Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-11-09
TEXAS CONVERSATIONS
A MIRROR OF RECENT OCCURRENCES.



district court for Texas, to be called
the southern district, OF the following
counties; Orange, jasper, Newton.
Tyler, Hardin, Jefferson, Chambers,
Liberty, Polk, Madison. San Jacinto,
Walker, Montgomery, Harris, Calves
ton, Brazos, Grimes, Waller, Fort
Bend, Brazoria, Washington, Austin,
Wharton, Matagorda, Fayette, Col
orado, Lavacca. jackson, Gonzales,
De Witt, Victoria, Calhoun, Goliad,
Refugio, San Pahicio, Live Oak, Nc
Mullen, Arkansas, Nueces. Cameron,
Ilidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Webb, La
The bill provides for courts to be held
at Galveston, Brownsville and Laredo
in the southern district; at Tyler,
jefferson and Paris in the eastern dis
trict, and at Austin, San Antonio and
FL Paso in the western district.
While two little children, boy and
girl, we're out at play at Denison re-
Gently, the boy set fire to piece OF
paper. The wind blew the paper to a
tuft of grass, setting it on fire. The
little girl jumped on the burning grass,
thinking to put it out, when her
clothes took fire and before assistance
arrived her person was enveloped in
flames and she was literally cooked
from head to foot and died shortly
afterwards.
Frank Lenhart, Peter Cook and AL
bert Dunbough, the three boys
charged with burglarizing the Lane
confectionery recently at Weather.
ford, had an examining trial and were
bound over in the sum of 5000. Bond
was made for the Dunbough boy and
he was released, but the other boys
are still in Jail in default of bond.
Jessie Shepard, whose real name
was Millicent Sa1ells, who shot her
self recently, at Waxahachie, died.
1t appears that in fit OF jealousy she
assaulted her paramour, a young man
of that place, firing four shots at him
as he ran. lie stumbled and fell, and
she, thinking she had killed him,
dealt herself the fatal wound.
Burglars raided Smyth & Hustler's
store at Alvarado recently. The loss
so far as is known is five pistols, fif-
teen pocket knives and two pair OF
brass knucks. No clew. The store
of duke e Simouds was also entered
and $500 or $500 worth of jewelry,
fine cutlery and spectacles stolen.
At Crockett, few nights ago, at a
negro festival Frank Wells, colored,
shot Walter Bell, another negro,
through the right hand, and shot at
Mono Anderson, but missed him.
The row was caused by woman.
Wells was arrested.
At Kemp, kaufman county, re-
Gently, Wilson & Crum's gin caught
fire, During the excitement Wynn
Robinson fell through the cotton press
door, his chin striking the casing.
His jaw was broken and he was 9TH
Gwise injured.
Charles Hampton, young farmer
from Denton county, fell into the ele-
} vator OF the Trinity oil mills in South
: Dallas recently and was instantly
l ground to pieces. The body was not
: discovered for some minutes after.
At Austin recently the sheriff locked
up ~ yOuuB HtElO OOO opChCOl
on a charge OF attempting to rape Mrs
Selma Holfer. This is the third negro
arrested here within a week on a
charge OF this kind.
I Quite disastrous fire occurred at
: Kyle, Hays county, recently. There
was no water, and the fire run its
course. Nine buildings were con-
: sumed. Loss $40, 800, including mer-
3 chandise.
: At Ladonia, Fannin county, recent
6 ly, the officers raided a crap den and
Z. caught over thirty negroes and some
white men playing craps, The fines
/. and costs aggregated over 5000.
: At Fort Worth the new waterworks
whistle has arrived. 1t is 30x12
inches, inside measurement, and il
can be heard, it is said, under favora-
BILE conditions, fifteen miles.
9 Thomas Nix, farmer residing in
Hunt county, was held up and robbed
s of $50 near the bridge on Whiteroch
and Greenville road recently. Three
: masked men did the work.
q Louis Blum, grocer, and Hugh
!. Chamberlain had regular "knock-
: down fist fight at Corsicana recently.
The dispute arose over some change.
Blood flowed freely
Harvey May, young farmer living
n near Bairdstown, Lamar county, wa;
:, recently thrown from his wagon and
i had his right leg broken between the
l. knee and ankle.
h At Randolph, Fannin county, re-
a Gently, the little son OF Mr.. an Mrs
I j. A. Jones was kicked on the hea(