Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-07
DALLAS.
Gearge n. Beach Tries % Knl \ Rabid
Cat, when the Bullet Chances and
Wounds Rims Linn.
stookmcn Investigating the Two Fairs
but Come 60 No Deeision--Ths
Wild Man Marries
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DALLAS, Tex, Aug. GA most DIS G
tressing accident occurred In East Dallas
this forenoon by which Rufus Linn, the !
seyenteen-year-old son of w. G. Linn,
was seriously If not fatally wounded. Mr.. !
George N. Beach, well.known printer, !
discovering on his premises cat which ,
he supposed TO be afflicted with hydropho- p,
bia, called on Policeman Forbert, who
lives near by, to come and kill 1t
The officer objected TO acting as
executioner, believing it to be bad
luck to kill cat. He was
willing, however, TO lend his pistol to
Mr.. Beach il he would do the killing
himself, Mr.. Beach returned TO his home +
with the officers pistol, and STOPPING
down fred at the cat, which was under
the house. The ball missed ITS mark,
struck rock and glanced upward, pass
y ing through the wall of Hub Chandler's |
:. blacksmith shop and struck Rufus Linn |
under the shoulder-hlAde. Hearing the |
young man cry out, Beach and the officer |
N both ran into the shop and found
Linn lying on the floor and bleeding
proiusely from an ugly wound in his
side Just belowthe shoulder blade. Beach
immediately mounted horse and went
for physician, while other persons were
. sent to summon the young mans mother
ana sister, who quickly arrived. To ellay
their fears the young man said he was not
much hurt, but the physician who exam
!, med his wound expressed the fear
that the ball had entered the
lung and that the wound was very
" serious. The young man was conveyed
to his home on Hawkins street, where, at
a late hour this evening, he was lying in
N precarious condition with only slight
m hopes for his recovery. Mr.. Beach says
tine cat, large yellow animal, had ex-
~ hibited unmistakable signs OF hydro
p" phobia and had attacked his baby before
he went for The officer. The cat was dis
m patched while still under the house
m growing angrily.
COLLECTING OCCUPATION TAXES.
m The authorities are after the gentlemen
m who fail TO pay occupation taxes with a
III sharp stick. In the city court this morn
ing there were fifteen or twenty lawyers,
merchants and others arralgned before
;" the mayor charged with "failing to pay
m occupation tax" but the city treasury
was not enriched to the amount of a dol
lar in the way Of fines assessed and col
lected--ail of the gentlemen except ONT
either compromising by paying the tal
m lawyers talk Of eontesting the legality o
the tax as applied to them, whil
- others say the amount is too small t,
~ trouble about The one exception
AI TO the cases either dismissed or continue,
2i this morning was that of w. l.. Williams
III who claimed that he mad not practicedlaI
I'll for the last three or four years, that b
n was d money lender, and that he was no
subject to the payment Of occupation tax
The city attorney and city assessor bot
testified that Mr.. Williams had practice
;, law within the last two years, and there
i roI upon the mayor fined him So, from whlc
OF fine Mr.. Williams took an appeal. A
the affidavit was then made against M
J. a. Williams for non-payment OF occupatlo
ave tax and for unlawiully shaving and oil
rssh counting paper
,a THE ENTERPRISING BURGLARS.
iIy, Burglars have been giving suburba
cd residents good deal of trouble the pa
IRA, few nights. Within the week complain
ON have been made TO the police Of hume
a GUS small robbe-ies, the burglars, aft
nc effecting an entrance to the house, carr
re-. ing off only such articles as are of Walt
Dm- and easy OF conceslment, money an
ms iewelry. Among the sufferers the pa
S re two nights were William Robinson
9Th corner Harwood and San Jacinto street
ore $50 and diamond ring; Mr.. Meadows, 10.
,nn Wood street, gold watch and chain an
and SO in money; Ed Flagg, l040 Woo
ngss street, Sl3, gold chain and Mrs, Flagg
S anu iewelry; Dr. Adams, Live Oak and Ha'
5 to kins streets, watch and chain aud case
owe instruments; Louis Wagner, pock(
'pe knife and 90 cents. Mr.. Wagner's hou
IT'S was visited Wednesday night with .
most result stated, and again last night. NJ
Tor Wagner was on the alert last night, al
this discovering the thief entering the hous
ron made after him and chased him into al
city around the ward but did not succeed
n capturing him. The nights are so wal
that windows are left open TO admit I
atise breeze, when there Is any, thus affordi
inf, easy ingress for the midnight operator
AHAPPY ENDING.
For some days past goo1 deal h
4 been said in the public prints about st
III ! wild man OF Mesquite" and his terrt
III inspiring exploits. Among the advt
lures accredited to him was visit to
h. home Of a young lady while she was
PERTAINING visitor, young gentleman
N the neighborhood, and by flourish o
III dangerous-lookingp pistol, caused both !
N lady and gentleman to fee In terror q
~ dismay. After clearing the pre-
ises the wild man, so report So
laid him down in the yard for
Quiet snooze. The next evening some
the sheriffs officers went in pursuit
the peace disturber, but failed to Il
him. Wednesday the young man, who
3 q name is Mcdaniel, came Into the c
and surrendered to the authorities,
,olng ing oohu ~ niS ~, ~ 49,, NJ ooy a
sure the charges against hlih' tV.Nay
- McDaniels made another visit to
G. civ. hut this time on different missile
- and when he left for home had in
Il. nocket license to marry Miss All
ooo Asberry, the same young lady, II Is se
Ses' whom he had so badly frightened I
days before. This appears 70 De