Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-08
DALLAS.
Powdered Opium, Administers d by Mis-.
take, Causes the Death of n
Popular Railroad Clerk.
Hanson, the Denison Postal Clerk, Ae
quittNd-Posey Released ON Bond, and
Believed to be Innocent.

: Special 20 the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, June 7.-At an early
hour this morning Mr.. Van Bergen. q
clerk in the auditors Office OF the Texas
& Pacific railway, died, IL is supposed.
from an overdose Of pulverlzed opium,
administered to him through mistake.
For some weeks past Mr.. Van Bergen
had been confined to his room at the
residence of Dir. Audrey, on Akard street,
with typhoid fever, and the severity Of the
attack had rendered IL necessary TO
have someone remain with him during
the night The colored man who re-
NAMED with him last night insists that
nc administered the exact drug that he
had been instructed to give, but IL ia
thought by competent physicians that
Allen, the nurse, made mistake and
gave the pulverized opium as above
stated. Mr.. Van Bergen was very pop
ular young man with his fellow-clerks
He was formerly from Lynn, COM,
where his parents now live. They lave
been photographed for Instructions as To
the disposition of his remains, but no
answer has as yet been received.
SHOOTING AFFRAx.
News was received this morning of
shooting ARRAY that took place Yesterday
on White Rock creek between nogroes
whose names are not known at this tins,
! Warrants were issued and search win
be made for the whereabouts of The
belligerents.
HE WAS IDENTIFIED.
Officer Beard arrested Saturday n man
giving his name as Brown, who was to-
day brought before the city court TO an.
swer charge of vagrancy. Ii SO hap
| nnmgn that "a Mrn
was some years ago connected with the
penitentiary Of Arkansas, got look at
Brown and recognized him as an es-
capped convict who had been sentenced
to the penitentiary for life or ninety-nne
! years Tor murder, but who succeeded I'm
killing the captain Of the guards and |
making his escape. He succeeded, while |
yet q newcomer at tier enitentiary, in in. |
citing his new fiiends TO make break for |
| liberty, and catching one of the guards |
with the loads out Of his gun, they made |
a rush for liberty, capturing both gun
and guard Maj Gam, who was captain |
OF the guards, came up at this time and
commanded halt, when Brown, whose
real name is McCalty, shot him
through the head and escaped. Mrs.
Cam offered $1,000 reward for the
murderer of her husband. but
all search for McCarty proved a fail
ure. Arkansas officers have been tele.
graphed, and orders are awaited as to the
disposition of McCarty, alias Brown.
II is reported that there are many
signers here in Dallas to the petition TO
Senators Coke and Maxey, asking them
to use their influence against the cleo.
margarine bill.
YOUNG AND INSANE
Two very interesting cases came up in
the county court this morning, in which
two children from Buckner's Orphans,
home were adjudged insane--one a boy
named Wright, ten years old, the other a
girl named Paylor, aged fourteen years.
Tney VIII be sent to the asylum.
man named Campbell was arrested
by the police last night, charged with
making en- aggravated assault upon An
nile Mack. He now lies behind the bars.
having been transferred from the civ
court.
PosToFFICE TRIALS.
Ihls morning the jury in the case of L
II, manson OF Denison, who was charged
win mlsappropriatlDg 81, taken from
letter not addressed to himself, brouuht
In verdict of not guilty.
MI U. j. Posey, the absconded most
master OF Sweetwater, who was arrested
and jailed last week in default
or $1,000 bond, was this morning
released, his brother, j. w. Posey, w. I'll.
Cowan and George Hughes, signing the
oond. The friends of Mr.. Posev, who
seem 10 De numerous, are very sure that
Eosey 5 statement In reference to loss of
nllnu IS correct. MIR. Posey belongs to
very respectable family and no cause can
be found other than loss of mind for bis
conduct. 40
THE HERALD SOLD.
me Dallas Daily Herald changed hands
,-day, Hen l.. l.. Foster, present owner
ol the Limestone New Era, becoming its
owner Mr. Foster gave as his reason
LOT purchasing the Herald the great con.
ndence he has in the future prospects NJ
the paper. Mr.. Foster is well Known
throughout the state as newspaper man l
OF marked ability and as a prohibition-
Isl 10 mas been stated Mr.. Foster intend t
ca making the Herald prohibition paper. a
nt ne states that such is not the case
MI M III. Clayton will engage in other Z
business ,,'.a at once. His many friends are
' "ai ~ ~ tnelr expressions of kindness and
6 III ~ lhelr expressions Of sorrow for
MS retiring from The management NJ ~
per for Dallas. -
FEDERAL COURT.
IN the federal court to .day the casa Of q
Gus hedges, charged with sending nh.
scene matter through the mails, was dis.
posed OF by 9cquittal, as it could mot he
pp g mat he put the matter in.the {
o W ~, ALSO tue case of Mr.. williamson
, vi HTloole SPRING., charged with selling b
WHISKY. Williamson was convicted and
n l,.eu $780, and also sentenced to iajl for
thirty days. W jan LOT :
All the railroad strike cases were CON
docket. ~ 'he 0Iluulnal
Prosecuting Attorney c. d. Pearre left
~, IN tne "est-bound train for his home in