Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-28
DALLAS.
A Daring Robbery Successfully Exc
euted-A Leg Lost.
Grand Army Day at the Fair-A Grand BAN
qusp-Fort Worth Officials as Guests.
Sleek. Fingered Gentry.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX. Oct. PA daring
robbery was committed last night in the
toilet room of the St. George hotel by
which MIR. D. B. Grigsby of Elkhart,
Tex, lost about $50. Mr.. Grigsby had
Just entered the toilet room when q man
grabbed his arm, ran his hand In his
pocket and took his money, then run
ming. Grigsby fired two shots at the
fleeing man, who disappeared in the
darknessand made good his escape.
shocking accident took place early
this morning on the Santa Fe railroad
track il the southeastern part OF the
city, by which John Alexander lost his
right leg. Alexander is q laborer of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad and
works at Garland; is widower, about
Forty years of age and Scotch by birth.
IHe came to town and got full and went
10 sleep on the side of the railroad track.
His right leg rested across the rail and
was run over by the train, terribly
mangling it between the ankle and the
knee. The leg was ground to pulp,
the foot only holding on by the llga-
ments and mengied flesh. The doctors
had to amputats the leg and 1t is doubt
full if Alexander will live, although he
is now at tie hospital resting easily.
A man by the name of Massingale died
at the city hospital last night AMI was
buried this morning. But littie was
known of the man except that be was
aIried and had relatives somewhere in
Tennessee, friends at Gainesville, this
nd fnrfu hrnn 70
old.
The case of w. B. Jones for wife kill
ing was called in the criminal court this
morning, but was put off on account of
the absence from the city of Col. Kearby,
the defendants attorney. who has gone
TO Decatur to defend the murderers of
the MARROW brothers, who are there on
trial in the United States court on
change of venue from Graham.
The following general order has been
issued by Grand Army Department Com
mander 4. K. Taylor:
''The Texas state fair and Dallas ex-
position having set apart October 90 as
Grand Army Day, and the local posts
of Dallas having arranged programme
for the occasion and made arrangements
for the entertainment OF all comrades
who may attend, the department COM
mander desires to give his cordial ap-
prevail thereto, and earnestly requests
sthat commanders of posts endeavor to
ssissFe as large representation from their
commands as possible upon that occa-
s!on.'
Nearly every city in the state Will send
big delegations and 'Grand Army Day.
bids fair to be a big success.
The temporary organization of the
Texas alumni of the university of the
South, met this morning and perfected
permanent organization with the follow
ing officers: B. r. Latham of Houston,
president; W. b. Thompson of Dallas.
secretary; Wilson Gregg OF Fort Worth,
first vice-president; w. P. Finley,
second vice pre sident; T. c. Rose
borough of Texarkana, third vice presi-
dent; A. II Deshiell of Terrell, fourth
vice. president; Hampton Cook OF Hous-
ton, fifth ice-president: Gross Scruggs
of Dallas, sixth viee-president, and r.
T. Browning of Dallas, treasurer.
A grand banquet was held tonight
ct the Mcleod hotel, at which place DR..
Gailor, vice chancellor, and Silas Nc
Bee, commissioner of endowment of the
University of The South, delivered adj