Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-30
SHERMAN.
A Marshal Who Showed Judgment in
Executing His Duty, Sustained
by the Council.
a Libel Suit Against Paper Man Post
poged Week Took out Papers
An Acquittai.
special TO the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX, Jan. 2g.--prof. II. j.
Davis, principal of the Colored university
at BRENNAN. ad dressed large audience
OF colorcd folks and quite a number OF
whites al the courthouse last night. His
subject was "The Moral Culture Of the
Negro Race.n The speaker showed him
self free and bold thinker and very
bold and plain-spoken talker on the sub
ject Of the faults of hi people, and gave a
world OF good, sound advice that will inn
prove the usefulness Of all who practice
his suggestions. The friends had taken
an organ 10 the room, at which Annie
skinner presided with great credit, and
several familiar sacred songs were most
happily rendered by a choir of hall a
dozen girls, whose voices are splendid
and of surprising sweetness The speaker
had TO make second call to raise money
enough TO pay the gas bill, however, and
but for the aid Of their white friends
would then have fallen short. lie is on a
canvass of the state and expects the peo-
pie TO at least pay expenses as he goes.
A very exciting case occupied the at
tentlon OF the mayors court to-day. Mrs.
X. L. Davis was complained against over
month ago by MIR. Henry Wilson for
keeping a disorderly house. a warrant
was issued and put in the hands of Mar
shall Blaine, but on the day of the issue
Mrs. Davis fell from stepladder she was
using to train some vines about her house
and broke her ankle and foot so that she
was confined to her bed until within a
4 few days, and since can only travel with
the aid of crutch. At the meeting Of
the council Monday night Wilson filed 3
| formal complaint aga Dst the marshal
charging him with neglect OF duty and
| trying to evade the execution of the law.
/ Mr.. Blaine stated his excuse and was eN-
onerated from blame. To-day the de-
/ PENDANT limped into court with her attor-
neys, j. d. Woods and j. p. Cox, TO de-
fend her, and after some preliminary mo-
lions the trial was set for u Jury at
O'Clock p. m, with City Attorney Joe j.
Cobb and Judge J. Il. Cowles TO prose
cute. After hearing the evidence IN the
case the jury were not out over fifteen
minutes and returned verdict OF "not
guilty"
The Pacific Express Office in the
north room OF the Binkly house is to b,
remode'ed, reprinted, frescoed and newly
furnished as soon as the work can be-
done. This will give this popular com
DduN an cltBulL Ollltt anu OhC MOilhg W
the clever agent, Mr.. Walton, and his &C
commodatine assistants, Charley sumner
10 Rigby and Gus Seckins.
j. X. Walsh of the Binkly bar has
bright, new outfit in transit and in Il few
days win have this favorite resort of tray
clcrs as palace. His popular clerks, a
Rouse and Dick Dickerson, are alread,
proud of the prospect ahead and propose
to be even more polite than ever, amid al
their style.
Some thougEtless person, or some YER
mean person, shot Marshal Blaine's GOV
yesterday evening with large callbe
ball in the right shoulder and the chance!
are he will lose her,
VIM lvey, Jr., turned up in the count
clerks oillce to-day and took out
license to marry Miss Jennie Davis,
neighbours daughter They live on Iron
ore six miles north Of the city.
Ike Standifer Of Deuison returned las
evening from Dallas, where he went a
attorney for Be Murray OF the Ga2ettee
In damage suit brought by one MELON
aid, whom he published as fraud 70
practicing without license and not helm
/ u lawyer at all, but who was imposing o
his clients. The case was postponed I'll
next week, and Ike came up to Sherman
where Mrs Standifer is visiting the famil
: of G. b Wandelohr, Esq.
/ Miss Mile Blaine returned this morn
/ ing from visit to her uncle, l.. b. Barto
of Falls county,