Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-01-13
TEXAS NEWS ITEMS.

The residence, furniture, Darn ana
feed stuff of John Michel burned sew
eral mornings ago near Poetry, Kauf-
man county. Loss $500. insured for
$115O
I. Mendell, dealer in notions, fruits
and confectioneries, in Marlin, Falls
county, made an assignment recently,
naming Rosenstrach trustee. Liabih-
ties $3.50.
The postofIlce at Fairlee, Hunt coun-
ty, was entered by burglars a few
nights ago They bored hole in the
safe and blew 1t open. They got SIS
in money.
Frank Stowe, living in Terrell Kauf-
man county, accidentally shot himself
in the foot the other day. r. L. Hud-
son, also OF Terrell had his arm badly
cut by oil mill machinery about the
same time.
Daniel Wrich reports that he was
whltecapped at his home on Round
Prairie, Lamar county, several nights
ago. He says he was given fifty lashes
and told. to leave those "diggins" and
not to stop on the order OF his going.
The "Bouton Store" located on Aus
tin avenue in Waco, burned a few
nights ago. The stock consisted of dry
goods, boots. shoes and notions. M
Stenson was the owner, and the loss
will exceed $4,000, insurance S55,000
Andrew Franklin, young colored
man, Is in jail at Sherman, Grayson
county, on an Indictment returned by
the late grand jury charging him with
having failed to fulfill promises to Ann
Allen, aged II. The girls mother is
the complainant.
The other night the residence of ]. R.
Malone in Marshall, Harrison county,
was entered and his gold watch and
$40 in silver stolen. The room Of Miss
Emily KretZ was visited and five rings,
with settings, valued at about $25 each,
were taken from her finger. Miss Kretz
was awakened and saw the burglars.
Several mornings ago John Wright,
a section hand, who had been working
en- the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe,
W Go lOu1h Nttil III q DSiSh lOOIl Va IAEo
Railroad Exchange hotel at BRENNAN,
Washington county. An inquest was
held and a verdict of suicide rendered.
An empty morphine bottle was found
by his side.
The court house in Cotulla, La Sale
county, was completely destroyed by
fire several nights ago. 1t Is supposed
to be the work of an incendiary. It
rs not known yet whether the county
records have been destroyed or not, as
the vault has not yet been opened.
The building was valued at $4,000.
Insured for $4,000.
A tenant house belonging 20 T. H.
Trlppe in Waelder. Gonzales county,
burned several days ago and In the
ruins were found Mary Pullen, colored,
10 years old with hole in her skull.
1t is supposed that the young negress
was murdered and the house burned to
cover suspicion AS yet there Is no
clew to the crime.
Tom Cunningham, the 17-year-old
step-son of Mr.. ]. G. McMickle, OF Bee
vile, Bee county, is a probable victim
OF the holiday festivities. He was found
near the Arkansas Pass stock pens few
days ago with his abdomen and legs
burned to crisp. He claims to have
been shot with Roman candle. His
recovery is doubtful.
A farmer named G. D. Roscher, who
lives near Cedar, five miles from La
Grange, La Fayette, county, accident
ally killed himself few days ago. He
intended to kill cat with a 32-cali-
Der rife, but the trigger of the weapon
caught on something and caused 1t to
fire. the ball passing through his head,
killing him instantly.
The body of Sam Martin who was
reported to be missing a short time
ago was found floating in the bay at
Galveston the other morning with an
iron gate weighing about fifty pounds
tied to his neck. The skull showed that
he had been struck ON the head with
some heavy blunt instrument VIM.
Hansen has been arrested.
Several nights ago as VIII Gray, a
clerk in one of the dry goods houses
In Denison was on his way home, he
was held up by two men thrusting a
sixshooter In his face and demanding
his money. They searched his clothes
taking s1.75 in cash, gold watch and
a diamond ring. The officers were no
tilted, but found no clew to the robbers.
Druggists in Sherman. Grayson coun-
ty, state that there Is material in
crease in the consumption OF cocaine,
and both they and the authorities
agree that 1t is gaining most In favor