Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-08
BRENNAN BUDGET.


An EA-tONcstte.
Brennan. Texas. August 6-compiaint
was made this morning against Louis
Spielmann for theft Of pocketbook con-
tanning two $40 bills. A warrant was is
sued and spielmann was arrezted. POST
master T., A. Eidridge made the COM
plant. He says that Saturday after
noon an old gentleman named George
Gottlieb Reimer came to the money order
window Mt the postoffice and bought a
money order. He laid his pocketbook on
the desk and walked to the stamp window
TO buy stamp for his letter. Louis
Spielmann was at the money order win
dow at the same time. having "a package
registered. AS soon as Relmer went 10
the stamp window Spielnann picked up
the pooKet book and walked away from
the window. The pestonice clerk did not
know but that the purse belonged to him
and sad nothing untll Relmer returned.
lie felt in his pocket. looked at the desk
and scared expression came in his face.
He asked the clerk about the pocket book
and was told that spielmann had picked
1t up and gone. Reimer ran on and soon
caught up with Spieimann. and brought
him back to the window anu made hinl
ave up the purse.
When questioned as to why he took the
pocket book Spielmann saiui "A man is
"A tool Who wont take money when he
sees 1t lying around" Reimer and Spiel
mann were not acquainted with one an
other.
splelmann was seen this afternoon by
a Post reporter and he denies any intent
to appropriate the pocket book. He say
that he found II at the window and did
not know who 1t belonged to, and when
he heard keimar asking about II he re-
turned II to him.
appearance to answer the charge.
This morning John Gilmore appeared be
fore Justice Blnz and made complain
against Jerry Green for theft from the
person. Gilmore Is a quarry hand and hi
and a companion, Fred Weiss, had drawn
their pay and came TO Brennan 10 spene
! 1t. Both the quarrymen were pretty fnl
4 last night and while drinking In ETH
\ Meyers saloon they claim Jerry Greer
and one or two other men whom they az
not know by name asked them 10 &c. tt
the honk-a-tonk, a negro dance hall. The
went with Green and his companion a.
| far as the steps. but concluded thel
%g bnS e nG' a I'd erawled az" to go to sleep
Soon afterwRrd Green and the othe
MAJ they allege, came 10 me car an.
caught hold OF Gilmore. one OF tnsn
ont and took his money. SIS and som
| small silver. - 80.
| Constable Boyd arrested him and wv
| compaEions and Jailed them. Green dc
| niles all knowledge OF the theft; The wv
| men. alleged companions. OF Green, ar
| Charles Burbank, who claims Houston q
| Ms home aud who was captain U
| Coxey's armv; and the other man goes y
| the name OF Sugar Bill and declines u
| give any other name
THE voung Mems Athletic cluh Monna'
ordered a full gymnasium CUNT.
Fred and Emil Nlenast. IT., or Lon,
Point have been arrested. charged viii
tile stealing. , g.,
NJ ri-,,nn Fndai had n bunch OF ~
grown bananas on exhibition To-Day. ~
| ha,onas grew nn bush AZ his nom
In prerhan. AVID broke from the stem
| ,h.,r own WEIGHT lns, night
| ,,,tan bera almost cnntirNoua'v since 50
,,,sdev reports from tho country ihu
| 49,, that ~ nos heer General
There was fest - Prair,e tul go
a,y concluding with ball at night