Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-07
DALLAS
A Portion OF the Rear wall Of Nhomp
sons Variety Theatre Comes
Down with q Crash.
Two Wen KNOWN Citizens Meet on Tue
street and One Cuts the Others Throat.
Dallas County ASSIGNMENT.


special to the Gazette
DALLAS, Tx, oct. About 8 O'Clock |
this morning thirty feet OF the rear wall |
Of Thompson's variety theater on, Main |
street, adjoining the st. George hotel, !
fell with crash, leaving the stage and
scenery exposed to view from the roof 10 !
the basement. The noise OF the crash |
the hotel, who for moment thought
Virgins earthquake had arrived.
crowd soon gathered around the build |
ing, and some excitement was caused |
by the report that some street J
arabs who frequently crawl into the base.
ment underneath the stage to sleep had
been caught In the debris. This, how
ever, proved to be a mistake, as, fortu-
nately, no one was In the building at the
time OF the catastrophe. performance
was given there as usual last night and II
the crash had come few hours sooner
no doubt many persons would have been
seriously injured The building was
pronounced unsafe over three years ago,
but was patched up and a.
committee appointed 10 examine 1t who
pronounced 1t safe. The rear wall was
braced by heavy timbers from the out
side, which alone prevented complete
wreck of the rear end OF the building
The city marshal few days ago reported
to the city engineer that the building was
liable to tumble down, but as the commit
tee before referred TO had passed upon its
safety, the engineer did not like TO go be-
hind their report. II is said now, how
ever, that the city engineer will recon-
mend that the entire building be torn
down instead of allowing Il to be patched
up as before.
CUT HIS THROAT.
Between and O'Clock this morning
Mr.. M. Donahue and MIR. Hugh BlakeneY
, met on Elm street, when the former said
, to Blakeney: al could not sleep last night
for thinking of you Blakeney made
some reply and extended his hand for a
friendly greeting, when Donahue. who
had pen-knife in his hand, struck
at his throat and cut deep
cash In his neck, just missing the Jugular
vein. The blade, about two inches long,
broke off in the wound and was afterward
picked up from the sidewalk. An officer
happened to be close by when the assault
was made and Immediately arrested
Donahue and took him away Blakeney,
whose wound Sled profusely, walked
: across the street to a drug store, where ! G
had the attention of Il physician and was
subsequently removed to his home. The
I wound is very serious, but at
late hour this evening 1t had
not been determined by the attending
surgeon as to whether or not 1t might
g prove fatal. Mr. Blakeney expressed great
$ surprise at the assault made upon him as
' he said, he and Donohue were on friendly
terms, and Se did not know OF any un
u pleasantness existing between them. II
e was stated on the outside that Donahue
y who recently returned from trip tC
d Europe, left his business in the hands o.
y Blakeney and that he was not satisfied
with the manner in which 1t hat
c been attended to in his absence
u When seen by reporter Donahue de
T. clined TO talk about the matter until afte
II be had consulted with his attorney. HI
r said he thought he had cause for acting
70 as he did but disclaimed having had an.
e business transactions with Blakeney. Ill
e is reported as saying subsequently, how
n ever, that the cause of the difficulty wa
s an old feud OF long standing. Both mel
I, are well known In the city, and each own
,e considerable amount Of property. Blake
) ney is betterknown as "Fine, Very Fine,
a and is proprietor of an suction-house an
!, der that name. Donahue was taken be
II fore Justice Kendall this afternoon TO-
10 hearing, when be was Hremanded to jal
IS without bail to await the result OF Blake
le ney's injuries. Later in the evening Dona
&c hue gave bond and was released
q CHIPS.
of Pat O'Keefe, well-known saloo
4 keeper, who was fined by Judge Bowe
b of the county court $3.50 and given 81
Ie months imprisonment for beating
II woman, was to-day released from custod
st on $500 bond, having appealed his cas-
N to the court OF appeals.
<. The total assessment Of Dallas count
9, for the present year foots up $l7,l75
e. 800 40, an increase Of $1,000, 900 over th
" previous year. The increase is du
II msinly to the advance in city property.
is The available school fund OF Dalla
n county is reported to be $22,075, snli
4 cient to run the schools for nine months
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