-Thls has been
a very good DAP for inquests. and marks
a red letter in Justice Schups inquest
book. The first inquest was held on the
body of George wilbur, colored, who
was found dead ON Cora street. near the
Central railroad, yesterday morning. The
testimony showed that George had been
on spree, from the effects Of which he
was confined 20 his house for several
days. About o'clock Sunday morning
he acted like man with delirium ire.
mems, ran his wife out OF the house,
knocked his father-in-law down with
stick and started on race up the street
with death at his heels giving hot chase
He ran about quarter Of a mile, when
the great conqueror bought him down,
and at daylight he was found lying where
he fell. The jury re turned verdict that
deceased struggled with mania for about
Two hours, and that the cause was con-
gestion OF the brain"
FOUND DEAD IN BKD.
About O'Clock this morning John
Bayer, plasterer, was found dead In his
bed, on Pacific avenue, by his wife. Al
the inquest held by Justice Schul Mrs.
Bayer testified that deceased had COM
plalned IN the afternoon Of being very dry
and asked her to get him some beer. II
being Sunday she was unable to comply
with his WISH but gave him ice.water to
quench his thirst. He had not com
planned nor said anything more than that
DIR. Gibbs, the county physician, testified
before the jury that he had examined the
body and found nothing in its appearance
to indicate the cause or manner OF death,
but he believed from the statements of
the family that deceased came to his
death from congestive chill The Jury
returned verdict in accordance with the
statement of DR.. Gibbs. Deceased was
forty-one years old.
THIRD.
About O'Clock last evening colored
man went to the yard of MIR. Mortar, near
! the Central railroad crossing, about two
} miles south Of town, and appeared TO be
in distress. Supposing that he suffered
from hunger, Mr. and Mrs. Mortar Of
J fered him something 10 eat and tried TO
; prevail on him to drink some milk, but he
. was unable to swallow aud declined all
} profers OF food. He was persuaded to
) lie down under q shed aud soon after was
, in violent state Of commissions. He raj
: lied a little afterwards, but about 9
g O'Clock was taken with another spasm
2 from the effects of which he died. There
, were no marks of violence about his per
e son, except broken jaw, evidently
G not OF recent occurrence Al tbs
i inquest held by Justice Schu
!, this afternoon Il was stateS
s that deceased was staggering like
g drunken man when he went to the hous
J. of Mr.. Mortar, but the evidence showed
g that he was not under the influence @
n liquor. Deceased was Identified by q wilt
y ness as George Thompson, well-diggel
N who had been employed some time q
m Miller's Ferry in this county and wn
is came here three or four weeks ago froI
lie Denison. Witness stated that his ia
IL had been broken for several years an
e. that in consequence his speech wa
n stralned and peculiar. The Jury returne
is verdict In accordance with the aboy
ne facts.
at TWO OTHERS.
IN Two other sudden deaths were reporte,
but no inquests were held other tina
~ those reported lboye, and no facts wei
ST obtainable. One was that OF Sam McLeal
lie a man about thirty-ave years Of age, VIII
r was lying in lumber yard in a dyin
condition ana was taken to the hospita
where he expired a few hours after. II
was q consumptve.
BOUNDARY QUESTION.
- An effort is to be made to settle dii
pute Of long standing between the cour
ties of Dallas and Ellis Time and agar
~ engineers have run lines with view I
IN determining the boundary line betwee
& the two counties, but always without al
st irving at any satisfactory conclusion
ne With view to having the matter def
10 nitely settled the county commissioner
10 have instructed County Judge Bower L
w bring suit against Ellis county to deter
ro mine the boundary line.
4. HUSBAND WANTED.
al Esau Kent was before Justice Kenda
d this morning on warrant sworn out b
he Mrs. Rebecca Kent of Morgan coun J
be Ind, who charges him with adultery
Mrs. Kent claims that she was Marie
es to Esau Kent In Indiana In 1856 and live
is with him ten years, during which tim
es they had five children born to them. A
~ the end of that time, she alleges, Ker
i. took S9l55 of her money and left hons
nv saying he was going to Missouri to bu
w land, and she had never seen him sine
m until she met him here after bis arres
Mr.. Kent, who is a farmer on White RUcl
II. says in his behalf, that he obtained d d
m, vorce from the woman who now claim
n. him as her husband, and that he
legally married TO the wife with whom b
now lives, all Of which he claims to
able TO prove. Not being ready for trii
he waived examination aud gave bond
ed the sum Of $1,000 for his appearance.
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Deputy United States Marshals Morto
OF and Cabell and Deputy Sheriff Rhea 9
90 Palo Pinto county arrived In the city thl
in morning from Ssrawn with Tom Jackso
ms and Ira Mckee In custody. The prisoner
"a are charged with having murdered ma
90 named Kelly in the Indian Territory
ne 1884 and viii be taken TO Fort Smith
80 answer. The two men are said 10
re desperate and the officers rtsorted I
20 strategy to accomplish their arrest. Tn
- house in which the prisoners were know
- 20 be was surrounded aud when they 81
- peared the officers covered them wit
~ their guns and forced an unconditioni
~ surrender.
-, COMMUNAL INFEIIctTN.
Mrs. Bluuta Berch has filed a petltio
-, in the district court praying for divorc
w from her husband, Henry Bercb, whoI
~ she charges with having cruelty mistreate
~ and ahnGad her The connie were marie