Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-18
DALLAS.
New Developments in the Killing Of
Bradley, the Base Ball Player.
TIE Feeling Against Angns Very Bitter-SOme
Talk of Lynching INDUCED In-Changes
in the New Charter.
THE BRADLEY TRAGEDY i.
Special to the Gazette.

has assumed serious phase. The grand
jury has found true bill against Angus,
and another hackdriver named Dick
Johnson has been arrested as accessory
1t develops to-day that the probable
cause of Angus action was jealousy, as
the woman, Dolly Love, manifested the
utmost grief at Bradley fate, and went
Immediately after the killing to where the
corpse lay and went There she said in the
presence of room full of men that
Angus had told her in the presence of
witnesses that he was going TO kill Brad
ley before the sunset of the following
day Public opinion is outraged by
Angus deed and the sentiment is so
strong aga nst him that il may be trouble
some to secure q jury in Dallas county TO
try the case. While some little talk
of lynching has been INDUCED in, the
sheriff has taken every precautiOn TO pro-
tect the prisoner, and it is not probable
that a mob can be mustered for sum-
mary action 1t is probable that a fund
will be raised in this city for the purpose
of employing counsel to assist the state
in the prosecution. The base ball play
ers in town to-day sent a circular to
the sporting papers of the country
calling on base ball players to
contribute to the fund to engage good
counsel for the prosecution. 1t is SAID
that if a proper fund is raised, Hon ID .
W Voorhees,, in connection with prOmi-
nent local attorneys, viii be retained. .
The following is the full text of the cir
cular:
"DALLAs, Tex, Jan. Il, 1889.
''To the Base Ball Profession of the Union,
Greeting:
''In this city on yesterday, January
16, John Bradley, better known as
Charles Bradley, a member of our pro-
fession, was murdered in cold blood by a
hickman named Tom Angus, who, while
the former was walking across the
street peaceably and unarmed, walked
behind him and shot him twice in the
back, killing him almost Immediately.
There was not the slightest provocation
for this murder, and public opinion in
this city is outraged ct Angus shocking
deed. Angus has been arrested and the
grand jury has already found true bill
against him, and Dick johnson as acces-
sorry, for murder III the first degree.
SIN order that able counsel may be
retained to conduct the prosecution, a
number of the citizens of Dallas have
q fund for such purpose, and in order
10 assist i'll the effort TO have justice done,
we cali on our brethren throughout the
country 10 join us and contribute to this
fund We suggest that money be sent
TO any paper publishing this call, such
paper or papers acknowledge receipts in
its or their columns, ana that Mr..
George MunSOn, secretary of the st.
Louis Browns, act as treasurer of the
fund, which eventually viii be turned
into the hands of committee of the
Texas state league for proper disburse-
ment.
''John Bradley played with Austin and
Dallas in 1888 and had recently signed
with st. 10 for the season of 1899. He
was a ptleman, an excellent ballplaver
and alto sether an honor to our profess
sion. To ballplayers this call suggests
not only duty, but a privilege, and we
trust that a suitable response will be
made. Yours fraternally. -
The call was signed by Manager Nc
CloskeY of the Austins of 1888 and Hous-
tons of 1899; Peoples of Dallas, 1888;
Joyce of Fort Worth, New Orleans and
Dallas of 1888; Charles Lewis, manager
OF Dallas, 1888, and Galveston, 1899;
Douglas CrOthers, manager of Dallas,
1889; and Manager Lord Of st. 10,
1889. The signatures Of McCloskey, Lee
Wis, CTOthers and Lord to the call were
authorized by wire.
A dispatch was received this evening
by Cashier f. NJ. Reardon of the City
National bank from the proprietor of an
oil mill i'll Oil City, Pa, in which Brad
ley 5 father is an employe, directing the
undertaken to give the dead ball player
decent burial and guaranteeing all ex-
penses. The funeral takes place to-
morrow at 10 o CLOCK, and a number of
Texas league players from the various
cities in the state will attend
THE NEW CHARTER.
At the meeting of the city council last
night, the new charter was taken up and
changes were made as follows: Making
the maximum number of wards twelve
instead Of ten, making the city marshal
eligible by the people instead of the coun-
ell, and abolishing the provision requir-
ing the city judge To be a practicing at
torney. The following proposed amend |
mentS extending power, were read from |
the mayor and will receive attention I'M
der the heaC of Miscellaneous Pow
ers: - To fix and regulate the charges |
and rates of street car, rapid transit and |
suburban railways within the city limits: |
TO fix and regulate the charges of gas |
electric light, water and telephone COM |
panieS, and to regulate the opening, con- |
Quoting and supervision of variety thea
tiers.
COURT NOTES.
In the district court, in the case of |
Johnson vs.. Johnson, the jury returned a |
verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $4,000. |
The contested election case of Witt VS.. |
Hunnicutt was continued 80 January 2S.
Cameron, the bigamiSt, was found I
guilty and fined 500. He proved that
he had n living wife in Dallas, and the
state proved that he had living wife in
Weatherford.
The district court is engaged with the
ease of the City national bank VS. N. w.
Call ct al. suit on note given for machin-
FRY, which the defendants claim was not
according TO contract.
The jury in the case of Lefiwich &
Iamison vs.. } d. ChildresS, brought in
1 verdict which viii be announced in
open court tomorrow.
f. J. Agnew fled her petition for a
divorce from L. J Agnew. She alleges