Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-26
DENISON.
The Wounded Conductor still Alive.
But No Hopes OF His Recovery
Entertained.
Turkeys Trial for Outrageous Assault
Postponed-Deaths--P ersonal--Ran
on the Track.
Special 10 the Gazette.

DENIsoN, Tex, Feb. 25.--The family
of Mr.. COPYRIGHT, who have been sick
with the measles for several weeks, had
dark cloud over their lives yesterday
in the way OF the mother and wife depart
ing from this life. Mrs. COPYRIGHT was
a most estimable lady and her death will
be learned with deep sorrow by her many
friends.
O. NJ. Kimmis, the man that was shot
Wednesday morning by the burglar, is
still alive, but the chances are against
his recovery.
Dick Chamberlain has taken charge of
the Denison News circulation In connec-
tion with THE GAZETTE.
Chas. Leddrick met with very painful
accident yesterday while moving some
goods, catching his right fore-fnger be-
tween nail and heavy piece of wood,
resulting in the nail being driven all the
way through his finger. The pain was so
intense that he tainted, but was soon re-
vived, and to-day his finger is much bet
! ter,
Mort Scholl is subject TO the cramping
OF the lungs which came very near re-
sulting in his death last night, but his
brother and Maj. Maughs worked on him,
pumping breath into him, until the ar
4 IlNdi Vi w. w llhtIlN, WIN Hbbl ihHNh MS
suffering and placed him out OF danger
The report that the burglar that shot
young liimmis Wednesday morning bad
been caught at pottsboro created quite u
sensation, as the crowds on the corners
thought best II it was him to allow no
trial except by Judge Lynch. Conductor
Corless, the gentleman that was robbed,
went to pottsboro this morning with Pc
, liceman Bud East to identify the man anC
[ stolen goods II possible, But they re-
, turned without him, not being satisfied
that he was the guilty party. In all prob
abilities the murderer will never b'
brought TO Justice, The wounded mar
/ is still alive and without material change
{ This town as great shipping point Is
! going to be place OF Importance
4 Twelve cars of oats have been shipped II
the last fifteen days and the warehous
and platform Is llled awaiting shipmen,
Noble Bros are the buyers and the high
est market price IS paid by the gentleme
and shipped to Colorado City and othe
. western towns
Miss Mary Darnall OF Sherman, W h
!. has been on visit to Caddo for seyera
days, passed through Denison on he
way home to-day,
. Sheriff Douglass came over from Shcl
II man to-day.
y Switch engine No. so ran of the trac
7 in the lower yards, but did no damage,
The case of VIM. Turley, charged Wit
the assault on the person OF Nora, the III
) tic six-year-old daughter OF Mr.. Roberts
! came up 10 Judge Adams court and wa
postponed until Friday morning at
= O'Clock.
D. Thecity council met tonight, and ate
. attending to other business picked u
II the matter regarding the shortage 9
Phil Smith The committee oil councl
= men lind shortage of S5,22o.5s on "a
, books, while MIR. Smith and his comml
:, tee make IL some less than that amou
u but say there is undoubtedly a snorlaS'
ON motion a committee of two was ado
"a "a cd TO the old committee IN the person
"a of Messrs. Yocum and Colin to invest
q rate the books, and their report Is 20 b
o o0lclally considered and accepted by III
council. Mr.. Smith has made arrange
e ments 10 paw every cent Of the shortage
4 20 that his bondsmen will not lose any
I thing. The council win without fail tax
4 action on the matter next TEursda
- night.
y The council offered reward oi S1V
le for the arrest and conviction OF u
burglar who wounded Mr. himin
&c Tuesday morning. :,
Two match games of billiards OF o
p points were played to-day in the VIM
u Elephant between Willie Willy, u
& wrestler, and +. L. Foster, bartender
., the Elephant, for sioa side. Willy We .9
% the first game by lis points and y
or second by 1866 points. Mr.. Fleming ~
Sc willy will play match game honua
- night for $50 aside.