Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-12
IN THE B. |. 7.
Whisky PeddIers, Horse Thieves
and Others Have a Turn.
TAKING DOODLE TO POOR 10.
Omcers Go Out to Capture Train Robbers
and Are OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Visitors - Militia to
Organize.
Evil Doors in the Il. 1. r.

Special to the Gazette.
OKLAHOMA CITY, o. T., May lin the
United States court here to-day Charley, u
Seminole Indian. was sentenced 10 six
months in the Wichita jail for introducing
liquor into the Indian Territory. Charles
Simmons was given eleven months in the
same institution for horse stealing. The
prisoners were taken TO Wichita this after
noon.
William Lafferd, young man who
mortgaged team of horses not his own for
$50 some time ago, and for which he was
arrested and jailed, is now drawing long
breathS of freedom somewhere on the
earth's face. Ee was treated very kindly
at the jail by the officials as he appeared to
be DESTROYS Of doing only what was right.
He was given the privileges Of trusty,
and Friday afternoon took advantage of
that position and skipped for parts un-
known.
DOODLE FOE TIE INDIANS.
Col Patrick, agent for the Sac and Foxes,
left this morning for that agency in charge
of So, 800 with which to make the usual
Semi-annual payment. Owing to the train
robbery OF Saturday night at Wharton he
was escorted by troop q of the Fifth cal
airy, in command Of Capt. Hayes. The
troops are armed with carbineS, saberS and
pistols, and would make it exceedingly
warm for any assaultiEg party. When east
of the city few miles Capt. Hayes was
thrown from his horse and injured so Sc
yerely that he was forced to return.
OFFICERS CAPTURED BY HIGHTAYMES.
A posse of deputy marshals left here
yesterday to so to the Cherokee strip to
hunt down the train robbers. Word was
received here this afternoon that the mar
shals had been captured by the highway
men, and robbed of their horses. Re-
Inducements will repair to the scene to-
night.
Choctaw, handsome passenger train,
consisting of passenger coach, dining
today from Texas where the dis
tinguished party it contained had
been on tour OF inspection. Among
the prominent members Of the party are
A1essrs. John Dill Of Baltimore, William c.
Alderman, treasurer Of the Lehigh Valley
railroad, Pennsylvania: John Denison,
Baltimore; Senator William J. Sewell, New
Jersey; Col. Archer, president of the Trede-
gar iron company, Richmond, Va; Enoch
Pratt, Baltimore; Lewis Ginter, Richmond,
Va; Cummings Mccormick, Chicago;
Warren A. Webber, assistant general
manager Of the Leghigh Valley railroad OF
Pennsylvania; John Hamilton, Baltimore;
Byrnes, president Eulan bank, Balti-
more; Edward Christian, Richmond,
Va; H. Mckinney, of Mckinney 4
Co, bankers, Baltimore; Hon. J. Bryant,
New York City; T. H. West, president OF
St. Louis trust company, ST. Louis; Edwin
Mills, New Hope, Ky; Col. S. d. Brad
ford, Baltimore; Judge Gilbert, Denison;
and receivers of the Choctaw coal railway
company, Messrs. S. l. Shellenberger,
chief engineer: G. G. Eddy, superintend-
ent; Francis Gowen and Edwin d. Chad
dick, receivers; c. p. Wilkinson, Thomas
II. White, C. A. Maxwell, J. d. Bradford,
J. B. Henry, E. L. Miles, J. B. F'oulk W.
L. Porter, Judge Gilbert and A. R Bond,
Manager Chaddick's private secretary.
J. D. Bradford of Baltimore, in reply to
THE GAzETTE representative, said: Our
trip is purely one of inspection. and to YER
ify for ourselves the wonderful stories that
reached Us concerning the remarkable re-
sources of the Southwest-and particularly
Texas. We left Baltimore week age last
Saturday night and arrived az South McAlis-
ter Wednesday morning. After spending
brief time in South McAlister our special
was switched to the Houston and Texas
Central, and we visited San Antonio, Gal
weston, Austin and other Texas points.
Truly the prospects for a season of abun-
dance is most glorious one"
The distinguished party drove over the
line ofthe ChoctaW from this city to FL
Reno to-day, and, returning tonight, left
for Kansas and Eastern points.