Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-31
WACO.
County COnylcts OTerpOGer the GusYds
and Make Their Escsps-A
Little Girl Lost.
ProErsss Of the Free Bridge Ooutest-Tho
Candy Lottery Man Fined-Eunueycut
In an Alabama Prison.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Jan 30-Esrly this morn
ing the county convicts at work on the
Darwin farm oYerpowered the guards anC
made their escape. Officers with blood
hounds are in pursuit. The farm is about
twelve miles from the city, and no report
has been received from the officers. Mr.
DsrWin has contract with the county by
which he takes Gil county convicts, for
which he pays % cents a dsy, and works
them on his farm st that rate until their
cost and fine is liquidated. He is respon-
sible to the county for all costs and fines.
a little girl about seven years of age
was found wandering about the
streets this morning. crying. She said
she was lost and hungry. Sheriff Harris
took her in charge and will provide her
& home until her parents can be found
She said her name was Elma Fair, and
thst she had no father. She had no idea
where her home was. On account of q
defect in her voice it was very difficult TO
get any information from her.
The County Commissioners met this
morning to employ counsel 70 represent
the city and county gin the INJUNCTION
suit OF the Waco Bridge Company
VS.. King Iron Bridge Company
ct al. This suit involves the
right to build free bridge across the
BrsZ0s, connecting East and West Waco.
Clark, Dyer & Ballinger and Alexander,
Winter & Dickerson will represent the
city and county.
r. S. Reeves, the man arrested S4.ur-
day for running the candy scheme lottery
on the streets, was fined this morning
300. 1t is said ne "worked" McGregor
for about 500 on his scheme. He will
pay his fine and depart in search Of new
fields for the operation of his lottery.
Hall & Waller, detective agency, re-
ceived telegram this morning that the
notorious j. L. HunneYcut has been
safely placed behind the bolts and bars
of an Alabama prison, where he will be
kept to answer for crimes against the
laws Of that state.
The present condition and the future Of
the Waco Examiner is the subject Of gen.
ersl comment on the streets to-day. The
report in THE GAZETTE that Captain e.
gin mad taken practical possession of the
Examiner By consent of Mr.. Crisp was by
authority of both those gentlemen. Mr..
Crisp this morning refused to give pos
session on the grounds that there was
misunderstanding concerning certain lis-
bilities OF the Examiner that Mr.. Elgin
VAS to assume, and that Mr.. Eigin had
promised in the presence Of witnesses
when he purchased the Examiner that he
would give him q liberal extension
or the notes then due, and that
be bought under those conditions. At
l O'Clock to-day Mr.. Crisp locked and
barred the doors of the Examiners place
of business and stated to q GAZETTE re-
porter that there WOuld be no issue OF
the Examiner tomorrow, and none until
the paper was sold, which Will be ten
days (as ad7ertised) from last Saturday,
and that he intended to contend in the
courts for possession of the paper. Later
on MIR. EIgin forced an entrance into the
composing rooms and put q force OF
printers at work, and authorized the GA
ZETTE reporter to state that there would
be an issue Of the paper tomorrow and
one every day continuously. He will
if necessary make o forcibie entry
into the press-rooms tonight. Puolic
opinion is much diversified concerning
the subject.
Prisoners in the city calaboose broke
prison last night and made their ascape.
They have not yet been re arrested.
LATERAL II O'Clock tonight J. E.
Rlsin holds possession of the Examiner.
He obtained possession by breaking in
the doors. He and his employees were
requested by Mr.. Crisp to leave the office,
that they interfered with his business
and had no right there. No one knows
what will be the result. The Examines
will have no press reports tomorrow.
American FIaked 93as Greats.