Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-26
DALLAS.
.Asnuai state Eocampment OF the kn'ghts'
Tompiars Postponed--Nino Subjects
for Husk.

Special to the Gazetto
DALLAS, Tx, juno PA telegram
was received at the shcriif's Office this
morning from Sheriff Beck Of Collin
county announcing the capture by him OF
J. Taylor, an escaped county convict II
Will be remembered that j. Taylor some
time since boarded the train above here,
and being young man longing
for the notoriety OF the james
gang, or from some other cause,
he pulled his pop and proceeded
10 take charge OF the train, which the
conductor concluded at the muzzle OF the
gun TO rellnqulsh. Taylor then amused
himself with the frightened passengers,
pcrsuading them TO change positions, etc,
very often with gun In hand until he
reached Dallas, where he was pulled and
locked up by the police. He was tried
and convlct.d Of disturbing the peace,
and the penalty assessed at one years
labor on the pOor-farm, from which posi-
|. ton he was tran iferred 70 the county
convict gang. Soon after, however,
he bid the guards gOod.day and
left them, they firing a lengthy
salute 10 him as he departed
The salute was not warm enough, 70 In
duce the young man 20 stop though, and
he has been al liberty ever since until
arrested by Sheriff Beck. Deputy Sheriff
Haskell has gone for him now TO have
him finish his work for the county.
s. w. Barbee was arrested In Denton |
yesterday by the sheriff and held for the |
authorities OF this county, Mr. Barbee |
was In business with Mr.. Phillips, who |
was stock dealer Mr.. Phillips had
purchased seventeen hogs ready for the
market, and was trying TO complete car
load In order % ship them.
He went TO Ceburne on business
and while gone Barbee sold the
hogs, pocketed the cash and departed
for Denton He returned tonight In
company with Deputy Sheriff Sharp
Mr.. A. l.. Winston left this morning
with nine convlcts for Rusk. They are
from Taylor, Mitchell, Johnson, Denton
and Wise counties. One Of them goes TO
serve out life sentence He was from
Denton, charged with murder
Henry Jester was arrested on peace
warrant sworn out by his step
daughter, Miss Quinn, and locked
up In default of bond. He
takes too much tea occasionally,
and while under the influence Of II
he Invariably mlstreats his family. for
which he has been arrested twice
ACCIDENTS. {
Mr. William Hutton mad a wagon load 0
OF hay turn over with him on Young G
street yesterday evening which landed |
hay and owner into ditch about ten feet :
deep, and also takes up about half the I
street. MIR. Hutton was badly bruised :
and skinned up, though bis injuries are Y
not thought TO be dangerous. +
Mr., Il 10, Bumpas was riding on horse 8
back over the bridge over Mil creek Mt a
the terminus of the Eryay street railway, r
when several boards gave way, precipitat- II
Ing Mr.. Bumpas and horse below, I
severely sklnnlng Mr.. Bumpas and also
njurlng the horse.
Dick Shepard and Joe Brown, both |
olored, had n tlstIcuff In which Brown
Was worsted. Justice Schulz will lecture
hem tomorrow AZ his court.
AT the courthouse to-day 280 shares OF
he John Stone & Sons Live Stock com u
lany were sold at shGrlff's sale They II
we're worth S28000 and brought $500. r
:, A. Heating bought them.
The Communicates Knights-Templars 4
" Texas have postponed their annual en- q
at Lampasas this year until d
august, 1887 The postponemeLt was I,
lue To the fact that the lrlennia con- q
lave OF the order meets In st Louis on a
he third Tuesday In September, aud all n
he members that would attend the en- n
ampmont will want to attend the con. "
lave at ST, Louis, Arrangements will d
70 made for through sl0epers enough to q
the Dallas commandcry, e
yhlch is very large. The through Sleep q
'rs will leave In ample time TO reach st. e
louis before the conolaye meets aud re- q
main there until the adjournment. a
Was Edington, one OF the most popu- n
ar travelling men on the road, left Dallas Ii
his morning for Marshall to see his wife, d
whom he recently married az Wootan q
Wells contrary 10 the wishes of some of b
Ter many friends. He and lady win In
pend Sunday In the Fort "
t H. Watterson OF Little Rock, brother d
% Henry Watterson Of tho Courier O
Journal of Louisville, Ky, II In the city
The old established Mansion hotel
Ievor falls to get o large per cent. OF the
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