Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-11
BLACKMAIL.
Another Chapter in the History
of the Sunday Sun.
A GIRL ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
New Alliance Organ With Sam H. Dixon as
editor-eection Betters Pay Fines,
Frank Quinn Not Guilty-The Strikers
Gaining Strensth-A New Hospital
Proposed-A Political Row
Brewing-Other Items.
A GIRL ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
INDICTED 70. BLACKMAIL.
Special to the Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette
DALLAS, TEX, May 10-Some days ago,
Darlington Leak, erstwhile d lawyer of this
city, made affidavit and had the same pub
llsned IN The GAZETTE. solemnly asserting
that he never served in the capacity of cor
respondent of the Kansas City Sunday Sun
Barry Miller. assistant county attorney,
informed your correspondent to-day that
the last grand jury had indicted Leak for
attempting to levy blackmail upon fallen
women OF the city by threatening exposure
to them in the street He claimed to rep
resent Rol Reel. who figured in connection
with ! coat of tar and feathers at Waco,
who was also remembered by the grand in
QUESTION.
mot GUILTY"
At II o'clock last night the jury in the
murder case OF Frank Quinn returned q
verdict OF not guilty, aud he was dis
charged. A year ago Quinn, who is coal
night found Ben Nelson Ito him unknown
occupying his couch. To make the condi-
ton OF things more aggravating, Mrs
Quinn had interp0Sed no objection. Quinn
seized an axe, chopped his rival into mince
meat, and cut piece out OF the shoulder OF
the pertidious woman. At former trial
the jury hung, standing ten for acquittal,
and two for conviction.
A NEW ALLIANCE ORGAN.
1t is now an established fact that a new
Alliance organ will he started in this city
1t is said that sam II. Dixon will be its
editor and that it Will declare war on Ma
cune. the sub-treasury crankism and other
hereSies.
=. y. OLIVER,
who established the first paper at Oak Cliff
and conducted a prosperous weekly until it
was destroyed by fire two weeks ago, has
retired from journalism He will be sue
ceeded in the newspaper business by Ros-
ser Monnas, bright young man, who has
consolidated the Diamond and the Jour
nal. Together they will make strong
team. The Journal will be intensely Demo
cratic. Oliver will devote his entire time
TO the real estate business.
THE CITY COUNCIL
will meet in adjourned session tomorrow
night to elect successors to City Chemist
l.. Myers Conner and City Auditor P r.
Rawley. The Big Thirteen as the
straight Democrats are called, in caucus
decided that these gentlemen must walk
the gang plank. Druggist Rippeto has
been decided on for chemist and J. NJ.
Caldwell for city auditor. The selection of
the latter has precipitated first-class row
in the ranks OF the faithful, who believed
that J. Ford House, one OF the most active
Democrats in the city, is entitled to the
position. House has always given his time
and money to the cause. He is well quail
fed and reasonably popular. The Big
Thirteen will hold meeting at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning, and, it is rumored, an
attempt will be made to make new slate,
as far as the position of city auditor goes.
THERE Is NO CHANGE
in the labor situation. The Laborers'
league is gathering in all the workingmen
in the city and the demand is for Sl.50
wages and a nine-hOur work Day.
The harness makers and saddlers are still
out. The bosses show no signs OF yielding.
The indications are that the lockout will
continue for many weeks, as long as the
strikers have shot in the locker The
men talk of starting factory on the CO.
operative plan; but in the language of the
period, ''there's nothing III it
GENTLEMEN WHO wAGERED
their cold cash on their favoritcs in the
late municipal campaign are travelling a
rocky road. The gentlemen who compose
the grand inquisition of Dallas county are
reformers, and they proceeded to indict
every mothers son who placed money on