Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-06
SHERMAN.
Light.Fineered Fakirs Get Away With
Registered Letters and Leave
No Clew.
Encouragement From the st. Louis y San
Francisco saloon Men AoquItted--Bai
Masque-Porsonal Notes.
special to the Gazette.

SHERMAN, Tex, Feb. "a sensation
was created here early this morning by
the report that mail robbery had oc-
Cured last night, in which the robbers
secured several hundred dollars booty.
MIR. Jackson, Jr., who hauls the mail
from the postotllce to the depot, started
from the Office with several pouches in
his wagon to meet the north-bouud train
at ~ :65, and being a little late drove
rapidly to the train. When he went to
deliver the matter to the, agent he
discovered that the bag contain
ing the registered matter was missing,
and at first thought it had fallen out
in his rapid drive. He Immediately
turned back to hunt but failed to find L.
This led him to examine the wagon, when
he discovered that the rear curtain of the
cover had been split with knife, and mt
once came to the conclusion that some
thief had distracted 1t on the way. No
trace could be found until after daylight
this morning, when the pouch was dis
covered under an old machinery she'd
west OF Crockett street, between Lamar
and Jones, cut open and letters strewn
around promiscuously There were four
packages, containing different sums of
money! but as the postmaster
has so far declined to tell
the amount II is all Il matter of coniec-
ture. So far we have heard no clew TO
the identity of the robbers, but public
opinion sets it down to the credit Of lot
of lOafcrs that have warmed about the
saloon stoves for the past few weeks
with nothing TO do, and nothing TO live
on, so far as Is known
Mayor Buckler and j. M. Cutters, who
went as delegates from Sherman to st.
Louis to interview the management of the
St. Louis & san Francisco railroad, re-
turned last evening, and are very much
encouraged at the prospect Of getting this
road to connect with the Texas system OF
roads at this place They have
learned much OF the plans Of the
railroad magnates generally, and have
something TO tell, which will be divulged
at meeting of citizens, called by the
mayor at the courthouse tomorrow
night, February G, and the same win he
duly reported.
The county court disposed OF two cases
on plea of guilty for petty larceny to-
day, and gave both offenders five days in
jail. His honor then adjourned to let the
recording clerk catch up with his docket
Jones, Smith and Burns, who were all
ihNhNttN ioA HNlliuS llluOI without
license ut the o. Il, saloon several months
ago, We're all acquitted.
w. +. Huntley, the colored divine
charged with seduction, had his case
called again to-day, and after all the evil
dence was submitted, Justice Ilinkle held
him over in bond of $500 for his ap.
pearance at the March sitting of the grand
jury. He promptly made the bond, with
Colley White, Bill Douglass and Rev. Il.
NJ, Mcpherson as sureiles, and was re-
leased.
L. j. Woods, our well known architect
and builder, came up from his home on
South Montgomery street, at noon to-day,
with very broad smile on his handsome
face that attracted the attention OF eyery-
body. lie explained that 1t was ten,
pound boy with flaming red head-and
he had right to look happy
The young folks OF Sherman enioyod a
most delightful mask hop and supper last
night at the home Of j. p. Wheat, on
South Tennessee street. Many of the
characters were uniquely made up, and
the DISCUSSES were so complete that a
number OF surprises awaited the party
when the stroke OF midnight sounded the
signal for unmasking.
Col. Ed Stiff of Mckinney and Booze
Walker OF Weston were visitors to-day.
Bud Drye and son Of Pilot Grove left
for home this evening.
Abe Fulton, one of ShermaniS popular
knights OF the grip who now represents a
Chicago house, returned home to-day
from three weeks trip in Southeast
Texas.
w j. Wlnstock, Of Philadelphia; i. II.
Cochran, OF ST. Louis; a. Il. Sarlls, OF
Troy, n. l.i A NJ. Lee, of st. Louis: Il.
G. Walker, Of New Orleans, and II Whit
man, OF New York, are among the travel
ing men now in the city.