Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-03
WACO
Much Interest Manifested IN tho Verdict
Ia the Case Of white, tho Bra.
lillian Coanterteiter.
Convention ot MAuistera nnd lay Dels.
yates az the Chrsiian Church one
niote Vote Tor MARCY.

special 70 Tho 0sselto
Waco, Tax, Deo, 2,-AAn Associated
pross dispatch In Ttm UAkHrrn this
morning, from ~, Llnis dated yosior.
day, says
,ioscph u White, WIN hAa boon IA jNil here
Tor nearly year charged With coantcualting
brazilian hank noloa, oamo into court aud with
drew hia pica " not Guilty., entering IN lieu af
Of nolo contondoro Tho iurf then returned
verdict ofg ll,y, and White was fomandeh 10
await sBntonco
THIS news win be read with interest
here. Joseph II White was arrested near
Whitney last year by detective aud
deputy United States marshal from ~,
Louis aud brought 70 Waoo, whore he re-
naiued Ia All several months, until az.
ralRntd, little more than year ago, IN
the United States district court. llis
brother LuolUn A, White, who was NJ,
rested Ia b. Louis, was brought here, and
turned states evidence againat Joseph.
Tho latter was charged with having exc
outed factsimiles Of Brazilian mllfeis
notes, worth about 800, 600 Ia American
money, Joseph II white WAS nualy
transferred 10 ~. louis Tor trial, where
l.urlen a White also pleaded guilty aud
got mere nominal sentence sa the re-
ward for betraying HIS brother. Herring
a Kelley Of Waco defended Joseph II
White. Tho latter, who was raised In
Texas, wpnt 10 Brazil Just after the close
Oi the great oiYil war aud accumulated
large property, llo married a brazilian
lady -an educated, cultivated woman,
who visited him frequently Ia the Waco
Jail. She went Ca hrbkl few months
ago 10 look after her husbands property
served while In Jail here and the trpaoh.
cry Of HID young brother (Lucion A y
won some eympathy for the older
brother,
district convention OF ministers and
lay delegates Of the Christian (Canpbol.
ite) church Ia Central Texas, met here
to-day Ladies no we'll ~ gentlemen are
present aa delegates Tho convention was
called to order 10 Mooro's hall this morn.
lug at 1915 O'Clock. Dr. Thomas Moore
WAS elected temporary chairman aud w.
II, Bagby temporary secretary, The
following delegates aud visit.
ors were then onrolledi W. ! Jones,
A j. Bush, j. A. Clark, Thotp Springer
John II Baker, Mrs, II Baker, Thomas
w. Nance, A. u, Glenn, Crawford Q f.
Vance, Mrs. l. j Porter, @ Mcpherson,
1'aylori Or, Thomas Moore, Mrs Thomas
Moore, Mrs /, BantOn, W. II. Baghy,
Mrs, Mary Kent, Miss Lolita Kent, Joseph
Miller, Joseph Lehman, VIM BarueB,
Waco. 10 brief address Rev w, II.
l0gby welcomed tho delegates ana Visit
tors 70 the hospitality Of the oltlzons OF
Waco, Rry, a. J, Bush responded
briefly To the address Of welcome. GA
motion The chairman appointed G, Me
Phoraon, ] a Clark and @, T.. Vance
committee on permanent organizations
Tho convention then adjourned until .
D. M when the report WAS road and SUB.
United. The transaction Of rouiin1 busl,
ness occupied tho afternoon. Elder w.
j Jones preached this morning, and III
dor A. J Bush, state evangelist Of the
Christian church, preached tonight, The
reunion will last a day or two.
A special chr over The ~. Louis, Arkan-
sas q rexas railway arrived from Gates.
vile lust before noon to-day, and u halt
was made Tho car contained y w
Fofdyce, president Of he road, Lord w |
" Ra6sford, aud MIR j. u nil.
Ter Of London, Eng, Mesars, Germ. |
sheim aud hanher ol Nav York, aud R |
@ Kofens Of 81 Louis, Ghaporon0d by |
Hon George Clark, tho party took look |
over tho city and dned Mt the Pacific |
Lord RansiOrd aud Mf. Miller VIII remain |
IA the city for day or two Col For
dyce aud the roet Of the party loft for
tue East this afternoon, The gentlemen |
are looking At Texas with tho probable
view Of investing, They express them.
selves as well pleased with what they
have seen.
IN tn0 consensus Of Legislative prefer.
enoeA regarding the United States sena-
torahlp published Ia ruE GAzHTrE A &,
not0ral representative
from McIennan ana Falls conntlcsi IN
quoted ~ saying, ~ think ! VIII not vote
iOr Maxeyn This ~ not correct. Mr.
PTeudefgast said "l thlpk I viii vote for
Mexey . he remalne 81 the sans opinion
yet, which Will make your estimate Of
NsSaY' hrat ballot strength enc vote
larger,
Tom IIurneY, q mulaito barber. charged
with attempting u rape MISS Maggie
Schusisr, German girl, was tried TO.
day The jury retired At .. ~.