Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-14
DALLAS.
A Naughty Negress is Ran over and
Crushed TO Death by the
Railway Cars.
A Hotel Man Arrested for Appropriating
cash-Made Threats Against Her Life.
The Race for Congress.
RuN ovER nY rnn cAns.

RUN OVER BY THE CARS.
Special 70 the Gazette,
DALLAS, TEX, Aug. 1S.--Justice Schul
held an inquest to-day on the body OF
Julia Lee, colored woman, who was
run over and killed oy a train on the
Texas Pacific railroad near the Pacific
avenue compress. The testimony Of the
witnesses examined throw very little
light on the manner of the woman's death
and the jury returned verdict to the
effect that "she came TO her death by be-
ing run over by engine No. 6l0 attached
to an east-bound Texas & Pacific train,
Aug. ~, but whether it was accidental or
not is not known to the Jury" The woman
is said to have been very dlssolute
character, and IL is supposed she was
struck while trying to cross the track in
front of the missing train, being at the
time considerably under the influence OF
Eqlor.
ARRESTED FOR ENHANCEMENT.
This morning warrant was sworn out
before Justice Kendall for the arrest of
j. II. Crawford, charging him with EN-.
bezzling $50, the charge being preferred
ny his partner in business, Mr.. Moore.
The two men are proprietols OF a hotel,
and one Of their guests, L, b. Finders,
claims to have deposited in the office a
package containing $50, which could not
| be produced when called for. Mr.. Moore,
thereupon, had Mr.. Crawford arrested
for emoezzling the $50, and Justice Ken
dali held him to answer in the sum OF
$500. 1t is said that after the amount
was made Moore was willing to have the
suit dismissed, but the court would not
agree to 1t.
WOMAN GIVES A PEACE BOND.
Mr.. and Mrs George Russell were ar
rested to-day on a warrant sworn out by
Mrs. Mary G. Stone, charging them with
threatening her life. Russell is the
keeper of saloon which has been much
complained of by people who live in the
neighborhood OF its locltion, and Mrs.
Stone was one of number of
signers of petition to the city
council to have the saloon declared
a nuisance and abated, and from this
arose the trouble which led to the arrests.
Mrs Russell was tried before Justice
Kendall this morning and placed under a
bond OF $500 to keep the peace. Mr..
Russell's case was continued.
COUNTY FINANCES.
The county commissioners court to-
day Cancelled the scrip for the last quarter
and approved the report of the county
treasurer. The report shows receipts
during the quarter ending July 81 to have
been Sll,I52 80. The court has been II
session most OF the week but has trans
acted only routine business.
IMPRovE THE QUALITY.
The water commissioners have &C
cepted the stand pipe for the new water
works at the mouth of Turtle creek, ant
the contractor,W f.. Thomas of Houston
mas been settled with in tull. The stand
pipe is ZIG feet high, fifteen feet II
diameter, and when full will hold 1870, 00I
gallons OF water. 1t is probable tina
some sort of appliance or method for III
tering the water which is supplied by th'
water-works will now engage the atten
ton OF the water commissioners ant
other interested parties, and some actor
NAV be looked for on the mayors mes
sage with reference to filtration at thu
meeting OF the council tomorrow night
Having secured sufficient quantity o
water, the next thing will be to improv
the quality.
THE GIBBS. wELLBoRN FIGHT.
Messrs. Wellborn and Gibbs will con
clude their weeks Joint canvass OF tn
county with debate in this city to-moT
row night. and next week will go to tn
country again. The friends of each can
, oidate express confidence in regard t.
the Dallas county convention, and eac
, claim majority of the wards and pre-
clncts for their candidate. Present ap
pearances, however, indicate that tn
t vote will be divided, and in that event tn
nomination would probably not go t
either Wellborn or Gibbs, as the antagon
ism between them is such that, In case
lock, the vote would go to another can
, didate. The Gibbs men in Dallas appea
. 10 favor Crawford, while the We4loorl
b, men prefer Beckham. - ~.