The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-11-10
STATE SPECIALS.
The Galveston & Rio Grande Railway
Is Chartered to Run from Gal.
weston to Laredo.
The Attorney.General Enters Suit at
Austin Against the County At.
tOrney of Travis.
A Prominent Grocer at Waco Sells Out
and Skips Ont, Leaving $780,
900 in Debts.
A Homicide at Liberty Hill.-.A Stage
RObber is Convicted at San
Antonio.
A White man is Caught and Scalped by
Three Indians on Devils River.
Other Interesting State News.
A White man is Caught and Scalped by
Three Indians on Devils River.
Other Interesting State News.

Fort Davis
Special to the Herald.
Fort DAVIS, November 1.-THE entire day
Captain Barber in the cross-examinatlon OF
Colonel Shafter. The testimony elected
is of the same general purport heretofore
published. The defense is endeavoring to
show that in the treatment of Lieut.. Flipper,
while in the guard house cell, and in the
case of his arrest in his quarters, Colonel
Shafter was prompted by prosecuting
spirit not warranted by custom
in the army in like cases.
the facts as they expect to be proved by
them in due time. The court objected to
this mode of examination on the ground
if any was committed, and it was not within
the province of the court to mitigate the
punishment. The objection was withdrawn,
however, after Capt. Barber replied that he
hoped it would be done and permit
the examination to go on as he desired to-
present everything connected with the case
for f., the consideration Of the court, Colonel
from the. commissary department, he
thought him perfectly honest and of good
habits, and that if the money was stolen it
had been done by some one else
He also reiterated that previous
and subsequent to the investigation,
Flipper's administration as commissary,
had been entirely satisfactory, except in
this instance. On the 10th of August Flip
per was seen by Col Shafter in town with
his horse and saddle-bags, possibly
thought if any guilt existed he
could have one night the start if not
stopped, provided so disgraced. Flipper
was ordered back and Immediately to turn
over his funds on hand. Within two or
three minutes after entering his quarters,
some two thousand dollars were found on
his desk, ready for delivery He could not
say whether it was in the saddle bags
when he was first seen or not. He had
learned since that he generally kept the
public money in his quarters instead of
in the office safe. He had always exam
Fort DAVIS, November 8.-The cross ex-
animation of Colonel Shafter occupied the
attention of the court again to-day. Cap
tain Barber, in his questions, attempted to
prove that Colonel Shafter was over Jealous
in stripping Fliper Of all his personal effects
to secure the government. The questions
were answered to the effect that these per-
sonal effects were taken at. first
but rendered back afterward, the
rest retained until some small debts were
settled, and probably all had been offered,
civil process. The effects had been subject
to his order since that time. The defense
offered to prove that the enlisted men were
SO enraged at his confinement that propos-
itions were made to relieve Flipper by torce
but were declined by him. The offer was
objected to by the judge advocate as inn
proper, and sustained by the court.