Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-16
DALLAS.
Put In Jail for Selling Pair Of Mules
at Much Too Low a
Price.
A school Teo.ohsr'u suit for Damages
veterans Mecrng-strikers Before
Judge Pardse--Narrow Escape.
rnE MAN WIN THE JUL.

raR MAN WITH THE MULEs.
Special 20 the GsEette.
DALLAS, TEX, April l5.--One s. L.
Young came into the city this morning
with a sparkling pair OF mules, which be
sold TO d. M. Mckee for 5000, taking
check on one OF the city banks in pay
qnent. Re went OF TO the bank to get
his money, in which effort he failed, ow-
ing to some irregularity in the check. In
the meantime Mckee locked the property
over with a careful eye, came 20 the con-
clusicn that there was something wrong
about a man who would sell q $500 pair
of mules for $500. He than came TO the
conclusion that the animals were the
property OF A. NJ. Shaw, and had never
been owned by Young. So he lodged a
complaint against that gentleman, charg-
ing him with swindling, end he (Young)
was taken IA charge by the officers and
lodged in jail.
To a GAzgTaE reporter he sSid the
mules were, in fact, the property OF Mr..
Shaw, but that he had authority from him
to sell them.
SUES FOR DAMAGES.
Ii. II. Paine brought suit In the district
court to-day against Walter Howell and
John Fields, trustees OF school district
No. 2, Dallas county, claiming $4,000
damages.
Plaintiff in his petition AYERS that he Is
school-teacher by profession, having
been In that business many years; that on
the 28th OF Sept, 1885, he was employed
by defendants at salary OF $50 TO teach
at sckoolhouse No. 2, In said dis
.rict; that he opened school and
taught until December 30, when the de-
PENDANTS informed him that they intended
TO discontinue the school; that they took
charge Of the school-house and placed an
other. in charge OF the school, thereby
maliclously, unlawfully and without au-
thority throwing him, plaintiff, out OF
employment, thereby causing him to lose
the money he would have earned, wound
ing his feelings, injuring his reputation
and reducing himself and family to want
and suffering from cold, hunger and des-
titution.
NATIVE TEXANS,
All native Texans VINO may attend the
meeting OF the Texas veterans at Dallas
are requested TO meet at $3.50 a. m, the
2lst inst, In the federal-cOurt building,
northeast corner Of Elm and Sycamore
streets, where they will be given badges
and can join in the procession with the
native Texans II they desire.
JUSTICES COURT.
In Justice Kendall's court to-day j.
Campbell and Dave Boose were convicted
OF yagrancy and sent to work on the
roads, Nose Galloway, for striking his
wife, was placed under peace bond
Thornton Deane, charged with threaten
ing another man, was put under peace
bond.
RAISING THEIR TAKES.
The board OF equalization OF taxes for
the city are holding daily sessions, and
great many citizens are receiving little
billets doux Informing them that the
valuation OF the property has been raised
and their taxes increased by 40 much,
FEDERAL COURT.
Judge Don A. Pardee began special
session OF the United States circuit court
here to-day for the purpose Of clearing
up an overburdened docket.
In the chancery case of j. NJ. Dawson
VS.. j. T. Wood the defendant was
granted until tomorrow to examine new
pleadings, before motion for injunction
and the appointment of a receiver.
This afternoon the state has been en-
gagged in hearing the cases against the
strikers arrested for disturbing the
peace and serenity of the Texas & Pacific
railroad.
Timothy Higgins, charged with con-
tempt of court In threatening one OF Its
officers, was tried and found guilty. The
offense was committed at Fort Worth,
March %.
Richard Gordon, on the same charge,
offerse alleged TO have been committed
at Fort Worth, March ~, was on trial
when court adjourned,
Perry Thomas, charged with stonlng
the caboose and conductor OF west
bound freight train on the Texas & Pacific
road near Strawn, entered a plea OF
guilty and was discharged.
q. X. Rehgrove to j. A. Middleton,
lots IL and IS, block A, Middleton adj
dition to Dallas; consideration, $3.50.
T.. G. Bower, county judge, to Cole &
Thomas Bros, s2xS00 feet on Dallas
branch; consideration, 1880
THIS AND THAT.
Mr.. G. A. Gill, prominent contractor
Of the city, was married this morning to
Miss Sallie Sinclair, The happy couple
left for bridal trip TO Galveston.
Messrs. James Moroney, o Z. Bowser
and j. Y. Simpson, the committee sent
TO bring the Atchlson, Topeka Santa
Fe railroad to Dallas, have not been
heard from.
As MIR. william J orrls was coming
into the city this morning his team backed
OF OF White Rock bridge, precipi-
tating wagon and driver into
the creek. The mules were
drowned, as would have been the
driver, also, had II not been for the arri-
val of help, He had his left arm frac-
tured, and sustained other severe in
iuries.
The baseball boys have organized a
good club, aud say they propose to do up
the whole state.
Mrs Dora Hahn has fled suit for di-
yorce against Wilhelm Hahn on the
ground OF cruel treatment and desertion
The officers OF the Dallas National bank
and the City National bank talk OF con.
solidating those two institutions,
Lawrence Barrett will appear al the
Opera-house here tomorrow night IN
"Julins Cmsar,n at the matinee ON Satur-
day in "Yorlck's Love-" and Saturday
night In francesca da Rlmini,n This Is