Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-27
DALLAS.
Young Nan Swallows Fifteen Grains Of
strychnine-Tom Angus on Trial
for Murder.
THE GAZETTE BUREAU,
9O- NAM STREET

young man YET IN MS teeneg OIL maFCuS
L. Wilmington, well known butcher,
called at the Central drug store on Elm
street, opposite the skating rink, and
asked for a dime 8 worth Of strychnine.
Mr.. W. H. Smith supposing the young
man wanted it to kill dog or for some
such purpose, sold him fifteen grains.
It was labeled strychnine and poison, and
the purchaser attention called to the
fact that il was very strong poison. He
replied that he understood 1t. Yesterday
afternoon the fathe" of the young man
called at the drug store, bringing the
bottle with him, and asked the clerk
how much strychnine his son had bought.
The clerk answered fifteen grains.
The father then informed the clerk that
the boy had taken the strvchnine with
the intention of killing himself, and that
DR.. Allen was working with him to pre-
vent the poison from having fatal
effect, Your correspondent tried to find
Mr.. Wilmington this afternoon, but
failed to do so, He called at DR.. r. w.
Allen g Office and found the latter absent.
The most he could learn is that the boy
is out of danger. 1t appears that young
Wilmington has been a little wild anu
that he had had trouble with his father,
which led him to attempt to end his
career in the above mentioned manner.
The case of the state VS.. Tom Angus,
charged with the murder Of Charles
Bradley in this city in January, 1889, Is
now on trial in Judge Muse g court.
Three eminent criminal lawyers, CraW-
ford, Kirby and Seay, are conducting
the defense. Col. d. A. Williams,
Judge StillweIl II. Russell and Barry
Miller are looking after the states in
terests. The trial promises to be long
and interesting one, as the defendant
attorneys will make desperate effort to
clear their client.
J.F. Witt, the East Dallas saloon
keeper, called at police headquarters last
night. He was agitated deeply, and
stated to the chief that his bartender was
missing, and a roll of bills amounting 60
$500 was missing also. He cared noth-
ing about the bartender, but ne was
anxious for the recovery of the Doodle.
The Dallas amateur athletic assocla
ton at its annual meeting elected III
reotory as follows for the ensuing ye9E
NJ. ?. Morrissy, Albert Stewart, Geo
Stewart, Joe We'll, P. J. Hunter, He l.
Wolf, w. d. Titus and w. Osmc Z
II The directors will later on eject the RI
IN, ers of the organization. e
neutIrrruv- une representatives from
the different roads should hold sepa-t
rate meetings tor the purpose of con-
,erring among themselves as to what
hey should do, as well as to make propo- /
itions to be submitted to the general
Meeting on its reassembling. The morn
ng discussions were harmonious although
offering in some material points as TO
% II hKrf ,,,S
ne with the enthusiasm and interest in
he movement that commends itself to
he persons from the West as a valuable
gency to their efforts in developing their
ectons.
On reassembling at p. m. lengthy
of opinions was INDUCED in
s to whether the West and Northwest
hould report to the meeting then or to
he board of trade to-day. The fact of
he adjournment of the meeting until 3
clock was taken by some as an evidence
4 favor of the opinion that reports should
g made. Maj. Green said that be had
report to make to the meeting and one :
D the board of trade. He reported to :
be meeting that the people on the line
the Fort Worth and Denver desired q
epATate organization and separate
eadquarters from the Texas and Pa
fc. This report was adopted, as was :
lso one from the Texas and Pacific peo-
le desiring separate organization and :
The report of the parties on the line of :
le Fort Worth aud Denver was read
I'd handed to the secretary of the board
trade to be submitted to that body to- :
ay. 1t read as follows and was adopted Z
so far as its requirements appertained
the meeting:
Resolved, that it is the sense of the d
representatives. of the various sections !
ong the line of the Fort Worth and .
enVer railway, here present, that we :
Vor the organization composed of the :
WINS and counties along the line and / !
ibutary to the Fort Worth and Denver :
.ilway, with headquarters at Dallas, J
lth general manager in charge of | :
Oh headquarters, for the purpose of I
tvertising the resources of the: above | :.
ction. !
Resolved, that we believe an equit- =
lie proportion Of the expense of main =
ming such headquarters, with its gen.
al manager, and to do such general lsS
vertising as may be decided on would -
that Dallas furnish a suitable room =
r such headquarters. together with %
T cent. Of the expense of such general
NeFtlslnS ana the manager, and that q
e towns and counties interested defray
per cent. of such expenses.
Resolved, that committee consisting
John Howard, George Byrne and w. y
Stickney be appointed to confer with =
g Dallas board of trade to determine :
on the probable amount of money r
cessary TO be raised and to prepare a
liable motion setting forth the time, y
ice and object Of the proposed oonven-
n at Bowie.
Resolved, That we favor a convention
imposed of one representative from =,
en- town on the line of the Fort Worth =
q Denver railway and tributary there =
to be held at Bowie on the 5th day of II
", 1890, who shall have authority to
for his town in the matter of appor-
ming the pro rata expense, as we'll as
selection of a general manager for ]
"a Headquarters, and such other de- 4
Is as to organization as may be naAs 4
y. IA
Iudge Sayles offered a verbal report
ing: We accept on the terms subs
tied by the Dallas board of tradesk9ie Z
'posltion made to our section thaSgthe
Has board of trade defray quarter of 4
expenses incident to advertising our
'stern country. We do not exact apy 4