Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-02
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
The Weather Has a Decidedly Wni.
try Feeling.
A NOVEL INSURANCE SUIT lNvOL WE'D.


Galveston, Texas, october 2i.--oini, cston
Is experiencing torch of sure enough
winter as the elimination OF the wet
weather. Early this morning the wine
shifted TO the northwest and stin breeze
was tho result, though the wind did not
| reach a storm velocity. as was anticl-
patod by the weather bureau II was
about l:i5 n. IN. when tho wind reached
| its greatest velocity. which was ABOUT
twenty-four miles an hour. The average
| temperature today ras been about ~ de-
Frees above zero, but the air is so damp
and penetrating that one might suppose
II to DO at least 10 degrees lower. II was
said today that a splitting OF snow oc-
| CURED bctweeu7 and O'Clock this morn
| lrg, but the statement IL not credited,
According TO the weather bureau Inc
coldest place In this country today was
| Bismarck n. D., where the theimom-
eter registered 10 degrees above zero, and
the wnfmest place New Orleans, whore 1t
yas 50 degreos above. This, OF course, mp
plies 10 points coverd by the signal SER
vice.
A NOVEL SUIT.
In the civil district court o case was
on trial this afternoon, styled Mary c.
| Taylor ct al. We. Travellers Insurance
| cclnnany, wherein q novel question IL In
yolvcd, Allen Taylor, who was employed
| on tho International ard Great Sorthern
| railroad died in Houston on March II.
IlM5, from injuries received In II wreck
south OF that city early Ia the morning OF
t"u' uay' II ~, i,y a., H., s,,,,, -, st5q,
st h''t ,So on Tra w." insurmsS company,
the beneficiary named being Miss Josie
| OShea OF this city, who was designated
as his iiancee. Shortly after his death Il
suit was flied in the district court against
the insurance company ana Miss O'Shea,
10 restrain the company lro" paSh,S ulo
| -. IF RluV
designated. and 10 compel payment TO tue
plaintiffs, who arc Mira Mary G. Taylor
mother OF the deceased, Laura Shtet1 anu
Fannie Ingram. both sistlra of deceased
who are Joined pro forma with their nus
bands Arthur l., ShcetE ana crank IN
gram. The petition alleges that the desig-
mated beneficiary was not related to de-
ceased. and thnt plaintiff, Mary G. Taylu"
is widow. the deceased being her sole
support ana thnt she anu me Ot"e' pam
1t Is said no case In which the question
lof the validity OF inc insurance M lhso'
CT sweetheart Was Involve" h"u u ,v.l',...
fore been presented 10 any eour' III ~ a.,
and there ~ put one tdh' VH ''i az
me oht'u stn',a ~, - pitor'i a., L.
peeh "uluu'eu,vu' ~ .',,,,, .f,ss,,,i va
reported In tho hfty-Eecond Missouri re-
lrorts ana IL was declncu ny I've hupl''nu
court Of that State mat su'h insurance
was Nhlu' ,,4,., .-..,,,..-
The case VIII probably ne n.ylleu to'nor-
row morning, us inuvn " '"e
was heard this afternoon.
COURT MOTIFS.
Judge Norman c. Kittrel was in at
tendance upon the session OF the court
Of ciVIl appeals this morninF
County Clerk George II. Law Is III Dsi-
las attending inc oou"'' ''"''"
ton. ,,.,,,,,,,,o,,o. n,,,oy ia
IL IS sara 'hht ',nr,,,,s-
circulating rcutlon . ,s ~, Sh ,eI,,eI %,
slonel 80, sVI moure
| i,w e'ud w., 'p 49,, ,,,,, ,,s, -, ,ho STAT, of
MA auu. -, 81 Nnrsen" Johnson vs.. the
ieNNs eN Ti,,, S,nnnnu az ,.aivcston. was
as' or or o n,,bn,tSaIon in tho civil court OF
on,eais for this morning. but owing to
~ o., mat briefs nave not been aled. d
. nostnonement untii November Z was en-.
tered
UNITED STATES COURT.
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