Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-01
WEATHERFORD.
The Home Dramatic Company Gives
Most Creditable Per-
formance.
a Prisoner Takes Desperate Chances and
Eacapes, hut - Probably
wounded.

Special TO the Gazette.
wEATHYRFoED, TEX, April 5O.--Last
night at the opera-house was the first up
pearance of the weatherford Dramatic
company, which astoundcd the entire
audience with q pleasant surprise, as the
drama entitled "Thc Social Glass" was
rendered by the company in 5 most cred
table manner. The house was filled 70
running over, chairs were brought IN and
placed IN all the aislos and even then
there wss not room for all who wanted
10 attend. The entertainment was a per-
feet success IN every respect, aud Wealth
eriord people should honor Mrs. j A.
Ochletree, who organized the company,
and has 50 well managed and trained the
members TO render the drama 10 a NOR
commendable style and give the audience
better entertainment tran they receive
from more than half Of the travelling
troupes that play here The company Is
composed Of the following ladies and
gentlemen; Mrs. j. a. 0ch,tree as
manager, Misses Maggie Porter, Ella
Watts, Maggie Norfeet, Messfs f. p.
Sawtelle, Harvey Porter, Ben Ochletrec,
Il. G.. Mcconnell, Frank Porter and Prof.
w. A Spansler. The people Of this city
pany In rendition OF this play or some
other selection. The company was not
only o success in giving p RECT satisfac-
ton, but was success finapcislly, hav-
ing cleared more than 500, which Will
DO expepded in Improving the Presley.
terrain church.
Jasper N. Haney, Esq, left on the
east-bound this evening for Fort Worth,
tpn ha gfgi1 IL
Judge Beckham, tomorrow asking a writ
Of injunction to restrain the sale OF GER
tain propertyin the north part Of this city,
comprising 400 lots, at present owned by
w. f Carter hut advertised for sale next
Tuesday, May 4, by, the First National
bank Of this place. This sale is adver-
Used to satisfy the claim Of the bank,
which holds note with deed Of trust
given on the property In question for
about the amount of S2250 In CONVEX
sation with Mr. FIaney he stated to THE
GAZETTE reporter that defendant did not
owe the alleged debt, but Mr.. Davis,
cashier of the bank, stated that Mr.. Car
ter gave his note with the deed OF trust
on the lots referred to, which fell due
April |, 1886.
About two or three weeks ago Jim
i4'blH Nuc hNlSFttu III lDls GlLyt CUhiEtu
with burglary at Poolyille, and since that
time has been in jail here until lss. week,
when he was attached and carried to Ste.
phenville TO testify 10 the case Of the State
VS. M. NJ. Smith, formerly OF this county,
who now stands charged with the theft of
cattle IN Eraih county. This morning
about 8 O'Clock while Charles Wesley,
United States deputy marshal, aud also
deputy sheriff of this county, who had
Len,z in charge, bringing him from Ste
phenville to replace him IN jail here, had
Lentz shackled and also chained to an
iron rod which was IN the bottom of the
hack, while the prisoner sat on the back
seat OF a two-'eated hack and Officer Yves
lsY w9S, sitting On atbt front. seat With
within four miles of this city,
Lentz, the prisoner, managed to slip his
boots and shackles off his feet entirely
freeing himself from the chains, then
jumped from the hack and dashed for the
brush. Officer Wesley al once turned and
fred one shot at the escaping prisoner.
1t Is claimed as almost an absolute GER
tainty that the shot took effect in the
fugitive, as several who were behind this
scene stated when the officer shot that
Lentz came near falling. Several officers
have been securing the woods where he
escaped, but up TO 10 O'Clock tonight
nothing had been heard OF the daring
man