Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-03-20
THE STATE OF TEXAS

To tile Sheriff or any Constable Of
Tarrant County Greeting:
TAMES O. CRUTCHFIELD having fled
% in my Office his petition against the
Heirs of Jose Alvins Gil, deceased, setting
forth in subsistence the issuance of uncon-
ditional 1880 acre certificate, class =, No.
400, to Jose Alvns Gil, July ID, lS47, by
the Board of Land Commissioners of Bexar
county, the sale and transfer thereof by
said Gil, by conveyance in blank, the sale e
and delivery of said certificate with said
transfer to WI. Walker and A. Bast, and
filling up of blank in Oils conveyance with
their name as his be ndees, the death of
Gil and loss of said conveyance, the trans
fer and delivery of said certificate by said
Walker and Bast TO John J. Good, and his
survey of two tracts of land in Tartant
county, by virtue thcreOf-One for 342
acres, about II miles South 10 East from
Fort Worth, the other for 59I 40 acres
about 10 IA miles South 90 West from Fort
Worth, the transfer of said certificate and
SAID tracts from said Good to Plaintiff anu
Plaintiffs survey of $40 acres the balance
of said certificate about ~ miles North 20
West from Fort Worth, the record and re-
turn of the field notes of said surveys to
the General Land Office, and payment by
Plaintiff and his vendor of all costs, fees
and charges therefor and for patents ny
means whereof Plaintiff became the legal
owner of said certificate and lands, the ls-
suance of patents thereon, December II,
| 1868, to the Heirs of Gil instead of the
Plaintiff as assigned thereby, casting a
cloud and suspicion on Plaintiffs title to
said lands, the filing Of certain convey
NJ I'll nation tbay will ba road .
dence, notice that he will offer parol evil
dencc in proof of said Girs transfer, its
loss and contents, notice that interroga-
lions are fled to S. G. Newton, Of Bexar
county, W. J. Walker, Of Harris county,
and A. G. Walker of Tarrant county,
Plaintiff Intention to apply to the District
Court Of Tarrant county, Texas, for COM
mission to take the answers of said wit
nesses thereto, and that their DISPOSITIONS
will be read as evidence on the trial Of said
cause, Plaintiff prnys for the removal OF
cloud from his title to be QUOTED in his
ownership and for general and special re-
! lief, and John j. Good one of Plaintiff at
torneys, having made oath that the names
and residences of Defendants are unknown.
| You are hereby commanded TO summon
said Defendants by making publication OF
! this citation in some newspaper published
in Tarrant county, Texas, if there be any
published in said county, but if not then
! in the nearest County where newspaper
| is published, for eight successive weeks,
previous to the return day, to be and sp-
! pear before the Hon. District Court Of Tar
rant county, Texas, on the FIRST day Of the
next Term thereof to be hollen at the Court
House in the town Of Fort worth on the
/ l4th Monday after the I'd Monday in Feb
ruary, 1869, then and there to answer the
Plaintiff petition, and due return make as
the Law directs.
Witness John P Brandon, CleT
/ SEAL Of the District Court Of Iarrsnt
l\S0O County, TEXAS, and the Seal Of
said Court, this 9Th day Of January, A. D.
I 1869. J.P. BRANDON,
District Clerk, 7. CT.
Come to hand February 18th 1859, and
publication ordered in the Dallas Herald
s. ELIOT, Sheriff ]. c. i.
February p, ls5s-2i.sv.