Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-30
SHERMAN.
Two Acts in The Life Of Revival.
Isl Whe Is Jailed Tor
Adultery.
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Special to iho 1Axcste.
SnKRMAN, Tx May 2a.--The man
who attempts TO play double nart in
life, to act the rule both OF saint ana sim
ner, will, sooner or later. come to grief.
A few weeks ago d mIddle-aged man OF
fair address and pleasant ways went into
country nrighbofaood six miles south
east Of Van Alstyne lie gave the name
OF ] j Fuller aud announced himself AS
appointed az God TO lead the wicked
10 repentance. Accordingly he began 10
conduct one Of tile most successful revival
meetings ever known in that region.
Brother Fuller's name was on every.
body's tongue, snd he was regarded Us a
Jealous and holy worker In tho Lords
vineyard Though stranger, he gained
the implicit confidence OF the rural pom.
lation, being looked on os a second Sam
Jones by the congregations that hung
with delight on his fervid ministratlons.
Accompanying the eloquent evangelist
was buxom Young woman, who was to
all intents and purposes his wife,
rs their relations were deemed con-
jugal by everybody that knew
them. Thus far everything had
progressed swimmlngly. No shadow Of
suspicion had fallen across Fuller's path
way aud the revival was still Ia fun blast.
This may be called act one.
Indeed Parson Fuller was meditatlng
on his morning sermon at an early hour
this morning on the piazza OF an admir-
lag host, when Deputy Sheriff Whileside
rode up Whitesde Is q business-like
Young fellow OF few words, Sand pulling
out an official document, babe the rever.
end gentlemen rise aud follow him, It
was warraut Tor I'ule r's arrest, aud
charged him with living IN adultery with
the woman who was posing
as his wife. Some time ago a letter came
70 the authorities here from place ia
Arkansas giving full account Of Fuiler's
career. II is the old story OF q wolf in
sleeps clothing, He Is charged with
having deserted wife and two small
children in the Indian Territory, TO run
off With Younger woman. After his
arrest he introduced her as Miss Lizzie
Fuller, trying TO create the impression
that she was relative. But the dodge
was too thin, as their relations were toe
well known. What the fellows
real vocation is can only be surmlsed.
a box In the depot at Van Alstyne be-
! longing to him, contained a small magic
lantern apparatus, and II Is inferred he
may have been II travelling Snowman. He
| refused TO be questioned uy GAZETTE
man who called 10 see him at the Jail
! saying that he didn't consider II the
proper time To speak. lie admitted that
he wasn't at The present time connected
( with any chugch, saying that he was
| formerly Methodist minister, but bad
/ no credentials. TOTS was all he could bt
/ got TO say.
This is the ond at the second act II
tigds rpusing revival broken NJ, It's
leader behind the bars, and one II moi
two miserable women.
| Sooner or later a hypocrlte will come
to grief and all his frauds be exposed
But what Of the converts who were re
claimed by Fulle IS efforts? Are they
Just as comfortable In the feeling thai
they eulistet In q good cause, though i'll
fuenced by an unworthy agentS Can ;
child OF the devil make recruits for the
Lord? Verify this is hard question, ant
every one can answer 1t to suit himself
A COUNTY CONVENTION.
There was a quorum Of the executive
committee Of the county Democracy ss
sembled ut the courthouse this after
noon, Hon Joseph Bledsoe, the chaif
man, called the meeting TO order. In I
briei address he explained why the meet
/ ing had been called. He was In favor o
a thorough organization OF the party, ant
believed in nominations, from constable'
up. DIR. j. C. Field then arose ant
moved, In substance, that precinct meet
:ngs be held all over the county 10 choos
delegates TO county convention, to b.
he Id in Sherman July IL. The convention
is TO nominate tickettor county officers
and TO select delegates to the state an,
congressional conventions. The motiol
was carried unanimously.
This will be the FIRST nominating con
vention that has been held in Gfayso
county for number OF years. III
county, as everybody knows, Is over
whelmiugly Democratic, and unless III
convention should blunder by putting n
some VIGOROUSLY Incompetent man o
men Ca very unlikely thing) the nominee
will have walk-over.
MOTHS AT RANDOM.
Several young society beaux attepde'
hop ut Denison last night. IL Is o sln
gular thing that, although on such ocea
sions theysall come back yowng they ha'
delightful time, every man in the part
! has a badly "broke-upn appearance O
his return 1t Is thought that the DEM
son article IS several degrees stronger
but that may be a biased view.
Annie Jones and Lottle Harrison, tw
crazy colored women, were taken 70 IN
Terrell asylum by Deputy Sheriff War;
! Chapman to-day
The announcement In to-day's GAzETT'
OF the probable extension OF the Menphi
, & Little Rock road TO Sherman was rea'
with great interest.
To night about 10 O'Clock Ed Nickerso
and win Dayly, both colored, got INTO
: dispute over drink Of water IN front Q
Gunter s Kelly's livery stables, which re
, suited IN Dayly getting several deep stab
in his neck. Another negro named An
drew Alexander rushed up and got terri
bly, stabbed across the fiesby part OF ia
left arm. The carving Of Alexander va
not Intentional, Although dangerous
,, wounded, Dayly spend some time rur
ming up and down the street looking 10
|, his enemy with the avowed purpose
killing him. Nickeyon, however, mad
, his escape, and up TO late hour had nc
been arrested.