Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-19
STROHM'S CASE.
THE SUN ATTORNEY ACQUITTED
OF PERJURY.
The Building Imperfect-Bsd Founda-
tion-Twenty Negroes Fight.
A FREE FIGHT.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, July 1S.-Night before
last general free fight was INDUCED in by
about twenty negro women in negro sec
ton Of the town. After the fight was over
and an account of results was made, in ad-
, dition to many bruised heads, Willie Hill
was found to be seriously cut across the
| ah8pnten and breast. Her wounds are very
dangerous and may prove fatal. A war
rant was sworn out for Ida Boyd. charg-
ing her with assault to kill, and last night
she was arrested and jailed by Police Off
GERS Goddard and Rawlins Ida has fig
ured in cutting scrapes here before.
sTRoHM's CASE.
At the last term of court Eugene John
son, correspondent for the Kansas City
Sunday Sun, was on trial here for alleged
libel. His attorney was H. l.. Strohm of
Kansas City. The evidence against John
Eson hinged on an article that appeared in
the Sun over Johnson's name, and which
seriously reflected on persons in Dallas.
Strohm was called to the witness stand and
testified that he saw the article in the
Suns ONCE, and many present at the trial
are of the Impression that Strohm swore
that the article in question was written by
Preston, editor of the paper. Later devel-
OPP ments showed that the article in question
was telegraphed by Johnson from Fort
Worth. On this information and believing
that Strohm perjured himself while in the
witness stand. the grand jury indicted him
and he was arrested, since which time he
has remained in Jail. Strohm's trial came
up to-day in Judge Burke's court
The trial of II. L. Strohm was concluded
late this evening. The judge instructed
the jury TO bring in verdict of not guilty
which was done, and Strohm left the court
room a free man.
VETO.
Al the last meeting of the city council
that body awarded the city printing to the
Times-Herad, but to-day it is given out
that Mayor Connor has vetoed the measure,
but on what grounds will not be known I'M
til the council meets tonight. 1t is thought,
however, that the matter will be carried
over the mayors veto, and lively time is
expected when the matter comes up in open
council
COURTHOUSE MIDDLE
For the past few days the county commits
sioners have been working to sift the mud
die of the courthouse contract. They had
received proposition from r. L. James,
the contractor, TO give up the job. To-day
Mr.. James and the commissioners agreed
on basis of settlement, and Mr.. James is
no longer the contractor. 1t is not vet de-
termined what the commissioners intend to
do in order to finish the work. The inves-
tigation of the matter led to the finding of
defective work on the foundation of the
courthouse and part of the wall will have
to come down. The commissioners will
meet again Monday.
DALLAS GRAIN MARKET.
The Cockrell grain and commission COM
pany quote the following: Bulk oats, 300
SIC sacked, from wagons on streets. Wheat,
70tG75c. Receipts light ON account of the
bad condition of the roads, caused by recent
rains.
Dat sacks, cash prices: Lots of 1000, Sc;
1000 s1sc; 500. SIC; $50, SIC; less than 250,
&c. Irvine, twelve pound lots, zoe.
ENGLISH OPERA
OAK CLIFF, DALLAS COUNTY, TEX. July
1S.-The English comic opera company is
still lin it, when it comes to drawing
crowds at their nightly entertainments.
Olivette, rs produced al! this week, has
been great success, and next weeks pro-
duction of Boccaccio promises to draw more
than any previous opera. Tomorrow is
grand free concert day, at which time the
following programme will be carried out: