Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-27
DALLAS.
An Aged Couple Attacked by a Brace
OF Masked Robbers.
Knocked Down by Moving Train-A Lancas
ter Assignment-CaSes Disposed Of in the
Courts-The White Caps at Work
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.


DALLAS, Ten, Jan. 26.-Yesterday
afternoon about o CLOCK, as a Houston
and Texas Central gravel train was back
ing down a switch in the yards, it struck
and knocked down Willie Ryan and
Nelson Gavin, two little boys who were
on their way home from the city.
Ryan right ankle was fractured by
blow from a brake beam and Gavin had
his forearm crushed all to pieces.
ASSIGNED.
S. P. Barber & Co., a Lancaster firm,
filed general assignment to-day for the
benefit of their creditors. The assets and
liabilities are not gi"en. This firm was
burned out in the recent conhagration at
Lancaster.
\ TERRIBLE CRIME.
1t has just come to light that in South
Dallas last Wednesday morning about l
% clock that two villains knocked at the
door of little grocery, kept by an aged
couple by the name Of Smith. Mrs.
Smith, who is about sixty years of age,
opened the door to find two masked men.
She called her husband, but before he
could get up they were
covered with revolvers. The ras-
Gals then made the old
man get up and open the money drawer
and turn over to them,rits contents, S38.
After this they bound Mr.. Smith and
outraged his wife This done, they
locked the door and went into the store
and ate lunch of sardines and crackers.
They left the premises after having de-
bated whether TO cut their victims
Threats, which they decided not to do.
COURT NOTES.
The jury in the case of the State VS.. W.
~ 1I,s, ~, -
Speers, returned verdict this afternoon,
finding him guilty of murder III the sec
oud degree and giving him twenty-five
years i'll the pententiary.
a jury in the case of the State VS.. j.
W. Monk, has been secured and that case
has been on trial all day.
In the district court the following suits
were filed to-day: William McKenna
vs.. II. Crutcher, suit on note for $500;
Seeiy Martin VS.. Tom Banks, suit for re-
cOvery of real estate alleged to have
been obtained through fraud; H. H.
Rawlins VS.. j d. B. Holveck, eft al, suit
on note for S446 81, and foreclosure of
vendor lien.
In the federal court the jury in the
case of g. w. Seek Sc Co. VS.. Harry
Bros. suit for $4,000 damages for breach
of contract, returned verdict in favor
OF plalntIh Tor SI.2U,
The case of Z. 3 Preston s. Co. VS..
the city of Terrell, suit on note due for
appliances furnished for the city's fire
depa1 hment and recovery of articles fur
nished, Judgment for plaintiffs.
The case of Hudson vs.. Randolph is
now on trial Randolph alleges that he
loaned plaintiff $50 GOO, aud to make
himself whole he recently attached 200
acres belonging to plaintiff in Johnson
county. The plaintiff asks that the said
property be set aside as a homestead.
p. A. Martin, county attorney of
Young county, and Deputy Sheriff s. V.
Waggoner, who were IN Dallas under
subp9nas TO appear before the grand
jury as witnesses, and who were part of
the guard that had the Marlows, Cliff
and Burkhart in charge when the mob
attacked them, were arrested yesterday
on complaint of George NARROW on
charges of acting in COLLISION with the
mob The Marlows say that as soon as
the attack was made the defendants left
them without an effort for their protec-
ton. The examining trial of Martin and
Waggoner has been in progress before
Commissioner Bentley to-day. The wit
nesses examined for the prosecution were
George and Charles MARROW and Louis
OIlN. Their l6SLlIuOilN Il I'LL 10 the eli etJ
that the defendant 5 abandoned them,
aud were also in the mob that attacked
the Jail the night before the fight.
THE WHITE CAPS.
It is said that n number of wealthy citi-
Zens have received notices from the White
Caps to leave town Some of these citi-
zens are prominent in the community and
are endeavoring to keep the matter quiet
The chief of police is sitting the affair TO
see if there is anything in it, but he has
as yet found no evidence of a serious ma
ture The next thing in order for Dallas
is the appearance of literature emana-H
ting from Jack the Ripper
PERSONAL AND MINOR MATTERS.
Sheriff y. A. Perry of Brown county
passed through Dallas to-day, having in
charge r f. Barnes, whom he arrested
at Commerce in Hunt county, on charge
of the theft of $50 gold piece.
SiSlnund Baldiff and Amy Ronkel,
Charles Lacy aud Narcissus Moore, were
granted license TO marry to-day
Thieves entered Miller saloon on Elm
street last night and got the contents of
the cash drawer.
Real estate transfers to-day aggregate
$3.50
]. P. Hughes of Fort Worth was in
town to-day.