Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-01
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DALLAS.
Hsw 8 Hack Drivers Cusssmsr Cats
tho B.sser Of Him-A Ci,zIu Held
Up and BsRtsn Ns2rly TO Death.
Penalty for V tolstinR the L seal Option Law
damages for q Bloodsd Jack
Local Notes.

WONDERFUL A HACKDRIvER OWNED.
Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX Nov. s0.-LIst night z
P. Dsrfner and two companions took in
he town in hack driv IN by John WEIGH.
When the drive was completed the parties
refused to pay and Welch called the eff.
GERS, who gave the cuff the choice BE-
tween paying or roostiIg Ia the calsboose.
They paid on condition tnGt WEIGH should
drive them to their several pisces Of
abode, which he sgreei TO co. Before
reaching Darfner's destination the hack
mired in 0 mudhole, thing that Is In no
wise unusual In Dallas. Then Darfner
sIlghted, grabbed WEIGH by the throat and
demanded the return Of his money which
D rfnsr drew knife and gave
WEIGH the choice Of returning
tie N sney or having his throlt cut. 1t is
needless to say that WEIGH returned the
money. To-dsy Dsrlner was arrested on
a warrant charging MIN with highway
robbery.
KNOCKED DOWN.
E.R. Scott, while returning from the
residence CT the Rav. r. T. Hanks last
giving supper, was halted by two white
men on Mssten stree. snd beat nearly to
death. II is supposed thst their intention
was robbery, but they we're evidently
frightened way before they could accom-
pli,h their object, IS nothing was taken
from M. Scott's pockets. Mr.. Scott is sn
employe Of Harry Bros.
COURT BUSINESS.
crF uhn n n
orado and 81 ia Fs Railroad for killing q
bIooded jack, obtained judgment in the
county court to-day for $500.
John T. Witt commenced q1o Tar-
ranto proceedings In the district court TO-
day contesting the election Ct Sim Hun
n.Cuts as assessor. The throwing cut CT
the E gath ward vote gave Hunricutt Q
msj )rlty OF seven. while tee total vote OF
the county gave WITT nsi pity OF O..
Thu quo wsrrAnto proceedings OF j. y.
Bigger, who contested the election OF
Justice Kendall two years sgo, are still
pending in the district court.
Thirty-fVe persons are charged with
murder IN the district court.
There are twenty eight persons in the
CT hospital.
A pIst OF Terrace Grove addition to
" 6eG DfllhS Was Lieu iA VIC SOunS SAoih .
eff ;e to-day.
TIE county road convention will be
held about December Is.
The city committee Is out rustling
money with which 10 entertain the Ms
tional Z IitoriRl Association which Is ex-
pected here next Friday.
A city dairymsn sent young man out
20 collect yesterday. He collected S75
and skipped.
Mr. ". A. Hudson and bride, nee Miss
Fcssie Rowen, arrived to-dsy from Wax
shschie, where they were married last
night.
Recorder Brown is seriously Ill with
PNEUMONIA and Mayor Conner Is dis
pensing Justice to tbs city's offenders.
Mess-s. c. e. Peck and L. FL. Hall OF
Fort Worth took In Dallas day.
d.. C. 81. Mullin OF Cedar Hill, pleaded
guilty In the county court this morning
to a charge Of violation Of the local op-
tior Law BY writing false prescription
for whisky. He wss fined $25 and gen.
terced to twenty days imprisonment.
Real estate transfers recorded in the
county clerks office to-day aggregate
S81 600.
Miss Fannie Wooden Of Rad Ok, who
was visiting the family OF Mr.. Anthony
Douglas on CAIuth street, died suddenly
this morning. Her remains will be
shirpad home for burial to- morrow.