San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-16
DALLAS LETTER.
From Our Own Special Correspondent

From Our Own Special Correspondent
DALLAS. Tex, Sept. Ii, 1895.
The funeral of DR.. j. w. Crowdus
took place this morning from his
late residence on Junius street,
East Dallas.
DIR. Crowdus was very popular
man and his death is deplored by
all of Dallas. A mere scratch re-
ceived while getting off the cars at
Shreveport EN- route home from his
annual summer vacation caused
erysipelas to set in, then blood
poison. Deceased leaves a wife
and four children, Mrs. I. l.. Mar
sells, Mrs. A. Henry, Mrs. f. Berry
and Mr.. Eugene Crowdus.
Rudolph Bachman, an employe
Of Henry and Philips hardware es-
tablishment for the past fifteen
years, met his death while trying
to adjust an unruly elevator. The
car got fastened, but the machinery
continued to run until the entire
rope was unwound when the ele-
vator fell with thud, some twen-
ty feet with Mr.. Bachman on top.
The poor mans head struck one of
the timbers fracturing the skull.
He was unconscious when picked
up, and remained so, till he died
next morning:
The country and river bottom is
still being secured for the muir.
derers of Deputy Sheriff Pate. The
sheriff has no clue upon which to
work.
| Mr.Meeks, the merchant who was
robbed, says he doubts IL he could
identify the men. The sheriff has
in his possession dirk, and one
bullet, and a pierced boot that was
found on the river bank. The dirk
may a serve as clue.
A west-bound Texas & Pacific
train picked up a negro lying
across the track two miles west OF
Mesquite, and brought him to Dial.
las. He was in an unconscious
condition and was conveyed to the
City hospital. The doctor in
!. charge reports his skull is fractur'
ed, and that he will, in all proba'
bility, die.
The city attorney has filed sui
: in the Forty-fourth Judicial dis
trict court in behalf OF the city
against Hon. Barnett Gibbs anC
: wife, to foreclose liens on real
estate for delinquent taxes to tn,
: amount Of $4,000. The petition
i specifies that no city taxes have
been paid since 1890.
Other real estate owners have
: emulated ex.Gov. Gibbs, and are
: much behind.
81 Albert Pryor shot George Lewi
: over a debt OF $3.50 room rent du,
/ Albert. That prohibited, weapon
} has done much deadly work il
} Dallas. Lewis wound is fata
one.
81 Jim Foster, who was shot while
: trying to make his escape from
Officer Black, died In the City hos
pital Thursday night. His intes
tines had been pierced, but DR.
Armstrong had performed the oper
!. alton known among physicians al
laparotomy and at one time 1t wa
thought he would recover, but tn,
post mortem examination showed
that one place had been overlooked
, by the physicians, and that caused
l death.
Mr.. George Meyers, aged so years
died after three weeks Illness
, and was buried from Swiss Hal
: yesterday. Deceased was promi'
: nent member OF German social and
fraternal orders.
Mr.. George M. Bailey, one OF the
best newspaper men. in the State
4. left for a visit to his old home in
North Carolina, his first visit since
: he left there fifteen years ago.
The condition OF Judge George n
d. Aldredge is considerably improved
and there is hope of his recovery
!. though at one time it was doubt
i full If he would recover.
One of our large dry goods firm:
: has a window that is attracting
= much attention. In the window Is
a lady dressed in bloomers
!. mounted on bicycle. The gentle
men think 1t a nice suit from ex
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