Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-28
MORE SENSATIONS.
Moses H, Hancock Arrested for the
Murder Of His Wife at Austin
Christmas Eve,
Citizens Say Proof strong as Holy Writ
Musi he Produced Before They
VIII Believe.
Scarlet er-supcrin,enacnt rakor Ben
dsr u necsiop in tho r,nrcet Case
AS lnsurenoc Decision.
spocla,to tho C,arotte.

AUSTIN, Tx, Jan 2T--S several cases
oil scarlet fever have occurred at different
points in the city hut the disease Is OF d
mild lyro and no death Is yet reported.
Hon y. NJ Baker, state superintendent
st public instruction, la the Rnrnpt ceun-
" case to-day made tho following deci.
sion; In my opinion the trustees OF the
public schools Of a city that has assumed
control Of the pubic schools within is
limits have the power under
the law 10 prescribe course OF
study for thes schools under their
control and 60 designate the particular
books TO be used IN them, and pupil IN
u grade for which my particular book Is
prescribed may be required to study that
book even though he or his parents or
guardian may desire that he be relieved
from pursuit OF the subject upon
which the book Is written altogether.
think also that u the pupil refuse to
prepare and recite lessons from book
prescribed by the trustees and persist IN
such refusal, having the necessary book
IN his possession, evon though at the COM
mand of tho parent or guardian, he may
be suspended Tor mcorrigiOle conduct.
Tho Encouragement to-day decided
that an agent OF a fire insurance company
having u certificate Of authority
fr,,m md insuranrn cnrr.n, ana
the comntroilcr,a recsin, fnr
slnfo oecupatinn tov,a ~ Won az thn
comfy collertor's r.,cint for IN orcnna.
rnn ,inn tho con,,ty ~ H. ras,,i,,,c,, 10,
yyr,ts noIIciee IN ,,,on,,,,, ish'g a., Nh, ,,'y
counties where thc con,nSnS Nae NO, 90, an
s.nnt v,itbn,,t ran,ta,,nss t,5nsstt Itstta
for county taxos IN the counties where
such property may be situated, provided
Ne docs not 90 or send Into the other
counties TO solicit business.
A sensation was created tonight by the
arrest of Moses II. Hancock. the husband
OF Mrs Hancock, murdered on the night
OF Christmas eve. He h charged with
his wifo's murder. The arrest was Quiet.
~ made about y. m. aud Hancock taken
TO iail on warrant issued by Justice Won
Rosenberg and SAID to be sworn ont by
detectives, who have for sometime been
ut work on the case. II Is said new owl.
denco has been obtained in the ghape OF
threats, said TO have been made by
Hancock and also evidence that before
Hancock and his wife left San Antonio
To conn to live in Austin, She said TO a
friend she was afraid Of her lifo. lint no.
body believes either Hancock or Phillips
guilty OF tho horrible murder OF their
Wives on that mrmafal,lr might ot-sbi6bsi,
Hancock viii have a preliminary hearing
In a dny or two when sensational deyei-
opments are expected. Phillipa viii not
be examined until February 10. He still
suffers much from Tho Ak wounds I'm his
head, received when his wife WAC killed
by his side,
sn,o,ai Ia mo t,azette.
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