Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-23
Another Eruption Probable in theIAffairs
OF the First Baptist Church.
A False Alarm-To Guard Against Smallpox
From Denver-A Case that Should be In
vestigated-PersonaL
TROUBLE BREWING.

anti-Hanks mem berS, at least some of
them, had not accepted the verdict of
the council in good faith, and were again
engaged in Il warfare against the pastor.
The informant says that the vast major
ity Of the congregation viii not submit to
any more discOurtesies at the hands of
the minority, and if the said minority in
dulges its spite further precipitate action
Will be taken by the congregation.
ANOTHER FALSE ALARM.
The reporters were again excited last
night over the report that Dolly Love had
suicided by taking morphine. For long
time it was hard to sift the report, and it
was generally accepted as true. The re-
porters had the matter all written up,
and were feeling good over what they
supposed a genuine news item. 1t was
false alarm again, however, as some
hackmen, who are always unquestionable
authority on such matters, stated that
Dolly was alive and well Dolly Love-
suicides are beginning to outnumber Mrs.
Langtry S farewell tours.
COURT NOTES.
Suits were filed in the district court to-
day as follows: J Van Horn VS. A San
ger; Excelsior manufacturing company
vs.. Blankenship & Blake.
District court was engaged all day with
the case of Hughes vs.. Howard.
Marriage license was issued to-day to
Neal Wilkerson and Miss A. Leach
In the recorders court four gamblers
were fined $40 each, and thirty -four pros
titutes s. each.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
AT the meeting Of the Dallas protective
union of bTicklayers last night the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: Dick Richards, president;
William Fl Wallas, vice president; VIII
Cloyd, financial secretary; George
Matthews, corresponding secretary; d.
b. Shelley, recording secretary; w. J
Bull, treasurer; James Thurman, SER
geant-at-arms, and John Wllkerson,
conductor. Trustees-E. Terwilliger,
Charles Smith, William Hail, Frank
Ruth and Jordan Colqui.
SMALLPOX SCARE.
1t is reported in this city that there are
over eight hundred cases of smallpox in
Denver, and the people are considerably
alarmed over it. To-day Mayor Connor
wired Mayor Broiles as to the situation
and the latter answered that he would
use every precautiOn to guard against the
importation Of the disease from Colorado.
Whether he would quarantine or not he
did not say.
BIG BUILDING
II is given out that the New York life
insurance company contemplate erecting
during the current year an eight story
building in this city. 1t is said that the
plans and specifications have already
been submitted to a wei known Dallas
contractor and that his bid on the work
Is S240 900. Some of the leading business
men have been working on the above
company several months trying to induce
@lasaFrs 10, lrrffI
RESOLVED.
The master painters and decorators, of
which body Col. Ernenweiu is the moving
spirit, at a meeting last night adopted
the following: Resolved, by the mas
ter painters and decorators of the city of
Dallas, that on and after March l, 1899,
we VIII not contract for any work unless
direct with the owner, or through the
owners agent. -
CURIOUS CASE.
4 young man giving his name as John
Jones was arrested Saturday night on a
charge Of aggravated assault and bat
terry, but was subsequently released.
Officer Cowan, who made the arrest,
makes the following statement to-day
concerning the case:
Saturday night little boy came on a
run and informed US that a man was try
u
The patrol wagon was ordered out, and
George Williams, Officer Noon and myself
were at the place named by the little boy
il two or three minutes after the alarm
The assailant was standing in the |
yard and when ordered to submit to ar
rest be made move as though to draw
his pistol when Officer Williams pulled |
down on him and caused his hands to fly |
up. / then took pistol from him. The |
little girl whom it is claimed he assault |
ed, was crying and told me he had |
choked her nearly to death She gave |
name as Julia Coffee and said that at the |
time of the occurrence her father |
was absent after oysters and her mother |
was at the opera. Jones was playing |
with her and they were alone in a room
He went TO his trunk and taking out his |
revolver loaded it; he then drew the |
window shades down, threw her upon the |
floor and drawing the pistol in her face |
told her if she made any noise he would |
kill her She began crying and wanted |
10 know the meaning of his actions when |
he commenced choking her and choked |
her until she could not speak. Further |
than this she made no statement TO me, |
but said she would tell no one |
the rest except her mama. 1 ques- |
ioned her about the pistol and |
drawing mine from my pocket L asked |
her if that was the one Jones held on her. |
She said it was not, and then 1 brought |
out the pistol I took from HIM and she |
said that was the pistol; she saw him |
take il from the trunk and load it. She |
related the circumstance in child-like |
simplicity, and l am satisfied her story |
was straight; but yesterday morn |
ing when I went to carry her be- |
fore the court as a witness her mother |
appeared and said the little girl was sick. |
1 insisted that she must go if possible, |
but her mother stated that she thought |
her daughter had been bribed TO make /
the statement that she made; that Jones |
had boarded with them a long time and |
thought a great deal of the little girl, |
who often brought him kindling TO make |
his fires. -
PERSONAL AND MINOR MATTERS.
Ex-senator ]. @. Terrell of Terrell /
spent the day in Dallas.
Dr. o. Eastland of Wichita Falls is in
the city.
The news of Coke IS unanimous election
was gratifying TO the Dallas Democracy
paul Washhurne Of Fort Worth was in