Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-17

uoues hut lot the counsel az an attorney
as 70 the consequences to those who
might do II, They held n meeting al their
nail hast night, but their determinations
are nc, made known TO outsiders.
An MARSHALL.
spoclai 10 tho aA1citc.
MARSHALL, Tx, March 10 The sltu.
alton here Is unchanged, unless Il hc thar
SYMPATHY ior the strikers Is Increasing
The arrest aud imprisonment OF men anon
nne-snln charges ~ Intimidation anii con.
tempt Is making friends for The strikers.
The men brought from New Orleans yos.
tcrday refused to 20 TO work. aud were
today arrested and carried to Jefferson
and placed In jail. They are charged
With contempt and intimidation aud with
deiraudiQg the company, having accepted
transportation from New Orleans under
promiae OF working Two men were
hung ia etligy last night and placarded,
''Scaes, take warningln This was not In.
dorstd hy the majority OF the strikers.
NO mechanics 10 sneak Of arc at work In
any department.. Two OF the men Ia iail
az Jefferson are German citizens.
an AUSTIN
specia. 20 the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tx, March l6.--The publi.
cation this morning OF the woman and two
little girls being poisoned by boycottcrs
and strikers produced intense indignation
among oil classes OF citizens here
to-day Public sentiment Is setting In
heavy against the strikers aud knights
OF Labor. In the present state OF
public sentiment IN this city any gen.
eral boycott would render prominent
knights here unsafe. The people are
thoroughly worn out with troubles instl-
gated by knights Of Labor. Some citi.
zens here said to-day that they would
rather than live under such tyranny
vote ior government strong enough 10
put down these troubles,
At SAN ANTONIO
special y the Gazette.
SAS ANroNIo, TEX, March l6, Col.
Jackman, United States marshal for this
district returned to the city this morning
from the scenes Of the recent trouble on
the Texas & Pacific railway. He was
| called TO the road for the purpose of
taking II out OF the hands OF the strikers
and delivering IL over 10 the receivers,
which he did without encOuntering any
serious difficulties. Three men were ar
rested at Big Springs and sent to l5l raso
TO await iriat in the federal court. The
marshal Left detachment of ten men,
under the management OF John l.. Man
ming, to look after the affairs OF the road
at Big Springs, aud James Manning was
( elected 20 Toyah, with instructions TO call
for men from Big Springs Il any trouble
should arise that h. could not settle him.
self
In consequences u there being no see
ton ftuds GA tho MissoaM PaciGcroad,
the passenger trains from St Louis are
running AZ the rate Of only eighteen miles
per hour, hence the great delay IN arriving
here
Al WACO
/ Special TO the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Morch l6..-Jamcs Muir
ray and J.. A. Anthony Of Alyarado ar
rived here last night TO stand trial In the
county court TO day charged with "malic-
/ ious mischief" They are the two knights
of Labor who came 20 Waco last week,
took charge Of Missouri Pacific freight
engine IN the yards aud "killed'i II,
as strikers purlance runs. They
were released under 5000 bond,
the bail being furnished by
local Knights The tr al opened az / q.
m, but did not get fairly under way I'M.
I'll 9 p. m. The courtroom was crowded,
many OF the spectators being knights
aud strikers who came down from ALI
yarado and other points mp the road 10
see the result, and large delegation Of
| local Knights. Messrs. Battle & Battle OF
this city appeared for the defences, and
Messrs. L NJ Makeig and w. b Iaken for
County-Attorney Taylor, who was busy
in the grand jury room. Counsel for de-
Tense inteTposed, aud argued exceptions,
claiming the court vas incompetent 10
try the case; that I any offensc had been
committed 1t WAS that Of placing obstruc-
tons on the railway track, which con.
stituted a felony and second, that the In.
formation filed In tho case was vague and
ambiguous, not sufficient 70 90 10 trial
on. Counsel for the state replied and
Judge Evans overrnled the exceptions,
deciding the case must 20 10 trial on is
merits. This brought the case up TO . p.
M, when the introduction Of testimony
on the part OF the state commenced.
Among the witnesses examined were
the engineer OF the engine killed, the
conductor and A. j. Smith, agent of the
Missouri Pacific company at this point
The testimony showed the engine was moi
materially damaged, and the defense re.
lied solely upon this point and made the
J most of u The case went TO the Jury az
g p. m. aud Ia short time verdict OF
guilty was rendered with a fine Of 8 and
/. costs In each ca& In all, fine aud costs
Z will not exceed SIS 20 each man. The
defendants do not propose 10 submit q
even this light penalty, and will make d
motion tomorrow for a new trial Il
J this Is refused, they Will appeal on tli,
J jury hearing the case were one barber
one cotton-buyer, one clerk, one farmer
one saloon-keeper and one merchant
The sympathies Of the jury were evidently
/, With the defendants, as the law per
mitted them 10 impose a iipe Of $1,000.
Local Knights are much elated over Ia,
|, result.
Everybody has something 10 say abou
the strike III some respects II is fell
severely and II Is 10 be doubted. II the
strikers have as much OF popular sympa
thy here as they did in the strike las
year. IT IS Pumored that colored laborcri
here are TO be organized as Knights o.
Labor.
At DENIsoN.
Special 10 the Gazette
DESIsoN, Tx, March To-. The Sink,
continues the same IN DeDisOn, the mel
being quiet and orderly, and only a very
; few OF the men can he seen around ID,
yards. The injunction served on the IneI
! Yesterday BY sheriff Douglas and de-
Z a.