The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-05

Upon the adjournment of the Court
yesterday evening, large number OF
the members of the Dallas Bar con-
vened in the court room and organized
for the transaction Of business by elect
ing Col. John c. Mccoy Chairman
and N. J.. Williams Secretary.
Col. ID. W. Shannon, by request, ex-
planned the object OF the meeting to
be to memorable the Constitutional
Convention, now in session at the city
of Austin, in relation to the Judiciary
interest Of Dallas county.
Col. John NJ. Stemmons, in further
explanation, referred to certain CORE
spondeuce with Major John Henry
Brown in relation to securinga branch
of the Supreme Court at Dallas.
On motion of Judge H. II. Coombes,
a committee of nine was appointed to
prepare and report suitable memorial.
Said committee was composed of the
following named gentlemen: u. t..
Coombes Robert Cowart, u. Hunt, j.
j. Good, N. M. Burford, ID. w. Shan
non, John w. Stemmons, - Field and
Il. G.. Brown, to which was added the
Chairman of the meeting.
After short recess, the committee
presented the following report, which
was adopted:
70 the Honorable Members OF the Constitu-
tional Convention of the state OF Texas:
The undersigned citizens of Dallas
county would respectfully petition your
Honorable Body to constitute the c0un-
~ of Dallas one Judicial District. Our
crime docket is SO far behind-there
being on the trial docket, and undis-
posed of at the close of the present term
| of the court, $50 cases--that the short
| time of five weeks Is manifestly too
short, and amounts, practically, to a
denial of justice. Besides there are
brought to each term of the Civil Court
more cases by far than can be tried,
and cases are accommodating SO rapidly
that some relief must be had. There
cases. our Jail constantly swarms with
prisoners, there being generally from
fifty to sixty persons confined therein,
Mt cost TO this county of from forty to
fifty thousand dollars annually, and
unless some relief can be had, we will
be driven thereby into bankruptcy.
In view of these facts, we respect
fully ask that this county be erect.
ed into one Judicial District,
and that tho District Court thereof
have both civil and criminal jurisdlc.
ton. Your petitioners would further
ask that one branch of the Supreme
Court of the State be located at the city
of Dallas. This city is the geographical
aud commercial center of Northern
Texas, and is besides more accessib bic
TO the bar and citizens of Central, East.
ern and Northern Texas than any
other point. Our county court has pro-
vided and rendered a fine court room fol
that purpose, and the location of one
branch of the Supreme Court at this
point will not involve the State in any
additional expenditure"
Upon motion of r. ID. Coughanour
1t was agreed that this memorial be
printed and circulated for the sigma,
lures Of the citizens OF the CITY and
county of Dallas. The following gentle.
men were appointed committee to
carry out the purposes of the resolu.
ton, to-wit: r.. D.Coughanour, II. A. Nc
Collum and w. w. Leak, and to trans
nit the memorial when properly sign
ed to Major Brown at Austin with the
instruction that be present the matter
at as early n day as possible. Adjourn
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