Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21
DALLAS BUDGET OF NEWS.
CHARLES WILLIAMS DECLARED TO
III A VERY BAD NEGRO.
Three Boys Play q scursy Trick on
a Farmer--A Jury Couldn't Agree.
A BiEamy case--LocaI Notes OF In
tercst.

I
made wild break for liberty when
he was turned over TO omcer Dick
Beard by Officer Tom Martin Tuesday
morning. and at whom the former off,
Ger fired three shots. proves 10 be the
proper man for the place he is in.
Mrs. Seeker OF the Lion hotel. cor
ner Pacific avenue and Pearl street,
positively Identifies him as the negro
who looted that tavern last week for
SIS. consisting Of $40 gold piece and
a Sc gold piece. The $40 gold piece was
In his inside pocket when he was ar
rested. Two boarders at the Lion
hotel also identity williams.
Mrs. Hanway looked at the prisoner
and said that he had on the coat and
resembled in every respect to the best
Of her memory the negro that entered
her house Sunday night and chloro-
formed Mr.. Hoffman and attempted to
gag her daughter.
The officers have very good reasons
for believing that Williams is also the
man that entered Mr. Padgltts home,
corner Ross avenue ana Harwood
street. and stole three watches.
officers Alexander and Bob Corn
well, who were detailed to work up
the robberies mentioned In the fore
going. state that Williams, who is a
new coon in town" came TO Dallas
from Corsicana, and that nothing Is
known OF his anteCedents. He is about
20 years old, feet inches In height,
4tallngN In PnlnF and
has scar on his upper lip and another
on his left ear.
w. r. Monging living near Airing
ton, came to town this morning look
ing for cotton pickers, Offering 80 cents
per 100.
lie employed three young fellows
and taking them into his wagon started
for his farm.
He says that as he crossed the river
below town the boys asked him to
wait until they went down and took a
bath.
Monging was not only willing to
grant their request, but TO make one
OF the bathing party. lie says mat
when they got him under the river
bank the three took hold OF him,
threw him down and forcibly took
from his pocket SIC.
Pete lilo, ed Morris and ED SpiYy
We're arrested. the first two by officers
Wilson and While and the last by
Officers Alexander and Bob Cornwell,
as the perpetrators OF the robbery, and
they are now Ia the calnboose.
Farmer MOnging visited the culn-
boose and identified the three wur-
thies above named us the persons that
robbed him,
The boys had only Il little over one
dollar each when they were arrested.
The Jury IN the case OF Dave very
cOlorod. tried Ia the criminal court
charged with killing his uncle. Pleas
Avery. because he caught him In bed
with his wife, could not agree, and We're
this morning discharged. They stood
three for murder In the first degree, one
for acuulttal, and the rest for man
slaughter.
In the trial of Il. f shockley. alias
j. IL. Shock, charged with blgamy, the
defendant entered n plea OF guilty
Shoulley has n wife In Shackelford
county. but Notwithstanding this fact.
he married the widow Pemberton, who
has n iine farm In Dallas county. lie
disposed OF much OF the live stock,
crops and moyRblcs on Mrs, Pember-
toms farm. much OF which he turned
over to wife No. / and then went to
California. while ON the slope he wrote
to both his wives
shoclSlcy liz an old man, with n long
NilANf htAlAs hllh us ne sARlh UP 10 hAr
dress the court and jury he resemblcd
one OF the ancient pararchs, both IN
his appearance and the character of
his troubles. He said,
your honor ana gentlemen Of the
jury. II Is "a matter OF great doubt,
even in my own mind, whether prop
erly belong In the penitentiary or the
lunatic asylum Whatever INDUCED me
TO marry this woman | cannot explain.
even TO my own satisfaction, II IL one
OF those unacoountable acts that the
best OF us are liable to. / am an old
man. and while I am guilty, | throw
myself ON your mercy"
The jury gave him two years In the
penitentiary.
The following cases were disposed OF
In the county court today:
william Weaver. assault and battery.
fined $50.
Jim Pierce. malicious mischief. not
guilty.
JefI Jones. theft, not guilty.
WIN Mitchell theft, verdict not gull
~.
Richard whitworthi pistol. verdict
not guilty.
1t ls thought the Ratchet is now
fully buried between Mayor Barry and
Arthur Cain, In order 20 avoid n pugll-
istc min with Mayor Marry with each
future deal with the city, Mr.. Cain has
proposed to the city council that
professional veterinary surgeon pass
on the health and condition Of all
horses hereafter sold by him TO the
city.
Mayor Barry himself admitted that
the proposition WAS an eminently fair
one. and hereafter there will be no
danger OF u scrap between the mayor
and Mr.. Cain,
The new span sold by Mr., Cain to
the city was accordingly examined by
u veterinary surgeon and pronounced
by him TO be sound In every particular.
'rhe city has practically no city
prison, or calaboose, "a Il Ia commonly
called" said Chief OF Police Arnold 10
a Gazette reporter today. THE present
old calnboose In the Second Ward Is UNI
flt for any purpose whatever where a
human being Ia concerned. The stencil
and general foulncss Ia sickening. and
IN the winter prisoners nearly freeze
TO death because there IL no heating ar
rangement with which 20 warm the
building. II ~ absolutely cruel and
barbartc 90 connne prisoner there
summer or winter, and ! do hope the
action OF the city council on Tuesday
night IL not final"
The Dallas commercial club received
the following telegram from William
Cameron Of Waco this morning:
60 ahead with tho p-oposition p,,da