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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
PERSONAL

George W. Turnbull of Waco is at the
Pickwick.
S. II. Madden OF Clarendon is regis
tered at the Mansion.
R. E. L. Robinson of Weatherford was
in the city yesterday.
S. l.. Moore OF Wichita Falls was in
Fort Worth yesterday.
J. NJ. Daugherty, an Abilene stock
man, is at the Pick wick.
Thomas c. Sterrett OF Abilene lie in the
city stopping at the Mansion.
B. R. Webb, a leading citizen of
Baird, is registered at the Ellis.
J. W. Hall of Commerce arrived in
the city last evening and is stopping at
the Pick wick.
MIR. J. S. Perry of the Temple Sun
was a welcome visitor at The GAZETTE
Office last night.
Mrs. l. Goldberg of New York Is spend
ing the holidays in Fort Worth with her
husband. They are the guests of Mrs.
o. c. Herrenkind. Mrs. Goldberg has
number of friends in this city and in
Jefferson where she formerly lived.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
THEY TALK.
But They Don't Say Much-who Did tho
Shooting?

But They Don't Say Much-Who Did tho
Shooting?
IL don't want to say much about the
shooting, - said Luke Short to a re-
porter, after the wounded man had his
injuries dressed.
"When the shot went into my hip it
rather dazed me, and l did not notice
much. l do not know who did the
shooting -
"Did you fire when the hand pro-
truded through the open door?''
Somebody pulled me around just IN
time to see the gun 20 off. | do not
know who held it, or who did the shoot
ing. -
Charlie Wright was found in the county
3all where he occupied room by him.
self All was dark when the reporter
called, and after the scribe had told who
he vas and explained his mission the
prisoner said:
al do not want to talk about the
affair. l do not know who did the shoot
ing. -
"H ow did you get your wrist hurt2"
al don't remem Der exactly. You see,
l was q little excited and am not able to
state positively. The doctor will tell
you about my wound. -
The reporter could get little informa-
ton from either of the wounded men, as
the ABOVE interviews will show.
One of Charlie Wrlght's attorneys WAS
talked with, and he stated that what
ever hand his client had in
the matter was purely in self
defense. An effort, it appears,
has been made by some of the sporting
fraternity in the city to close up the
gambling houses in the lower end of the
city, as they interfered with the buei-
ness of the uptown houses. Re-
Gently Charlie Wright was in
dicted on charge of swindlins on
evidence furnished by an engineer
named Cole. When the case came
before Judge Beckham 8 week ago 1t
was dismissed, the judge stating that
it was q mere matter OF gambling on
either side, and there could
be no swindling, as the term
Is known in law, in the matter.
About a month ago Charlie Wright went
before Justice McClung with an applica-
ton to have Luke Short put under peace
bond, stating that he feared Short would
interfere with his business. Justice Mo
Chung decided the grounds insufficient,
and refused the application.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
KniRhta of Reclprocity.

GARDEN CITY. KAN, Dec. ga
grand lodge of Knights of Reciprocity
was organized at this place last night.
The founder of the order is Hon. Jesse
Taylor Of this city, who is its chief
officer. The officers of the Kansas grand
lodge are: Hon. D. N. Frost of Garden
City grand judge; B. F. Stocks of Gar
den City, grand clerk; T. j. Nordon of
Newton, grand marshal; R. G. Bailey
of Great Bend, grand treasurer; Joseph
Glack of Dodge City and John
c. Fry of Larned, grand baillffs.
Congressman S. R. Peters is
representative of Kansas to the supreme
lodge. The objects of the order are to
secure an intelligent ballot, fairly
counted, and to foster reciprocity, not
only between American nations but be-
tween Individuals as consumer and pro-
Queer, agriculturist and carrier, and
between employer and employed. The
new order is spreading rapidly, and nu-
merous application orders to organize
lodges are coming in every day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
AN EYE WITNESS.
The Only Man Who Had Nerve Enough to
Stand Around.

The Only Man Who Had Nerve Enough to
Stand Around.
Louis de Mouohe enjoys the proud dis
tinctioD of being the only person out of a
large crowd who had the nerve to stand
by to see the shooting, and Louis can
only lay it to his proverbial good
luck that he was not laid out as the re-
suit of his temerity. He told the story
10 reporter as follows: His saloon is
near by where the shooting occurred:
81 heard a big noise out on the street
and ran ont 10 see what was the matter.
Every body was running down stairs
fromIhe gambling place. l asked what
was the matter, and they told me that
Luke Short was up there and
there was going to be some shoot
ing. Every body was down stairs
1T that time and l ran in. At the head
OF the stairs l met Luke with his revolt
yer in his band. l put my arm around
him and tried to pull him out.
Come on away, Luke, l said, 'or
you will get hurt.
He didn't say anything, but stood
STILL"
"At that instant saw q door about
six feet away pulled open and q hand
thrust out with a revolver in it.
al jerked Luke around quick and the
revolver went off. But Luke was as
quick as the stranger, for he fired about
the same time. That bullet entered the
wrist of the stranger.
That's all the shooting that was
done.''
"But,' said the reporter, Luke
was shot with buckshot from snot-
gum
THAT can t be, - said Louis, "fo- /
was standing right near him, and if he
was shot with load of buckshot why
was not I?''
"Were only two shots fired2'
'That s all i know of, and I was
standing right there.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
THE ORPHANS
Closing Exercises at the Benevolent Home
We're Held Last Night-Whst About
Christmas?

The closing exercises Of the Benevo-
lent home were held last night and were
very successful. They were attended by
several members of the city council
aud other influential citizens. There are
now sixty-two inmates OF the home, and
the showing they made last night is
creditable to all concerned in the school.
1t is the largest number of
pupils handled by any one teacher
in the city, and considering the number
of grades which this teacher must attend
to, the progress displayed last evening is
amazing.
On account of falling off in the
amount of supplies at the home recently
the children will not get very gorgeous
Christmas dinner, unless the la
dies Of the city come to
the front to-day and furnish
something in the way of pies, cake and
such 0elicacies. 1t would be sad II in
the midst of fiourishing city of 80, 900
people the orphans OF the benevolent
home were to be left without something
to remind them that Christmas Is here.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
rELxeRApH1c BRr11uEs

In q saloon row at Santa Cruz, Cal.
James Harris, ood-chopper, was
killed and Robert a. Majors, mine
foreman, fatally injured.
The Frsnty toy and notion company OF
St. Louis was damaged by fire to the ex-
tent OF $50 900 yesterday morning.
The wives and children Of the four In
dams hanged at Missoula last Friday
out gashes in their arms and faces aud
held weird ceremony over their graves.
Off cial result of the Kilkenny election
to all the vacancy in the house of COM
mons shows that HeDnesssy, the nomi-
nee of the anti-Pernellites, 10 elected.
The police have arrested the NASSAU
in Red Clouds camp. When they pulled
the " hits blanket off they found an in
telIigent but harmless crank, A.C. Hop
kins by name, from Nashua, Iowa.
The weekly report of mortality in New
Orleans shows the largest number OF
deaths IN any one week ever recorded
there. except when yellow fever pre-
vailed In the epidemic twelve years ago.
The number is 236. The large death
rate is due to the prevalence Of the
grippe, of which there are now nearly
5000 cases under treatment.
Mrs. Nellie Pearcey was hanged in
London yesterday for the murder OF Mrs.
Hogg and her baby. The crowd outside
the prison walls set up loud cheer when
the black flag showing that the woman
was hanging was hoisted. Mrs. Pearcey
confessed.
A plot to overthrow the Argentine Re-
public governm ent has been unearthed.
Several arrests have been made.
Paris incognito.
The czarowitch has arrived at Bambay
on his tour East.
A duel has been arranged between N {.
Dumay, member of the French cham
Der Of deputies and NJ. Brousse, vice.
chairman of the municipal council of
Paris.
The sugar house Of the Cartwright
Eustls (Fusilisr, Louisiana,) plantation
burned yesterday. Loss 500, 600, In
surance $50. 900.
Parnell for libel con tanned in the speeches
made by the latter during the late politi-
cal campaign.
Dr. A. l.. Brokaw OF st. Louis was IA
tally injured in runaway yesterday.
The schooner Mary Ellen, from Sails
bury. Md, for Baltimore, is lost, to-
gethsr with her crew of five men. ~.
The Parnellites will contest the Kill
kenny election. Parnell says he Is still in
the ring.
The national house did nothing yester-
day but adjourn till Friday. The sem
ete' g time was spent on the election bill.
The hostile Indians under Big Foot
have surrendered.
In New York yesterday the passenger
committee of the Trunk Line association
discussed the question OF equalizing
rates throughout the country.
The action of the committee will not be
made known for several days.
The Glasgow railway strike is rapidly
spreading. Freight and passenger traffic
Is paralyzed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
Two Noted Fort Worth SpOrtS
Receive Wounds.
Rival Gambling Institutions Brought
Their Differences to Focus
Last Night.
Luke Short Gets HIS Hip Flowed Open With
Buckshot, and Charlie Wright Got
His Wrist shattered.
An Exciting FusiIade IN a Deserted Cam
bling Place-Sbooting at Close Quar-
ters-Ths Fun Details.

The most exciting ARRAY that has oc-
CURED in Fort Worth since the shooting
of Jim Cartwright, three years ago, was
that which transpired at the Bank
saloon gambling house on Main street,
last night, in which Luke Short received
q severe though not dangerous wound in
bis left hip and had several fingers of
his left hand torn, and Charlie Wright
had his right wrist shattered.
Short and Wright are men of desper-
ate nerve. Trouble had been brewing
between them for some time, and the
gan bling fraternity of the city had an
ticipated a meeting between them for
same. 1t was expected, though, that
when they did come together there
woulG be case for the undertaken.
The shooting was done at close quar-
tiers, and it is miraculous that no one
was killed
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
SOME HISTORY.

Something About the kIen Wounded in
Last Nights ARRAY.
Luke Short is about thirty-six years
old and spent the early part of his life in
Cooke county. where his father owned
ranch. That was late in the slxty's and
maraudiug Indians frequently came
to the settlements stealing cattle
and in some cases killing the settlers.
Young Short saw good deal of frontier
life, and when he grew older had to do
some Indian fighting himself. He was
in the Northwest when the North
ern Cheyenues and Sioux took
the warpsth, and on one ocos-
sion took important messages to
10 the army operating against the In
dians notifying them that word had been
received at Rosebud agency that the
Indians had arranged to ambush the
army. He spent some time in Arizona,
and later was in Dodge City, Kan.
whore stormy times were Wit
messed. He has lived in Fort Worth
since 1884 or 1885. In February, 1887,
he killed Jim CourtrIght in front of the
White Elephant saloon in this city. He
was arrested, but the grand jury did not
indict him on the ground that the killing
was iustifiable. He is well known in
this city and neighborhood. and is not
often mixed up IN street brawls.
Charlie Wright is about 40 years of age,
though he looks younger. He is
nomad and has been in Fort Worth off
and on for several years.
He is successful man.
ager of sporting enterprises, and
has amassed quite a sum of money. He
has nice residence on the South Side.
He is not a quarrelsome mau by any
means, though nobody ever doubted bis
nerve IL occasion demanded its use.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
Matters immediately Leading Up to the Diff
ficury.

matters auInSNsately leau1nS up TO Ine Dlt-
fcuity.
About $3.50 O'Clock last night when
Charlie wright's gambling house, which
is located upstairs over the Bank saloon,
at 1908 Main street. was run
ming at full blast, Luke Short
arrived on the sidewalk in front of the
saloon and at the foot of the stairs lead
ing to the gambling room. There were
few men standing there, n leading
character being person known as Col.
Mckinley.
When Short arrived a colored porter
who carries drinks from the saloon be-
low up TO the gambling rooms, came
down stairs.
"What are they dong up thereof
Short asked the negro.
con, shOotin' II little craps, Mista'
Luke, - was the reply.
'Come along back there with me, -
said Short, and pushing the negro ahead
of bin they went upstairs. They en-
tered the gambling room, where faro,
chuck -a-luck, poker and similar games
were under full Roadway. Short kept
the negro in front OF him, and flourish
ing his revolver, cried:
"Skin- out of here, every one of
you!''
The gamblers Whereabouts knew Luke
Shorts history, and were not slow in
obeying the command uttered so fercely
and backed by danRGrous-looking re-
volver. In the twinkle of all eye the
room was cleared of every body
except Luke Short. The tables
and chairs were upturned, lamps
were broken, and the floor was strewn
with cards, chips and other instru-
ments of gaming.
Luke Short stepped out ID the hall,
and had only proceeded q half dozen
steps when the shooting took place. The
first shot was fired by the hand extended
from the door, followed instantly by the
discharge of shorts pistol, and after a
short intermission the shoutgun which
gave Short his wounds was discharged,
crashing through pane of glass and
lodging in the wainscoating on the OPP
posite side OF the hall.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
MORE OR DER.
The City Attorney Thinks That a Now Ordi.
nance Is Necessary.

The City Attorney Thinks That a Now Ordi.
nance Is Necessary.
In view of the sensational ARRAY Of
last night, there has been much discus i.
sion of the gambling houses on the
streets.
1t appears that whenever those places
run along without great display in Fort
Worth they are not molested, but when
ever they become ostentstious in their
methods, or some such expose as that Of
last night occurs, there is a clamor for
more rigid enforcement Of the laws
against gambling.
''The powers of the oity officials
should be extended in that direction, -
was the comment of City Attorney T. J.
Powell last evening. Gin most of the
Northern cities the mayor, chief of
police or prosecuting attorney can
order a raid on any place that they sus-
poet is being conducted as a gambling
house. While our officers may have the
same authority. yet it is not specific ally
granted, aud If raid were attempted
here the maxim that mans
home is his castle, might apply.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24

fingers were not so serious. The hand
had rested on the hip, and the same shot
caused both wounds.
Mrs. Short, young woman of pleas
ant appearance aud quiet department.
arrived at the surgeons office during
the process of dressing the wound and
helped to make the ordeal more
bearable. She was compelled
TO smile when Luke remarked
that he was not very appropriate
Christmas present Tor his wife.
Immediately after the shooting Deputy
Marshal Ben Evans arrived on the scene
and found Charlie Wright in the hall.
He put him under arrest, and
took him to DR.. Mullins office
to have his wound dressed.
The wound is in the wrist, a ball having
Rrezed the bone without fracturing it Sc
riousiy. The flesh was torn badly.
From the Doctors office the prisoner was
taken to the county jail.
The scene of the shooting gave every
evidence OF desperate fray. IN the
hall where Luke Short stood when shot
the floor bore large spots of blood scat
tered around. The wadding FROM
shotgun was picked up, and the VAIN
scoatiug was perforated where the buck
shot lodged.
The room whence the shooting was
done by the other party was used as q
storeroom by the saloon below. A bar
rel of liquor was placed on stand IN
the center of the room with faucet in it
ready for the liquor to be drawn out.
Around the room were stacked other
barrels, boxes and bottles.
4 shotgun was found standing against
the barrel in the middle of the floor and
one barrel of it was empty. Lying on
the floor was found revolver, pre-
sumed to be Charlie Wright's, with all
the cham bers loaded
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
JUMPED THE TRACK.
A Passenger Train Leaves the Track, Seriously
Inturins twenty One People.

A Passenger Train Leaves the Track, Seriously
Irjuring twenty Ono People.
BRADFORD, PA, Dec. ga passenger
train on tho Western New York and
Pennsylvania road jumped the track at
Watsonvills, sixteen miles north of this
city. Twenty-one of the thirty eight
passengers on board were more or less
injured. The wreck was caused by the
spreading of rails, two passenger
cars and baggage car topping over
an eight-foot trestle. The most
seriously hurt were: Mrs. James Blake
of Sheffield, Pa, Conductor Ed Johns,
Mrs. E. G. Boyer. Roadmaster Daniel
Shine Of Clean, N. Y, c. A. Donovan.
Courdesport, Pa, Samuel Bowman,
Portage Creek, B. Il. Criswell. Brad
ford, News Agent Lacey, Bradford, A.
C. Robinson of the Boston Ideal club.
A rellet train was sent from here and
prompt medical aid given the sufferers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
AFTER WARDS,
Tho Wounded Men Repair TO Seek Surgical
Aid-The Wounds


When shot Luke Short went down
stairs and up Main street half a block to
the corner of Fifteenth, where he was
met by friends who, ascertaining the
nature OF his wounds, called Bill Pull
Jams hack. and the wounded man was
taken uptown, where DR.. Duriuger at
tended to him.
officer Ben Bell here secured Luke's
revolve.. 1t is an ivory handled, silver
polished article, with blue barrel.
Every chamber was loaded
The wound in Luke's hip was ascer-
tanned to be serious, though not at sll
dangerous. The fun charge of buck
SHOT passed through the flesh, making q
tunnel. The muscles on the outsiGs
were torn out.
The thumb and third and fourth fingers
were torn badly. The thumb was taken
off at the Joint. The wounds on the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
More Attachments.

The following attachments were sued
out in the district court yesterday against
Bateman Bros: Hutohison salt manu-
featuring company. Sl644. 80; TeasdeIl &
& Co., S2465. So; Armour pack ing
company, SIC, 069 "a; Samuel Capples
WOODWARD company, S39I So; Price
baking powder company, SIN 5; Geo. P.
Lies & Co., S34sO; o 'Berne1 usssgsaam-.
pany, S20O4. OF. .sasxs
The following was raksh q 4 in county
court James Pyle sfUn, so. !
Ksnsasssss Rada best
workmsassf faitsprics On haSsaSG.
J. Kittesa.ssazsse IL &c
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24

shot and fatally wounded his mistress,
an Ohio girl named Mary Donaldson,
alias Maud Dalton. Sweeney charged
the girl with abandoning him and IN q
fit of resentment pulled his revolver and
sent bullet through her body.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
A Quake in Tennessee,

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. Dec. 23.-There
was decided earthquake shock here
this morning about 6 o'clock. Persons
in the city to-day from the surrou nding
country report that the shock was so Sc
we're that houses were shaken and des-
perately ratified. In this CITY persons
were reused from their sleep and much
startied.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
LOCALITIES.

Gid E. johnson is the proud father of
fine boy who arrived on this scene of
strife yesterday morning.
The amount due Bateman Bros. by
the Fort Worth drug company, and for
which the drug company were gar
nisheed, was only Sl40.
Santa Claus comes down the chimney
Tonight at the First Baptist church
bringing Xmas presents for all the chill
dren Of the Sunday-school.
The Hooking Klub entertainment
held at Captain Balls residence on
Summit avenue last evening was one of
the leading events of this season.
The friends of the Christian church
Sunday school are requested to have
their presents for the Christmas tree
promptly on hand at IL o'clock to-day.
Yesterd ay knight s. Wilson fled suit
in the county court against the Fort
Worth and Denver City railway COM
psnT !or 5000 damages for injury to a
jack.
DIR. J. B. Mclean received the happy
news yesterday that he is the father of O
fine boy baby, who is at present down in
Middle Tennessee, where Mrs. Mclean
has been summer!ng.
The German Evangelical st. Johns
Sunday school will celebrate Christmas
this evening, beginning at 1880 D. IN.
All friends Of the Sunday school are cor
daily invited to attend.
A man named Charley Scott had
desperate fight with q Chicago crook at
the Union depot last night. The crook
was beating him up badly when Officers
Sebe Maddox and Fulford arrived on the
scene. The fighter took to his heels and
would not stop, though four shots were
fired after him.
jesse Lee Haynes, son of A. L.
Haynes, Mills county, Tex, is only
three years old, but his manish charac-
teristlcs and deep baritone voice startled
The GAZETTE force into fuller reali-
cation of the remark that some of us
''are fearfully and wonderfully made.'
He was accompanied by his fathe r, who
said the boy weighed slxty-three pounds
His lnquisitivensss, full articulation of
words, and intelligent answers to ques-
tions, indicated that he 10 az preoooio US
mentally as physically.
Lost, an open face ~ I'D watch,
queen chain aRAs gram I'M. NJ"
on backrSaa I'D for its return to THE
,0A 81 6fice.
Killed His Mistress
p CHICAGO, ILL.,. Dec. 23.-This after
noon Thomas Sweeney, an ex-eonvict,
4. -;aA
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
A Columbian Exposition appointment

A Columbian Exposition Appointment
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Dec. 23.-Dirsctor-
c. Poine, business man of the City OF
Mexico, resident representative OF the
Columbian exposition to the Mexican
republic. His appointment is said to
have been favored by the government of
Mex leo.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24

In the North the police have the right to
arrest everyb body found in the gambling
place, but under our laws 1t il not an
offeuse to be found in q gambling place.
The person must be proved to
have been gambling before a case can be
made against him. / think our author
ity should be extended in that direc-
tion.''
OUT ON BOND.
Luke Short and Charlie Wright were
both admitted to bail in $1,000 each last
night. Justice McClung fixing the bond.
The suretiss for Luke Short are johnson
& Foster, W. Il. Ward and Joe Wheat.
The sureties for Wright are Carlook &
Powell. Both were conveyed home.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-24
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