Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-02-09

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dents m nmforla eruuiy, fOfas, ll1d in
hll court against lle tail Thomas w. Sc
Cray, Whose residence Il unknown fUlo.
mon Hanho0k, F \, uclul, A. %. Norton,
Ahner johnson, Wan. Feel, John Wosilfook,
=, w, WyhuniH, john 70. Ransom, "a. e.,
Rlehatihn, r y coleman, u. G. ilunier
T. w. Rogers, u. d. March anLs, ". j.,
Stokes, James T.. Patton Robert Hodge and
others WAose pane aIo unkHoEn, all eiii-
zens Of lle Stats Of Texas, and formerly
members OF corporate company, under The
name and lyle OF the Iel.co Manufacturing
Company, aud George W, Davis, likewise a
citizen Of said state which petition alleges
MS follows; That said company became In
debled 10 said Eliza j. Lewis In the sun Of
about twelve thousand FIVE hundred and
forty dollars, by sundry drafts dated Janu-
AIRY 3Oh, 1903, drawn 10 favor Of said y. j,
Lewis, or hearer, by the said Thos. II. Ne
Gray, rs superintendent Of aud on said
Solomon Nauhook as President Of the Qhen)
Jciico Manufacturing Company and by him
accepted ~ such PRESIDENT that L, J, Lew
Is is still he lawful owner and holder of
said drafts, which are eAeh dated, signed
and approved rs above stated, and ten of
them made payable ON the LIST of January,
1859, said ten amounting in the aggregate
to seven thousand dollarsi the others drawn
as above same date, viz 30th of January,
1858, signed and accepted MS before stated,
by said Vanhook, arc made payable on the
LIST day Of July, 1858, 10 said Eliza, or bear
err amounting In the aggregate to about
five thousand FIVE hundred and forty dollars,
Of all Of which said Eliza is the legalown.
err, and which are still. due and Unpaid
Petitioners aver that said sum OF twelve
thousand dolnrs,so specifcdin said drafts,
was the price agreed to be paid to said Eliza
by said McCray, for certain tract Of land
situated partly 10 said Ellis and partly In
Navarro counties, on which land said Eliza
retained u lion 10 secure tho purchase mon
ey, certified copy of which deed and mort
gage bearing date on the Both Of January,
1868, signed and executed ON sRid dpy by
said Eliza, by her attorney in fact, and by
said Thos. II. McCray, is filed with petition.
Petitioners pray that they have judgment
against said defendants, as original stock
holders, for their said debt, with interest
thereon, and against each one for the
amount due by him to said company on
subscription, and for damages, and for the
foreclosure of said mortgage on said land,
so sold to said McCray,by said Eliza, and
for general relief. !r ....,.,. ......
Petitioners further pray that George W.
Davis be made party defendant to this suit,
and forfve thousand dollars damages, for
injury done to said land, and for such other
and further orders as they may in equity
be entitled to. ....s ..,..
Herein fail not, but have you then and
there, before said Court, this writ with
your return thereon, showing how you have
executed the same. g.E90 w ls..l.
Witness, p. II. Gordon, Clerk of
SEAL the District Court of Ellis rounty.
0OSGiyen under my hand and seal of
said Court, in Waxohachic, this the LIST day
Of February, AID. 1867. =.
aJ..T p. Ii. GORDON, Cid D. C. L. c."
hereby certify this to be a true copy Of
the original writ. This February "a A. D.
1867. C. F. FOSTER,
T21:4t.1 Sheriff Ellis county.