Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-10
DALLAS.
julius LAWYER, Who Is Held for Burg
larry, Believed 20 b. an Escaped
Convict from Aiianls, TIA.
Barber Shop observation-disclosures Grim
inal Gases In the District oourt-Oid
Fashiened Camp Fire.
special to the Gazette

DALLAS, TEX, Jan. 9.-On New Years
night, or rather 3 O'Clock IN the morning,
J. T. Tresevant's house was entered by
two burglars. They got some small
change and a little jewelry. Tuesday
night following two men were arrested
charged with the robbery, one OF which
was let go as it was evident that he was
the wrong man. The other, julius Lswler
was retained and is still
in custody. L,wler was recognized
by gentleman in this city who
says LAWYERS real name is Charles Rose
of Atlanta, Ga, an escaped convict. This
gentleman states that Rose Cor Lawler)
stood trial st one time on the charge OF
numbering his wife, but the jury gave
him the benz flt Of the doubt and dis
charged him. He also tells that Rose
and another party boarded a pay car at
or near Atlanta and ran the train dozen
miles, but before they succeeded in rob-
bing the paymaster that gentleman shot
Rose in the leg and frightened
the other party off. For this
crime he was sentenced twenty
years in the penitentiary and had only
served six months of that time, when he
escaped. Chief Of Police Arnold sent 8
telegram TO the Chief of Police st Atlanta.
Ga, who replied: "There is a Charles
Rose wanted here; escaped convict; $3.50
reward for him IN sill here" Mr.. Ar
mold feels confident that Lawler is
Charles Rose. The prisoner says his
name is James E. Lawler and that ne is
from Richmond, Va; that he has been in
Dallas four months, Is painter
by trade, and was at the
house of Mrs. Price on Gas
ton avenue until ~ o'clock with Others,
! to see the old year out the new year in
and then went to bis home, Mrs. Ben
nett's, on Floyd street, and In the morn
Ing was awaked by James lilly claiming
New Years gift. When he was Spoken
to shout the wife murder and the trair
robbery episode he said: "You are
speaking of Charlie Rose. I am mo-
Char lie Rose no more than you are"
Chief Arnold has telegraphed to the
authorities at Atlanta, Ga, to come ane
get their man.
Some time during last night burglars
entered the barber shop Of j. Fritz CT
Lamar street and carried away severa
rezors and shaving mugs. Having beer
successful here, they ne xt turned their at
tenIion to sHickox & Hearne's drug store
the rear of which is next to the barber
shop. Here they succeeded In getting
gold pens, opera glasses, toilet articles
etc. The extent cannot be estimated.
The criminal term OF the Dallas Dis
trict court opened this morning
The following are the mos
important cases: Thomas miles, burg-
larry; George Moseley, Dick GiddiDgs
burglary; Leroy Goodwin, assault to rob
Dan Commons, theft of money; Henry
Jones, alias Williams, robbery; william
Bell, robbery; J. 81. Muller, theft from
lperson; J. a. White, assault to rob; Johr
tTates, assault to rob; George Irvine ant
George Bryels. forgery. These do no.
| include the six cases OF murder which sre
TO De tried by special juries within the
next six weeks. OF the above number
Yates, White, B II and Moseley had 6
hearing to day and their cases were nolle
prosecuted.
| Robert Slsde was brought to Dallas to-
day from Corsicans by United States
deputy marshal, charged with yiolatin 2
the revenue law:
On the night of the y h the George ii
Thomas Post C A. r J will give an old
| fashioned camp fire entertainment at theil
hall on the occasion of public installs
ton CT officers.
| The United States District court, Judge
A. 2. Mccormick on the bench, opened thi!
morning al 10 o'clock. The petit and granG
juries were impaneled this afternoon
The civil docket was called to-day anC
the several cases set for trial. The
docket is large. The criminal term o
this court will convene on the 23d o
February. Lawyers Carter and Ball sn(
others of Fort Worth were in attendance