Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-15
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DALLAS.
a Mexican aud a Negro Get Into Tgep,
bic BY Searching for Hidden
Treasure.
benevolent Citizens send Provisions 20 the
Sufferers In the west--Uhange OF
Nams-A1luor Matters.

Special {, the Gasette.
DALLAS, Tx, Aug. l4.-Some,hinV OF
a sensation was created In the southwest
ern portion of the city at late hour last
night, caused by she report that two men
We're engaged at that unseeIhly hour IN
digging grave in deem thicket in the
river bottom. Mr.. c. NJ. Terry on hls
return home from town was told nv Soma
negroes that something awful was going
ON ana Following their lead he repaired
10 the place indicated, being aided I'm ind.
ing u oy the faint glimmer of light dis
vernlole through the branches OF the
lfees, > proceeding cautiously and as
nviselessly as possible they came almost
wllnin reach OF the supposed grave dig
seIs Deiore their presence was discoy-
eIeu' as soon az the discovery was
Ina9e, however, the men engaged IN dig.
slng away with great vigor dropped their
.oois, pew out the light and scampered
On On III hurry. Upon investigation Mr..
louDu mole In the ground about
nve Ieet long and four or five feet deep
guy the mole contained nothing more than
PICK tne remains of broken shovel,
tnree or Tour horse-shoes and bible An
examination OF the bible discovered the
names OF James Brown and Mamie
Brown. One OF the darkies with Mr.
Terry said he knew Brown, ana that he
lived in Freedmantown, A Dallas snbprb
inhabited, as the name would indicate nv
colored people. This morning pnIire
Officers Halsell and Pryor were poiiaed
by Mr.. Terry Of what be had seen, and
they at once arrested Brown, who ac-
knowledged having been engaged in dis.
glng the hole, but says the purpose was
simply to find hidden treasure, which
his companion, Mexican, told him wa :
buried there. The Mexicsn claimed 10
be copjurer, and the bible and hors, =.
shoes were designed for use In workino
the charm which was to betrav The nlace
of concealment of the treasure Brown
| protests his innocence of any wicked in.
tent, but the officers locked hlm no ana
Will hold him in custody until Monday.
when he viii have hearing before tHt
mayor.
| FAILED TO APPEAR AGAINST HIM.
j. IL. Crawford, arrested yesterday al
the instance of j. w. Moore, on a chsrpt
! OF emoezzling $50 from l., b Finders. n
guest OF the hotel of which Crawford aut
Moore are joint proprietors, has not ye
|
pear against him and prosecute tn,
charge. Justice Kendall set the case fo
Monday and meanwhile Crawford is on
on his own recognizance.
WATER WORKS TEST.
The new water-works at the mouth o
Turtle creek are to be thoroughly teste,
next week in each division of the city
The occasion is to be made one of puhli
| 1nt ipa ,at, h.,
men of Fort Worth are to be present. A
least Mayor Brown says they will be in
vited,
LIKELY TO DIE.
Rufus Linn, the young man who wa
accidentally shot by George Beach abou
a week ago, is in critical condition
Some days ago his chances for recover
ppeared to be very good and his friend
were very hopeful, but he has since take
a turn for worse and his lower limbs ar
paralyzed.
CHANGED THEIR NAME.
The Hibernian Rifles, one of the crac
military companies Of Dallas has re
solved to change the name of the com
pany to the "Dailas True Blues.", Tn
company will drill with regularity an,
expect to be ready to enter the next com
petitive drill or service In the field, q
occasion may require.
AN "UNKNowN DRvICE.n
NJ. B. Butler, who conducts an estab
lishment in the city in which tea an
coffee are sold in packages, each one O
which is supposed to contain prize
ranging from diamonds, watches and so
gold pieces down, was arrested last nigh
on charge of trimming an unknow
device The complaint was made by
J lad who claims to have been unfairl
treated in transaction in his house
! Butler gave bond for his appearance bC
fore the city court TO answer the charge
SOME NOBLE DEEDS.
Movers from the West con inue TO pas
through the city en- route to more favore
localities, where they hope to be able I
obtain employment in the cotton field
until they can make arrangements 10
the coming year. Meanwhile the call 70
assistance for those who could not leav
the famine stricken region does not z
unheeded. Capt. James A. Collins to-da
shipped to Coleman 5000 pounds of fiou
contributed by the Lancaster Farmers a
lance, and Gen, Cabell shipped to East
land 10000 pounds OF -four and tire
sacks OF potatoes contributed by citizen
of Dallas for the relief of the sufferers
All such contributions are transporte
free of charge by the railroad companies
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