The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-02-26

law the SAID court declined % recognize the
said s,n-in-law Of said Priest. as TREASURED
Of Cherokee county, unless he would civ,
bond Tor seven thousand dollars Nth cool
and sufficient securities. Asher.ao0n ~.
said Priest, tashcr-in-law 81 slle sal ,on-in.
law David, flush with the idea ni c-atrali
zation, and the raj Of the lo,rsf 5eiar "A,
tdir, visited the police court raaui. aaa b,
threats attempted 10 induce the said raur
to recognize his said son-in-law as m,
treasurer Of Cherokee county, winch al,
said court declined TO do, believing theii
oaths and duty TO the people more obliga
tory, than the Will Of the headeentFc or hi
tools, aud instructed the sheriff and Al
Others holding funds belonging to III,
county, 20 refuse 10 pay the same 20 sal,
David, san-in-law Of said Priest, unless h,
complied with the requirements Of the lsw
and the orders of the police court unic
the law.
The District Court Of Cherakee county
being IN session, the said NJ Priest, L
evinee his loyalty to the party that placed
him in power, aud his interest in the pecu
mary gains Of his soa.ip-iaw, W L. David.
iisregarding the law and the oath he had
taken, did, upon his own motion, cause Il
be entered upon the minutes of the Novem
Der term of the District Court OF Cherokee,
county, the following order, to.wit;
EXHIBIT A.
THR STATE or TEXAS. CHEROKEE CouN
TY.-Bei it remembered, that at regular tern
of the District Court of Cherokee county,
begun and holden on the 2ist Of November,
1870, among other proceedings, the follow,
ing were had: The court, Judge NJ. Priest
presiding, upon his own motion caused the
following order to be entered upon tn,
minutes of said term on the third day oil
December 1870:
WHEREAS, jurors, grand aud petit, have
been in attendance on tins court, and as
existing laws make jury certificates prefer
ence Chains, to be paid out of any monies
in the hands OF the treasurer, and under
standing that there is no money in the
treasury to pay jurors, but that there il
money due the county in the hands OF Ger,
tain officers of this county. 1t is therefore
ordered by the court that the sheriff Of this
county, the Justices of the peace and other
officers of this county, as soon as practicable
pay over tho money in their hands due and
belonging to Cherokee county, and all
money hereafter received by them, from
time to time, into the hands of W. H. David
who is the duly commissioned. bonded ano
sworn treasurer OF said county, ard saie
treasurer will pay ont the same to claim
ants against the county as directed by ex-
listing laws, giving at all times preference,
to jury certificates. That q copy of this
order be regularly issued TO said officers.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, CHEROKEE CoUS-
TY.-I, w. L. Byrd, Clerk of the District
Court of said county, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is full, true and correct
transcript of an order spread upon the
minutes of the said term of the court in
minute book ID, page 81.
Given under my hand and Official seal al
lSEA1l office in Rusk. this seventh day OF
February, A. d. 1874.
". l.. BYRD, Elcik of District Court
By GHAs. \. MILLER, Deputy.
Which, without comment, portrays his
Ignorance and disregard for law. But on
the tWenty-second DAY OF December. A. d.
1870, his mbecility caused him 20 forget his
act of the third day Of said month, and on
said twenty-second day Of December, 1870,
sac approved a bond for his said son-in-law
rs treasurer, for the nominal sum of five
thousand dollars, the said sureties being
nearly, if not altogether, insolvent, as was
the principal, W. l.. David, doubtless be-
lieving that the police court would accept
said net as n compromise but failing in his
efforts To get the police court TO recognize
ms son-in-law without bond, he did, on the
thirteenth day of May, 1871, cause to be
entered, in vacation, an order removing
Thomas =. Hogg Esq, justice Of the peace
Of Cherokee county, from Office, because.
as stated in said order, the police court, OF
which said Hogg was presiding officer
failed to recognize his, The said Priests,
son-in-aw rs treasurer OF Cherokee county
And after said proceedings removing said
Justice lIogg were appealed TO our Supreme
Court, the said Priest evinced his unbeara-
bile Ignorance by causing the following or
der to be cntercd upon the minutes OF Cher
okec County District Court, in vacation;
ExHrBIT Il.
Tue STATE or TEXAS, CHER0KEE CcUN-
TY. BE it remembered, that in vacation, on
the twenty-seventh day OF May, 1871, NJ.
Priest judge of Fourth Judicial District,
on his own motion, caused the following
order TO be entered upon the minutes Of the
District Court Of Cherokee county:
Whereas, BY communication OF the
Governor j.. J. Davis, in relation 10 the re-
noval Of Thomas f. ITogg, Justice OF the
peace for Cherokee county, precinct No. 2,
am informed that The law authorizing dis
lriet judges to remove justices Of the peace
and order elections has been repealed.
1t is therefore ordered that the order here
Lofore male by me for the removal of said
Justice Thos. Z. lIogg, be and the same is
hereby revoked, and that this order be
entered on tie minutes 81 the District Court
M PRIEST.