San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-08
DALLAS LETT g
DALLAS, Fe \ 5, 1892

To The San Antonio LIGHT:
Your correspondent wonders If
good roads wound not add a vast deal
more TO the good of the county than
the magnificent courthouse whose
tall spires and knocking griffins can
be seen at a great distance in the
country, by the farmers, who look so
longiDgly Dallas ward; but of account
OF the fearfully bad condition of the
! roads, can not reach the place to dis
pose of their truck at the very time
they most need to. Bad roads are
great impeachment to the farming
fraternity
Mrs. w. G. Veal, wife of Capt.
Veal. by her attorney. has filed suit
today aR ainst DR.. Jones, the murder
er of her husband, for $50 600. In
her petition she says that by killing
her hus band, DR.. Jones has deprived
her of q home and q support. She
estimates that in the natural course
Of things her husband would have
lived IL years, and that he could
make SIS 900 per year.
No case ever tried in the courts of
Dallas has attracted such wide spread
attention as the trial Of DR.. Jones
for the killing of Capt. Veal.
Dallas was quite excited over the
sudden and mysterious disappearance
of q young lady from home. As q
matter of course, the father and
mother OF the young miss, q girl of
perhaps sweet sixteen, were greatly
alarmed. The police authorities were
| notified and were assiduous in their
| endeavors to ascertain her where
abouts and the cause of her disap-
pearance. After keeping the wires
busy for days, the lost was found in
Waco. She was domiciled at the home
of friend, where the best of care
| was taken of her. AS coon as she was
located, she was placed under the
| surveillance OF a policeman till her
father could arrive from Dallas.
The parents OF the young lady are
we'll to do, kind and indulgent, and
why she should have taken "French
leave" of her parental roof is more
mysterious still.
While holding to q wheel, turning
as the wheel revolved, little John
Butler, of the Buckner's Orphan
Home, lost his hold and fell between
the wheels of the water wagon and
was crushed so that he died from the
injuries. This is the first accidental
death that has occurred at this home.
]. w. Cartwright, more than half
crazy, committed suicide by taking
morphine. He was short with the
insurance company he represented,
and had to flee from the officers of his
town. The shortage was 81 $50. His
wife had made good $500 of the
amount. On his person, after death,
was found most pathetic letter tell
ing him to be of good cheer, and try.
ing to inspire bin with hope
| and courage, and stated that just
as soon as some notes she had
could be united all would be paid
and they would once more be
united and live happily together,
but the desire to cast of this mortal
coil was irresistible.
Sis Gibbons, colored, is arrested on
suspicion of having poisoned her
lover, lobe Givens. Sis gave lobe q
cup of coffee, and it is said she drugg-
ed the coffee with morphine.
Albert Williams. colored, reports
having been assaulted by two un.
known men; he il badly carved.
Mrs. w. H Johnson, president of
the circle of Kings Daughters, is re-
ceiving numerous contributions of So
mot SIS 000) each from ladies through
out Texas, towards the expenses of
Sheltering Arms.
Mrs. Hull, noted spiritualist, has
been.the guest of Capt. Watkins for
several days. On Sunday night, a
week ago, she delivered a lecture In
the Opera house to a fairly good sized
audience, and as the afternoon paper
in the n. E. corner says: THE believ.
ers continue to believe and the doubt
ers con tinue to doubt.n