Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-09
DALLAS.
Claims the Negro was Stealing Coal.
An tx-Ereight Office Clerk Charged
with Emb' ZzlIng,
Portions of Two Business Streets In
Safe Condition TO Pedestrians.
Special to the Gazette.

| CpSCldl W we 062ette
DALLAS, TEX, Feb. s.-W. G. Holly,
the Waterman who shot the supposed
coal thief Monday night, stfirns posi-
lively that the negro WAS stealing coa',
and that another. dsrkey was with him,
and made his escspe as soon as the first
shot WAS fred. The negro, who gave his
name IS John Smith, turns out TO be
William Hipkins. BE is still at the
hospital, and the city physician pro-
nounces him ont of danger.
| George L. Martin, late chief clerk and
cashier OF the freight office department
of the Missouri Pacific and Texas and
Pacific, wss arrested last night on two
wits sworn ous by Auditor Cooper Mott
of the Texas aud Pacific, charging him
in both cases with embezzlirg money 10
the total amount of SII5I. He WAS re-
leased last night on bond of $500 in
each case. This morning his bondsmen
surrendered him, and the bond
In each case WAS raised
to $3.50. Mart n is young man Of
twenty-four years, and heretofore has
had the confidence Of mis- associates. His
arrest is a surprise to all who know
him.
COURT NOTES.
In TIE United States District court the
| jury 10 the case OF the Ames Iron Works
vs.. j. n. Haney, rendered verdict for
the plaintiff In the sum Of Sl66247.
H. Z EIdridge, Of Gainesville, was ad-
mitted to practice before the U0ited
States courts.
InsEhe County court, John Scott, Biz
lie Harper and Henry Lind, charged with
theft, were found guilty and the 6rst
two sentenced to six months imprison-
ment, and the latter ten days and hne
Of S25.
Marshall Glenn and Thomas Green
wood, two young lawyers Of Palestine,
were indicted by the grand Jury today
for barratry. The c'rcums ances are as
| follows: Some time sgo Glenn and Green
wood, as attorneys, filed q suit In the
District court styled "Miles Bennett VS..
Mrs. Kemp ct al )" the plSintff laying
claim TO large tract CT land c few miles
southeast Of thu city. The land is quite
valuable and there are numerous de-
PENDANTS in the case. This is the first
! Indictment OF the kind in the annals Of
Dallas county.
1.-THE annexation Election which takes
place in North Dallas Friday is becoming
somewhat exciting. The anti-snnexA,
tionists say that The call for an election
was signed by only TWO white men, anc
that only one-ihird of them are property
owners. They charge that East Dallas
is counting union with her neighb0r in
order that she may issue more bonds, and
raise the y6lue OF bonds on the market,
TIE territory which it is proposed TO
annex, embraces an area of eooutIfo our
| fq4are miles.
| The streets are drying slowly. The bus.
mess portions Of Main and Elm are new
in fair condition, but most all other thor
oughfares are dangerous to pedestrians.
The average Dallas citizen is supremely
disguised with the Dallas street IN rainy
weather, but, Notwithstanding disgust aud
2rumbling, nothing is being done. Some
OF the selfish ones are looking hopefully
| forward to the drouth ss the ouly relief.
| This afternoon st O'Clock a Main
street car filed with people was teie-
scoped by a run away wagon team. The
car WAS knocked off the track and dam
aged considerably, but fortunately no one
was hurt.
A movement Ia on foot 10 have the
press conventions Of Tennessee, Arkansas
and Louisiana to visit Dallas at the time
Of the meeting of the Texas Press Asso-
citation.
PERSONAL.
DR.. G. B. Beaumont, q physician Of
Coleman City, is in the City with view
to locating.
Hon. John D. Templeton of the Fort
was In town this morning.
B. ". Mccullough, general passenger
agent of the Missouri Pacific and TaxAa
and Pacific, has gone to St. Louis.