The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-13
STATE SPECIALS.
A Well.Known Citizen Of Henrietta
Convicted Of ApprOprlating a
Hog to His Use.
Conductor Speers Seriously Stabbed on
the International by an lrate
Passenger.
Work Progressing on the Kansas &
Gulf Short Line, Between Rusk
and Jacksonville.
The Citizens Of Galveston Complaining
of insufficient Wharf Facilities.
A Negro is Arrested at Waco for the
Attempted Poison of His Wife.
Additional Evidence Is Taken in the
Flipper COurt.Martial Trial.
Other Interesting State News.
The Citizens Of Galveston Complaining
of Insufficient Wharf Facilities.
A Negro is Arrested at Waco for the
Attempted Poison of His Wife.
Additional Evidence Is Taken in the
Flipper COurt.Martial Trial.
Other Interesting State New,
Fort Davis

Fort Davis
Special to the Herald.
Fort DAVIS, November 12.-Lioutenant
7. Wilhelm, adjutant of the first infantry.
was called by the government in the Flip
per trial, who testified: 81 know Flipper;
saw Colonel Shafter counting commissary
funds with Flipper July I'd; Colonel
Shafter called attention to fourteen hun
dred and forty dollars and forty
three cents check as a very large check for
an officer. Flipper said, Yes | have n
lot of small checks which could not be aud
tied, and did not wish to send them to
the chief commissary, so sent to the San
Antonio national bank for deposit and
drew n personal check against them, | iden
tilted this particular check | saw Shafter
and Flipper in Skaters office, August 10th,
conversing relative to the dispatch from the
chief commissary stating that the July
statement received showed large amount
of funds in transit not received !;
large amount in checks late
on the 9th Of July and was anxious 10
forward them; that he wrote letter and
transmitted the receipts and invoices and
deposited them all in the postoflice in n
sealed envelope late at night; he did
this work at his quarters and kept
no copy; as a commiSary officer lie
was locked up the indorsed checks to
the chief cominissary, If not received
were lost i'll the mail; Flipper was ordered
to turn over the funds to Edmunds The
same evening, August H. as his successor;
he did not 60 to the office before meeting
Edmunds in his quarters; on August 13
Flipper was notified by Shafter that his
quarters were to be searched and that
Wilhelmn and Edmunds were to do
it they would apologize if doing an in;us.
tice, Wilhelm and Emunds accompanied
Flipper to his quarters and thoroughly
searched the same; Flipper said he had nc
objection to the same being made; they found
a number of statements for May and July,
a statement for August 9th was found In
his trunk among his clothing, afterwards
claimed by the servant; Flipper's and his
servants clothing were promiscuously
mixed in the wardrobe, also toilet articles:
they found number of of
fetal papers scattered around the
room IN such an unsatisfactory condi.
tlon that tlpper was put under arrest and
taken to the guard house they took posses.
sion Of all the valuables, and found n ner.
sonal check for commissions on Flipper's
person and note written by Flipper to the
chief commissary, which was found
to be untrue when the checks
were obtained; the San Antonio
bank had not been notified of the recent of
the same; the checks found on the servant
girl were given to Wilhelm for safe keen.
ing, and afterwards given to Edmonds as
commissary except the fourteen handrcd
and for:y dollar check Edmunds transmit.
ted to the chief commissory.
Adjourned