Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-03
SHERMAN.
burglary Of Saloon and RuInation Of
Burglar.Proof Safe by The
Robbers.
A Dun nay, Caused by Continual Rains
which, white Good for FARMERS
Don't spur Up Trade.


Special 10 the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX, March 2.---1'his has
been day OF gloom and mist and mud
20 the people OF Sherman. II raipcd last
night, II ralned this morning, and II con
tInued 20 rain NJ intervals during the en-.
tire day, 80 II isnccdless 10 say 10 any one
acquainted with the black lands 81 Texas
that travel was Hight, and but few people
were stirring about the city.
The county court opened at the usual
hour this morning and his honor Judge
Gregg expected 70 devote the entire day
10 the consideration oi cases that came
from Denlson and were to be conducted
by Deniscn attorneys. II turned out
that neither litigants nor attorneys were
there 10 answer, and The cases all having
been continued from the former term,
the Judge, In his discretion, became dis.
gusted with the business and made M
order Diminishing the whole batch. After
this was done there was nothing left for
the court TO do but take u rccess, and an
adjournment was ordered I'LL to.mor
row morning, when other matters
will come up In the regular order Of busi-
ness.
Last night at II $50 o'clock tho Ex-
change saloon, kept aud owned by Louis
llfYlDONs ON lllf UlIlU fiuN VI hllN hlNNIht
was closed as usual and the clerks re-
tired 10 their homes for nights rest.
Between that hour and . O'Clock this
morning some burglar pricd Of the iron
doors Of the renr end " the house, and
the inner door being unlocked found en-.
trance TO the main room, whore the lar
aud casb-drawer was al his mercy and
the safe iD the office stood with no bar
81 IA HNa al
took 81 In change from tho drawer
(ull that was left thcro), and also nppro.
priated pistol that belonged TO Steve
Marzlnff the chief beverage compounder
OF che concern that lay In an unlocked
drawer behind the bar After this booty
had been secured the Invader made an az.
sault on the safe in the Office on the west
Side of the rooms, and by the use OF Il
chisel that had been left In box among
the barrels In the front OF the building,
where the wholesale goods are kept, sue
ceoded IN smashing the combination OF
the safe, but failed TO effect an en-.
trance A bright light was left burning
when the house was closed, and
the bold thief left the door open when
his booty had been secured Whom Mr.
Dryf0os opened up this morning nc found
what had been done and Immediately IN.
formed the police, who went to work 10
ferret out the pcrpctr0tor, bat UP 10 this
time The crime has not been fastened on
any one. A negro porter engaged about
the premises, whose duty II was 10 lock
the rear door, and who had failed to do
so last night, was susplconcd Of the
oIense and his house was searched but
nothing was found TO fnstcn the
crime on him, Mr., DTyfoos, however,
thought the circumstances warranted
his discharge, and he no longer rubs
glasses Tor that house. The house robbed
IN anew concern In Sherman whore only
white men are allowed to drink, and IL
one OF The noatest aud best appointed
saloons In Texas.
Billy Hyde, one OF the best lucksmIths
and ginsmiths In the country, was called
M To repair tho safe 80 that the owner
could get AT his boarded wealth, aud In a
short time had the combination In good
working order. This same Billy HYDE H.
one OF the boss Dutchmcn aud best fire.
man IN the Sam Houston company,
which oompanyis known rs the champion
OF Texas by reason OF the fact that In
every competitive drill and public contest
II has taken the FIRST prize, aud now holds
the champions trumpet Tor the state.
Billy has been member for thirteen
years, and IN all that time he has only
missed three llrcs One ilre-alarm found
him out In the country training dog to
set birds; tho second found him sick OF
fever, and the third Ito was miles out OF
the city, which Is pretty good record Tor
memoer oil company that gets no pay
except the gratitude OF The people aud the
consciousness Of duty we'll done.
Yesterday Gus, Fenrcs OF Denison
came over To the city and sold n pony Tor
SsH atpuhlle sale. In tho evening he rot
acquainted With young man, who goes
by the name Of Rob aud Ia the stcp.son Of
one Bush, who Is the leader of Il band of
Bypsics, camping near the city last night.
Feares campod with the party and this
morning found his money gone Bob
was arrested and both himself and the
gypsies denied that they had any
money, Justice lllnklr sent him TO iaii.
and when searched two $40 bills we're
found pinned up in his shirt that core.
spondcd with the money phid him lor the
pony, Bob slept with Eearcs that night
and the circumstances are strupgly against
MIN MS the one who did the rohhiuu
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