Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-31
DALLAS.
George Bennett Held for Sending OBJ
scene Matter Through the Mails.
Monday, October 90, Will be Missouri Day at
the state Fair. Thosuands of Fx-Ais-
sourians Expected to Gather.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX. Aug. 30,-The prelim-
mary examination of George Bennett
was concluded before United States Com =
miss oner Lednum this forenoon and he
was held over to the grand jury on two
charges of sending obscene matterthrough
the mail and his bond fixed at $500 in
each case. The facts are as follows:
Bennett lives near GAINESVILLE. Three or
four years ago Miss Ollie McCutcheOn,
at his Invitation, made her home with
Bennett and his wife. After she was
there for a while Bennett made indecent
proposals to her. Not wishing any I'M
pleasant notoriety she left and went to
her uncle's, near St. Joe, Montague
county, telling Bennett she would come
back. He wrote her tender letter urg-
ing her to return and even got his wife
to join him, on the plea that Miss Nc
Cutcheon would be good companion for
her. The ~irl told her uncle of Benefits
proposals and showed him his letter.
Bennett hearing of this then wrote the
obscene and indecent letter to the girl
that resulted in his arrest. He also wrote
one TO Miss McCutcheon 3 aunt.
Threats of damage suit resulted and
Bennett to avoid going into court wrote
full confession acknowledging that he
had slandered Miss McCutcheon, who is
now Mrs. Cummings, and who resides
near St. Joe in Montague county. The
confession and letters were used in evil
dence against him.
The State fair management are send
ing out the following circular:
To all Missourians in Texas.
We have the pleasure to inform you
that the Texas state fair ana Dallas ex-
position, ut our request, has fixed Mon
day, October 20, 1890, as Missouri day at
the greatest exposition of the kind ever
seen west of the Mississippi. As eX-
Acknowledgement by nativity and others
by adoption-we hope on that day to see
80, 900 ex-Missourisns participating in
such q Handwriting RS has never &C.
CURED before in the state of Texas. Re-
spectfully, David A. Williams, John
Henry Brown, L. G. Bower, John Nc
Commas, Elisha McCommas, John II.
Daniels, John Ferguson, George A.
Garden, j \. Leeper. E. d. Ferree,
James Hogg, E. w. LIttlepage, J. L.
Williams, G. NJ. Swink, A. S. jackson,
ST., p. B. Muse, Thomas Muse, U. P.
Clardy, W. N. Moon, J NJ. Templeton,
John w. Crowdus, William II. Lennon,
Paris F. Pfouts, Walter f. Stemmons,
George W. Medley, E. Green Williams,
A. G. Lemmons, Thomas Fisher, Charles
NJ. Kendall, John Herndon, Thomas
Fields, John Fields, F. F. Bledsoe, W.
w. Merritt, A. G. Graves, Jr., F. NJ.
Hill, Moot Hill, j. s. MeelOy, John
Williams, J. T. Ragsdale, c. R. Can
trill, S. Rain, Pryor Hayes, Dr.. Coffee,
J. Central, j P. Davis. Riley Runuels,
Dock Hill, R. Quisenberry. Priest
Graves, and 500 others.
p. S.-As president of the Missouri
Confederate association, have TO say
that our annual reunion in Dallas was
prevented by the convention in San An
tonic at the same date. [ hope, there
foe, that Missouri day at the fair will
supply the void.
E. 6. BOWER, President.
OAK CLIFF.
This beautiful residence and manu-
featuring city is still forging to the front.
The petition to incorporate has been
filed with the county judge and the cleo
ton will be ordered in the next few DAYS.
The territory embraces about three miles |
square on the hills west of Dallas, lsaY-
mile wide between the two cities. 1t is |
estima ted that the assessed values in this |
territory will be about 81 800 900. One |
of the first public acts will be perhaps the |
building of several very fine brick and |
stone schoolhouses, as Oak Cliff is noted |
for good schools.
The elevated railway belt line was fin
ished TO a connection at the foot of Main !
street to-day.
The foundations for thirty fine resi-
dences were laid last week, and another
factory contracted for.
Another mile of the Oak Cliff cross
town railway was completed last week;
seven miles will be completed within the
next four months.
Throngs by the thousand run no from
the heated city to enjoy the cool and ex-
hilarating breezes of the Oak Cliff park
and to attend the opera.
The Oak Cliff hotel is doing q big BUSH
ness, having guests from all parts of the
Five new coaches arrived to-day for
the Oak Cliff elevated railway.
One mile of Tenth and one mile OF
Ninth street was paved last week, leav-
ing about mile to connect these two
grand streets with the Oak Cliff end of
the same streets. When this connection
IS made these two streets will be each
ave miles long, running in circle over
he hills of Oak Cliff.
SaYaE DosifivaIu oYraa rharno EIapo