Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-18
MERELY AN EPISODE
In Which a Trim Little Woman
and a Scared Man,
BOTH FROM THE CENTRAL CITY
Figured at Leading Fort Worth Hotel.
The Trim Little Woman Changes
Quarters, aud the BIan HASN'T
Stopped Running.

She was trim little woman, with a
handsome face and chic manner that
would catch the eye of the average man
anywhere. She wore a dainty shoe that
covered an aristocratic foot, and as she
stood on Fourth street near Rusk
in front of the Mansion hotel with
one foot on the step of the
hack and half turned to say Few words to
the cabby, who for the time being had her
in charge, the two GAZETTE reporters who
at 2:45 4. N were on their way home,
caught full view of this representative of
female loneliness and could not help
but admire. Dress of some dark
material, close-ftting, heavy black jacket,
Z jaunty hat, and one of those lady's small
travelling sachels suspended by leather
strap from one shoulder to the opposite.
''YCu know the place, driverl"
sob, yes ma'am. I have been there
ofteu.n
Into the hack, cabby quickly on the seat,
the horses heads turned and down Rusk
street the little woman was rolled.
Now those TWO reporters had their Curl
osity excited, very naturally, and in a quiet
way they investigated this sudden depart
ure from a leading hotel at such an unsea-
sonable hour of such pretty woman all by
her lone self.
And this is what they learned.
Some weeks ago the trim little woman
came here from the Central City to be
treated for a throat affection. She
is a widow, her husband hay-
ing died some months ago. She
behaved well, was attractive
and on Sunday as each member of the
decalOgue was read out, joined fervently in
the response Lord, have mercy upon US
and incline our hearts to keep this law"
But sometimes sin is SO heavy it takes
two to bear the burden, and this is SO in
this case. There is a man at the bottom of
it. He lives in the Central City, too, has q
lovely and devoted wife, and two charming
children; is a prominent business man OF
high standing.
He came 10 Fort Worth and stopped at
the Mansion. He had evidently met the
trim little woman before. Wednesday
night late the porter at the hotel notified
the night clerk that the gentleman OF
room - was in the room of the trim little
woman. The clerk sent word by the
porter that the rules OF the hotel did not
permit this; would Mrs. - have the gen
tleman go to his own room2 But the
gentleman didn't go, and an hour later was
still in the room of the trim little woman.
Then the clerk wrote a little note
which was very plain in its
terms, and it was delivered. No
sooner had she received it than the trim
little woman drew a revolver and marched
that porter through the hall straight to the
parlor, compelled him to light the
gas, and then ordered him to bring
the clerk to the parlor land l will settle
this little affair with him very quickly, ''said
she, pistol still in hand. The message was
delivered, but the clerk very sensibly rang
up central, asked for police headquarters,
got it, and requested an officer to come to
the Mansion. In q few minutes OF
ticer Lightfoot was in conyersa-
ton with the trim little woman,
and told her that unless she left the hotel
at once he would be compelled to arrest
her on charge provided for by the city
ordinance. The hack was ordered and the
reporter saw her leave.
And the man? Well he was more
frightened than the woman-in-the-case, q
great deal more. In fact he was panic
stricken. He was not particular how
be got out of that hotel
and they do say he reached the Rusk street
veranda through a window and reached the
ground by the friendly aid of q telegraph
pole.
The names of the parties are in posses
sion of THE GAZETTE, but as the man in the
Ease has wife and family at home who
would be distressed at the revelation of his
guilt, and as the woman has formerly had
IN excellent reputation they shall be for
he present anonymous.