Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-27
DALLAS.
Lanes Case Would Have Been Re-
opened Before the Court Of Appeals.
Writ Of Attachment. seryed- GLE scott'a
Condition Much Better-Salcon
TIL stolen.
TOO LATE NOW.
Special to the Gazette.

DALLAS, TEX, Dec. 26.-Judge
the Lane suicide and rendered his decis-
ion that he came to his death from the
effects of morphine administered by his
own hands. Hon. Dudley Wooten, one
of Lanes attorneys has been confident
Of being able to obtain q new hearing
before the court OF appeals. To-day Mr..
Wooten received the following letter
from Judge White. who evidently had
not heard of Lanes death. Mr.. Wooten
says he is heart-slck, for he is confident
that he could get the rehearing, and so
told Lane repeatedly. Now that il hiss
come 1t is too late.
AUSTIN, TEX, Dec. II, 1880.
Hon. Dudley G. Wooten, Dallas, Tex.
Yours of the 10Th inst. relating to the
reopening OF the motion for a rehearing
in the Lane case, and also one from
Judge Wilson in relation to sans, met
me here to-day on my return from San
Antonio. Judge Wilson says he has in
structed the clerk at Tyler to withhold
the mandate. Under the circumstances,
while l am individually So tisf1ed with the
disposition already made of the case, 1t
may be that further pres might
possibly change the result, and there
fore l write to-day to the clerk to send
the transcript with motion for rehsering
to Galveston, in order that your amended
motion may be submitted on Saturday,
the 10th day of January, 1891. Respect
fully yours, ETC., JOHN Z. WHITE.
ATTACHMENT.
J. NJ. Mccormick, representing the
G..
Francisco, served a writ OF attachment
in the United States court this morning
against $4,000 worth of goods in the hands
of the assignee of A. II. Lawrence & Co.
Tho levy was made by the United States
marshal. Kohler s. FrohliDg are dealers
in California wines, etc.
GETTING BETTER.
Mr.. Cliff Scott's condition ia reported
much better to-day, and now V. B.
Halsell's friends are attempting to get
that gentleman out of jail on bond.
Capt. Win Scott is expected here to-
night from Monterey, Mexico, the cap
tain being at that place when notified
that his brother had been shot.
RESISTED AN OFFICER.
W. 3. Harder of Hunt county has
been arrested and brought to Dallas by
United States Deputy Marshal Hufing-
ton i, on the charge of resisting a United
States marshal. The circumstances are
ee follows: In the suit of j. B. Wat
kins against John Ellis ct al, it became
necessary to serve q writ OF sequestration
Cd Harder who was occupying the land
in the suit. United States Deputy Mar
shall Knight was sent to serve the papers
and Harder refused. to have the writ
served, and said it would not be healthy
for the officer that tried to serve the pa
pers. Knight came back to Dallas and
Mr.. Huntington went himself armed with
q warrant for Harder's arrest for re-
sisting an officer. The man was ar
rested all right enough and brought to
Dallas as stated above. Mr.. Harder ia
a very quiet and orderly man, and says
he was acting under advice of an attOr-
ney when he resisted sequestration, and
that the lawyer told him nothing would
be done by the officers If he refused to
leave the land in question.
TILL STOLEN.
Last night the money till was stolen
from the Central Bank saloon on the
corner of Ervay and Elm streets, and its
contents, about $50, taken. The till
was found short distance away by O
police officer and taken back to the
unoccupied, except by the night watch.
For some reason he had to go to a room
in the rear Of the saloon, and when the
watchman returned his loss was noticed.
Who did the deed has not been found out.
LOCAL NOTES.
A few days ago John H. Wallrasen
was arrested on charge of impersonating
United States deputy marshal at Han
Ion g theatre. The accused was taken
before United States CommissioneriLed.
mum this morning and bound over in the
sum of 5000 to answer the charge In
court.
The inmates of the city hospital Jared
well Yesterday. The neighbors had g
fine dinner served for them, one woman
furnishing turkey and sixteen chick
ems. Martinez. the tobacconist. sent
lot of tobacco and cigars, and q 81 silver
piece for each inmate, and large dry
goods house furnished each inmate with
90 en-