Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-23
FACKLING TRAMPS.
w.rth Man Severely Wounded
n, ~aIle Tuiue to Oust Some
Trespassers.
~, shades of Sycamore Creek o
b - Cor prowIIng vags-Per.
studded to Depart

.,oms bordering on Sycamore
1he yvsll stream about two miles
tes,I ~ civ. have been for some time
. q w 'yi,h gangs Of tramps. These
, s,ass centlemen have been particular
i,s 's,cus In the neighborhood OF the
homestead, situated on the Dali
rss nesr the creek mentioned above.
roAe ,shenticated cases OF barn-yards
W su'n1htor.houses surreptitiously in
slas va nilleged hen-roosts, have made
s1ep, w. the reverse Of welcome to
" pa in that locality. Near the
e ~ slsce a q hnc spring, about which
srs Of these Migrants were
esF 20 gather to play cards
~ M approach of darkness indicated
w /. Y, vac time to set Out on ioraging
~ n OF course their presence
Aqsu'~ ~ss undesirable, and more than
'sle NV we're ordered out and forbidden
Y ' mn ,respass in that Enclosure. To
" orders they
GAVE LITTLE HEkD,
.,,r 40 prowl about as OF old, with
lll I'M disregard of the requests to
ave On . so characteristic OF your gem
a, ,ste they had from their numbers
PARTICULARLY obnoxious, and on
sVias evening. learning that there was
l. ~ them quartered down at the
~ Md Sanderson and Joe Ayers with
vsii friends proceeded in that direc-
attending TO ind out what they
v aoinq. and perhaps cause them to
.rerse. Nearing the spot the bright
.st III campfire showed that the yags
s about. but not one could be seen.
I. y n.rty then went on, Sanderson some
~ Yards in advance of the rest Not
ssy ale to see single tramp, he was
~ noint of turning back, and taking
~ bis six-shooter, fred into
ID, thinking he might brighten them
~ .be aeld. Another report rang out
snswer. and Mr.. Sanderson felt the
NM sting Of bullet, and came near
Iug to the ground,
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
a. companions hurried to his rescue
Il ,ssisted him to the house of Mr..
ne his relative. lie had re-
:Esd pretty bad wound in
rlaht leg about three inches below
\. Eree the ball, 45-caliber, passing en-.
Nh out 1t bled profusely but DR.
wmmar who was summoned, bandaged
10 and the bleeding soon stopped
"a wound, while painful, is not danger
IN As nothing could be seen of the
1mps either before or after
shooting, it is supposed
they were in hiding
t,yng perhaps heard the approach o.
a N party and that one of them fred The
Noithst struck SandersOn.
WARM APPLICATION.
n couple of officers left town yesterda.
orning to see II they could effect the ar
sest Of any that were concerned in thu
,Aocllng ARRAY of Sunday night. About |
8oren tramps were encountered AM
feslt with in way that ha
ssn formerly practiced here with marke,
S;nccess. 1t consisted of a vigorous chas
INneht on that portion of the anatom
here the slipper smites the small boy
hen their faceswere set toward wher
sun rises and they were admonishe,
shake the dust of Tarran
u from their feet speedily, an admoni
% that they put into practice without
nrmur.
Ills thought that from now on tn
Diet retreats of Sycamore win be left
.ernstlye solitude; that the long-legge
ellets OF the suburban farmer
ll now roost in peace; that II
Snnps have folded their tents TO nevt
pore return, at least this is what iii
.IfaI1 a.. IL. l.. =. 60