Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-16
SHERMAN.
Bad Burglars Break Into Several Stores
and Commit Acts OF Vandalism
as Well as Reb.
Harry Hunter Pleads Guilty and Gets
Penitentiary sentsnce--Bad-
ness MT Bells.
CROOKED CHARACTERS.

CROOKED CHARACTERS.
Special to the Gazette. !,
SHERMAN, Tx, May ia lot oil
burglars made the grand rounds In Sher-
man last night. The first place visited
was the carriage shop OF N. Swan, on
Crockett street near the square. This
they entered by breaking open the
front door, aud carried of some
$40 worth of tools. Proceeding to the
marble establishment of Gilmore scott,
NJ xt door, they effected an entrance from
the rear and obtained access to the once
The safe, which had been left unlocked,
was opened, and the various drawers
therein were pulled out and the
contents scattered about, without
rewarding the cracksmen In tine
least, as MIR. Gilmore had taken
all the money out Of the safe. Either
from revenge at their failure, or from
pure deviltry, they removed the combina-
ton and no trace OF 1t can be found. Inc
third and last place visited was the
grocery store OF Scott & kilgore, which
they also entered from the rear by the
usual pricing method. Their raid here
was also a brilliant failure, as
far as getting money was concerned,
though small amount of change was
taken from the till, which the thieves
burst open. They also took away some
So worth Of pocket knives. Here they
paused to rest awhile, as they were
doubtless iatlgued with their nocturnal
labors, and refreshed themselves with
iellies and crackers, with an absence
of ceremony peculiarly characteristic
of your midnight operator. A chisel
used by them in getting in, which had
been taken from Scott & Gllmore's, was
found In the last place visited, which
shows that the same parties conducted
the entire crookedness.
BADNESS Ar BELLS.
This morning Deputy Sheriff Bill Ellis
came up from Bells, a small station on
the Texas & Pacific east Of Sherman,
and reported that he was on the trail OF
some robber or robbers who had been
operating at that point. A saloon and a
store had been bufglariously entered and
bicycle stolen. just what use a crook
would have for bicycle is as hard to
explain as the carrying off OF
safe combination, aud both must
be charged up to innate cussedness.
| There Is no clew 10 the rascals, though
| City Marshal Blaine is keeping sharp
! lookout. He does not think them pro-
I
| fessionals,
HARRY HUNTER GOES UP.
In the district court to-day Harry Hun
ter pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery
and was given the minimum sentence Of
| five years in the penteniiary. Hunter
| robbed d man named Otto Siebermann of
watch and pocket-book at Denison on
| the night of the 3lst Of December last,
and as his victim swore positively to the
fact, all he could do was 10 plead guilty.
ROUND ABOUT TOWN,
The worthy chief of the Sherman fire
department, whom the Gainesville cor.
respondent of THE GAZETTE spoke of as
"handsome Jake Levy" got back from
Gainesville this morning. He says the
fire laddies were entertained like princes,
aud that the boys never had happier or
more harmonious session.
The Baptist Sunday school picnicked at
the fair grounds to-day, and the juveniles
spent jolly holiday in the usual pas
times aud sportive games.
Mr., Jack Kelley, II member of the grand
jury, in conversation with GAZETTE
man, said the wheat and oat crops in the
neighborhood OF Van Alstyue were look.
ing beautifully though suffering some.
what for rain.
The local matrimonial market is dull,
with a declining tendency. Only foul
permits to pair have been issued this
week.
The county commissioners, after sew
eral days. hard service for the good o.
Grayson, have adjourned.
The civil jury docket opens in the dis
trlct court on Monday. The number O
convictions so far, in criminal cases
speaks volumes for the intelligence o
Grayson county juries and the untrinl
energy and ability Of County Attorney c
b. Randell,
Personal NOTES.
DR.. Devine, leading citizen of White
Mound, in the southern portion of THU
county, was in the city to-day lie say.
, the people OF his place want the st
Louis, Arkansas & Texas road, and vii
, subscribe literally to that end
/ Prof. Il. b. Smith of Whitesboro, &C
, 6ompanled by his charming young wifi,
(nee Miss Mary Drake Of Shermau), pal,
flying trip to the lattcr's parents TO
, day. MIR. Smith is perhaps the mos
thorough teacher Of languages Of hi
, years IN Texas.
Binkley house, will spend the Sabbath Ii
+ Gainesville.
> Mr., b s. Leiper, with the great lum
Der firm of Prewitt, Spur & Co, o
I Nashville, Is here meeting his old &C
quaintances..
: Capt. c. Il. Staley OF Haydock Bros,
J big buggy house of st. Louis, is at til,
D Binkley and from the pleasant smile h
wears, is evidently meeting with mucl
success.
Mr., p. Addineton, who owns lots O
long horns in the b, |. T., is here.