Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-03
SHERMAN.
A Colortd Preacher Marries Three
Women and Finds Himself In a
Serious PredIcament.
hetribution for KHscaiiiy-- Meeting Of the
Doc,ors-'senerai Notes Il Personal
Mention.
A nan BIeAMlsr.


Special TO the uAzette.
SHERMAN, TEX, June 2.-a Squire"
Higgins, a colored Baptist preacher Of
this city, is in trouble. 1t all results from
Squirrels ignoring the law that forblds
man to take another wife before
death or divorce has sepa-
rated him iron partner that is
still In the flesh. Not long since Squire
emerged from the prison walls Of Hunts
vile. He had been guest there for
twelve months for bigamy. On Monday
last he secured license 10 marry one
Ninie Sneed, n colored damsel OF Sher-
man. His honeymoon with Vinie was
very brief The very next day, Fannie
Potts, or wife No, 9, for marrying whom
ne was sent up, appeared at the court.
house and complained bitterly of Squire's
action in taking wife No. 8. The result
was that the poor parson was summoned
to appear before Justice Henkle. An ex.
aiming trial was waved and bond
given. With two women claiming him,
and third no y yet TO hear frc.a,
there isn't much peace In prospect for the
much.married Squire. He Is said
TO be a tlrst.rate darky in oil
respects, barring his csrelessness in re-
gard To matrimonial matters.
RETRBuTIoS FOR BAsCALTrY.
Ga the goth Of January of this year a
bcN-car on the track of the Texas 4 Pa.
citlc railroad mere was broken into and q
costly bedroom set OF china was stolen.
After several weeks City Marshal Blame
got clew which he worked with
such cleyerness that not long
since three men, IL. nj. Coachman, j j.
Walker and ed Cooper, the last negro,
were Jailed for the deed. Last night a
| Jury gave Walker two years in the state
| prison for burglary, and he Is now on
trlal in the district court for theft
Coachman and Cooper are equally guilty
and the trio will ere long be journeying
toward Huntsville
Deputy Sheriff Whiteside arrested
Aaron Hudson, colored, this morning
lie is wanted for helping 20 burglarizC
Woods saloon in Denison not long ago
MEETING OF THE DOCTORS.
On Tuesday, the sth inst, the Nortl
Texas Medical association convenes II
Sherman. Thisis one OF the most impor
tant organizations of the medical frater
nifty In Texas, and a large attendance Il
looked for. The local physicians will eX
tend every hospitality to their brothe
disciples OF Galen.
HIRE AND THERE.
The public schools win be out in an
other week,
Visitors will soon begin to arrive {
attend the commandments OF the tN
female colleges.
Mr.. T. S. Edwards, the genial manage
of the b. & o. telegraph office, has nearl
completed coy new cottage and wi
soon 20 to Housekeeping,
good many wells are going dry In tn
vicinity Of sherman.
The sale OF land on which taxes hav
not been paid stil goes on.
Personal MOTIFS.
Jimmie Taylor familiarity called Jumb
by his friends, the popular hook-keepe
/ at the Binkley, was called 10 Hot Spring
i, by telegram announcing the serlou
| illness of mis- uncle, a prominent phys
J clan Of that place.
Capt. Lyon has returned from bus
ness trip TO Dallas.
Miss Rosa Dunn, a charming youn
( lady of Atoka, |. r., Is visiting he
( friend and former schoolmate, Miss Mar
= Darnall.
= The Misses Kuykendall, two winnin
3 bellies of Greenville, are guests {
, Misses Anne and Mamie Wright.