Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-18
AT LARGE.
Betters, the Slayer Of Sam
Ewing, Wanted in Dallas.
KILLED HER YOUNG BABE.
Laura Wicks, Coiored, Arrested Charged
With MISUNDERSTANDING Discharged.
Courthouse Flooded During the
Storm-Other Items of News.
BETTERS AT LARGE.
Spccial to the Gazette.


DALLAS, Tex, April 17-Last Monday
evening. between and o'clock. F'reeland
Bejters shot sam Ewing and then fed. AT
the tine OF the shootingit was thought that
Ewing could not live until the following
morning. The next day he was some better,
but he died yesterday II about O'Clock p.
IN. Betters has never been arrested, hav-
ing fled to parts unknown. The men fell
cut over Is woman, but the circumstances
that led up to the killing have many YER
siuns. The parties are al COlOred, and the
affair took place in one Of the toughest
dives in the state BetterS, it IS under
stood, IS wanted at Texarkana.
SAN JACINTo DAY.
The san Jacinto day celebration promises
TO be great affair. The Dallas wheelmen
nave received word that a number Of
wheels will be present from sherman and
other points and cordial invitation is eX-
tended TO the wheelmen of Fort Worth 10
be present and join the procession.
GIDDINGs ACQUITTED.
Dick Giddings has been acquitted by .
Dallas jury on the charge OF house break
ing Dick has been tried and convicted for
this same ofense at four previous trials,
but this time u verdict Of not guilty was
returned. The verdict was 4 great sur
prise TO those who knew the history Of the
case.
COUNTY OFFICES FLOODED.
morning some Of the county offices were
flooded with water, causing a damage 70
books, papers, etc. TO the amount Of 500
or $500 The building i'll which the county
officers have temporary quarters is q new
one, having been finished only q couple OF
months. The flooding was caused by d de-
fective roof. and until the defects are re-
paired the trouble will remain. Only i few
days ago the floor in one of the courtroomS
settled couple Of inches during the pro-
greSS OF the Cash trial, while the room was
crowded with people and was abandoned.
CHARGED WITH A TERRIBLE CRIME.
Laura Nicks, u yellow woman of about
twenty years OF age, was arrested late this
evening by City Detective Alexander
charged with terrible crime. AT an early
hour an old negro came TO the police station
and told Mr.. Alexander the following story:
Late yesterday evening my wife and l We're
standing in our yard, when we saw q hOrri-
bic sight in the ward djoining Our atIen-
ton was attracted by the cries of young
child, and looking over into the next yard
we saw a yellow woman with a garden rake
in her hand, and with il she was hitting
some object on the ground. The object was
seen 10 be a young babe The woman hit
the babe with the rake and cry escaped
il. Snc hit II two or three times, when we
saw il culver and die.
Officer Alexander. acting on the advice.
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the babe We're found near 4 stable in the
ward where Laura Wicks worked The
cO.ored couple who saw the crime com
mitted recognized Laura as the perpetrator
Of the deed. The child. when found, bore
marks of violence, and the story of the old
negroes IS probably true. Laura was seen at
the city jail. She says the child was born
and soon afterwards died. She denies kill
ing it. but the circumstances all point to the
fact that the child came to its death as
stated above. The babe was only few
hours old at the most. Laura worked for
prominent family on Nasten street. and by
her employers was Cooked upon as
woman above the average of her race,
The matter will be fully Investigated to-
morrow.
REAL ESTATE MEETING.
The Texas real estate association had a
meeting called for to-day to be held in
Dallas Secretary Hardy from Waco, and
Vicc-President johnson of Corsicana are
in the city: but what was done at the meet
ing, il held at, all could not be learned.