Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-19
DALLAS.
Elder Comes TO Grief Over the Pecu.
liar Habits OF the Wife Of
His Heart.
Was She Weary OF Life, OF Did Some One
Poison Her Found Dend-Do.
Tending Oieonargerine.


An ELDER COME TO GRIEF.
special 70 the Gazette.
DALLAS, Tx, May ls.-Some months
ago man named Elder, who lives some
miles from the city, being widower
came mere an0 engaged rather good
looking female as house-keeper. Sc
we'll was he pleased with her that moi
after great while he married her. Every.
thing ran smoothly and pleasantly until
be moved into the city, soon after which
his wife took to going out of evenings and
not returning sometimes until the
small hours OF morning, on
which occasions her breath always
smelled strongly OF liquor. To reform
her and lead her back into the straight
paths of sobrlety and propriety he re.
turned to the country, but the old habit
was too strong and the appetite too over.
| towering, hence she returned to the city.
lie followed and ascertained she had a
day or two ago been found in the mayors
court for vagrancy. He traced her up
and found her in locality not at all
odorous to vlrtuous man, and he
mournetn much for the fall of his second
| Eve, but he has let ner severely alone.
EXHUMED,
The body of the girl Sallie Ankles
| drowned week or more ago was ex-
humed and examined. The testimony
goes to show the girl was Respondent
and tired of her hard life of work as q
| field hand and wished she was dead, and
on this the theory of suicide was based
Mr.. Hill, her employer, said the girl had
complained of being badly dealt with by
q tramp some time ago. The ladies who
dressed the body for burial said there
were no marks or bruises on her
| body. DR.. Thompson, who made an
autopsy, testified there were no signs of
future maternity, but would not commit
himself as to whether or not she had
been outraged. Suspicion attaches
strongly to the deaf and dumb negro
woman as having murdered her, as she
gave notice of her absence within thirty
minutes thereafter, and refused to look
at the body, She had never before taken
notice of her absence, although she
had at times been gone as long
as half day. The case is
shrouded in mystery, though the probable
correct theory is that of suicide. The
deaf and dumb negress is thought BY
those who know her to be crazy. She is
now confined ON the poor farm for safe
keeping.
FOUND DEAD.
Early this morning man named
SchRefer was found dead in his bed at
his residence, corner of Preston and
Cabell streets. Justice Kendall held an
| Inquest, and DIR. Parsons testified that he
had been treating the man three months
for gun-shot wound in the lungs,
and that death might have ensued from
hemorrhage. Mrs Schaefer, the mans
wife, and Mrs. Lane testified to finding
him dead in his bed. The verdict of the
jury was that he died from the effects of
the wound mentioned by DIR. Parsons
The man was very poor, and made liv-
ing by peddling grasses and bowers.
CITIZENS MEETING.
la accordance with call of President
- ~Aols~=v, tl.vrs
was meeting of citizens in the OK.
Change tnls morning The object of
the meeting was to consider
sectlon 525S of the United States
Revised Statutes and to take action In
ward asking congress to amend the same
Inc meeting was quite large and com.
posed OF the principal business men al
tne CITY. The following is the objection
aoie sectlon, objectionable because IL is
deemed to interfere with the conmerct
,andItratllc of the country:
q. Every ralJroAd company in the United
states whose road is operated bv steam
lts successors and assigns, is hereby Ian'
tnoriZeo TO carry upon and over its road
ooats, bridges and ferries all passengers
troops, government supplies. mails
freight and property on their wav from
any state to another state and to receive
compensation therefor and to connect
Win roads of other states so as To form
continuous lines for the transportation nj
tne same to the place of destination
10 resolution and amendments were
sent here from Washington for the con.
and hction of the EXCHANGE
ana read as follows
hesolved, that in view of the great
uaihaSe To the commerce of the conntrv
Whlch results from the interference nv
aud lawless individuals i'm.
peuipS ana obstructing railroad GONNA.
pies III the conveyance and delivery ~
passengers and mail, we. the
y, hoionants exchange of Dallas, reouest
.Ie secretary and representatives In con-
, aess from Iexas TO use their best en-.
leanoIs TO secure the following amend.
w. a " seoIlon oZos OF the Revised Stat
ltes of the United States:
y. PSSbiuu OSOh OF the Revised
'tatutes OF the United States by Inserting
tter the word destination the following. /,
ANY person or persons who shall viii.
uiiy by any act or by means of anv threat I
y intimidation impede or obstruct excent
Y iegai process any such railroad com I
any or the agents or servants of snch {
ompany In the conveyance of any ms 3
engers, government supplies or mails 4
rom one state to another state or IN q
Nc hauling, receiving, loading mr. /
nioauipg or the TRANSPORTING nv :
ellyering of any freight o % n
roperty consigned or shipped or IN /
rucess OF being consigned or sbinned
,oui one state to another state or 10
1teign country or which has been trans t
olteo from foreign country To anv 81
.s.e OF the United States or from one
a a OF the United States to anotber
.ate' snail, ON conviction thereof he
by Imprisonment for not a D Al
: soo one year or by fine not exceeding W
o9y, OF oy both fine and imprisonmen1 is
j tn ne. discretion of the court, and the fr
sncS courts Shall have jurisdiction Of
III me circuit court of the United b.