Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-01-20
THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THE STATE OF TEXAS.
TO the Sheriff Of Dallas County Greeting!
VOU are hereby commanded, that you
L summer, by publication, jaime, Is
Hines, who is q non-res ideht Of the State
Of Texas, to be and appear before the
District Court, TO be holden in and for
the County Of Dallas, at the Court House
thereof, in the city Of Dallas, on the Is,
Monday in February next, then and there
to answer the petition of I. G.. Jordan,
William n. Tbom.s and James p. Thomas,
residents of the county Of Dallas, and
State Of Texas, partners in trade, trading
end doing business under the firm name
aud style OF I. &. Jordan Co., filed in
said court against the said james X. ines,
Wade II. Witt, Richard Is Murphy, A.
Ruchanan, George NJ. Swink and X. A.
Roberts, and alleging in substance as fol-
VS., to wit: That heretofore, to-wit: on
the 18th day Of May, A. ID. 1870, the de-
PENDANT James X. Hines made, executed,
and delivered TO W. II. Witt, X Is Muir
phy and A Buchanan, his certain prom
issory note in writing, bearing date a
certain day ard year therein specified,
o.wit: the day and year aforesaid, and
thereby promised sixty days after tho date
thereof 10 pay to the order OF W. II. Witt,
II. b. Murphy and 4. Buchanan the sum
of one the usand, 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; tina,
afterwards, to-wit: on the day a1d year
aforesaid tho said Witt, Murphy and Bu-
ohanan, for a valuable consideration paid
them BY the defendants Swink and Rob-
erts, assigned, endorsed and transferred
said note TO the said Swink and Roberts,
and that Afterwards, touit: OF the day
and yesr aforesaid, the defendants, Swink
and Roberts, for a valuable consideration
to them paid by plsintiffs, 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 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
defendantshave 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 requested plaintiff, to "hold said
note over, and agreed to claim no eremp-
lion from liability as sndorsers by reason
thereof. Herein fail not, but have you
then and there, before said court, this writ
with your return thereon, showing hoE
You have executed the same.
/ Witness J. NJ. Laws, Clerk Of
SEAL the District Court Of Dslla.
wv County. Given under my band
and seal Of said court, in the city Of Dallas
this 29ih day Of December, A. D. 1871,
J. NJ. LAWS,
Clerk Dist. Court Dallas Co., Texas.
BY 2 r. CooYBs, Deputy.
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