Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-01
DALLAS.
VICTIM OF THE RYLiE TRAGEDY
DYING---BLACk RECOVERING.
A Criminal with Changeable Mind-The
City's Liza Standardization for Di-
vorce-Straight-O uts to Meet.


DALLAS. Ten. July 31.-SherifT Lewis re-
turned from Rylie to-day. Gilcreate, who
is dying, was held under 5000 bond by JUS
tice Bud Fly. VIII Holman, who made the
first break in the shooting match, was ne
leased on $500. Lewis says that Gilcreate
will not recover.
| BLACKS CASE.
Mart Black, the Oak Gin engineer who
was shot by Superintendent Knight, is rs-
covering The chances are goN thar
Knight will not hold his job long.
HE WAS NAILED. y
| Dick Stanton, burly negro, was given
seven years in Judge Burke's court for at
tempting to kill his wife.
He first refused to plead guilty: he next
| offered to go Oh the stand; he again. after
| his wife testified, Went on the stand and
said he would plead guilty, as lies We're
| being sworn to against him.
Judge Burke-''Are you guilty."
Il didn't cut Hattie's throat, but I plead
| guilty"
my court Go TO trial, sir
| Dick went to trial and was given the
| limit, seven years.
| OTHER NEWS.
! No other courts We're held. Judge Tucker
| is attending the bar association meeting at
| Galveston; Judge Bower and Judge Hurt
| are fishing.
WHAT We hNON.
Dallas is in bad shape financially. What
we owe in notes Is set forth in the following:
| Dallas guarantee and investment COM
| paEy for go acres of land issued Seutem-
| Der %, 1889, due September, 1894, for
| $4,000
Dallas guarantee and investment com
| pany; for $50 acres of land, issued Septem-
ber %, 1889, due September, 1889, for
| $4,000.
p. W. c. for engine house lot. is
sued October 4, 1889, due October 4, 1891,
for $1,000.
S. S. Richardson and wife, for engine
house lot, issued November 10, 1890, due
November ~, 1894, for $3.50 81.
Ahrens manufacturing company for two
| fire engines, issued May y, 1891, due April
10, 1891, for $:30l.
Ahrens manufacturing company. for two
fire engines issued May L.. 1891, due April
Is 1892, for s:S3Ol.
Western national bank, Cor money Dor
| rowed, issued May Is, 1891, due August 19,
1891. for S45, 900
Chattanooga foundry and pipe company,
for water pipe, issued June 20 1891, due
April 20, 1882, for $3.50 81.
}. +. Boyer, for school building, ten
notes, issued June -, 1891, due October -
and December -, 1892, for Soils. 20.
NJ. B. Loomie, for jackson street sewer,
two notes, issued July l, 1891, due October
i, 1871. anu 1872. lOT s--0J. ~.
Laclede national bank, account Ripley &
Bronson note, issued July 10, 1891, due
March 8, 1892, for 40
Holly manufacturing company. account
waterworks, issued July Is, 1891, due
March 10, 1892, for SS954 %.
John Okeefe, for street grading, four
notes. issued July 25 1891. due November
%, 1891, aggregating S1341.29.
King bridge company, for two iron bridges
on Turtle creek. issued July 80. 1891, due
January 80, 1890, for $3.50
{. W. Alcott, for sewer work. issued July
30, 1891, Cue November and December, 1891,
for Sill. 30.
Chattanooga foundry and pipe works,
balance on account issued July 80 1891 due
November 80, 1891, for sos 50
These notes draw interest ranging from
to per cent. They represent aggregate
Indebtedness amounting TO Sl46, 76645
THE STRAIGHTOUTS.
Judge Force chairman of the county
central committee, has called his men to-
gether to morrow afternoon at | O'Clock in
the county court room. Chairman Forcee
requests every member to be present espe-
cially the city members. Business of i'm
portancc pertaining to the pending consti-
tutional amendments is to be transacted
All members are urged to be on hand
promptly at the hour named.
SHE IS IN II.
Bayless Johnson uetitiOnS the court for a
divorce from his wife, l.. L. johnson. He
says they We're married in this county No
vember 10, 1890, and although he has been
kind and attentive as a hus band, his wife
since November II has been with
out intermiSsion in a chronic state ''of
i'll humor, although in perfect physical and
mental health. She never permits a day TO
pass without upbraiding and abusing plain
tiff without the shadow of a cause That
plaintiff cannot open his mouth to speak to
her or anyone else in her pres
ence without being denounced by
her. If plaintiff happens TO say that
the sky is blue she will swear it is black, or
if he commendS a neighbours virtue she
will declare that the neighbor is knavr
She swore that her home was greasy.
dirty hOvel, unfit for cur or a
hyena to live i'll, when as matter
OF fact it is an humble but COM
Portable home Plaintiff declares
that his wife has developed into 1.-The living
embodiment of persecutress. an ultra
briarean, and altogether has rendered his
life miserable and wretched," and that the
thought of having to live with her nearly
drives him Grey. therefore he pleads with
the court to unloose the bonds and set him
free again.
HE SELLS 1T.
Henry Flock of Oak Cliff is charged with
selling whisky in that precinct. He will |
answer in the county court to three charges
in October, and gave bond.
FOR BRICK.
Commissioners Orr and Fisher, who were |
appointed by the commissioners court at |
its last session to purchase brick for the |
of the new courthouse. to-day |
closed contract with the Texas pressed |
brick company for a million or more brick |
at Sc. 30 per 1000
Personal MENTION.
Lowe Shearon, q popular young newspa- |
per writer and i favorte with the Dallas |
press gang, departed OrChicago this morn
ing, and will enter the newspaper field in
that city having accepted a position on the
staff OF one of Chicago's leading dailies. |
Mr.. Shearon, though young in years has
won his spurs in the field of local news
paper work in Dallas and other Texas |
cities. He is bright and versatile writer.
has a nose for news and knows what it is.
The newspaper gang of Dallas and his
legion of friends beyond the pale of news
paperdom wish him every success in his
new field OF labor.
OAK CLIFF NEWS.
Special TO the Gazette.
OAK CLIFF, DALLAS COUNTY, Ten.
July 31.-The Grand Duchess is the at
traction at the opera house and is drawing
largely Last night was Santa Fe night.
and 1900 people attended. Fourteen hun