Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-10
WACO.
The Boy Burglars Have a Hearing
and some Discharged While
Others Are Held.
an oid Chnrgo-A BaptisirS--A Contest
To BE nade for an Alder
mans Seat.


Special 70 the Gazette.
WACO, Tx, April g.--Tne examining
trial Of the boy burglars, While Gillespie
and Lee stephens, who were arrested last
night for entering and stealing good:
from the wholesale grocery house d
Cameron, Castles & Strong, was com
menced at 3 O'Clock this afternoon
There are six in the gang, but only three
have been arrested. Lee Stephens
mother procured bail for him when be
was Grst arrested, and he utilized his
liberty by boarding a train and going 70
Dallas. A policeman was sent after him,
and returned this morning with the
Juvenile delinquent 10 custody. These
lads all have hlahly respectable parents,
VINO are plunged in deep grief.
Will Gillespie, who seems 10 have been
the leader Of the gang, waived examlna-
ton aud was remanded 20 jail. The
county attorney dismissed the cases
against Lee and Babe stephens, saying
he did not believe the evidence sufficient
70 convict them. Jake Seag0 and David
Berry, two Of the boys, are still at large.
Another sensation was caused here
this morning by the arrest Of Mr. Frank
Mobley, citizen Of Waco and candi-
date for the Office Of assessor Of taxes Of
McLennan county. The charge against
him Is stealing horses, and the date Of
the alleged offense Is twelve years agOne,
in Lampasas county, where he then re-
sided. The arrest WAS made very quietly
By Sheriff Wolf Of Lampasas county
Mr. Monley's friends here believe him To-
nocent, and Sheriff Wolf says he thinks
that a man named Watts, brothcr-in-
law Of Mobley, was probably the real
culprit. Watts has LIFT the state, and It
Is believed Mobley's arrest was made
more in the hope Of securing Watts than
Of convicting Mobley. Mfr. Mobley has
borne an excellent character here and
furnished = bond without any trouble.
Sheriff Wolf carried home with him
WIN. Presley, who has been confined in
the Waco jail for aggravated assault and
battery. PRESLEY is waited az Lampasas
for stealing a $50 gold piece. He jumped
bis bond at Lampssas, and says he Is
good for the pen, as there IS dead case
against him.
POSTAL MATTERS.
Postmaster Gerald sent Ia bis first re-
port 10 the post0flloe department to-day,
covering d period Of six weeks. The
money order receipts during the six
weeks were sl7,521, aud the disbursc.
ments si6,053. This indicates
m0ney-ofder business Of over al
hall million dollars a year az this Office
During the six weeks the quantity Of
Waco publications, newspapers, etc,
banded for points outside the county was
Gl 03z pounds. Postmaster Gerald esti-
mates that during the year the Waco pub.
licatlous will consume over ,JDO, 600
pounds OF white paper. The business OF
the postOfce is growing 20 rapidly that
an Increase OF force Will be applied for.
Waco has an evangelist Baptist min
lster-whOge success bids fair TO rival
Sam Jones or BOy-preacher" Pearson.
This is Rev NJ. 7 Martin He mas lust
returned from Comanche, where he
preached thirty days and baptized los
converts into the Baptist church, not 10
mention others who went into other de.
The list u converts
lawyers, merchants county ON
cials AMI other prominet men. TO-mor.
row plght Mr. Martin opens a meeting al
DeLeon, Comanche county, and on sun
day, May 2, at the town Of Comanche, he
Is TO baptize, by immersion, one hundred
and TWO converts into the Baptist church.
A special pool, eight by sixteen feet, has
been prepared for the ceremony.
GENERAL LOCAL REPERTOIRE.
Hugh Mack, white, about forty years
old aud apparently railroad laborer, was
arrested and jailed to-day as lunatic.
He was at the narrow guage depot plat
form with crowbar, trying to prize up
the planks. lie insists there is a big sum
OF money buried under ,he platform.
The city council met In extra session
this afternoon and canyassed the returns
Of last Tuesdays vote in the municipal
election. The mayor and aldermen-elect
will be installed on Tuesday night of next
week.
One hundred carloads Of freight were
received here during last night via the
Pacific railway. Eighsy OF the
cars Were loaded with cotton TO be com
pressed mere.
Heavy rains have fallen at Intervals all
day and more is Indicated. This will be
bad on the Missouri Pacific track, which
is IN rather bad condition.
Notice was to-day served on the mayor
OF contest In the Fifth ward over the al.
legged election OF Wallace as alderman.
UNABLE TO AGREE.
A.