Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-02-05
THE STATE OF TEXAS. !
County OF Denton.

NolNI1 " btNION,
10 The SherFof Denton eouaW Grs,:tag
. NOU are hereby commanded, that you
4 summon, by publication, George Wright,
"hose residence is unknown, 10 be and ap-
pear before the District Court TO be holden
IN and for the coanty Of Denton, at the
Court House thereof in the town Of Denton,
on the Sd Monday in February next then
anu there to answer the petition CT T!lmon
Stevens and Daniel Stevens fled in said
court against the said Geo. Wright, and al
Ieging, in substance as follows, to-wit
They state that said Wright and j. W.
Lawler purchased of II Coward and Ed
mund Lee, tract Of land situated in Dem
ton county, on the waters of Denton creek,
containing four hundred acres, and took
their bond for title to the same, dated the
I'd day of November, A. D. 1859; that said
Wright and Lawler were the Joint owners
of said land, and that on the 10Th day of
March, A. D. 1861 for and in consideration
Of the sum Of S400, the said Wright sold to
these petitioners 100 of said land described
in saiu bond, and to be taken out Of said
tract West Of said LAWYERS land; that AZ
the time of said purchase they paid said
Wriglh the sum Of three hcndrcd and tTea.
ty seven and 29-l00 dollars, and gave their
notes to said Wright, one for SAP 7l-l00 amt
the other for the sum Of $50. They
state that both Of said notes are yet out
standing against them, and that the saia
wright Sold or trace ed said notes TO y. NJ
Street, and that one Of said notes, (tO.wit,)
the note Of S42 10 is now in the hands Of
N. W. Fain, who resides in Denton county,
md he has brought suit on said note before
Martin Smith, u Justice Of said county,
and that the other note is in the hands Q;
William Il. Rosseau. He states the sale
Coward and Lee have made deed to said
land to said Wright and Lawler, and tho
same is now on record in the Clerk Office
Of Denton county and they state that the
said Wright has lied from the State Of Tex
as, and that he has wholly failed and refu
sed to make Il title to said land to these
plaintiffs, and they charge that said Wright
is wholly and totally insolyent, u fact that
is we'll known to the holders Of said notes.
and they are now seeking to collect sa:d
notes and leave these plaintiffs without ro-
dress in case they fail tc get title to aa!d
land, They do not seek to avoid the pay
ment Of said notes, but thlt Justice may be
done and these plaintiffs protected in their
rights, they ask that the said holders OF
sand notes be enjoined from collecting said
notes until such time as they can get 4 dc.
cree for the title to said land, and in the
event they shall fail to get title, they ask
that the injunction may be made perpetual,
and to this end they make the said Wright
W. W. Fain and William T. Rossesu, all Of
whom, except said Wright, reside in Denton
county, defendants to this suit; and NJ the
fnnl hearing he asks for decree for title
against the said Wright, and that al! the
title of said land be divested out Of said
Wright and vested in these petitioners and
they ask for a judgment for costs against
said Wright and for all general relief
Herein fail not, but have you then and
there, before said court, this writ, with your
return thereon showing how you have exc
Guted the same.
IRIS Witness, Ed. 7. HicEliu, Clerk
SEAL (of the District Court Of Denton
N->6G/county. Given under my hand
and seal of said court, i'll the town Of pen-
ton, this the DIST day of January 4. I.
1862. ED. I. HECKLIN,
Clerk District Court Denton CoU1ty Tex.
Came 10 hand january the gI5., 1862.
c. c. DAUGHERTY, Sheriff.
l64t.-Trinters fee, SD 80.