Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-04
DALLAS.
An Injunction Against Fair Number 2
to save Them Oats from
Damage.
sim on the Track OF wheeless ana WIN
Follow Him to Europe-want
Divorces,
special 70 the Gazette.

cPecihl 10 tne 1d1eUe,
| DALLAS, TEX, May S.--Mesars. T. M,
Garrett and Eliza Ruark have applied TO
the district court for a writ OF injunction
restraining the Texas State fair No. 20
from further operations, which they say
will injure their property.
The petition, after citing number OF
reasons, prays as follows: "Wherefore,
considering the premises aud great in
jury defendant has done and Is about to
do plaintiffs property, and the damage
that it is about to cause the plaintiffs,
and the unlawful, violent and fraudulent
proceedings of defendant, plaintiffs pray"
etc.
Judge Aldredge refused to grant an in
junction before hearing the case argued,
but entered the following order;
"The clerk Of district court of Dallas
county will issue defendant notice of
this application, and that same will be
heard and determined by me on the 9TH
day of May"
a GAZETTE reporter went to Col. A. j.
Porter, president OF the Texas State fair,
and asked him what the trouble was. He
said the petitioners were persons who
rented from Cole, the man from whom the
fair had purchased grounds, and that the
injury they feared was what might be.
fall lot of oats tl,ay had planted.
The matter, he says, will
amount to nothing, as ole indemnifes
the far against loss.
AFTER WHEELESs.
message has been received from Jim
Arnold, city marshal, saying that he is on
the track of A. M. Whceless, the alb
sconding superintendent of water-works.
The dispatch is dated Leon, May !, and
says the marshal is very close on
Wneeless' track, and that he will have
him II he has to follow him to Europe. IL
seems that friends of Wheeless in this
city have kept him posted as to the move
ments made toward his arrest, thus en-
aiding him to elude the officers.
SENT UP FOR MURDER.
Judge Aldle ige this morning had a
special jury convened to try Bill Peyton,
colored, charged with the murder OF
Bertha Granbury, also colored. The
prisoner pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to the penitentiary for five years.
TRAVELLING MEMS MEETING.
The Travelling Mems union convened
at Mayer's hall in this city to-
day. There is good attendance
f'sp "hN ~ 10 LnOUglJ That
considerable business of importance
will be transacted. Very little more than
a simple organization was effected to-day,
but the union will doubtless be ready
for business tomorrow.
THIS AND THAT.
The two variety shows of this city sra
at war The management of one had a
lot OF the female employees at the other
arrested as Migrants, one Of them heinz
lined by Justice Schulz Retauatorv
measures are threatened and trouble Is
liable to COME of the matter.
Deputy Sheriff Kirby to-day arrested
John A. Rogers on IN Indictment Tor
stealing horse from MIR. MYERS down
near Lancaster. 1t is alleged that he
borrowed the horse, brought il to town
and traded it off.
James A, Grog and Jennie Bucket have
Hill. N'o'N
rive applications + divorce have been
nIeu In the district court. Laura Lewis
asks to be released from the thrall thar
olnds herto e. y. lie sis; Isabella X Lee
would be freed from James Il. Lee; eliza
Crulchnelo desires Dr. ease from Sammie
Srulchneld; Amanda Thomas wants her
marriage with Dava Thomas annulled.
annie e, Miller desires 10 sever the TOT.
terS whlch iasten her to Fred j Miller.
Inc safe In Billy Shea's saloon. on
royutas street, was broken open last
hlgn' ana Sl2b in money extracted there.
from The burglars bored through Inc
door Of the safe and Knocked III he
lock' Entrance TO the saloon was effactad
through the transom over the back door
They left no trace.
complimentary concert. for the heno
NJ of Miss Julia Murnane, took nIace st
the opera-house Tonight. Tha bos,
musical talent of The city took mart and
The affair was highly successful. > '''N