Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-01-06

THE STATE OF TEXAS.
To the Sheriff Of Dalias County Greeting;
VOU are hereby commanded, that you
j. summon, by publication, James X.
Hines, who is n On-res ideht Of the State
of Texas, to be and appear before the
Distric. Court, TO be holden in and for
the County Of Dallas, at the Court House
thereof, in the city of Dallas, on the lst
Monday in February next, ihen aud there
to answer the petition of 7. g. Jordan,
William II. Thom.s and James p. Thomas,
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. G. Jordan & Co., filed in
said court against the said James X Hines,
Wade II. Witt, Richard B. Murphy, A.
Buchanan, George NJ. Swink and r. A.
Roberts, and alleging n Substance as fol-
lows, TO wits That heretofore, to-wit: on
the 18th day of May, A. d. 1870, the de-
PENDANT james X. Hines made, executed,
and delivered to W. II. Witt, r b MUIR
phy aud A Buchanan, his certain prom
issory motto in writing, bearing date
certain day and year therein specified,
to- wit: the day and yenr aforesaid, and
thereby promised sixty days after the date
thereof, to pay to the order of W. ii. Witt,
x. b. Murphy and A. 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 said note specified; that
afterwards, io-wit: on the day AID year
aforesaid, the said Witt, Murphy and Bu-
ehanan, for a valuable c6hsid6ratiofi paid
th EN- by the defendants swink and Rob-
erts, assigned, endorsed and transferred
said note TO the said SWink and Roberts,
and that afterwards, to.wit. OIL the day
rand year aforesaid, the defendants, Swink
md Roberts, for n valuable consideration
TO them paid by plaintiffs, assigned, en-
dorsed and transferred, by the way and
signature of Swipk and Roberts said note
to plaintiffs, and that plaintiffs are the
legal holders of said note, by means
whereof said de PENDANTS, and each OF them,
undertook and faithfully promised TO pay
| to pisinlifrs the sum Of money in said note
spec fled according. to the tenor and effect
thereof, vel 10 pay the same, or any part
thereof, though often requested, the said
defendants have 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 h6ts ID The first term Of this
court after the right Of action accrued
thereon for the reason that defendants
specially requested plaintiffs to "hold said
note over, and aereed 10 claim no exemp-
ton from liability Is ehd6rsers by reason
thereof. Herein fail not but have you
then and there, before said court, this wris
with your return thereon, shoNi Ing bow
you have executed the same. -,
Witness J. NJ. Laws, Clerk OF
SEAL the District Court Of Dallas
Wv County. Given Under my hand
aud seal Of said court, in the city Of Dallas,
this 10Th day Of December, A. d. 1871:
M. LAWS
Clerk Dist Court Dallas Co., Texns.
By z E. CooNBs, Deputy.
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