Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-09
For the Burning Of Cotton and Other Properly.
The varnelI Case Hanging Fire-Rnls.
boro's City counsi-Parsonals.


w II. Meyers X Co. of Hnlsb1ro and
Perry county Alabama. sue for 5000.
the value of 40 bales of cotton.
n. Schwnb n Co. cotton men of Hills.
boro sue for $4,000, the value of 3O5
bales of cotton
Bennett u Lowell Of tInlsboro, sue for
81. 900 the vnluc Of i23 bales
g. G. Orcubaum sues for damages In
the sum of $500. the value of corn and
other products destroyed at the same
time
In addition to the above. two other
suits are IN course of preparation and ara
10 be filed during the coming week. The
cotton and other property DESTROYED
was located at point Gust Of. and
adjoining the yards of the railway com.
Wluy The Plaintiffs allege the fire to
have originated by reason Of the escape
OF sparks and Goals OF lire from passing
engines In the cOmpnny's yards ut the
tinc and while same were being run al
a speed Of u miles nm hour within the
city limits, aud IN violation of the mum.
Clpnl ordinances. Among the counsel for
me plaintiffs in these suits is Clark q
BolinRor Of Waco. Tex. Many new dups-
tons will doubtless be- raised during the
progress Of the suits, and each step close
ly contested
THE NARNELL CASE.
The long continued delay on the part
OF the state court of appeals In passing
upon the celebrated Tom T.. Narnel
murder case is exciting considerable
adverse comment here. The crime of
which the defendant stands charged
was committed on the night of March
.. lSN.'. almost ten years ago and created
widespread comment m the press Of
this and other states at the time Jonas
Land, the deceased, was about 30 ycnrs
of age az the time of his killing aud "a
recent arrival In tlp state from Wis
cOnsin. After the shooting Nuruoll fled
the state and his whereabouts remained
unknown until early IN 1856 Whom Dec
was located nc Mnglllnnl. Now McN,r.
by Sheriff Tom Bell. arrested and brought
back 10 this state. On two halcus clr-
pus hearings ho was dcu.cd hiN ana
remained in jail until July, 1871, when
Judge j. NJ. Hurt came 10 lii'lshpro and
gave the matter personal hearing aud
after So doing allowed HIN bond no 'h'
sum of StO.OOO IN consequence of falling
health under close confinement
In 1883 he was tried aud convicted
Of murder IN the second degree with
punishment fixed at nine years conhne-
npnt I'm the stltc pcnitenuary. From
this conviction an appeal was prosecutor
To the appellate court and reversal
was The result. On the 9th Of April
1880 lis case was again called Tor tHAl
In the district court Of this county. anu
owing 10 the fact that q diHintnrested
Jury could not bc had the venue wa"
changed TO Ellis county.
about two years ago he was conVicleu
in ulnt court of murder In the second tie
,,,.no and yivcn a twelve ycnrs' sentence
In The peniteutiury. II is from this con-
yiction aud sentence that the present mp
peal Is pending. Mt,
The disqualification Of Justices David
son and Slmplins, 10y reason OF FORMER
connection with the prosecution, was GER
tilted 10 Governor llOgg many months
since. aud special Justices by hlih NJ
pointed To sit with Judge Hurt IN me
disno,ition of the appeal. For months
past nm opinion mas Otrn TAI'}yl1t,ti, "U VI,
none ns yet handed down. In uuulllph lo
Justices Davidson and Simpklns oi me
stnfo court of appeals, Chief Justice u.
ID TNrlton of the Fort Worth court 81
civil uppeals ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NJ. NJ
Crane Hon. Jo Abbott, Judges j. NJ
UnU and Arson Raiucy, Hons, &. Is
Pearrv $. G.. lpshuw NJ. IL. lchpl'ioh'
q. 4. Grace. II. ), smith. Thomas IVY;
the late Colonel james NJ Anderson Nhu
other well known men have hrrn '"lh'i
ed with it I'm various rupuctcs, III rs
soia thnt the long continued confinement
of Narnel in the WuNuhnchie JAN ~
resulting i'm serious dctrimcnt 10 ms
hcnlth Parties here are at "a loss 10 ne
count for the long delay ~ the ulspuSl-
tinn of the cusc. as before stated nearly
two ycnrs having elapsed since HE lnsl
nDpc,l was taken. Hon. A. W. I"rr'll
h said to be- one of the special JuSu'ts
chosen 10y the governor to ~ n, ~ 'he '"Se'
HIILSBORO COUNCIL"
AT the regular meeting OF the CITY
council last night the newly conpietHu
received from the
contractors. il having been fully tested
and found equal TO all requirements, ~
is Nyhnt is known as a five ANA one-hall
inch well nj the bottom, lSpO lett ~
drnth and sunk at q total cost OF SuuDp'
The question at present aHtAuuk me
council is the proper ln"thou OF uNlMlub
the water aud for The purpose OF ihNes-
tignton in this direction Hp'!,"' 'ol'',
mittee has been appointed II seems
10 hr the prevailing opinion among me
couucilmen that some character OF NJ
rangement shoull~ag. entered INTO WIN
norfies desiring 10 put In and operate
"A system of WAtcrWorks heLe. -
Other matters serFlsly conAdffr5s-' ~
the CITY fathers is n erection OF Guy
hnll and electric light plant A cehuaHy
lpcntpd lot has already been purchaser
fnr Tho construction of the former. while
but little, II anything, of Importance mas
been done In the latter,
NOTES.
While en- route to school rms mofIlll 2
Miss Letn Ellis lost her toolihg on ue
Ice. sustaining painful injuries.
Despite tho inclcmency of the weatheT
tbe meeting OF the IIill County Medical
and Surgical association was fairy wen
attanded and rs deliberations of more
thou usual interest. a sunpiuous bgl-
nuet was AN enjoyable feature ul lne
duy. The mcdicos here are heartily ~
favor of senator Douglas hlll now lcid-
iug before the Texas senate proNdlHs
Tor the regulation Of tho prnct'r OF
I'M countyitcs are especially proud
of the splendid records beng nade 'i'
the senate and house 10y het r'Pi,n,Sll,'
tiyes. Senator A. NJ. Douglas ,9hidd. Itepis
sentntiyes f. s. Smith and William n.
Fields, oil Of whom are I'M ,ou-,y
rnrn As n rule the mercantile lntefesIs
and attorneys here heartily endorse the
ossipnmeut bin of Mr., smith.
Work Is progressing rapidly on me ice
fnrtorv being constructed by Fort W orlh
and fIinsbnro parties adjacent 10 the
Katy reseryationv
fTlie projectors Of the shortline rail-
way from Whitney 20 Hillshoro ere ~,
dead earnest Tho capital Stock pi
Sl0O 600 has been subscribed and the APP
ulikntion for q charter h 10 DE made or
once When compleSl The line vii pc
twelve miles long, and.i addition 20 CIV
INC tle citizaus of Whitney direct coni-
nlupicatiou with the KATY. ahd COTTON
Belt. Il will also connect iillsb0rQ Mlth
the Texas Central at the former place +,
IL Y. Seidenberg has boen arrested
and locked NO Ou charge oi fnr1tiY'