San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-11
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAS. Tex. March 9th, 1892

Iva NiShSh o"'l 800
To the San Antonio LIGHT:
While spading in our garden late Ii
the afternoon of saturday last. FIVE ol
six gun shots rent the air In quick
succession. We paid but little atten.
i zion TO the report of the weapon. La
q short while some passer-by told us
Ike EIam had been killed a few
minutes previously, shot down like q
c og by one J. f Ovens. For the
murderer it Is lucky 1t was human
being killed instead of q halter with
horse attached) removed. No doub
he will fare better. The murderer
gave himself up to the police at once
Yesterday morning . brother of the
deceased filed information against
the father, John W., and the murder
er's two brothers. Lon aud Dock
Owens, charging these with being
accomplices. The tour are now In
Jail. The Ovens are next door
neighbOrs of Mr.. Elam's family,
and are his tenants. Elan
had gone that morning to the
Owens house TO collect rent,
and the Owens family says he used
abusive language to old lady Owens,
when told of defective flue. Oh her
reports are to the effect that Elan
possessed certain facts concerning q
fire, which he threatened to make
known. The man was q deputy tax
assessor aud had many friends. He
leaves a vile and seven brothers, two
of whom live in San Antonio.
Friday next is the date fixed for the
execution of A l. Rogers. Rogers, it
is said, still affirms his Innocence of
the crime of which he is accused and
clings to the hope that Gov. Hogg
will commute his sentence. He has
professed the Roman Catholic religion
and says he is ready to meet his fate.
Sam Wynne, the negro desperado
who tried to murder the entire family
OF J. w. Smith, of Grayson county, is
lodged in our Jail for safe keeping till
the excitement In the vicinity of the
outrage subsidies.
"Are you going as a delegate to
the convention (meaning Austin,
we asked an tout" who had been y
candidate Tor office when Harrison
was first elected, but like many
others, who did not get what he de-
sired, had soured.
mot much 1 am not" he replied.
"Why," we guerried.
because there is no money In it,"
he frankly replied.
so 1t is, it Is for gain, for office, for
money mos are after. II they fail to
get an Office asked for. their ardor
dies.
In the commissioners court the
county physician's salary was in
creased SIS, making it $50 per month.
1t was also decided to use gas instead
of electricity In the new court house.
Interest in the T rinity Navigation
continuas. Il will be great thing
for Dallas when boats ply on the
Trinity, and it can be said of her once
more, "She is at the head of naviga.
ton on the Trinity"
Dallas has literary as " ell as polit-
ical aspirants, Notwithstanding the
dissustlons of Mr.. Ed ward Box, to
those who desire to pursue writing as
q means of livelihood, there comes to
our ears great success of Dallas eff Jrts.
One young lady unknown to tame,
whose negro dialect appeared in q
Texas paper, has been offered 50 per
column for like productions by an
eastern publisher. Another, this
time a bsshful youth of 20, sent q
short Texas story to q story paper In
New York. 1t was accepted q check
for $25 was cent to the writer. An
other receives 20 cents per inch from
Jewellers Journal, but the news
must be something concerning the
trade exclusively. Mr.. Box should
come to Texas, Dallas especially,
before he speaks too discouragingiy
concerning remuneration for manu-.
script.
The artesian we'll borer at
Turtle Creek pump house, boring
well for the city, struck o
fine flow of water at a depth OF 800
feet, which yields $50, 900 gallons per
day.
Jas. II. MCGEE, a federal prisoner
who was fined 81 200 some time ago
for presenting false vouches takes
oath that he Is not able to pay same,
and after remaining in Jail for thirty
DAYS Is released.
Eugene Johnson, the Kansas City
suns correspondent has q hard row
OF 1t in Dallas. A few days ago Jailer
Rhodes accosted Mr.. Johnson i'm the
conrt room, and dealt him one blow
after another for an alleged Islander.
Gus attack upon him as jailor. John
son denied writing the article ri
which the jailOr took umbrage. -.
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