Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-05
SHERMAN.
A Lady 0ntNIis an OnIcer Who Wants
Her services M n Witness
IN Court.
railroad nnmor. Pienufui- slow trsins
owing Ga HAD Trsnhs-A Forgery
Judge Iipisiey BETTER.
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special 10 the Gazette,
SHERMAN, Tx, March The cast
bound mall train, that Ii always locke,
for with eageruess by Shcrmantes, wal
a fall hour late this morning. a wet ant
doubtful track caused the trims to ruI
slow over the Texas & Pacific road Tn,
Central road Is older, the nils are nrmer
and the track In better condition TO stano
big rain like we have had for the past
| three days, and their train north WAS on
| time.
! The county court has done but little
work 10 far TINS week and did but little
to-day, except 10 dispose of preliminary
motions In cases yet 10 be tried during
the term.
Justice ilinkle resumed the examining
trial OF II. - FELTON, al / O'Clock with
only few Of defendant witnesses TO be
put on the stand.
one Charley R0hc was arrested by Con.
stable Wright this morning on u charge
oi forging an order with the name OF
John Steele signed thereto, aud another
charge for passing said order on j u,
Cole, prominent grocer Of the west
side.
John Steele Is II well known aud re-
apOnAible farmer, living on Red liver a
| few miles north OF PottaborO Mr.
Scrugga of Sherman became COgnlzant OF
| the fact OF the forgery and died the com
| plant on which the warrant was issued.
The Justice set the examining trial for
next Tuesday, March ., aud held Mr..
Rose over In bond OF 5000 IN each
| case, In default OF which he went 10 iall
Cam Whitcsldcs, one OF sheriff Doug.
lass best-looklng deputies, was fairly
outwitted a day or two ago by DenlsOn
lady, who did not want TO attend court
A. Il Witness When the officer vls.
tied the lady's home she told
him she was too sick to 20, but asked as
favor that he should bring her d physi.
clan Cam beings gallant lady's man as
well ns a good officer, started at once TO
ind doctor aud soon returned with
one, but the patient had disappeared and
he acknowledgements badlycrestfalGn at
the rusc the woman lmd pIhcticed on him.
He grayely returned The summons with
the Endorsement, "too sick Co attend
court aud prepared to SEQ her later.
The next day he went bnck and took
Bob May with him Tho woman WINS
stu sick and IN bed when they got In
sight, but when Bob and another doctor
told her she was practlclng II fraud aud
not sick, she got up and came along Ike
u good girl.
The air is full Of railroad rumoIs, aud
II only one In every three spoken OF ny
coming should do 40 we will be- sailing In
an atmosphere Of unparalleled prosperity
before tile coming summer Is over When
these take definite shape IL will be time
enough 10 burden the columns OF 'ruR
GAZETTE with them.
Judge Iilnkley II reported better to.
day, lie has been without nourlshmcnt
for u week or more, but this morning he
enjoyed II glass OF milk and seemed much
revived by H.
Dr Prentice and wife arrived NJ the
l!lnklcy house this morning
X. s. Clayton aud A, l.. Anderson OF
San Marcos, Texas, +. NJ Reynolds vi
Dallas, u. u Dannu, New Yorh, H. @
Houston Chicago, Harry Frees, Dallas
are here to-day.
| @. Wakefield OF Oshkosh, WIS, d
brother OF james Wakefield OF III,
county, was In the city to-day, lie 1,
! here on u visit.
Hon Berry Cobb Of Savanna, r. Il
ON yleit 20 his son, lion ! h. Cobb
our city attorney.