Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-09
DALLAS.
A Woman Who Attempted Suicide and
VINO Co0tessss Having Hur.
Gered Her CaiId.
A BIoosy Encounter Between Two remal,
Mehsrs-D,vorce Wnn,ed-about the
state Fair-Local Dots.
WANTED TO HANG HKRsKLT.

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DALLAS, TEX, M,y s.-Two farmers
who Give near the city, brought q
woman in las. night and turned her over
to the authorities. Oae Of the men states
that the woman, who gives her rame as
Mary Curtis, came TO his house last night
while his family were at supper, and upon
being invited to sit down, did so. She
had very little to say, and soon arose and
went to the door, saying that she was
going out to hang herself. The host
watched her actions, while she procured
q rope and threw it over the limb Of
tree in the yard, and appeared to mean
business. The man called neighbor
and the two secured the woman and
before she came here, she murdered her
child and that she wants to hang herself.
She is charged with lunacy.
! MEXICAN STABBED.
| A bloody encounter occurred near the
Howard Oil Mills last night between
Avis Avania and Mexican Frank, two
tamale manufacturers, in which the latter
was severely stabbed in several places.
The artery In the left arm was severed as
was also the large leader in the left thigh,
! and the blood streamed from an ugly
would in the left hip and also one in the
left side. One Of the military companies
was encemped near the scene, but when
they reached the place Avania had fsd.
Frank will die.
COUNTY COURT BUSINESS.
The following cases were disposed of
this morning: The State VS. Geo. Nolan
and Jack Eaz7, charged with aggravated
assault and bstte:y, not guilty; the State
VS.. Brady Harper and Augustus Cranner,
for shooting craps, not guilty; Samantha
Antoine, aggravated assault and battery,
| fined SIS and given six months impris-
onment; John Henry Peters, theft, hned
9l00 and given six months imprison-
| ment.
SUITS FILED.
W. 81 Smith filed suit to-day versus the
Western Union Telegraph Company FOR
| $4,000 damages. He alleges In shis petit
tion thsG on The End Of March last his
brother directed telegram to him from
Waxaaachie, conveying the intelligence
of the dangerous illness of his father Ia
Wa1shachie. The telegram was not de-
Iivered until March 3, and when he
reached Waxshachie mis- father was dead.
A. B. Gardenaire sues the Dallas Con-
solidated Street Railway Company for
S25, 900 for running over and killing his
ffittle daughter with one Of their cars last
Thursday.
| THE DAILY DIVORCE DOCKET.
Minnie Rosser Burtle dies her pc titon
praying for divorce from W. c. Bursle,
charging cruel treatment.
NJ Z. Williams prays for divorce from
James Williams, alleging brutal treat
fment. James is now serving out Gen.
tence on the poor farm for beating his
wife.
FAIR NOTES.
Fakes { Co. and Logan, Evans & Smith
of Fort Worth have secured space in the
Exposition hall for exhibits.
ElP4so county will be represented.
They will entertain all visitors on day
to be set apart and known as "El Paso
day"
Dallas county is erecting building for
her exhibit.
The following parties have secured
space up to date: Center Springs Car
rage Company, Sherwin & Williams,
Munger Manufacturing Company, Hay
dock Bros, Kahn & Co., LiddelI, Hunter
Co, Catlin Tobacco Company, Clarke {
Courts, W. W. Walker, August CAST 1
Co., Hughes Bros, Colorado Salt Com
pany, Psdgitt Bros, Lawrence CONNER
ciel College, Pratt Soap and Manufsctur-
ing Company, G. q. Edwards, e. Bsu
man, T. Ellington, Llddell & Co, ,Blakely
Pump Co., Nashville Commercial Col
lege, II. Hamilton, Texas Cotton Press
Company, Shuttee & Co., Aultman, Mil
Ter L Co., D. N. Osborne &
Co., selz, Schsub Co, Schneider
& Davis, Hills Business Col
looa r.. rrop
Monumental Bronzs Co, Glste File and
Co., Murphy 4 Bolapz, Hughes Bros.
Mllburn Carriage Co, Church & Co.,
Hsoley, Hall & Co
la preparation for the press entertain
ment, which is to come on at the fair
grounds, force was detailed yesterday
| to put things in order. The festivities
will take place in the club house, from
which will be witnessed horse racing,
| which is TO be made feature of the occa-
sion.
MINOR NOTES.
The real estate transfers to-day aggre-
gate 81s7,172.
| W. 81. CASTOR was last night elected
| treasurer of the corporation of Esst
Dallas.
The Catholic Knights met In the city to,
day. They were called to order at IL
O'Clock and after organizing committee
on credentials was appointed and reported
about twenty duly accredited delegates
present. The Knights will be in session
several Gays.
Justice Kendall was summoned last
night at O'Clock to oficiste st the mar
riage ceremony Of s. A. Kealey and Mrs.
A. Sinclair, which occurred at 140S Gem
merce street. Mr.. Kealey is well
known Denton county larmer.
Marriage licenses were issued to-dsy 90
follows: George T. Broad and Bertha
oyer, W. j. Sims and Ella j. NaylereB.
A, Sims and Dellus R Nayler. Is.
Col. W. E. Hughes to day sold the
Grsnd-Windsor hotel to the fremont and
Windsor Hotel Company for Si55, 0Qes
The comnsDy will enlarge the bujtdinG so