Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-13
SHERMAN.
Netking Like Enabling an Order to
Pat themselves Right Before
the People.
She wanted JOHN 90 lie Restrained Prom
Running Away From Hor-A
burglary The Ministries.



SHERMAN, Tx, Feb. i2.-The state
ment contained IN the spec,al OF yester.
day Respecting the attitude of the Grand
Army OF the Republic and the Knights OF
Labor In the coming CRY election seems
20 have been much at fault, although our
sources OF information aud common
street talk had made IL a proper subject
OF local news. Several members of the
Grand Army have come TO us to-day and
lemphatically denied that they have any
atiiiatlon with the Knights IN elections,
and are not, by the principles OF the
order, permitted 10 take any united ac-
tion In political affairs So far from
there being any collision In the present
instance we are authorized 10 say that
there is not single member of the
/ Grand Army In Sherman who is Knight
OF Labor, and that there never were but
| four men In Sherman who belonged TO
I both organizations These four men arr
not here now and their comrades desire
I II TO be understood that the organization
was established for the noblest purposes
that ever drew brave men together--for
the accomplishment OF good, aud the pro.
lection OF the helpless and needy--cannot
be used by political schemers nor
diverted from its noble aims They claim
the privilege as individual citizens 10 cX.
ercise the right Of franchise as other men
do, but as an order no
party nor clique can approach
them with oyertures for alliance
without receiving rebuke from every
true comrade whom they approach We
respect all true soldiers who conscienti-
ously went to battle for the cause they
loved, and regret that any remarks Of
ours SHOULD do them injustice. But
while the subject was one of daily com-
ment on the streets, we have done them a
favor by putting IL in such shape that II
can be officially corrected.
The commissioners court have about
concluded the work of auditing and al
lowing claims for jail expenses for the
quarter ending February ], and the
amodnt foots up S2isG 10 for fuel ac-
count and feeding prisoners, while the
allowances necessary TO cover expenses of
blankets, bedding, clothing, disinfectants,
cupboard and medical attention
which have not been footed up will prob
ably amount 10 $500 more, aud bring the
actual expenses for the last quarter up
to $1,000
he court reconsldered the action for
merly taken IN the matter OF a road be-
tween the lands OF II. II Dugan and Mrs. |
Heady Moody in the northwest part Of
the county and concluded to have the
road opened to the public. Mr., Moody
agreed TO give all the land occupied by
the roadway as far as her possessions ex-
tended, and thus settled the one great
cause OF objection to making the order !
One week ago last Saturday u
Young man about twenty-one years
Of age named John l.. Gordon,
and woman ten years his senior
named Salle Webster, both of whom
lately came TO Texas from Tennessee, APP
peared before Justice IIinkle and pro-
ducing licence from the county clerk,
were solemnly united In marriage and
went on their way rejoicing, so far as our
authorities knew. This morning the
wife returned to the justice and charged |
that John was trying To run away from
her, and she wanted him arrested TO pre-
vent It. The esquire sent her to the |
county attorney to state the case and get |
his advice on the subject. When she |
found that there was no law to prevent
man from running away IN such cases. |
> he charged that he had struck her in his |
efforts TO leave, and complaint |
for simple assault was formally |
drawn up and signed and warrant for
Johns arrest duly issued thereon |
While the officers were hunting the de-
PENDANT the wife waited in the court |
room, but when he was brought in the |
two mad quiet talk and she withdrew |
the charge on his promise to cleave to her |
as per agreement at the marriage altar. |
The case was then dismissed by the JUS
tice with remark to the wife that he |
would not be an Dyed with her COM
inf Err h,.t al. L.
change her jealous suspicious towards |
John and let him have little OF the peace
of life that all men required to make them
good husbands.
Last night, between the hour
OF IL and daybreak, 4. some
person broke open the ware-room
of Cullers 6 Henry, grocers, by entering
a window, and took out some OF their I
goods.
When the theft was discovered this |
morning Marshal Blain and his force were
notified aud promptly went to work TO
ferret out the case They learned that an
old negro named 10 Bell and his boy Ben,
about ilfteen years old, were seen carry
ing coffee sack between the place of
theft and their home shortly before day
light, and as JOS reputation for strict
has not been above suspicion, I
Marshal Blain determined TO search his
cabin, which is In the north part of the
city on the Denlson road He interrogat-
ed 10 about his stock of fodr and
meal, and he replied that he had
none on hand aud had not
been possessed OF such luxurles
for several months past. AS 10 aud his
family looked 10 be fairly well fed, the
officer took the liberty to doubt this story
and proceeded to search the cabin He
found abundant evidences Of ahirct pow
erty, and was about 70 conclude that 10
told the truth, when the deep SIDES OF q
common dlning-table attracted his mo-
iice, and on lifting the top he found a
sack of the missing honr with the Identical
brand on IL, 10 rofute the tale that 10 had
told him. He looked little further and
found JOS old hat full Of iour-which
accounted for the owner standing bare
headed In the presence Of the officer dur
ing the Interview then informed
him that he was prisoner charged
With theft and burglary. On the way
10 jall 10 owned up 10 taking the flour,
lnt said this was all he had taken.
The boy Ben was next captured by po-