Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-26
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Washington Held in Light Bond on a
Charge Of Murder.
TOPEKA CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS.


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Galveston, Texas, September o4-In
mo recorders court this morning Il. A.
Washington, who shot and killed Charley
Joseph Saturday night at harrnom on
tne WhnrL had preliminary examine
tlVn. The court room was crowded with
people ANXIOUS TO get a look at the pris
oner and hear the evidence in the case.
=. Anderson saw the difficulty between
Washington and Joseph. 1t occurred last
saturday night between IL and II O'Clock
anu arose over n game OF cards. WASH
lngion told Joseph that he cheated him
and did not win the money fair. A few
words passed between them and Joseph
attempted 70 rake the money on the
table, but Washington was too quick for
MN. some further wonls passed be-
tween them and Joseph struck Washing
Ton IN the mouth ana knocked him from
the chair in which he was sitting, when
he jumped on him and kicked him. After
they were separated Joseph grabbed two
plates OF stove and hurled them at
Washington. Joseph then walked ont
of the place, came back again and walked
on, and when he came back the shooting
occurred
john Goodwyp, in the door of whose
saloon Joseph fell after he was snoi, tes-
titled that he did not see gun on Joseph
when he fell in the doorway.
Observation-Disclosures was a pretty
tough man. Witness had him arrested a
short time ago, About three weeks ago
he shot at woman named ella. lie
also did other shooting. Joseph's record
was that he had killed two or three men.
Had scars on his body the result OF pistol
shots and knife wounds. Every tme
Joseph got drunk he generally cleaned
out the house.
At the conclusion Of Goolwyn's testi-
mony Attorney Brad Hancock announced
that from the evidence he was Of the
opinion that 1t was bailablc case. lie.
corder Harrington entered au order that
the defendant be bound over to await
the action of the grand jury in the sum
of 500. Washington gave bond and was
released.
TOPEKA RESOLUTIONS.
At a meeting held tonight to hear the
reports of committees appointed ut Il
former meeting to ascertain who would
attend the Topeka conference TO be held
10 determine the ACCESSIBILITY Of holding
an exposition in Galveston, the following
resolutions We're presented.
Resolved. That the delegation to the
Topeka conference DO governed In repre-
senting Galveston by the following eX-
preston of the sense Of this meeting;
First, That Ia every possible way and
manner ii be made manifest that Calves
ton and Texas gratefully recognizes thnt
the deep water at Galveston now available
and steadily increasing under the able
direction of the government engineers Is
the result of the united and earnest ef-
forts of the whole trans-Nlississippi coun-
, try; second. that this great engineering
achievement, inaugurated and carried out
by our government, is not in any sense n
matter of local concern. Deep water Ut
Galveston was obtained by and by right
belongs to the entire West; third, That
deep water at Galveston was undertaken
, by tho Federal government TO enable the
/ great West and Northwest TO trade WIN
4 the world through the nearest tidewater
outlet and to get the benefit OF short
haul to aud from the sea ut rates CORE
spending to the mileage; fourth, Ihnt
! the object Of deep water VIII not be at
7 tanned until the West aud Northwest are
enabled by railroad rates TO export and
import through their nearest deep water
] mort: fifth, deep water Is of no value
! until such rates are obtained and tht
4 truns. Mississippi county is em1pcipated
= thereby from domination by East ana
= West lines of transportation therefore
the same agencies that secured deep water
a must supplement and complete their WORK
= by united, earnest and censelesS agituuon
r for appropriate rates to and from the gull
. of Mexico so that the Western farmer
: need not us now burn his grain as fuel
sixth. That when deep water is made
O practically available AS originally designed
o a great commercial revolution viii nave
p been accomplished, the achievement OF
t which should be appropriately celebrated
0 seventh That the time and manner OF GEL
ebrntion should not be hastily determined
/, il should for the present be referred to a
. committee of one or more from each state
=, represented at the conference, winch shali
: report ut some future conference 10
a be- held when the West and Northwest
have been practically placed IN connection
with the world through the port which
= was granted them by the government oi
= the United States.
Leo. n. Levi spoke in favor OF the reso-
: lutions and advocated the referring OF
. The question of celebration TO general
!, committee. g., -.
Acting Mayor Harrington was In favor
of at once deciding upon some plan iof
holding the exposition A.
frhe resolutions were adopted and the
delegates were instructed b govern item,
salyea accordingly. Another eiing Jill
be held Thursday night
! ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
( Gnlf lodge No. 49, Sons Of Hermann,
moi last night and elected the following
nffcers for the ensuing term; President,
: Charles A. Aiiebach vice president,
q. John Maurer; secretary, herm' orosser'
treasurer, Marcus Hammer, .,. a,-
!. dition and great interest is taken by Its
Personal.
, w. II. Gibbs Of Huntsville was mere
today.
/, tered in the city.
4 Deputy United States Marshal u. j.
borough came in from Rusk this morn
: ing. ,rn,c corrpT
q. Dart, clerk Of the United States
!, co,,rt. returned this morning from Jei.
a ferson. where he attended the opening
q Of court
8 In the case Of A. NJ. CnrIln ct al vs..
me Houston City Street railway, me
: receiver filed his report Of the inventory
! Of property.
$ Today a motion Of the Farmers Loan
: and Trust company TO conhrin munH "
a a anu report of the sale Of The
g Waco and Northwestern railway WIS
filed. -
RELIGIOUS.
rharch Dedicated.
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