Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-25
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
\ Young Negro Held for Very
Serious 0Ffcnse.
MAYOR FLY HAS RETURNED HOME,


Galveston. Texas. October es.-Petc
Fleming. negro boy ubout IL years old,
and sometimes called McGrew, was tried
In the recorders court this morning ON
charge Of having assaulted the ie-yenr-
Old daughter OF Il prominent citizen II
Few evenings ago while she was going
home from school.
The incident occurred on Avenue Is
near Fifteenth street. The young lady
was walking down the street when she
was approached by negro boy. who used
| Indecent language to her. She became
! frightened and walked away from him,
the negro following after her at a rapid
rate. When she had gone about two
blocks the negro walked behind her and
laid his hand forcibly upon her shoulder,
using indecent and profane Language. The
young Girl was too frightened TO scream,
and when she reached homo she sue
cumioed to nervous prostratlon and be-
came quho H. The matter was reported
at police headquarters.
shortly after this Incident occurred
| married woman was Walking down Broad
way In the vicinity OF Fourteenth street,
when negro boy walked up behind her
and attempted TO raise her dress. She
| turned around quickly and attempted to
| strike him with a parasol which she car
| rled In her hand. but tho negro caught
1t and prevented her. Finding that the
negro Was about TO ovcrpower her. sshc
| screamed and q man who happened TO
be In the neighborhood came 10 her rcs-
cue and the negro made his escape. be
| fore he got away from nor sho got good
| look at him, which was the means OF
her being able TO Identify him beyond
| doubt These incidents occurred In the
| afternoon between and 4 o'clock.
| Monday morning the matter was placed
In the hands OF Special officer Gus
Amundson and yesterday he landed his
man. 1t was u difficult piece of work, for
| the reason that only n partial description
was given. Detective Amundson was up
all Monday night looking for the negro
and yesterday morning arrested him on
| Fourteenth street and Avenue II. When
| the oflioer approached him and told him
| he was wanted mt police headquarters he
| attempted TO mike his escape and It was
| With some difficulty that the officer
brought him to the station.
| At tho request OF the father OF the
young girl q charge OF assault and bat
terry was preferred against the negro, FOR
| the reason that he did not care about
his daughter being forced to appear IN
| the criminal court. On this charge Flcm-
Ing was tried In the recorders court
this morning. The young Girl Identified
the negro as the person who lnsulted her.
and told substantially tho.'story Of the
affair related above.
Recorder Harrington fined Fleming s25
and costs. the highest penalty fNed by
the law for assault, and the prisoner was
remanded to jail
Tomorrow Fleming will be tried on
more serious charge. the complaint being
made against him by the married woman
upon whom II IL claimed he made an as
sault. She has identified Fleming us tho
person who assaulted her.
UNITED STATES COURT.
Augusta 4. Thorn and L. NJ. Thorn VS.,
John II. Brooks, eli al, continued by
agreement.
Frank Adams. receiver Commercial Ma
tlonal bank OF Denver, vs.. South Calves
ton ard Gulf Shore Railway Company, ct
al, continued by agreement.
Ellen $. Floyd ct al. Va. John Leader
ut al, leave to plaintiffs to lilo . ATTN
amended original petition; case oontin-
ued upon application Of defendants.
Frank Sterne Va. Houston East ana
West Texas Railway Company, on trial
before n jury,
Charles Clarke & Co. W.. Steamship 81
frida. leave granted respondent to file an
amended answer,
Kentucky Refining Company vs.. Mer-
chants and Planters OIL Company, con-
tinued by agreement
MacLean, Morris & Co. VS.. Houston and
Texas Central Railway Company, gar
nishee, dismissed for want Of prosecution.
George MacLean vs.. Houston Railway
| AOuluAlgs hAHlhAa1tA W. NAAAA "a pAReNNA
tion.
MAYOR FLY'S RETURN.
After an absence OF more than three
months abroad Mayor Fly returned to the
city this morning and was sought by tho
| newspaper men soon after he reached
his office for an expression of Views In
regard to matters which have Eranspired
during his absence, and in regard to mat
! tiers generally. In reply to n query Mayor
fst.. III. ale nj xNFua fnr
| needed rest and recreation, and rs no
had not bothered himself about munich
pal affairs during his absence he was
not competent TO speak concerning them
until he had had time TO inform himself
| Asked as TO the prospects, Of selling the
5000 900 bonds to be issued by the city for
funding the floating indebtedness, he said
he had in his possession letter from n,
W, Harris & Co., bond brokers' which
he would present 10 the council In due
time. The letter relates TO the purchas-
ing OF the bonds, but Just what lnforma-
tion II contained the mayor declined to
give.
A SAD ACCIDENT.
Mrs. w. Hannemann, who lives down
the island, was unaware that the Sidney
bridge had been removed one block iur-
| Their west and on Thursday last IN try
ing to cross the supposed bridge, fell out
| Of her wagon. Both her legs were broken,
and some intorunl injuries were I'hiSteN'
Hopes are entertained that her life Will
be saved.
DEATH FROM HEART FAILURE.
Judge Barry this morning at 1880 O'Clock
held an inquest on the body OF an aged
woman. Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Mosley. who
died suddenly last night at 1850 O'Clock
al her residence in the cotton mill row.
Judge Barry's verdict was that death re-
suited from heart failure
PERSONAL.
Albert Hcine OF New Orleans is visiting
here.
j. NJ. Gibson OF Houston was In attend
, unce upon court here today.
Hon. A. T. Mckinney. representative
from Walker county. and Hon. A. c.
Tompkins representative from Waller
county, attended the session OF the court
Of appeals today.
AIR. Gilbert OF New Orleans Is in the
eitv. He Is one OF the victims of the big
scoop which wiped out most OF the bulls
: IN cotton Monday, and when the con-
ndina outsiders who were dcpeading upon
nredietions Of 10 cents for March cotton
In New orleans suffered. Mr.. Gilbert has
The sincere sympathy Of his many friends
: here. ana they are all glad to know that
he expects TO resume business within a