Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-21
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Arrested on Charge Of Adultery OF
the Instance OF His Wife.
VISITORS TO THE DICKINSON FAIR
Were Very Numerous ana Much
flcnsed--Frcd wnrtic ut the
Grand-Court Proceedings.

Galytstci, Texas November i9-Thorc
was rather peculiar case before the
recorder this morning but ns tho hear
Ing was continued unIii tomorrow tao
facts were not brought out The defend
ant Is William Altweln. who Is charged
with adultry. He Is about % years OF
ago and came to Galveston about a year
ago from Mexico accompanied by
woman whom he Is said to have intro
dueed to his nequau,ances az his cousin
and they have been residing for some
time on Avenue IL, between 10th and ii.h
streets.
Yesterday afternoon a woman who
claims 10 be Altwein's wife. arrived In
tho city and with her was baby She
went direct TO the office OF tho chief VI
poliec and maue complaint against II
man named Altweln, alias William Boyer,
who, she said. deserted her and her
children In San Antonio and ram away
with another woman. This occurred
ABOUT year ago AMI few days ago
she learned that Altwein and the woman
were living here and she came TO the
city In search OF her truant husband
pluced under arrest and did not dGn1
tnht tho Ia had rght to claim him
as her husband. The story as ne,r.y os
T. can be ge,hcred, is that Altwein VS.
'ivlng happily with his wife In San An
tonic, when lie Tell u victim 10 the charnis
OF another woman with whom he de.
vcar Mrs. Altweiu ala moi know the
whereabouts Of her husband, but through
lin In Galveston and came here 10 NJ g,
him. Mfs. Altwoln has two interest ng
little children. enc OF them only about
a year old.
COURT NOTES.
Mrs. Matte Ford has filed suit for di-
vorce from Matthew Ford.
In the court OF oivil appeals the inter-
ma s,Snal and Grea, Northern railroad
company has nled a motion for rehearlnY
In the case OF that road against W. S.
Herndon, from Cherokee county.
The criminal court was engaged NIL tnc
forenoon and part OF the afterno In the
trial of Andrew Johnson on two separate
charges Of burglary. There were also
twp smlsdemcanor theft cases against NM
The Gaze Of the state against II. W.
Iudcke. cx-superlnten lent Of tho poor
farm. charged with ctrbezzlcmcut, was
set for 3 o'c'o-k this afternoon. hut was
continued until day after tomorrow.
Tho grand jury today returned an ~.
dlctment for assault to murder against
which tho mayor and aid rmcn deposcd
him from the office Of city recorder,
FRED wARDE AT THE GRAND,
Mr.. Fra1 Wardc closed his engage
mcnt at the opera house tonight IN his
well known play Of the "MountCbank,"
having produced Julius Caesar iast
night and the Lions Mouth at a NATL
neo this afternoon. The engagement
has not bean "A financial success. but
Otherwise II has more than realized OK
great satiHfucuon In the protfuvil Of
the characters he assumed and he Is
surroundeq by the best supporting. CONF
IIsnN n ~. ~
boat. in fact, that has ever supporioi
any star IN the Texas ci,cuit. All W
pleased. but there were not enough OF
them to satisfy the ambition Of tho hos
office The advance in the price, Of al
keeping a good many people away.
THE COAST FAIR.
There were four carloads OF Calves
tonIans on the l2A5 train for the Texas
Coast Fair this afternoon. md the .
O'Clock train. to say nothing OF the
crowd that went up on the morning train.
Those who returned this evening speak
In high terms Of the attractiveness OF
the exhibit and ne9rly all OF them soy
they will repeat their visit, probably sew
port fnauo by today's visitors has put n
good many other people In tho notion OF
going 10 the fair and the prospects are
that the attendance from this city To-Day
UNITED STATES COURT.
Under a recent act OF congtens tho NOW
York Surety company OF New York has
filed In the United States court Its eerti-
fcate Of authority TO the attorney general
OF the United States to transact business
In Texas as surety upon bonds. supula-
tions, etc., naming Ed II. McCuistion ~
Paris, Texas, agent and attorney. upon
whom process may be served the CAPT.
tai stock OF the company Is f2oO.oO0.
LOCAL NOTES.
The retail merchants Will meet tomor-
row at 10 II. m, at the News building TO
take steps for the organization of q retail
exchange.
Mrs. Thomas II. Franklin of Houston
In In the city visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Fort Smith and her friends OF old, Mr..
and Mrs, Robert NJ Franklin
At the Sacred Heart church In Thurs
day evening Father Lnwton. the profess
nor OF ethics. will lecture on Sacred
Art" illustrating Views from tho best
This evening. after the reception follow
ing the Skinner Preston wedding, the
Rroomsmen rendered the brldesmaids q
box party at the opera house, where Fred
Warde was presenting "rhe Mounto-
bank"
Albert Torren found horgc and buggy
afternoon on Strand. between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. He
brought 1t to police headquarters. from
which place It was taken to a livery
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