Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-31
.,,~,ox STATE CONVENTION


',l's naper, the Gatesville Advance
,.,rroS STATE CONVENTION.
e haast Of all the state executive
Isgn'f rom whom we could hear, we
~, state Prohibition conven-
mset IN Dallas, Tex, Tuesday,
anr 1886. for the purpose Of
.s'ne state Prohibition ticket and
.sIre such other business as may
s ',o-e "a. Az men and women in
~So love God aud right better than
"a expediency, are requested to
w. W. ID. JACKSON,
Chairman State Elk. Com.
ca,srILL, Secretary.
" D. Jackson, whose name APP
AVA. resides 10 this city. A Ca
,snofter asked him this morning
~ above represent your views
.,,rsgv Mr.. Jackson replied: al
,sver you frankly. 1t does not, and
4 .arnrised when it came out In DIR.
.is paper. / had appraised DR..
Il hat 10 my judgment it was not
III or desirable to have a state
tTon this year, and certainly
q mt q ticket in the field,
convention were held. j told
.l,ighlle did not propose to stand
xsy of q convention, l must de-
< .hsIrman OF the state committee,
m,eall for a convention, unless
n Mt the executive committee,
maeven members, favors a con-
nom the best information |
acre is not such majority. |
tsue the call or authorize any
ga my name to it. ! am sorry
mi acted as hastily as he did,
s,n! my position in this matter
am as ardent q Prohibitionist
nan can possibly be, but l do not
convention or state ticket is a
timely measure. know of other
noi the executive committee who
he matter Just as / do"
uy Sheriff Dan Ford arrived at .
IBIS morning for Denison, having
he Frank Edwards, a young white
WHO formerly resided in Waco.
two weeks ago a gold watch, val
"a ss5, was stolen from Levinski &
jewellers of this city. On the
Hst the watch was found in Duff
bus loan office, where a man had
a II for $40. Suspicion was at
to Edwards, who had only recently
city with his newly married wife.
ites were put in motion and Ed
vas apprehended Saturday at Den
( His wife, who was with him, came
pnce to Waco, arriving here Satur-
E Deputy Sheriff Ford says Edwards
irving at Denison had dropped
name OF Edwards and
"a the rather general cogno-
nSmilh." On arrival here Ed
vas locked up In jail, and this
'hg Mr.. Domnau visited the prison
~ II Edwards was the man who
81 the watch. Dompau took one
y the prisoner and said, "that isn't
&n," Edwards has asked for a pre-
b examination, which will be given
morrow before Judge r. w. Da-
le protest hiss innocence, and the
IS well as Levinski & Levine,
newhat puzzled at the turn matters
kken.
aty Sheriff Munden Of Harrison
arrived here yesterday to look at
gfo man, John Caffrey, arrested
etk while working on the street
leie. Caffrey was arrested on sus-
o. being Lewis White, who killed
flanagan, an Irishman, in Marshall
winter Of 1872. Immediately after
l0Oling, White, who was a police
escaped, and was never seen
Several gentlemen now living in
we're residents of Marshall when
sedy occurred, and remember il
esl brutal and uniustifiable muir.
alleast one of these gentlemen
Al Berry, was confident that the
Anrey was Lewis White. Deputy
Aunden, however, could not iden'
Prisoner, and this morning Calf
released. He has had the small
nis face is so badly pitted and
nat even II he had been Lewis
qualification would have been {
acult matter.
y. Walker, white lady abou
I'VE years old, the wife of y farmel
* near Mart, in this county, wa:
Insane this morning by a jury
w sent to one of the state insti
The insane. She talks all tn,
.sut war with Mexico, ant
constant dread of her life. Sh'
N'elligent and the case is a sax
a2ls barrow, the well-knowr
tletor, who was accidentally
.npasas, formerly resided here
Mr.. John Dqrrow Of thi
Lampasas at noon to-day, Blu
ropes of seeing his brothe