Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-08
WACO.
The Texas Central Ticket 0ffics En-
tered BY Burslars-An IneendiGry
Doing tho T8En.
The Free Bridge Question: Still Unsettled
Barlow Gives Bond 10 Cover Costs
In His Libel Suits.
Special to the Gazette.

WACO, TEX March THE robbers
after railroad Doodle were in the city lsst
night, but not In armed force, but came
as thieves in the night and entered the
ticket Office OF t2e Texas Central RsilWsv
Company. They had all the tools and
and we're prepared to make q forcible
entry. They were expert cracks
men. They had succeeded in
boring into the outer plSte OF
the iron safe in the office and had broken
open the ticket and cash drawers, but
we're evidently suddenly frightened away
before completing the burglary, as all the
tools of the operators were found in the
Office this morning by the ticket agent.
No clue to the robbers has been discov-
cred. The case is in the hands of de-
tectives.
With the railroad thief came also the
FIRE bug. Mr.. NJ. E. Aiken, an honest
workman, who lives on North Tenth street,
had narrow escape last night of having
his house burned from over him. About
10 O'Clock, while he and his wife nnd
children were sitting In the front. door,
they noticed a sudden glare of light in
the rear end of the house, and going out
they discovered that kerosene oil had
been poured on the house ard rags q
paper sstursted with oil had been placed
under the house and ignited. Mr.. Aiken
| succeeded in extinguishirg the flames
with but little damage. He had very
little insurance on the house, and none
on his household goods.
Colonel Barlow gave bond for cost II
both his libel suits Yesterday.
William Robertson Was jailed last night
charged with theft Of ieweIry at Nc
Gregor.
The commissioners to Condemn the
property for free bridge purposes claimed
by the toll bridge of Waco, have not yet
| rendered their decision. They are in
session to-day.
Correspondence Of the Gazette.
Waco, TEX, March 6.-The commits,
sioners appointed to condemn the prop
erty where the free bridge is to be built
have been in session sgsiu to-day. Thus
far the Waco Bridge Company has the best
of the iqht. Both the city and the bridge
company have the best legal talent ct
the bar representing their respec-
tive claims. At times their con
tention has become very interesting and &
| little ludicrous, so much so that II has
been dubbed by the local wits as the
Kangaroo court. They have not, at this
writing, come to any conclusion.
| Frank DoWnmsn, the young man who
attempted to commit suicide last night,
las recovered from the effects Of the
morphine. Mr.. bowman is very popu.
lar and well liked, and his recovery was
good news in the city this morning.
About two years ago 8 young Norwe-
gisn and citizen of Waco by the name
| OF Knute Paulson seduced one Julia Over
CORD, young girl Of the same race, and
was compelled by friends end relatives OF
the girl to marry her. Their forced mar
rage was not q happy one, and at the
last term Of the District court Knute
P.ulson filed suit againet his wife fol
divorce on the grounds that he had been
buldoZsd into marrying her. julia fled
q Cross bill admitting that she used force
in consummAting her marriage with
Psulson, but that she YVES iustif Ible be-
cause of her seduction by him, and prayed
the court, if divorce be granted, that he
be made to pay an alimony. The
court granted the divorce and
further ordered that Paulson pay
MS ulfOlSSu VIE CIV pei AAOn'n 0haoHI
The last order Of the court Paulson has
refused to obey and yesterday Mrs. Paul
son complained by petition to Judge Viii
lisms, praying that Paulson be made tC
come up with his slimoDy. The judge
heard her prayer and issued citation fol
Paulson for contempt of court. He was
arrested by the Sheriff but denied his abil
itY to comply with the order Of the
court. But when the Sheriff was abou
to place him in all he remembered where
he could get see, snd did get it, which
will be psid over to Mrs. Paulson.
Colonel Barlow Is in the city. He ]!
here for the purpose Of making bond il
his salt for libel against A. Fl. Belo & Co
for AGO 600