Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-28
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WACO, TEX, Oct 97.--B negro man,
whose name q unknown, entered the
Dtore Of s. MErx, on Aushn avenue, early
this morning while oniy one clerk was on
daty, and selected aoomplete outfit OF
clothing, making up his old clothes IN a
compact bundle. When the clerk asked
show about the pay ?" the negro cursed
him RS "swindlin9 Jew and ran ont oi
the front door. The astounded clerk
dared not leave the store open to pursue
the thief, and when be locked the doors
and got out on the street., the negro was
out Of sight. The hour was so early that
few people were as IL, and the bold rascal
made good his escape. All search for him
has proved fntile.
Cheese Hensley, whose trouble in Dali
las has been reported in THE GAZETTE,
spent several months here this summer,
much oil the time In jail, on account OF a
shooting play he made In a boarding
house. He married Bessie Yard, cypri-
an OF this city, and IL Is said she had a
very bad iufluence over him. Heusley
was not bully here; on the contrary, he
was rather quiet, but hung around low
down class VI saloons and gambling
houses most Of the time Once, when
under bond for the shooting above men
toned, he skipped his bond and his sure
ties had him brought back from Fort
Worth.
The city council last week passed res
olution abrogating the contract with the
Jenny Electric Light company, declaring
1t null and void The street lighting COM
mittee WAS Instructed To arrange with the
Waco Gas company for street lamps,
which has been done The Electric Light
company, however, keeps its tower and
are light-burnlng as usual, and Waco is
Illuminated by both gas and electricity
The electric light people have not made
any answer TO the city's action, but as
they keep their lights burning it is con.
strued they mean TO make fight in the
courts before giving up the field
The case Of the City OF Waco vs. the
Waco Bridge company, on trial in the
district court for seve al days, has been
concluded. The city sought to oleu
ford ACROSS the Brazos, between Wash
ington and Elm streets, for the use OF the
public. The bridge company claimed
title 20 the land on the east bank OF the
river, and procured Rn Injunction re-
stralning the city from opening the ford,
and hence the suit. Judge Williams took
the case under ADJUSTMENT, and said he
would not render decision for several
DAYS yet. Much public feeling, unfriendly
70 the bridge company, has grown out Of |
the suit
"ReV." Beverly Taylor, dark as Erebus,
Is in jail charged with bigamy Last |
night the parsOn heard his latest wife had J
been seen IN company with Il negro man, |
aud the news threw HIM into an appo- |
pleciic OF. He admits bis Mormonlsm, I
and Intends TO plead guilty. Both OF his
wives are here, and, strange 70 say, dote
on the old rascal, visiting the jail regu.
larly to carry him dGinties, considering
the jail fare not good enough for him.
occasionally the two women meet in
front Of his cell grating, and then there
IS scene. They abuse each other, but
never have word OF blame for him
Waco assembly, knights OF Labor,
celebrated their second anniversary by a
grand ball and banquet tonight, which
was largely attended. This assembly js
composed exclusively Of whites, and has
over 400 members, There is colored as
sembly with over 200 members.
AS was anticipated, frost lay on the
ground this morning, the first frost of the
season. IL was light, however, and did
not do much harm. The weather is clear
aud cool tonight, with every prospect OF
second frost