Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-10
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DALLAS.
Desperate Battle Fought Between Off
GERS. OF the Law and Negro Outlaws.
The Daughter of Joaquin Miller in TOwn-An
Ex-CIerk Arrested for Burglary-A Fat
Mans Club FOrmed-Personals.
A BLOODY BATTLE.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX. Sept 9.-It was learned
to-day that most desperate battle be-
tween officers and negro outlaws was
fought late Saturday night in East Dali
las. The facts as far as can be learned
are as follows: Officers Brewer and Ike
Eiam of the East Dallas force, while
riding past the repair shops OF the street
railway company on San Jacinto street,
observed two negroes whose movements
excited suspicion. They followed the
brace down Washington avenue to a
point near the old stables of the street
railway company. While one of the
officers brought up the rear the other
attempted to ride around and head off the
darkies. This was the position of
all parties when the negroes
were called upon to halt. geIta
proved one of disadvantage to the Of
ficers, for as soon as the blacl19brace
were spoken to each singled out AN Of
fcer and the firing began. It&was
lively battle on a small scale, and hot
lead was poured through the air and IN
to the fences of the locality in n manners
that revived memories of the past wifi
the old timers and caused the women
and children to seek places of safety.
In the first part Of the engagement an
officer brought down q negro and
he was riding so rapidly that his
horse ran over the PROSTATE form,
which took advantage of the stu
alton and ran into an clubhouse on
Mr. Cook s place. The negro fell in
front OF Mr.. p. D. NiX's door, and that
gentleman says he was just ready to drop
him the second time, but his wife inter
tered. In all, it is said, about forty
shots were exchanged and the negroes
proved to be walking aTsenals. Each
.wasearmed with two 45-caIibre six-shoot-
,aefs,, one OF which was found lying in
afERssSsof Mr.. Nix's, and another on
Nuss6aumer branch where it is crossed
By the Texas and Pacific railway, and
where great pool Of blood furnished
evidence of halt in the retreat of the
darkies to wash wounds and take a rest.
Where the darkey took up temporary
fortress IN an clubhouse at MIR. Cook g on
CFutcher street, it is said that a water
bucket of blood was left. 1t was diff
cult task to dislodge him, and while
tactics Of strategy were being worked
with that end in view, the black outlaw
sent two balls at Mr.. Cook, which were
promptly returned.
With all this shooting and desperate
fighting the outlaws escaped, although
bloodhounds were put on their trail. The
great quantity of blood they left behind,
however, furnishes a ray of hope to the
officers that they will yet get their
fingers ON them.
ELAN and Brewer heard the music of
flying balls, but they were not so much
as scratched.
Go1-pTo1 minors orc or,
the streets yesterday to the effect that
the bodies Of the darkies had been dis
covered, proved to be without founda-
ton in fact.
One of the pistols has been identified by
Mr.. Johnson, the grocery man who was
gagged and robbed recently, as his own
Which was taken at that time These
desperate characters are thought to be
the authors of a number of outlaw deeds
recently committed in the sister city.
notably that of beating into unconscious !
ness Uncle PhIlip, the@butoher, .and rob- !
bing him of $500.
MAUD MILLER ALL RIGHT.
The Lyceum theater company arrived |
to-day. In this company is Maud Mil !
Ter. the daughter of Joaquin Miller, Ethe |
poet of the Sierras. - Only a few DAYS
ago sensational correspondents were
ing poverty and that her father had dis |
owned her because of her marriage with |
Louden Mccormick. While it is proba- |
bly, true that the irate Joaquin has never /
forgiven his daughter for what he con-
sidered mesalliance, still Mrs. Nc |
Cormick is enjoying good health, wear |
ing good clothes, putting up at the best |
hotels and is, to all appearances, happy |
as q lark. Mccormick is on the turf !
himself.
BURGLAR CAPTURED.
S. L. Meacham, proprietor of a gro |
Gerry store on the corner of Marilla and |
Ervay streets, complained TO the police |
that his esta blishment was robbed Sat |
urday night of SI20.
Mr.. Meacham furnished Detective |
Kirby with the clues bearing on the |
case and that officer traced them far |
enough to warrant fastening of the charge |
on one w. T. Smith, who was formerly /
clerking in the store. 1t was shown con-
clusively that the evidence involved him /
and finally he ''Owned up 1t was EVIL
IDENTIFY his first attempt. He went 10 his /
valise and took $50 of the money !
and gave to the officer, and then he went |
TO the rear of the water closet where he |
was rooming on Marilla street and IN |
earthed the pocket book that contained |
the money, but it had then only So in it.
The remainder of the money he spent. /
He said to the officer, If you only knew
the feelings over this matter that have