Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-05
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
tiackman Moore's Examinina Trial
Attracted a Large Crowd.
THE RECORDER REFUSED HIN BAIL.
mcKniFh,'s Remains Taken TO sher.asn
FOR Bufini- Same hog uf Coininis-
sioncr Alvey --Notea.

sault upon the person OF ii-year-old Alice
Kerr, was before kecor-er johnson Oh u
morning for preliminary examination and
curiosity had fllled the court room With
spectators long before the hearing beam.
Since the charge was preferred against
Moore the complainant has been taken
IN charge by the Rescue society and sew
eral prominent ladies representing that
society were in the court room while tho
girls evidence was being heard. Hon.
George p. Finley was retained by the ro-
oiety as associate counsel to assist the
county attorney in conducting the ex-
animation.
When the case was called II was an
nounccd that the attorneys had agreed
that Moore should waive examination AMI
give bond In the sum OF 5000 for his ap-
reatnnce before the criminal court, but
this the recorder objected to, saying thai
when an examination Is waived by n
person charged with capital offense the
presiding Judge could not grant bail. COL
onel Finley said he had agreed to tho
proposition that the defendant he grnn ed
bail In the sum Of 5000 because he did
no, believe he could furnish It and for the
reason that he thought the examination
In the lower court would only serve to
irritatc public sentiment and as the grand
Jury was TO meet on Monday this was un-
necessary. Tho examination was then en-
tered Into with the purpose Of determining
whether the case was bai,nble. The com.
plalnant, being called TO the stand. told
substantially tile same story heretofore
published In Tho Post. She said Moore
induced her TO enter his hack BY saying
that he knew her aunt In t1ous, OIL Sire
said her father lives In Houston and that
she ran away from home two months
ago and came 10 Galveston, where she
secured employment as q domestic.
Victor lie Due testified that he was on
the hack when Moore got the girl and
drove her to the Red Light saloon. Moore
was there over an hour: WREN he came
out. he and witness drove to fremont and
Market streets; that Moore sad. whom
he came outi "tf Gre breaks out that girl
will be In a hi of a fix. became the
door In locked and tho key s In my
pocket" Moore told him that he had
watched the girl and another tnan In a
room from a shed; this mans name lie
learned aficrwarf from the girl Moore
tod witness that this man had taken the
girl TO n room. ana when he found stc
was virtuous girl he gave her dollar
and told her to go to a hotel, The man,
whose name the girl stated. was witness
In the case.
Or. Burke testified that In his opinion
the girl was not n pure girl before the
assault was made by Moore.
The hearing OF evidence nnd the areu-
ments OF council consumed the entire
room with her husband and showing
much distress.
AT the conclusion OF the argument.
Moore wns remanded to Jail without bail
to await the action NJ the grand jury.
COMMISSIONER ALVEY.
Captain James p Alvey Of this city.
brother OF Justice Alvey OF Maryland,
one of the members OF the Venezuelan
commission, furnishes the following brief
sketchl
In 1862. Judge Alvey was arrested by
the Federal authorities ut his home on o
trumped up charge OF holding communi-
cation with General Joseph 10, Johnston,
then occupying Harper's Ferry. lie was
treated with great brutality. and was
carried FIRST to Fort Mcilenry and then
to Fort Warren, and after being held In
close confinement for many months he
was released without a hearing.
when the war was ended and Mary
land underwent the rebrgan's ation NJ her
State government, he WINS n member Of
the constitutional convention. aud on the
new constitution being ndontad. he was
nominated and elected in 1877 associate
Justice OF the court OF appeals. which no
SIT on he held until 1880. when he was
made chief Justice OF that court. In 500
he was made chief Justice Of the court
of apncals Of the District OF Columbia by
President Cleveland
SUIT tOH DAMAGB,
Jospeh Ashley has nled suit against tho
and Great Northern raj.
way company IN the county court for
damages In the sum OF 1890 Alleging that
on October s, 1895. II became necessary
for him 10 go TO the wharf Mt the foot Of
Sixteenth street. that he found train
of cars nornss defendants tehoks; that
he attempted to pauJ between them, Hhen
and without any warning, zig
nj nv an rur ma au1
was caught between the Drawbacks and
badly mashed; that he sustained dam
ages MS follows. Loss Of time, I'VE
months, $500. board, nursing and ioctors'
bills, sl9U; pain ard suffering. $500
SHIPPED no SHERMAN.
The remains Of Victor Mcknight were
shipped to Sherman this evening for In
tetment and were accompanied by his
Wife and children. the body being os,.otted
to the depot by the odd Fsllnws. Mr..
WINS an employe OF the Wharf
elevator and while cnEaErd In
loading grain with the aid Of automatic
buckets, his arm was caught In the ma
and torn from the body, There
was little hope OF his recovery from the
time his body was eStrlcated from the
though every effort WIS made
to save his life after his removal 10 the
hospital.
THOUGHT fT WAS A FIRE.
As Mounted Orncers Doherty and
Mntley were returning home this morn
Ing about Clio o'clock they noticed spnrks
coming frUri tii'rd-story window " the
new telephone buiisirH, In the course OF
on Twentv-second and
Church streets. They sent In an riRfrn
and the department responded promtly
The sparks we're coming from n donkey
engine, In which labores employed al
the building was starting IRE, No dam
age resulted
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. @. II. Tiny and Hiss stiehi OF
LaGrange are visiting The city,
Mrs Hunter Griffin has returned from
Houston, where she spent the holidays
August Hasseimeyer 10 recovering rrem
the injuries recelved by fall from his
wagon,
Jack Isaacs. well known commercial
tourist. IL spending a few days with
friends In the city.
The annaul meeting OF the chamber
OF commerce and election OF directors |
will be held tomorrow evening.
The steamship Gylier. which arrived
In ballast from New Orleans today, Is |
loading nour for the West Indies.
Or. j. II. Mumford OF Grand Cancy. |
La. Ia visiting his sister, Mrs. +. j. Finclt. |
after a separation OF thirty-six years.
Charles Winslow, 10 yenrs DID, son OF |
Mrs. Nellie winslow, residing en- TIE