Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-07
DALLAS.
Another Ineffe ctual Attempt TO Shoot
the Artesisn Well-One Respect
in Which &c is Unsurpassed.
a Fine Set of Furniture Almost Submerged
in the SIush-Chsrgrd with as.
sRult to Murder.
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DALLAS, Tx, Feb. 6 -Jsmes WARD
was arrested today on 8 charge Of
assault to murder. Some six months
ago, while intoxicated, he walked into 6
section house near Wilmer and stabbed
three men with carving knife, without
provocstion. One OF the wounded men is
still confined on account Of injuries re-
ceiyed at that time. Ward made his es-
cape, and has been at large until his
arrest,
W. c. Jump, charged )intly with Monk
with the murder of Spears, on Rowlet;
creek, has sued out a writ of habess
corpus, returnable before Judge Aldrldge
on the I1th inst.
| Charles Nicholson, colored, was sr-
rested to-day for stealing 8 watch from
George Gordon, colored. Nicholson pro-
| tested that he borrowed the timepiece,
but it was found pswned for 50 Is.
The criminal docket OF the County
court was calIed this mohniHg, and cases
i set for the term.
In the case of the State VS.. J. R. John
son, charged with obstructing 8 public
IOnuJ IHS jury AStuAheu q fSAuINL Va HOS
guilty.
Ann Davis, a colored cook, who stole
$40 from the family Of Mr.. Sokolowski,
and who skipped out Saturday night fer
| Mckinney, was arrested to day by Depu-
ty Marshal Cornwall. Thirty dollars OF
the amount was recovered.
S. M. and J. M. johnson we're arraigu-
ed before Commissioner Bentley this
morning on { charge ofa passing counter
felt money. They were discharged.
Mrs. M. G. Berry gave parlor enter
tsinment Tonight OF her residence in the
Cedsrs for the benei. Of the SlcCed Heart
choir.
The excavation for the new city. hall
was filed with water this morning from
the recent rains. Men have been st work
sill day draining it.
An express wagon loaded with furni-
ture was upset in pool on East Main
street this morning. A fine plush pArlor
suite was almost completely submerged
in the slush.
The artesian well shooters made an
other iDefectusl attempt this afternoon
to explode the dynamite at the city park
artesisn well. The people sre not dis
posed to bosst of artesian water In DAl-
las. Even Editor Sterett, who has been
loud in his praises Of if, is beginning to
simmer down. He says to-day: "Dallas
can claim to be the only town in the state
that has an srtesisn well loaded with ten
pounds OF dynamite, anyhow"
THE annual meeting of the stockholders
bf the Texas State Fair and DSllas Expo
sitIon will be held tomorrow at 10
O'Clock at the Merchants Exchange, for
the purpose of electiug directors for the
ensuing year and to receive the financial
reports of last seasons business.
The campaign for city offices opened
this evening by the announcement of DR..
] L. Carter for reelection as city health
officer.
The funeral Of DR.. John Bell, who
died OF consumption Sunday morning,
took place to-day. DR.. Bell was formerly
from lows,
PERSONAL.
Hon. W. S. Herndon of Tyler, is in the
city.
Judge C. L. Potter of Gainesville, is in
the city.
Mr.. G, c. Bedford is i'll with pneu-
uopis, and is in critical condition.
CAPITA j. NJ. Phillips of the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe, arrived to-day.