Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-05
WACO
Bnrney, The Lechercns MHlai'o' gu
Trial fsf lie Base
Crime.
Graham, fbs Kilier Of Lpmb, Hrih I'D
ban ~ Tho sum Of $500
Good wagss

special 70 the Gazette,
WACO, Trx., May Maggie schusieF'
3 comedy German gid, sat IN me district
courtroom this morning, the cynosure OF
an eyes. A few feet from her sat = stout
built mulatto man, about twenty-five
years old, named Tom Bufneyj a barber
by trade lie WAS on lFial Tor asssuit
with lDtent 70 rape, snd Bliss Schnstef
was the pfiucipl witness against MN
She depOseb she was employed, on zoe
glth Of March last, as a domestic 10 the
family Of Mr. Joseph Elkel, 10 this Guy
90 The night u that day, about
In O'Clock, after she had retired
Bufney entered her room by means Of
Il window, ana suddenly STOOD ~
her bedside. no told her plainly what
he had come for and put his arms around
her She begged him 70 20 away ana
then screamed loudly. lie caught hef
by the throat, bit hearing someone conf
Ing, or thinking he did, be Ned. she
Identified him positively as her asssilnni,
and described her struggle with him The
defense relied chiefly on proving an allbl,
and introduced several witnesses, two o.
them white men Of good standing, who
swOfo they saw BurBfy at work 10 his
shop at l. o'clock on tho night Of me al
legged assault,
The Jury retired az O'Clock this even
ing, no probability Of verdict tonight
About two months ago Ieke williams,
a cOlored hackmun, robbed passenger,
M old lady IRON Montgomery, Ala, 81
ESQ. The money Was nearly all rce9V'
erred aud Williams arrested, indicted and
Jailed. His trial WAS vet for this after
noon. This morning Williams wife
visited him Ia jail aud he carelessly
handed her a dirty towel, with the request
TO wash IL. Ae eb9 started out Jailef
stephens concluded 20 examine the towel
ana found 10 contained three notes, 10
witnesses for Williams, iustructing them
how " testify so as 10 make good case
for the defense. The notes were given 10
the county attorney. The snppoeition Is
that Williams has thus smuggled out
several notes and got some ot his Wit
nesses pretty well cooked aud primed.
j. A. Graham, the commercial traveller
Of 81. Lonis, who killed VIII Lamb Of
Chicago, another drummer, in the dining
room 0f the McClelland hotel In February
last, arrived this morning 20 stand his
trial, which IL set for the 9Th inst He
has been ut large on $3.50 bail bond,
and seems TO feel cheerful over his pros
poets for aequlttal. Per contra, the
states attorney says he can make a
strong case against Graham.
Late this evening District Judge
Williams ordered the sheriff TO take Ora
hnfn IN custody and hold him unless he
gave bond IN $1,000 The original bond,
$3.50, was for Graham 10 await the action
of the grand Jury, which bOdy indicted
him. This rs his nrst appearance here
since the indictment WAS found, Not
being able 70 make the increase IN mis-
bond, he remains IN the custody VI the
sheriff tonight. lie has telegraphed 20
relatives ia Memphis 10 come TO his as
sistance
Brick layers Oh the Cameron Roller
mills, who hsye been receiving - per
day, struck this evening for an increase
Of 90 cents per day The demand was
conceded aud the men return 10 work IN
the morning. No other labor trouble here
or likely 90 be.