Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-01
SHERMAN
An Attorney is Said to Have Done wro w
Visiting the City-I,uprovement
In Prospect.
srecIal 70 Iae oanotle.

SHgRMAN, TEX, Dec. 8 The district
court closed long aud laborlous term at
noon to-day, and his honor win put In the
rest Of the week In revising statements Of
facts for revision by the higher courts OF
the state. The Jury 10 the case of 5
Brocksmith, that vent out last evening,
We're held together untll nearly noon with
the hope Of getting a verdict, but ut last
came in aud announced that they could
not possibly do so, and were discharged.
Something over fifty convictions have
been secured by the states counsel, G.
b. Randell, and this young attorney has
established reputation as vigorous
and able prosecutor, in whose
chance TO escape the penalty due his
crimes
/ Several prisoners In whose cases notice
of appeal had been given, were brought
before the court and by their attorneys
withdrew the appeal. These were James
| Grimes, John j. Stacey, Wesley Clark
and John Brewer, who each preferred TO
accept the sentence already pronounced,
rather than lay Sax months in Jail and
| then go up at last.
The boy Wesley Clark, who Is only
! about Il years old, shed tears when the
certainty OF the felon's stripe dawned on
! his mind, and this only intensified the
/ general desire 20 have Gov, Ireland in
terpose his pardoning power in his be.
! half. We understand strong petition
has gone TO Austin signed by
every officer Of the court and attorney az
the Sherman bar. Judge Maltble begins
his abo-s again next Monday al McKin-
ney with two months Of bard work before
him, and will return here again the first
Monday IN March.
United States Commissioner Ricketts,
got through with the tedious examining
! trial OF Charles Gaines, coiored, of the In
dian Territory, who stood and still stands
charged with theft Of cattle and the kill
! ing aud skinning OF cattle in that country.
4 He was held to answer In bond OF 500
in epch case aud remanded TO jail until
said bonds are made. This negro has
grievous grounds Of complaint against the
attorney first engaged to defend him,
who he says took $65 in money and
twenty-five head of cattle as fee and
failed and refused to appear In his behalf
unless another fifteen heaG of stock were
turned over in payment of his profes.
slonal services. We may get further and
more specific information on this subject
and, If the charges are true, have more
to say.
A committee of members Of the city
council have been quietly engaged il
taking the sense of our people on the sub
iect of water-works and report an almost
unanimous sentiment in its favor. TIL,
plan as now proposed is either to issue
bonds for the amount necessary OF
organize local stock.company anc
build with the money of our own eit
zens. If a vote to tax the city were sub
mitted it would carry by large major
ity. We feel tile need of more water
and when we get excited on the subject
c water we will have.
> One of the most important enterprises
!, OF the past few years is the erection Of {
G new flouring-mill on the latest, full
n roller patent plan by the firm Of Stinne
& Bucker of the old Magnolia mills, OF
: East Houston street They took counse
e of an expert on roller-mills to have
e modern machinery put in the old build
$ ing, but It was found made
e quate for the capacity proposed
: and the proprietors at ono,
i got up plans for a new house on The 10
a Immediately east of the old. Work wa
. commenced on the foundation yesterday
: and will progress as fast as possible unit
n the entire new outfit is completed.
wilt have capacity Of 100 barrels of fou
:. per Gay.
q Capt. Lee Hall returned from Dalla
. last night.
0 Ed Stiff and DR.. Markham of Collil
y county were in the city to-day, the forme
I 10 look at some Hereford cattle, with
I view of purchasing.
e w. A. Galloway of THE GAZETTE smilet
Q on MS this morning and will remain wit
q as day.
h DR.. John Grant OF Laredo lief
IS this evening for that city, afte
e about four months soiour
n among his Sherman hiends. He take
]. with him lot of Hereford cattle, an
&c will return next week with a lot of horse
n to winter up here in Gods country, wher
/ grass is good and corn is cheaper an
better than that raised in Egypt in olde
~ tines.