Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-03
DALLAS.
From Small Beginning the Young
Mems Christian Association Has
Become Power In the CITY.
The Wits AdamS Trial sce--uurdcr Vrihi
Begun--The Jim Scott Case
Euipg on WheIesg Bond.

; THE YOUNG MINIS CHRISTIAN Assod
: TIoN.
Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS. TEX, July 1.-The Youn
Mems Christian association 10 dom
some good work in Dallas. The organ
cation started less than half year ag
with a small membership and very mea
ger facilities. To-day It has mcneer
ship exceeding 500 and an average dali.
attendance of about 100. The library
starting with only few second-hart
books and pamphlets, has begun &c. AS
sumo very respectable proportions, enc
the tables are supplied with many Of tht
leading newspapers and periodicals o.
the country. Recently a gymnasium and
! bath rooms have been added, and the
secretary informed THE GAZETTE CORE
spondent to day that during the month OF
June 300 free baths had been given 20
members of the association In a city
ia which bathing facilities are, TO say the
least, mited, as IN Dallas, this movement
on the part of the Young Mems Christian
association to furnish its members with
free baths ad libitum certainly commends
itself 1t is in contemplation, said the
secretary, to enlarge the present facilities
and TO add 'plunge" or swimming bath
as soon as the association can secure
more commodious quarters Other good
work Of the ASSOCIATION during the past
month consisted in securing employment
for deserving persons and In aiding the
needy.
TRIED FOR MURDER.
The trial of William Chapman, charged
with the murder of bud Lowry, near
Eiutchins, June 20 last, began in the
county court this morning. A large
number of witnesses were present, but
only few were examined to-day.
SUIT on BOND.
City Attorney Johnson this morning
fled suit against Arthur NJ. Wheless, A.
j. Porter, A. Dysterbach, j. 7. Elliott
and +. G. Moore to recover $4,000, the
amount Of Wheless' bond. The petition
relates that Wheless took credit on his
books for water warrants amounting TO
S2,409.05; that his books snow balance
due and unpaid OF s74S.46 and other
sums collected by him and unaccounted
for The petition also recites that
Wheels is fugitive from justice, and
suit Is brought to recover from his
bondsmen the amount OF his defalcation
to the city.
THE ENTERPRIsING BURGLAR.
Carrie Waters, the protein mistress of
large two-story frame residence on the
south side, claims to have been robbed
during the ca. y orning hours of sum
OF money nmo1rtng to $3.50 Just how
the robbel 2 was ifecteG she Is unable TO
say, but f1t N appearances She supp. SEES
burglars elected IN entrance throu1 h
window which he 1 beer left open tc adj
NIT the brHeIs sse allie yes TIL y the b lyg-
isrs thlcEO EEnee her bE,ore mme. my
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Il ;,,i ga ycr Big Jack, Jas
Z. lsigT EAt prise ser .ched he
I iHAt - G1iiss nd W tlodi ID in he
cps > y! lNsiara re wa visi I'd by The
81 tel. AA maze no .enial Df the Kill
& G)lt plelIbd selt-defeese IL extenua-
taa BE accuses Big lack Of having
destroyed his domestic felicity by the
o making a threatening movement to-
ward his hip pocket at the time OF the
fatal difficulty which ended the latters
earthly career. Big Mack's real name
was T. j. Mcdonald, but he was little
known except by the sobriquet with which
admirers had favored him, and Jim Scott
married his wife's daughter Domestic
troubles, or something else, led to the
wiie's absence from home On a winter
evening, and when Scott went to her
mothers house In search Of her, he was
met at the gate by Mcdonald, and the re-
suit was the tragedy for which Scott Is
now incarcerated In the county Jail. The
grand jury failed to find bill against
Scott. who subsequently went TO Los An. |
geles, Cal, where he was engaged in
driving street car when arrested and
brought back.
CHTrs.
John Frechette, a well-known restaura-
teur, died suddenly this morning while
lying on cot In the rear OF his restaur-
ant. Some years ago he owned a large
restaurant in Memphis, Tenn, which was
known as "French Johns" and did very
large business
Mrs. Mary A. West, living near Lancas-
ter, has filed suit for divorce in the dis.
trlct court.
The case OF Willis Adams, charged with
the murder OF Mike Burns, transferred
from Dallas to the Kaufman district court.
Is set for trial az that place on the 9Th
inst.
Great preparations are being made for
the trades procession and Joint picnic Of