Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-22
SHERMAN,
A Sad Event which Cast Gloom
Over the City Yesterday
Funeral Ceremonies.
A Mason Determined 90 End Existence
succeeds-Csttlemen Go to Grass--
Turns over the Cash.

special to tho Gazette.
SHERMAN, Tx, April 81 lone sad
event cast a gloom over large circle
aud that was the funeral of Mrs. w. +
Patty, which took place from the Presby
terrain church on North Travis street al
$3.50 O'Clock this afternoon
Loving hands had wreathed the altar
with eveTgreens and flowers, and on the
front of the pulpit was wrought In
floral usefulness the significant
word Crest DR.. John S. Moore, the
pastor of the church, delivered an ap.
propriate discourse, and at its conclusion
long procession followed the remains to
the grave.
Fred Armbrecht, whose death we
noticed last night, was buried this morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. Eight physicians were
present at an autopsy this morning DR..
| +. ID. Thompson used the knife, and de-
veloped the fact that deceased certainly
came to his death from cancerous tumor
of the stomach.
Levi Lancaster whose attempted sui
eide we mentioned last night, was buried
about noon in the county burying ground
at public expense He died short time
after our message was seat last night.
| Further inquiry shows that sef-destruc-
ton mad been planned in the early morn
ing, and he had deliberately carried out
his purpose. He bought fifteen grains
OF morphine at Landlord & Berry's drug
store, and shortly thereafter took the
room in which he died, saying to the
landlord that he had lost sleep the pre-
vlons night and wanted to rest. The
empty paper told too truly that he had
swallowed dose sufficient to kill three
men, and the only wonder is he lived so
long. few cents in silver were found
in his pockets, and letter from Masonic
lodge No. 327, West Plain, Mo-, dated in
February, 1886, informing John c..
Lancaster that he was in arrears
for dues for two quarters, but Mason
present said he was otherwise in good
standing with the fraternity Why he
passed under the name of Levi, II his
name was John c. is not explained.
lie was native of Glasgow, Ky, and
came TO Sherman about three years ago
Some time after his arrival here he was
arrested and taken back to Kentucky
charged with killing young man who
had stolen his horses and WAS making off
with them, but he was acquitted on the
trial and returned to Sherman. His
habits nf cheerfulness did not lead TO the
suspicion of suicide, but he certainly
Killed himself The coroner's jury 50
decided this morning at 10 O'Clock.
Ex-City Treasurer Pendleton settled
with the city to-day and turned over
s5773 in cash to his successor, W. j.
Boyer.
City scrip is at par and will likely
stay so,
The district court took up the case OF
the State against j. B. FELTON,, alias Lay
ton, last evening on the the charge OF at
tempting TO burn the Eagle mills He
has already been sentenced for burglary
by breakiug into the mill TO set the fiie,
and got two years. The present trial
will doubtless last into the night or until
tomorrow.
The parties bruised up in the runaway
Yesterday are all doing we'll
Capt Il. A Ryan Of the Grayson Rifles
left on the 3 o'clock train this morning
TO help the military boys celebrate at
Dallas.
Col. j. II. Critton returned at midnight
from FL Paso.
10 Lusk, our popular baggage man at
the Union depot, went TO Hot Springs TO
cure his rheumatism. While he is absent
the place he filled in the Sherman orches-
ira will be vacant, for we have no one
left TO I'LL 1t lie plays cornet Ike MS
brother Charles at the Fort does mute
"a little better than anybody.