Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-20
DAILY BUDGET OF DALLAS NEWS.
THE YOUNG MAN, WEBSTER, TAKEN
TO CHICAGO.
He Was So violent That Handouts
Had to Ne ussd--ssvsrai ooekinG
Mains BEING ArrAnsed-A Baby in
Pine BOX.

Dallas. Texas, Nov. 1s,-seyeral cock
ing mains are being arranged between
chicken fanciers OF Dallas and neigh
boring cities. The game chicken men
OF Terrell have warned the game chick
en- mon OF Dallas that they Will be up
with their birds and bank rolls on
Thanksgiving day. The Dallas men
are taking their chickens OFF the walks
and getting them in readiness to do
up the invaders. The fights win take
place in the pit over the Orleans res
taurant, from 2 TO y .. m.
Engineer Davis Of the electric light
plant went hunting with his son SAT-
midway between the electric light plant
and the brewery. they discovered the
body Of baby buried In pine box.
Mr.. Davis reported the find and Police
officers Hail and Willie made an inyes-
tlgation. with the result Of ascertain
Ing that the box contained white boy
BABY. which had apparently died or
been nut out OF the way at birth.
No clews were developed at the In
OF the child and parents Is a mystery
which the officials win Tall to solve.
Ed. Cornwell to-day assumed the du-
ties OF constable OF precinct NO. 1. sue
ceeding Capt. l.. +. Morton.
MIR, Cornwell. at 10 o'ciock last night
resigned the office OK assistant chief
OF police. which he had held Tor twelve
years. He babe the members OF the
force goodbye and made them u feel
ing speech, which he supplemented by
passing around box OF cigars.
Constable Cornwell appointed as his
deputies his brother John, and Roger
Sanderson, member of the police force.
Early this morning the servants
house at PA Masten street was de-
s,royed by fire.
The house was occupied by "A colOred
woman who Imagined she was going
to freeze to death, and who heated the
stove so hot 1t melted.
The commissioners court, In the line
OF retrenchment, have reduced the sal
AIRY OF the courthouse Janitor from SlO3
to Sgs per month: that OF the elevator
man from si5 to $40; that OF the poor
farm doctor from S25 to $50 and raised
that Of the jail doctor from 81 10 So
and increased his duties to that OF hold
ing inquests in all cnseg where the
county has To pay for the same.
Detective Alexander hus recovered u
watch stolen from w. q. padgetts
home on Ross avenue, In August last,
The watch was an heirloom IN the fam
lly. The officer found man wearing
It and took II away from him. The
man zaid he bought It.
Mrs. Arthur Linglett, who was Od-
mitted TO the city hospital two weeks
ago, died last night and her body was
| taken charge of by Undertaken Lins-
ltle
| The husband Of the deceased was sup
posed to have gone to Waco from here.
but telegram sent him by Mr. LinslIic
was returned with the statement that
there was no such man In Waco.
| BIZ kizzle. n negro, broke into Han
/ ~ Strucltt's saloon. corner Wood ana
| Austin streets, last night and stole sew
7 oral bottles OF whisky and wine and
/ 1900 cigars from the saloon, and five
shirts and razor from Frank Foster.
the barkeeper.
| Officers Miller and Shelley broke Into
| Bll's cabin this morning and found
him rcvellng In ease and luxury.
/ BIN had consumed n large quantity
/ OF the whisky and wine and smoked
enough to give him tobacco heart.
What was left OF the stolen goods was
I restored to the owner.
/ Edward Webster, the young man
I who has been In the city hospital sew
ernl days for treatment for insanity,
with which he was seized while on Col.
W. II. Hughes ranch In Childress coun-
~, was taken out OF that institution by
his mother this morning, who took the
train with him Tor Washington. d. c.
DR.. Armstrong health officer will ac-
company them as far as Louisville.
Ky.
Webster's insanity Is at times OF
such violent type that Dr. Armstrong
procured pair OF handouts from