Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-19
AN Ex-PoLicloM,N SHOT.
>. A. Fisher Drought to 81. Mnry's In-
nrmnry Yesterday.

this city, who has been guarding conyicts
ON the E.lis farm since last August, was
brought to 81. Josephs Infirmary yes.
terday suffering with two bullet wounds.
Mr.. Fisher was on tho Houston police
force during the administration OF Chief
of Police Erickson and since under Chief
Of Police pructt.
A reporter OF Tho Post saw the wound
ca man az the lnilrmary yesterday and
he gave tho following details OF the shoot
ing IN which he was Injured:
'As | walked up the steps OF the depot
AZ Walker station Wednesday, A. b.
Walker came uut of me waiting room.
When l stopped upon the pla,fo he
came out OF the door and said: Get back
out OF bore answered; Hello, walker
I went TO the ticket window and as
reached there he pointed his pistol at
me. / laughed. thinking he was Joking.
lilo then fired az me, the bail entering my
left groin and orcnl'ing my right thigh,
! His second shot passed through from left
10 rich. IN my breast when | throw
down my pistol TO shoot. he Jumped ont
Of tho door and l nave not seen him
since"
what was the cause OF tho shootingY''
asked tho reporter,
~ DO not care to relate the facts that
led UP to IT, | would rather wait ana
lot that come out on the trial"
Tho remains OF Aiphonnc sude. who dl6l
! In San Antonio, arrived last night and
the funeral VIII occur this afternoon nj
I $50 o'clock from tho family residence. No.
Sl2 Preston avenue.
Mir sWdc was a member of tho Houston
| Saongcrbund ana tho Turnvornn Rud tho
| flags ovor the buildings Of these lnstit.
! tons were ut Half mast yesterday out Of
rcsno0t 10 thoir declared brother.
! Alphonse studc was man OF fine Inn
| pulses iust to an and charitable To those
/ WHO deserved H. He was a man OF plu
/ ana unnssumlng habits. man who
rlWnple' to him friends with hooks rr
! nterl and many a hourt In Houston
| throhhed win Horrow whom II was known
/ that the last nlclycrnE qpa,k NJ llfo had
lcr' the hodv OF Alnhonse STUDIO.
Tho following gentlemen win act NJ -Hu
hoorers, j. G portcranl1. Thomas
! OF cnry, ]. }. sctegapt Win. Williams.
| Charles Hermann H. u. Council, George
Ellis and George BuaH.
The ladies OF 81. Mary's parish CFlfth
ward met az the church Monday after
| noon last and organized guild. Tho fol-
| lowing officers were elected President.
Mr9, O. Gordon; vice president, Mrs j,
Cochran secretary. Mrs, J. Logan; treas.
uror, Mrs Stout, direetresseg Mrs a. g.
| Border and Mra j, l., Duvnl. The oh
sect OF this guild is TO raise funda To carry
on the aggressive work OF the church,
such no providing for the worthy rioi and
needy In the ward; also TO rnlhe n FUND
for the erection Of large church, tho
present one being too snail BOTH Tor the
congregation nnl Sunday schuul. Tho two
dlrectrossoa are to ~ garments which
VIII he made UP by the LLiid aud distrlD.
utcd TO those IN need
Mr. n. n. Gaines, aged 30 years, died
nj his boarding house, No, SJJ Main street,
~ 10 o'clock yesterday, the nnuse OF death
being consumption Mr. Gaines was FOR
mcrly q clerk at the drug store OF -
a. Brown d Co., ana by HIS Uniform
eourtcsy, both IN business and social &C.
qualntauce. he made many friends. The
funeral VIII take place this morning az
1850 O'Clock from AIS late residence, no,
hos Alnlh street inicrmont IN tho Knights
OF Pyth.aA lot In Glcnwood cemetery rev.
L. u. Lpmkln officiating. Members OF tho
order or knlghN % PytnilH and the In
dependent Order OF Odd Fellows. Of which
lie was a member. VIII attend tho funeral.
a. W. Plummer and a. j. McCloud
were arrested by officer Hnrviila yestsr-
day the charge being vngranoy. Joseph
Noy1k made complaint against them, nj
lcging that he had been buncoed out or
sum or money. Hia finances were re-
turned to him and tho men pleaded guilty
10 tho vaEranoy charge and were fined 81
and costs each by Recorder hiil. The same
'npn WHY hIrehteu rev Gays ago on
similar charge preferred by a gentle
man from Llano. who lost a check OF
the value OF 1901 and on that occasion
they were fined 81 and coats each for
vagrnnoy.
Assistant City Secretary n II. Warner
was busy yesterday sending out TO PROS
pecuve bond buyers the fact that on
Thuradny, November 7. 1896, the city OF
houston. through It's mayor ann the
finance committee OF the city council. viii
on0r al public nale an Issue OF 800 100 forty
year gold bonds bearing per cent inter
ett, PAYABLE semi-annually at tho office OF
tho Union Trust company, New York.
Already aH many as forty Inquiries hnva
been received na to these bonds from bond
brokers all over tho country.
The Iialio Political club held q mestlns
"Wednesday night 10 consider an Invita-
lion from the Italian Society Of San IN.
tonic to attend a celebration In honor of
christopher Columbus on the NTH AMI
10Th proximo. II was decided that tho
Sub could not attend in body. but that
HE treasurer, Mr. Sam Bongio, be sent
ls delegate to represent them. Mr..
3ongio viii leave for San Antonio Sat-
irday night.
Tho barn OF ]. j. Taylor abou. three
nilas from the city. on tho San Felipe
Dlately destroyed by FIRE yesterday morn
ng about o'clock. II was full OF feed
itun and housed at the tmo tho hro
broke out lbs cows. An OF the cows were
aved but everything else was destroyed.
rhs loHs is fully 1900, upon which tho
insurance n only $3.50 with the aFenoy
Il 8. o. Cotton q Bro.
officer Clif Ellison last Saturday night
rresied Jake Moore on suspicion. the
fnoer believing AT tho time that the
legro was an escaped convict from Fert
Bend county. The prisoner was sent to
Richmond by Frank Bmith, who was em-
'loyed by Mr.. Ellison, and II was found
hat he WIS not only wanted as an escape,
ut also on another charge at Fuishear.
his is one Of the several important ar
ests this officer has made recently.
Jim Grain. who has been confined IN
he county fail for some time on charFs
being implicated in tho robbery az
ugar Land has been quite sick with
ever.s Yesterday his condition was such
hat DR.. II. Noark. the county physician,
dvised that he bs moved 10 the b..
oseph's Infiruirry. where he could re-
Give proper medical attsntisn.
Last night at tho residence OF the
rides mother Mrs. r. 70. Adams nv