Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-03-02
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y Summon, w publication. Thomas n
MeCfay whose residence is nhkhown. ~ he
and appear before NE District Couri. IN he
holden In and fof NE county N Ellis, nd The
Court House thereof In ils town OF Waxn-
haohie, On HE second Monday after the ~.
cond Monday In February, A. n. 1867, then
and there TO ahsSer the pehtion Of Eliza !.
Lewis aud Ira II. Lewis, her husband, rel.
dents " lraloria county, Texas, filed IN
said court against the -nid Thomas " Me
Cray, whose residence 1. unhnoWn.l solo.
mon vanhook, H. !. nolmil. A, u. Norton,
Abncr Johnson VIM. Peel, John WtsbroOk,
s. W. Wyhranls, John II, Ransom, u. q.
Richardson, 4. u. Coleman, II, &. Hunter,
T.. W. Rogers H. H. march, anks, ". j.
Stokes, James u. Patton, Robert Hodge aud
others whose names are unknown, AL ciu-
Gems Of the State Of IeSHs, and formerly
members of q corporate company, under the
name and style Of the Telico Manufacturing
Company, and George W, Davis, likewise n
citizen OF said State, which petition alleges
ms follows; That said company became in
dcbted TO said Eliza j, Lewis in the sum Of
about twelve thousand five hundred and
forty dollars, by sundry drafts dated Janu-
AIRY 80h, 1858 drawn in favor Of said L, j,
Lewis, or bearer, by the said Thos. II. Ne
Cray, us Superintendent Of and on said
Solomon Vanhook as President of the Chem
Jelico Manufacturing Company, and by him
accepted az such President; that Il, J. Lew
is is still the lawful owner and holder Of
a a q, ,,l,,,h nanh latal uinpal
and approved as above stated, and ten Of
them made payable on the lst of January,
1859, said ten amounting in the aggregate
TO seven thousand dollars; the others drawn
as above, same date, via 30tb of January,
1858, signed and accepted MS before stated,
by said Vanhook, are made payable on the
lst day Of july 1858, to said Eliza, or bear
or, amounting in the aggregate to about
five thousand five hundred and forty dollars,
Of all Of which said Eliza is the legal own
er, and which are still due and unpaid
Petitioners aver that said sum Of twelve
thousand dollars, so specified in said drafts,
was the price agreed to be paid to said Eliza
by said McCray, for certain tract OF land
situat, partly in said Ellis and partly In
Navarro counties, on which land said ELIZA
retained q lien to SECURE the purchase mon
ey, certified copy of which deed and mort
gage, bearing date on the 30h of January,
1858, signed and executed on said day 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.
Petitioners further pray that. George W.
Davis be made party defendant to this suit,
and for FIVE thousand dollars damages, for
injury done to said land, and for such other
and further orders as they may in equity
be entitled to.
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. n
- Witness, ?. II. Gordon, Clerk Of
SEAL the District Court of Ellis rounty.
NS0OGiven under my hand and seal of
said Court, in Waxahachie, this the lst day
of February, a. d. 1867.
p. II. GORDON, CID d. c. L. c.
hereby certify this to be true copy of
the original writ. This February I'd, A. D.
1867. c. +. FOSTER,
T2l:4t1 Sheriff Ellis county