Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24
DALLAS.
The Dixie.Reed Assault Case OH Trial
The Complainant on the Stand
Tells Her Story.
antine spurs Up the Authorities
Farmers Alliance.
Special to the Gazette.

DALLAS, TEX, Feb. 23..-The case Of
the State VS.. George Dixie, charged with
committing rape on Matte Reed last
Friday night in the Crutchileld house on
Fthe square in Dallas, was brought up be-
fore Justice Kendall. 1t has been pc
culiar case from its inception and the tes-
timony to-day did not unravel any of its
peculiarities. The defense waived an ex-
aiming trial, but the state examined some
witnesses, as is legal in such cases. Mat
tic Reed was the first witness examined,
who testified in brief that she
was seventeen years old in
April, had known the defendant
tni1e years, had been engaged to him for
one year. She said Dixie came to the
factory Friday night, where she was
working, as he had frequently done, and
accompanied her to the home Of some Of
her lady friends on Live Oak street. She
said he would often meet her at the home
of some of the girls employed In the fac
tory, as her parents would not allow the
defendant to come to her own home to
see her. Not finding the ones at home on
whom she intended to call, they pro-
ceeded to another place and they likewise
were not at home. She says Dixie then
proposed to escort her home, but she told
him that would not do as her par
ents would scold her The defend
ant then proposed to take her
to hotel and secure her room, and he
would go elsewhere and stay. When
they arrived at the Crutchileld house, he
proposed to her that they register as man
and Wife and she refused. She says, then
he registered, she not knowing how he
was registered, and then he proposed to
20 to her room and talk TO her while, to
which she consented and after they had
talked a while, he started to 20 and was
going to lock her in the room and take
the key with him, and she told him
he could not do that lie then said
| If he couldn't do that, he wouldn't 90
at all and returned TO the room and
locked the door and attempted to out
rage her, She says she screamed and as
slstance came, unlocked the door and
came to her rescue. She asserts that she
did not tell the officers that Dixie was
her husband, but stated that they were to
be married in June.
M. lIaines, who came to her rescue and
who was next to testify, states that when
he entered the room and asked what was
the matter, that Matte told him Dixie
was her husband and was married in Dali
Las, and che afterwards told him that they
were married in Fort Worth, and then
| told MIN they were not married at all.
inc defendant was held to appear under
$4,000 bond, which he failed to give, and
was remanded to Jail
The Farmers alliance meeting has been
in session all day at the courthouse in
Judge Bowers courtroom. The room
was full to-day and it Is estimated that
| tnnpn nm in M A.,
ings are secret 1t is impossible to ascer-
tain any definite account OF their pro-
cecdings. The alliance will Jointly take
some action with the knights of Labor
concerning the boycotting OF Sanger
Bros. Whether or not they will indorse
the boycott is not known.
ii. McDuff, charged with assault with
intent TO kill j. Fox, whose bond was
liked Monday before Judge Aldridge at
$3.50, was to-day made good and the de-
PENDANT released.
u. a. Quinlan, division superintendent
oil the Houston & Texas Central, is regis
tered ut the Grand Windsor.
Mr.. John w. Clark, a former livery
man of this city, died last night at 10
O'Clock Of pneumonia.
The state board OF Underwriters con
! yened at the X of =. hall this morning
with good attendance MANY more are
expected TO attend tomorrow. Before
adjournment they will elect officers for
| the ensuing year.
! A. G. Campbell, secretary of the state
| board OF underwriters, Is registered at the
! Grand Windsor
| Now that the city has quarautined
against Fort Worth the majority of the
citizens are inquiring why ii is not EN-.
forced, They marvel at the city council
closing one gate aud leaving another omen
that leads TO the same pasture. rhe
whereioreness OF this thusness is not nm
derstood by the average citizen. The Off
Gals actuated by this inquiry have placed
quarantine agents on the Missouri Pacific
ana Gull, Colorado & Santa Fe
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
=, w Halter and wife TO Il. M. Halter.
al-lOo acres in K Rawlins survey for
500. ). III. Gibbs and wife to w IT,.
vaughan, lO0xl09 feet on Floyd street for
! SltoV' John ID. Gest OF al to John and
Anhle HICKS a5xl25 feet in city Qocallty
hos gwen Tor $500. j. +, Askin and
VIE 20 NJ w. Kirby, two acres Of land
N various surveys for 1900. Richard +
Cohn TO Henry Schulz. lot 4. hlocE q T.,
| Nockrells addition for $3.50. Arnold
AronS and wife to Henry Warner
part OF block 297, city, for s950O. 4 n
Wagner to II. C.. Clark, 229xl0o feet on
Elm street. for $4,000; II. III. Mallaborne
ana wife TO w p. Armstrong. iftv acres
on X Welt creek, for SiToO Si;chael
hsaik and wife TO George Anderson.
gSaxlas feet on Swiss avenue. for Siooo ,
IS. Brin and wife TO Mrs. II, A. Rarton
lots and is, block IS, Ii. 4 II. q n
addition, for sl2, 500; w. G. Holland and
VIE 70 Betty w. Aldridge. east hat IF
lot 10, m block 100. for S9rso %