Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-26
SHERMAN.
Visiting Their Country Sweetheartr
Comes High, but the Sherman
Boys Ignore Expense.
A Costly Evenings Ride-sad Case OF In
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Gay Advance Agent.


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SHERMAN, Tx. ,Jan 25.--Last evening
Mr. c.. G. Stacey and Cam Ilayford took a
buggy and pair Of spanking bays from
Wheat's livery stable and went few
miles in the country TO visit the family
OF a substantial farmer, who has two
pretty and interesting daughters. These
young ladies' made the time pass so pleas
antly that the boys took no note OF time,
nor did they once think Of the safety of
the team that was left at the rack in the
road fronting the residence.
About the time the chickens commenced
Growing for midnight the young men rose
with reluctance to start home, and, while
the fair ladies still cheered them at the
door, they discovered by the bright light
OF the moon that the team was gone, and
they were left 10 the necessity of a four
mile tramp back to the city. The host
was promptly called from the enjoyment
of pleasant dreams, or the solemn prob
lem Of possible sons-in-law, in the person
Of his visitors, and made aware OF their
situation. He came out and loaned
his horses 10 take them home and
hunt up the lost team and buggy.
The young men mounted, and taking the
trail of their buggy rode on for several
miles before any trace could be found.
About the time they had concluded they
were on the right track OF some fellow
who had committed felony and intended
appropriating the property to his own
use, dismantled buggy-top lay spread
out before them, and soon other frag-
ments were discovered TO tell the tale of
wreck and rapid travel. A mile further
h.. n 4fs.s.
by narrow bridge, closely bordered
with small trees, they found some dark
and confused objects prostrated on the
ground, and on closer inspection dis
covered their fine team all tangled up In
trees and harness, and utterly incapable
of helping themselves. Mr.. Stacey took
out his knife, soon made short stops of
the harness and let the animals up. They
used the farmers horses TO lead them
into the city, delivered them at headquar-
tiers and retired to enjoy confused dreams
of pleasure and disappointment, exciting
runaways and big bills for damages, until
morning, when they reported to the liv-
cry man ana were proud to get off with
the modest sum of $50 for the evenings
ride.
On Saturday last man about forty
y
don arrived in Sherman direct from
Giles county, Tenn, on visit to his
brother, j. NJ Higdon, and sister, who is
the wife Of S. w, Cole, living about six
miles south of the city. He left his trunk
at the Union depot and started afoot to
find his friends. He reached the broth
er's house about dusk and appeared to
be in his usual health, which, however,
hng az honV fpr
Yesterday he visited his sister and spent
morning he arose from bed COM
planning of sickness and showed
some alteration Of mind, as
his friends thought, before leaving
the breakfast table. Shortly thereafter
he started out afoot to the city to get his
trunk, refusing all offers of wagon or
any assistance from his friends. They
took counsel together, and having heard
that he once had crazy fit in Tennessee,
concluded to overtake him and restrain
him il possible. Whenever they APP
preached too closely he would hurl rocks
at them and thereby kept them at bay
until he reached the city, by which time
he was rayng AMI dangerous. The as
sistance OF officers was called and by a
little strategy he was caught and hand
cuffed. Judge Gregg caused jury to be
summoned at | O'clock this afternoon
and on full hearing of all the facts Hig-
don was adjudged insane and an order
made to send him to the care of the
keeper of the county farm, where secure
quarters are provided for such cases.
This was Justice Hinkle's regular term
for the trial Of civil cases, and ON the call
OF his docket fifteen judgments by default
were taken. Several contested suits were
set for trial during the week
! This afternoon Ed Loyelace, charged
by complaint with gaming, entered a plea
OF guilty and was fined by the court. A
complaint charging him with
Incorporating funds in Memphis,
Tenn, was set Tor hearing this evening but
has not been concluded.
Sam Houston, of color, a citizen of
| Paris, Tex, was arrested ON an indict-
ment found in the United States district
court at Dallas, charging him with forgery
and brought TO the Sherman jail by Depu-
ty Marshal Spangler, Saturday night He
was taken on to Dallas to-day.
| Jack Flanncry charged by indictment
in this county with theft from the person
was admitted to bail late Saturday nigh
| by the sheriff on bond Of 5000.
There are now forty-one prisoners
boarding with Jailer Callahan
j, w. Stewart went to Savoy to-day in
answer to telephone call
Billy (the goaD arrived at the Pacific
Express office in the Binkly house this
morning, and about fifty fellows were
sold out by being told that the advance
agent for Peck's Bad Boy wanted to in.
terview them personally.
Our streets presented busy aspect to-
day. There was only small amount OF
cotton on the streets, but the road mer-
chants were ous in force.
Dick Chamberlain of Denison was a
! visitor to-day, and reports THE GAZETTE
booming in that city.
Capt. Nat Smith of Martins Springs i.
down on business trip, pertaining to
good roads from Sherman to his section