The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-01-06
TnR GRAND JURY
Bill of Indictment Against Mal0r llor-
bach for Murder.

In tho case Of the state against Ma
jor Horbach, charged with the murder
of II. X. Thomas, Esq, late local agent
Of the Texas and Pacific railway, on
the night OF December 81, 1874, the
grand jury, on Monday, presented n
bill of indictment, and Especial venire
ofsixty men wns ordered 10y the district
attorney, returnable on "Wednesday Of
the third week of this term, aud the
prisoner was formally served with n
copy. The prosecution will be con-
Quoted by Il. q, Bower, EST, assisted
by j. q. Eblen, Esq, attorney at law;
the defense by competent counsel en-
gagged for the purpose.
THE LATE II. X, THOMAS, ESQ.
Diligent inquiry on the part of our
reporter has failed to elicit any addl-
tionnl information in relation TO that
gentleman besides what has already
been given, to-wit That he was ma
tive of England and came here from
Boston, and been employed for the
past year here, rs local agent of the
Texas and Pacific railway, n position
he filled to the entire satisfaction of
the company and the community. The
deplorable tragedy by which he lost
his life Is too fresh in the recollection
of our readers to require any further
account of it.
THE PRISONER,
Major James p. Horbach, was born in
1894, in Westmoreland county, Penn
sylvania, and was educated mt Green's
boro and Killbuck, Penn. He ran on
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers until
1910, when he went to California, re-
turned in 1850, did business for him.
self as u wholesale liquor dealer and
rectiiier in Pittsburg, Penn, two
years, then travelled for Messrs. Derby
& Day, of st. Louis, and Sparks Il Co.,
of Cincinnati, several years. In 1885,
he took charge of the Worsham house
Memphis, Tenn, for j. j. Worsham
kept it "a year, then took charge of the
wharfboat hotel there for Duval, AlgeC
& Co.; afterwards, was u passenger
agent until the breaking out Of thu
war. Went into the confederate army
as captain and assistant quartermas'
ter; was assigned to Gen. Beaure
CARDS army just after the battle
of Shiloh; was appointed depo
and supply quartermaster for the army
of Tennessee, which position he helt
up to the last year of the war; was pro
NOTED major at Knoxville, Tennessee
upon the return of the army from
Kentucky, by General Bragg, A few
months before the close of the war
was assigned to duty with Chalmer'!
division, Forests cavalry. AT the clost
} of the war he took charge and KEEP
| the Perry house, Columbus, Georgia
! from 1865 to 1867; went to Charleston
South Carolina, kept the Charleston
hotel in 1865 aud 1863. Then travelled
for the Manhattan oil company, o
New York. Did business for the Mem
phis Agricultural society, and was pro
prietor of of the Merchants Chickasav
club, of Memphis, Tennessee, c. b
church, president. Several month
since he came to Dallas to reside.
Is n member Of the Memphis, Tenn
essee, lodge No. 5 knights of Pythias
T and entered apprentice Mason, ant
1 passed to a fellow craft examination
was made so in Memphis lodge No
5 lis in 1853 or 1860; belongs to Ange
: roma lodge No. 50, Pittsburg, Penn;
member of mercantile encampment
2 and never affiliated on account of th
7 war, nor made application for cards
/ Is married, has three children, wild
! owed daughter and q son at Noun
Vernon, Ohio, a wife and daughte
here, brother near Pittsburg, Penn
occupation hotel keeper.
! "NeuriI."