San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-10
DALLAS
From Our Regular Correspondent
DALLAS, Tex, December s 1890.

DALLAS, Tex, December s 1890.
DAILY LIGHT:-A genuine Texas
norther is upon us. Fires were started
in green houses yesterday to prevent
freezing last night.
Judge Mccormack has granted
temporary release from Jail, to Marion
Wallace, charged with completely in
the NARROW killing. He has been
confined in the Jail at this place since
the trial at Graham. Bail was de-
MED him, and this temporary release
is only given that he may receive
medical attention. A tumor Of
q years growth in%terferes
with respiration and swallow
ing. Doctors refuse to remove it
while he is in Jail, says he cannot re-
! ceive attention necessary, and to let
it alone means certain death. The
Hardy family. of Sherman, mother
son and daughter, accompanied by
the usoand aud father of the aflict-
ed trio, passed through Dallas, en-
route to Terrell. where the unfOrtu-
nate mother and children were being
taken, in hopes that timely treatment
could etfecta cure.
While Mrs. Mathis, of Alcalde
Hotel tame, was Oh her "outing" to
California, her husband filed suit for
divorce. A few days later; the wife
hobs up again in Dallas, responds
and Fl les her answer and cross bill to
The divorce suit filed by him. She
makes grave accusations against her
hus band: She asks for a divorce di-
vision of cummunity property, the
custody of three children, $75 per
month alimony and attorneys Zee,
$500.
In her list of grievances she
states that he lived in idleness,
and subsisted alone upon her earn
ings. This being true. she will be
S75 per month better provided for as a
grass widow than she ever was as q
wife. j. f. Mathis, the man, was ar
rested for removing the furniture
from the hotel building.
The death of Allen Leigh, who sui
cided at the st. James. was a most
lamentable one. The only cause for
the act that a be surmised, is a con
fessiOn made in a letter written t,
him by his wife, telling him of her
falsity to him and her disgrace. 1t is
concluded he could not share her
shame and took morphine.
R-v. J. r. Malone died at his home
In Exposition Park, and was buried
from the First Baptist church last
Friday. For months DIR. Malone had
been a helpless paralytic, but of late
he had grown better. He leaves a
wife and grown son and daughter and
friends throughout the stare to mourn
his dea'h.
Policeman J. r. Ragland died Sat-
urday and was buried yesterday by
the Police Benevolent Association.
He was q years old and lad been OH
the police force for years.
The Lodge of sorrow met yesterday
afternoon in the Elks' room on Main
street, Memorial services were held
for w. J. Johnson and V. B. Thomp-
son. News comes fro ii Brooklyn tell
ing of the death of DR.. j. H. Smith,
who left here a month ago. DR..
Smith had lived in Dallas eight years,
and was much liked. He lett on ac-
count of his health. His remains will
be- taken 10 Eminence. KY, for inter-
ment. William West died in the city
hospital OF pneumonia; the following
| night DR.. Y G Fisk died of old age.
The latter was from Vermont.
A popular dry goods clerk is
lodged in Jail charged with theft of
two dress patterns valued at $50,
stolen from his employers. The
goods were found in a pawn shop.
J. II. Robinson, night mailing clerk
in the %pOstoffice, was held up and re-
Iieved of $50 as he was going home.
No more artesian wells are being
bored, but another brewery is being
built. nm