Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-30
John Shearif
PRESIDENT.
30. lSTl-ltiIv
THE srAiE OF TgXAs.


t. he SHERIFF II Daiic, Comfy Gr,stiay
NOU are hereby commanded, that yor
Il summon, by publication, James X
Hines, who Is n non res ident Of the State
ef Texas, TO be anu .pGpear before the
Dis'ret Court, 10 he holden In Aua i6r
the County Of Dallas, at the Court House
thereof, In the city Of Dallas, on the LIST
Monday in February next, then and there
To answer the petition OF I. &. Jordan.
William II. Thomas aud James 2. Thomn.,
residents of the county Of Dallas, and
state OF Texas, partners in trade, trading
and doing business under the firm name
and style OF I. Z. Jordan & Co.. filed in
! snid court against the said james X III ines,
Wade II. witt, Richard d Murphy, A.
Buchnnah, George NJ. Swink and Il. A.
Roberts, and alleging in substance as fol.
| lows, TO wit That heretofore to.wit: On
the 18th day Of May, A. b. 1870, the de.
PENDANT james X. Hines made executed,
and delivered to W. II. Witt, II b Muir.
ply and A buchanan, his certain prom.
issory note in writing, bearing date a
certain day ard year therein specified,
to-wit: the day aud year aforesaid, aud
thereby promised sixty days after the date
thereof TO Pny to the order of W. II. Witt,
II. d. Murphy and \. buchanan the sum
Of one thousand, six hundred and ninety.
one dollars gold coin, at Dallas, Texas, for
value received, by means whereof the said
Hines became indebted and promised to
pay said witt, Murphy and Buchanan the
sum of money in snid note specified; that
afterwards, to-wit: on the day and year
aforesaid, the said WIT, Murphy and Bu.
channn, for valuable consideration paid
them by the deicndanta Swink and Rob.
srls, assigned, endorsed mud transferred
said note to the said Swink ami Roberts,
and that afterwards, to wit: OF the day
and year aforesaid, the defendants Swink
aud Roberts, for a valuable con sideratiou
to them paid by plaintiffs, assigned en-.
dorsed and transferred, by the way and
signature of Swirl and Roberts said note
to plaintiffs, ana that plhintiffs are the
legal holders of said note, by means
whereof said de ienGnn:s and each OF them,
undertook and faithfully promised to pay
TO plaintiffs the sum of money in said note
specified according to the tenor and effect
thereof yet to pay the same, or any part
thereof, though often requested, the said
defendanishave wholly failed and refused,
and still fail and refuse, to plaintiffs, dam
age two thousand dollars. Plaintiffs fur.
Their represent that suit was not brought
upon said note TO the first term of this
court after the right of action accrued
thereon for the reason that defendants
specially re1hested plaintiffs to "hold said
note over, and agreed to claim no exsmp.
ton from liability as endorsers by reason
thereof. Herein fail not, but have You
then and there, before said court, this writ,
with your return thereon, show ing how
you have executed the same.
~ Witness J. NJ. Laws, Clerk of
SEAL the District Court of Dallas
NV County. Given under my hand
and seal Of said court, in the city of Dallas,
this 10Th day of December, A. D. 1871.
j. NJ. LAWS,
Clerk Dist. Court Dalla. Co., Texas.
By Y L. CooMBs, Deputy.
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