Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-17

Charles a. Schroeder Commit. For
Hcry.


Charles a. Schroeder Commits For
gerry.
Galveston, Texas. June i5--Quite
sensation was sprung when Il was re-
ported that Charles A Schroeder, u well
known real estate, land and loan agent,
notary public aud United States COM
missioner hnd suddenly left the city yes
terday afternoon Tor Houston, inyestlga.
ton disclosed the act that Schroeder had
borrowed several thousand dollars for
which. II Is alleged he executed fr.ludu-
LEM security. Seven thousand ave humid
red dollars OF such alleged paper ut
tered against thoroughly responsible
parties has already been traced aud u Is
beloved several thousand more N out
Attachments have already been run On
al OF SchroedeT's available property by
his victims As soon US crookcdneas was
ur>ed TO apprehend Schroeder, by MI
means, and about O'Clock y. m, the
chiei received a Wire thnt he was apple-
hendcd In Houston, and that DcteeilNs
jordan would leave on the trat train
with him.
Schroeder. having enjoyed TO a very
large degree the confidence OF the COM
munlty, and seeminsiy doing very
prosperous and profitable business, the
Post representative called upon Mr.. q, y.
Meyer. his former partner, for niorma-
tion as to the cause Of sohroeders pc
eullnr actions. MIR. Meyer said;
'All can say about the matter Is that
Charley Is STRANGELY gnccted; Ne has
months and / had given up trying TO re-
form him. lie has been addicted 10 the
morphine habit for some years ah a9s ! 6r h9s
hes become Affected,
his business .natters were prosperous,
and | cannot account TOT ms aeu9hs' a.,
AS soon as ] heard yesterday he had
gone away, 1 sent friend to HOUSTON 70
look for him. 49,,
u received telephone message u wi,
Ing the afternoon that Schroedsf M2ui,i
be at n certain restaurant at 0cioek
last night and the messenKS,r whG n ~
D9Nh sem i3r 'd Xxi nv Mi In as, appear
ance nor could he be found In the city.
THE, proprietor OF ne festsuiSs ~, sum
ne nae 1sas W., ysrv mueh under The influence
| 81 liquor.
''Mr. Schroeder IL a nephew o. ih lIr , sne
was toT years my nooanssi ,,d when 1
| very ut'en en-, 70 ~ M nnrtner several
sold OUT 10 mn , vnu ~" l,,Scesaftii bdsl-
| years ago, pre,lttSVssH d SUI
ness ealeer ~ ~ Meyers opinion that
| , y w. a 80 ,,..,y,,y. r.turn "a GAlVeston
Schroeour Wou,u NV, ,,,,teisa s,,i,,iie In
! anu mat ne ma ,ti.t,Lc, schroeder
| Ils Az Seys,t. ,1icids nm Will return
ulu ~ a., ~, r,Sstody of an ofllcer.
70 ah,s ~ it man about 80 years old
a mn KIN, ien,ished reputation.
sehpoeJer arrived here at $50 tonight
in custody Of Defective J9r, ii5 re ,,l tS
iusea 20 ne Nv, it'1 h,,i M lawyer
Detective Jordan says when he found
Schroeder he was ABOARD see ,s 80 ~
| plllg ~ WI. 49, mid he got MIN partially
NC sttSe ~, 60 sshsn he got him something
~ ~ liz snys thai Schroeder tnsimntes
NM others arc implicated, but wolldn
s anS' ~, tTben tasen into custody schroe.
ar mad but 6 cents IN his pockets and
| a smith a Messon revolver loaded, ehl
| ,Sat Schroeder would have sulcided tonight
| N he hnd not been arrested.
A,rppER PREVENTED.
-, IN a,c,ocE taniRht at Mis-. Elem
About ~ olVNN ''''h"s ,,..,.,,,-
| inr's boarding house, corner OK rory
| fourth and Postoftlce streets Henry
80 hotter known as Hank" BOYD,
~, a, charles Tresseil without effset.
rressen cried for help. when Frank
Sheppard. who was passing with youels
lady. JUMPED at 10y J, ei and knoeked
M, ,, 5evn md took the pistol away
| rom b5n, The shooting grew out OF a
dinicuity between Boyd, Tresseli an p,
ne International and Great Northern
railway. but the nature OF u could no.
10 learned, ns all refused to talk BOYD
was arrested and Is now " the logNtup
N Mlsh rndi ara Iit him
pARRAGH Will CASE.
The argument in the Darragh will case
was concluded IN the county court this
evening and the Judge took the matter
.,,,,,o,. aa,,tsaroant This case has been
u""s, -, Ns,,a
pending for the pnAt thiSe Neyih' ,.,o,,,.h,
The last wife OF Judge DsrInsh plVssh in
the suit 70 secure hsr eowy r. un'
eoiniluniS y TX Stch me riatms was
aSau'its ,,doe baTrash' This rs contested
BIZ the executor OF the Will upon the
ground that the properly IN auessi ..a M, WI
1 ncutilred before the judges marriage VIII
his last wife ana therefore - exempt VI
The claim as community property.
case under Advancement ana VIII not gave