Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-17
DALLAS.
M. u. Cole Leaves Wife and Children
and Elopes With His Niece,
But Is Caught.
Judge Hover Decides the Test Case Under
the Sunday Law by fIning the
Defendants.
Special 10 the enzetro.

Special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Feb. lG.- M. II. Cole,
living near Hutchins, left his wife and
children yesterday aud fed the CITY OF
Ilutchins with his own neice, Miss Mag
gle Cole, his brothers. daughter. Last
night 7. j. Pinion found the wagon that
had borne the couple to this city in one
of the wagon yards of the city, which was
very convincing evidence they must be
somewhere sojourping In the city. En-
couraged by this evidence he began to
make vigilant search for them by going
to all the dives and hotels of the CITY.
His search was finally rewarded by find
ing the twain registered at the st. Charles
hotel. Nothing was done, however, until
morning, when Mr.. Pinion led the guilty
pair before the sheriff's altar and filed an
affidavit against them for incest.
Col. w. d. Wyle, Sr., who was ap-
pointed to an Indian agency, has re-
signed the position in favor of his son.
w, ID. WYE, Jr., who leaves tonight to
assume the duties of the office. His
father, as heretofore announced, was an
pointed rlght-of-way agent for the Santa
Ee extension, and will devote his time to
that position.
A meeting of the state board of under
writer's will convene in this city on the
23d inst. Representatives will be present
from New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta,
st. Louis and other prominent places
throughout the Union.
This morning while John Philips was
driving an express wagon down Pacific
avenue his team took fright and ran away.
One wheel OF the wagon struck tele-
graph pole, which upset the wagon and
threw him violently to the ground. He
entertained severe injuries about the
head.
Justice Schulz Today sent the personal
effects of Adolph Koetchan, the man who
committed suicide sometime since In a
box car near the Union depot, to his
brother In Chicago. They consisted of a
gold watch and chain, $40 in money and
several manuscripts, among which were
insurance certificates on different compa-
MES, which amounted to $3.50.
AS was announced in to-day's GAZETTE
the test case of Kingdom & Bohmy, pro-
prletors OF the Appolo hall, was tried be-
tore Judge Bower yesterday At the close
OF the correspondence yesterday no de-
clslon had been rendered. As heretofore
announced in THE GAZETTE Messrs
Kingdom & Bohmy continued the sale OF
liquor on Sunday some three weeks since
The principal object in so doing was to
test the validity of the liquor law. Inas-
much as 1t was test case it was watched
with considerable interest by the liquor
dealers and other citizens. Able
arguments were presented by the
attorney for the defense and also
for the state. After the close of the
arguments Judge Bower said that he
must consider himself bound by the de-
clsion OF the appellate court, and, there
fore, fined the defendants $50, the
lowest possible fine which could be i'm
posed. The defense filed u notice of an
peal.
The argument in the case of m.
Wythe Ell. al. VS.. j. 6. Halsell will begin
tomorrow in the United States court.
Mr.. Ed. Emmerson is in the city pre-
pairing for the case of Scaley 6 Tomlyn-
son OF St Louis vs.. Ed. Emmerson, in
the sum of $4,000, for an alleged SIAN
derous article published by the defendant
in THE GAZETTE.
1t is rumored in the city that the
whereabouts of Arthur Wheeless, the late
water-works superintendent, are known
to some of the city officials. II is said
he has been seen and identified by several
IN Mexico. As there is no reward offered
for him no one is much interested In
bringing him to his old field of action.
r. Greyson and j. +. Brady of Fort
Worth are in the city.
Jot Gunter of Sherman bought the
Schelkopfs property on Main street to-
day for $3s, 1000.
The State Medical association meets
pected.
Judge Schulz went to Mineola this af-
ternoon to spend few days.
Hon Temple Houston leaves this even
ing for Washington City.
Receiver Sheldon of the Texas & Pa.
CHIC arrived last night from New Or
leans.
Judge j. c. Potter of Gainesville is in
the city.