Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-28
SHERMAN.
Judge Hare Tells How Wise Tore the
Bloody Shirt 70 yatlers and
Flayed BoutelIc Alive.
Tie Coiored Population Of sherman En-
torinined by Highly Interesting
Proaohcr-sister Sensation
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special 10 tho Gaactte.
SHERMAN, Tx, jan. 27.--Jndge silas
Hare, delegate from sherman to wash
ington CITY to look after our interests In
the location Of federal court for North
Texas, returned last evening and reports
that the passage of such bill during the
present session Is very doubtful, indeed
and that II sny court is established Il is
an open question what city will get a.
lie thinks Shsrman's prospects are ps
good as tie best. The judge was q spec
tdtOr on the door Of congress when the
famous discussion occurred between BOu-
tellc OF MaGe and George Wise OF Vir-
giniU, and says no published report OF The
affair conveys the slightest idea OF the
triumph gdIhvd by Wise, nor the demon
STATIONS Of applause thut greeted him at
the conclusion OF every sentence OF his
grand rciOnder. BE toe tile blOody
shirt 20 shreds and brought
shame and confusion to the
imprudent champion VINO dared 70 wave it
again IA the councils Of our country.
a sensation WAS created IN tho court Of
.Justice imkie this morning by the arrest
and examining trial Of Rev. j. H. Hunt
Icy colorcd pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal church 10 East sherman, on
charge of seduction. Brother lluntley is
a bright muotto who wears good clothes
and sdewhskers aud taken altogether
presents the appearance of a nun who
would be very popular with the sisters Of
bis congregation. In his capacity of spir-
ilual adviser ne was allowed large liberty
10 The matter of confidential chats with
young sister named Mary Douglass, who
had not yet passed her sixteenth birthday,
and was frequently in her conip1y alone
Her friends thought the association would
lead 30 marriage aud place Mary in the
front rank Of social prominence
lag the wife OF q good man and
q Co-worker for good IN the
cause OF righteousness, but several weeks
ago 10 became evident that Mary would
soon be @ mother, aud unless the pursOn
acted promptly on his promises long since
made this event would happen before the
ceremony OF marriage was solemnlzed.
/ His persistent delay in this respect caused
/ the complaint TO be fled and he is now
undergoing Il trial with the hope of show
/ Ing that Mays indiscretious were not
confined to himself alone, bat that other
I Lotharios had been equally favored, a
large number of colored beauX were pres
( EN- as witnesses and we're being closely
interrogated by j. II Bandell for The
state and A. G. Turner and Charles Rob
4 erts for the defense during the entire day.
1 The case viii perhaps occupy most Of to-
morrow before the end is reached
/ S. Lamberson of Blossom Prairie was
arrested last night by Policeman Middle
/ ton for carrying pistol, but on his trial
1 before the mayor this morning was dis
charged
John Lee pleaded guilty to disturbing
the peace, was fined 50, which he paid,
and was discharged,
John Gray and Bill Colby of pottsboro
were sent to iail this morning, in default
Of bail, from Justice Cummins' court.
The two are jointly charged with petty
larceny IN two cases, aud Gray stands
/ accused IN one case alone on similar
charge The bail was set at 500 in each
case to answer before the next term OF
Judge Gregg's court
Capt. James w Walden returned this
morning from q trip TO Clay county,
whore he sold his Red river ranch, con
taining 5000 acres, TO II i. Saub0m for
S4 per acre. They were In Henrietta
yesterday when the mob made an effort
to lynch Steagal. The women of that
country are very indignant, and many of
them threaten Il the mon do not hang
Steagal that they will assemble and do
the COB themselves.
Joseph Clymer, Esq, who has "a short
horn rauch six mites south Of the city, re-
turned this morning from Missouri, where
he purchased six iaShlonahly bred heller
calves and one young COW to add to his
already fine herd, This importation is
made up OF the very finest blood known
20 the herd books, and will he great ac.
cessiun TO the fine stock interests of this
county sir. Clymer already owned
many excellent animals, among which is
the premium twu-year-old aud sweep
stake bull at the Graysou fair last fail,
which is ilrst-class in any country, both
IN blood and form
Ed Moore, one of our leading NOR.
chants, Is how absent on a visit To Abb
lenc, Cisco aud other Western towns,
Ben II. Sitter, Esq, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, Is here on legal business He
formerly lived at Henrietta, and has .
number OF acquaintances In North Texas
Mrs. Marie Wright returned from The
West to-day
Sprains hurns bruises and scAlds grt