Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-27

4 Warrant Issued for the Arrest Of
Henry J. Bennett Cor yIc,imIrlng
a icung Girl.
n LAST OF Atnchmsats--Bugia on Deck
Again--A Big Wool saie-4senRtor
Coke gosnE 90 washington.

rape. II Is stated that Bennett has left
the city, and II Is supposed no IL In Falls
county, where bis people reside. The
charge against him IL rape, and his
alleged victim Is Miss Mary Gribble. She
resides with her parents near the 81.
Louis, Arkansas 6 Texas Railway com.
paby's depot 10 this city. The crime is
alleged 10 have been committed last
Friday, In the rooms above the White I
Elephant. The Examiner, Ia It's account /
OF the matter, says, II win appear in !
the testimony that drug was admins. |
tered 20 the girl by her alleged yiolator. |
Tho victim says that Bennett entered the |
sho0lng gallery which her father owns |
and which she was temporarily manag- /
rg. She had barrel uf cider on sale |
and Bennett invited her TO drink with |
him. She went to procure q second tlass,
there being but one ut the barrel, and
when she returned Bennett handed 20 her
| the flrst glass filled with cider, which
/ hN had drawn. She handed him the empty
glass, which, In turn, he tllled, and while
Miss Mary Grihble drank the first
glass, he drank the second, the two
! tipping glasses FIRST. After drinking
the cider, Miss Mary says she lost her
reckoning, and when ahe realized what
she was about, she found herself In the
room as described, and In the company
indicated, under the conditions stated
She says she commenced crying and de-
manaed to be taken home, and upon her
persistent entreaty he left the building
with her end started OFT, cscorting her
some what In the direction OF her home.
Meanwhile the agonized parents had given
Information Of the girls absence,
and their fears on her account, TO
Onlcer Moore, and he was hunting
her. He met the pair walking together
aud conducted them into the presence OF
her parents, and there, Ia the presence OF
the officer, Bennett got down upon his
. knees aud beseeohod that no harm beiall
him on account OF the crime, which he
, freely confessed there aud then. He went
on TO say that II Mr. Gribblo would lend
him the amount OF cash necessary he
would procure q license and marry Miss
Grlbble without delay. He was ordered
away from the house, and, as the oftense
, he appeared 20 be guilty OF did not come
. within the purvlow 81 the policeman, no
arrest was made.
9 The next day he was hanging about Mr..
Gribble's place, and during the day ON.
q Ger Moore intercepted q note IN Ben
4 nett's hand writing, borne by little me-
i gro girl, addressed TO Miss Mary Gribbe,
L una GOHNutu III ltlNlN Va lNhNANhHiN tNs
A dearmont, begging her 20 steal 81 or 81
/, and escape TO fly with him, where, no did
a not state, The fathers entreaty that the
g girls name be withheld from print proba.
r bly, weighed too much with the report.
+ ers, and prevented earlier publication OF
l. the aoove fscts,n Bennett Is the young
q man who Is said to have employed law.
yer to sue the EXAMINER for $4,000
J. damages, libelling his character. He has
ys a case OF his own now to attend 10 iirst.
u In the United States district court the
}. case OF Orr & Lindsey vs. A. j, Hunter
!. was called this morning. Defendants
were closed ny an attachment sued out b.
q plaintiffs In the district court OF Coryel
e county. Defendants entered plea IN re-
convention, and the case was transferred
10 TO the United States court at Waco. De
n PENDANTS seek To recover damage
ID OF $4,000 from plaintiffs for th,
t, all ged wrongful suing out OF the at
II taohment The case Is now being argue'
r. before the jury, aud a verdict will perhap
IS be reached tonight or tomorrow.
10 In the district court (state) the case o
j. A Graham, charged with the murde
OF VIII Lamb, was not reached to-day a
expected, out will come up tomorrow
and occupy several da,a.
- Frank Edwards, a young man who
w charged with stealing aundry watches an
other articles OF value, Is now on tria
His plan was to get watches on trial an
ia sell them. He WAS captured In Denlsor
e. The governor having granted stay
proceedings for three months In the cas-
OF DR.. II. w. Leach, under sentence
fourteen years In the penltentinry Il
killing Constable Joe Martin
Comancho, proceedings are TO be lnsttl
y ted 70 inquire into Dr. Leach's SAINT
Tho case Is set for hearing on me-
"Wednesday. Dr.. u. X, Wallace, supe
intendent Of the insane asylum at Terrell
DIS has been summoned al witness. Mr.
& Leach went 70 Austin herself and Induce
ac the governor TO intervene.
Dun's Commercial agency has advice
Of attachments having been run again
as the following parties: Bishop Gillctt
an Alexander, for So COOS j Mcneil Sc
tia OF Denton, for S23es, attached by Felke
heimef Bros g. Co. Of Clnclnnatii q. '
Conway OF Comanche, for Sl5G3, atlach'
bv August, flernheim s. Bauer OF Nc
York. Waco merchants are caught
some extent by the firm Mt Alexander.
Burglars worked the town for secoi
timo last night, going for residenc
AMIN. AZ one residence lady vi
awakened and saw the burglar, whom 81
mi describes az y tall white man In gri
over.coat aud light colored Derby hs
nd This corresponds % the description OF
~ certain travelling book agent Who is u
On der suspicion. The lady gave the alar
"a but the burglar escaped,
ss leasing, Solomon & Roseuthal OK IA
~ city made Jumping sale of 1000 bales
~ cotton this morning 10 Mckinniei Jofu
~ & Co terms private They are also 2
'ho potjatIng a sale of 1000 bales in one TOT
another party.
az A convention OF Christian church co
.si. arcgations In the counties OF Cent
III Texas IS called TO meet In this city nc
10 week.
~ Senator Coke leaves for Washington
ore morrow. lie will be accompanied oy
lis family
res GAINESVILLE.
ac- -
shot Mt n Man who Struck Him IN