Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-31
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Trial Of the First Case Under the
New Lave Of Robber. <
HABRAs CORPUS CAsEsfRoM HOUSTON


Galveston. Texas. January as.--A case
that excitcs more than usual interest waal
on trial In the criminal court today. Thcl
story OF the crime for which tho defend
ant z. j. Allen. charged with rohhlna
trnnk Brock. was put on trial 10 not
suitable for publication IN q family jour-
nal II happened about four weeks ago.
A sailor was IN q box car IN olio OF tho
railroad yards trying 10 steal "A ride out
uf town. when two men are alleged 10
have aasaultci him IN a peculiar way,
after having robbed him Of his hat. shcoa
and nickel, all the money he had ia Ills
pocket using 4 deadly weapon tlSaife) to
enforce their demands one Of the men 50
charged ls Allen anu interest In the case
~ due TO some extent TO the fact that II
IL tho first trial lf this court Under the
new statue, making robbery with n dend-
ly weapon capital onrns.. and Two
other cases arc 10 follow when this one
Is disposed OF. n Jury was ohtainri late
this afternoon In the case against Allen
and the complainant. Brock. when put on.
tho stand, testified to the accusation Of
robbery and sodo,ny and the threat 10 XIII
him and throw his body In tho bay While
the train was running over the bridge.
The apI ctranco OF u brakeman ut the door
OF the box car enabled him to make his
escape and, the officers being summoned.
his assailants We're arrested.
HApEAs CORPUS CASES.
Sheriff Erickson ot Harris coursy
brought into tho criminal district court
OF Galveston county this morning the
bodies OF Steve Pratt, ~. y. Erwin and
II. IL. Broolts, upon wf1ts Of habcas cor-
pms. Pratt was arrostcd In Houston about
two weeks aEo on charge OF attempted
swmdling. and hail was granted him, but
The nhorln refused to release him and
later q requlsition came from the gov
etnor OF Alabama, where Pratt Is wanted
on II charge OF swndliug u man out OF
$1,000 by tho "sold brick" method Erwin
and brooks were arrested on charges OF
conducting an insurance business con-
trnry to law.
Tho care OF tho latter was heard by
Judge Gavin late this afternoon and tbs
accused were romnndod 20 the custody OF
the sheriff Of Harris county. Thu hearing
OF the Pratt case wss postponed on &C.
count OF the robbery cnse IN progress.
THE STATE CONVENTION,
Mr.. j. NJ Cotton. president OF the IIous
ton BurineFs League, writ ng 70 persona.
frlhn IN this city from Ennis. under dat,
of January "a. says; Your kind favor o.
the 26th Instant was forwarded TO me al
Dallas, and / beg TO return my siSeert
thnniSs for the kind words therein, I uu
also much gratincd TO know thnt Tho
Tribune hos seconded lI0uston's bid fo
tho convention which we hope TO secure
1t will. however, take hard work. M or
Worth and Dallas arc pulling tosethoi
for It, am not at home much now a-daya
but | am doing all I can for the good Of
Houston and South Texas"
DEATH OF JOHN RIcKE,
John RiclSe, an old ana respected Citizen
died today at 70 o'clock, The decenHed WA
60 years OF age and has lived IN this cit!
since 1853 He leaves wife md thre,
children, tive OF them girls. The funeral
viii occur at 2 y. IN. tomorrow afternoon
| from st. Joseph'r church. whore the ro-
mains viii he carried from the family rest
donca on Thirty-sevonth street and ave-
nlo NJ.
dRAu's OPERA COMPANY.
Grpu'a Comic Opera company opened e
week'a engagement at the GRIND tonight
| IN the BLACK HuEsar." and was erected
by full house The opera was elegantly
DtaRod and during the production thcre
was n full brass band and two horses on
tln Rtane.