San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-08
DALLAS LETTER.
Spicy Local News From Our Spe-
CIal Correspondent.

49,. Cial Correspondent.
ISL DALLAS, Tex, Oct. g. 1894. !
To the Daily LIGHT.
There has been an investigation
Of the lives of county officials
The result is that w. n. Coe, coun
ty treasurer, was arrested on
charge OF an indictment by the
grand jury, charging him with
making false entries in the books
of h is office. This Indictment re-
lates to the missing $4,000 which
Mr.. Coe claims is due to the failure
Of the Ninth National bank. Mr..
Coe is and has been for some
weeks, confined to his room
by severe illness, but he,
desired the courts to set
his trial at an early day
naming Monday, Oct. Sth, when
he hopes to be present in person.
His case has been set for trial on
the 18th inst.
Mr.. S. Armstrong, one of Mr..
Goes bOndsmen says myself and
other bOndsmen were aware of Mr..
COe having county funds tied up
in the Ninth National banks, as
he so informed us when he signed
his bond. Myself and other bonds
men have lost none of our conf
denCe in his integrity, and we
would willingly go on his bond |
again"
County Commissioners Fisher,
Orr and McAdams were disc in
dicted as accessories to the making
Of the false entries with the full
knowledge that the entries were
false when made. Each gave bond
in the sum OF 81 900 each for their
when desired.
1t is claimed that four horses
and one mule have died of lock-
Jaw in the city within the past
week. The cause cannot be &C
for.
Federal Judge Rector does not
advocate the locating at this place
II a federal penitentiary, others :
Ire highly in favor of it. Some
lain IL will have bad effect upon
he morals of Dallas. Others that .
he effect will be for good. :
The marriage Of DIR. Samuel E. :
Iilliken and Miss Sallie Gibbs !;
vas more quietly solemnized last :
light on account Of the recent =
cath of DR.: Milliken's mother :
hen was first intended, yet it was 7
ute brilliant but private affair. :
The White Republican league 1
will meet tonight to look after the
for tho reception OF
Ion. John b. Schmitz, who will {
Ypen his campaign here next Tues
laa, The league will be addressed
~ Mr.. &. L. Edwards, an affable
md fluent lawyer of this city.
Elder Chas. Baker and wife of
Denton attended the Central
Christian church last Sunday.
Those saw him and heard his
prayer were fully convinced of the
sincerity of what he said,
as to his strange and sudden trip
to California. His eyes were sunk
en- and hollow, his hair dry and
lusterless, and his form much ema-
ciated. Altogether, he was quite
different looking man. There were
present those who had doubted his
statements in toto. After looking
at him and hearing his earnest |
prayer, every doubt vanished. Mr..
Baker has located in this city,
where he will continue as book |
binder for one Of our large firms.
DR.. A. Cochran is going to make
a strong canvass for the Reform
Republican ticket. He is to speak
at the Tyler fair Oct. 18th, and at
Rusk on the 18th.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sanger and
children have just returned from
au extensive European trip.
Bernard Flannery, the Irish bar
tender who was killed in negro
town by Dennis Derret, a negro, is
said to have seen better days. He
had only been married q short
time. One of his brothers is a
Catholic priest living in Alpeme,
Mich. He has other relatives liv-
ing in Galveston