Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-15
GAINESVILLE.
A Mysterious Wagon, the Lone Sentinel
on . Road 70 Lebanon in the Indian
Territory.
a Bloody SHIRT, Letters, Hobbies and Q
Trunk Where Is Prank Patterson
If AIives


special to the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, Tx, Feb. 14.-Deputy
/ Sherins Nint Anglin and Ben Shaver got
back last night having In charge W. H..
/ Atterbury and william Shea, charged
I with horse stealing, whom they captured
twelve miles southeast Of here, The
theft took place In Denton county, TO
which place the prisoners will be carried.
| A story comes from the Indian Terri
/ tory about the finding of a wagon, and
about which there is mystery the peo-
/ pie are unable TO solve. II seems that q
wagon has been standing near public
road on prairie about eight miles from
| Lebanon, /. T., for the past three weeks,
and when examined by parties few days
ago II showed two or three bullet holes,
and had In It trunk In which there was
a bloody shirt. The trunk was unlocked,
and on the inside were the keys. The
wagon was worth about $50, and had in
II good camping outfit, with provisions
for men and feed for horses, several pair
OF good raw-hlde hobbies and branding
! irons OF all descriptions. Two letters
were found Inc the trunk, but moth
/ Ing was CLEANED from them to identify
the outfit, On the trunk was the
name Crank Patterson" The property
was taken to Mr.. Geo. McMillan's in the
nelghborhood. The team to the
wagon was gone and, though dilgent
search was made, nothing was found 10
enable the parties to solve the mystery
Many theories are advanced regarding the
strange affair, and 1t Is feared that d ter
rible tragedy has been committed Leh-
anon is about forty miles northeast Of
here.
Mr. Ed. Purdy, a blacksmith of this city,
met with quite severe accident yester-
day while shoeing little Spanish mule
He had Just finished one foot and was
about to begin on another when the little
animal suddenly became unmanageable
and struck Mr.. Purdy on the head with
one of It's forc-feet, making an ugly cash
DR.. Boman was called for and sewed up
the wound. He will be ali right again
after few days rest.
set of signal flags have been received
in this city to be used upon the city hall.
The mayor promises TO furnish the yari-
Gus signals in few days. The city is
| Indebted to Prof. ID. G.. Taylor of this
city for this service.
A rare coin was found in this city yes
terday by Mr. S. l.. Jordan. The coin was
gold, and was taken from sewer
ditch ON Scott street The letters
and tgures on the coin
are not clear and can only be deciphered
by nagnifying glass. On one side OF
the cane is the head Of some ancient war.
rior clothed In armor.
Circulars have been distributed
throughout the city announcing the pub
| lie sale of town lots in lei Paso on the
Goth and pod inst.
The weather was spring-like to-day and
the churches were well filled. There was
no preaching at the First Presbyterian on
account OF the absence of the pastor,
Rev, Dr. Bowman, who is in Fort Worth.
| The pulpits of the other churches We're
| filled by the regular pastors.
County Attorney Worthmgton, who has
been suffering for some time past with
some peculiar ailment, is reported to be
| improving fast,