The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-29
the PRICE CASE.

.r .hs Defendant etc.
Yesterday in the district court the case {
II. state of Texas on tho relation of j. i
Jackson, sgainss W. H. Price justice of TIL
nsscs charging him with malfsssancs il
nsi,e. was called. Both sides announced read
.,a the trial was begua. Messers Crawford
c0u.rt. Strange and Miller ap
n..,sd Cor the prosecution an
usssrs. Bower, Stemmons and Clint for tn
aafsoce. There are large number o
..,s,.l witnesses on either side
s sNs we're examined yesterday
The trial promises 10 prove very
Interesting, and is being watched BY the pub
lie with considerable interest. j H. jackson
who appears as plaintiff, asket
,hs permission Of the court late 10 the d.,
int before adjournment that he he permit
!at 10 make statement, and the court tolC
him that he might do so to-day. l! is re.
nort,d that JACKSON since signing the d0cu-
pen, for the prosecution Of Price, stated
that he did not fully comprehend lts meaning
and that beifg aVerse " acting falsely In tht
matter he wished to put himself in the
n,oner light. The trial will b. resumed
plopo, Tho following ia the An, "a,
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fhloN ANe"hN'
M 423S-The state of Texas, on The
relation Of j, r. Jackson VS. w. Ii. Price, Ia
Dallas district ceurt.
Now, at this day, comes w. IL, Ptice, the
defendant 10 The saove entitled cause, and
says tina, the matters and allegations set forth
as contained in plaintiffs petlsion as therein
set for:h and alleged ara insufficient in law
to require him to answer thereto, and OF this
be prays the Judgment OF the court.
w. Ii. PRleE, Defendant.
And further answering, says that the
matters and allegations as SET forth and
alleged in said petition, In speclhtsl Nos
1884 S, I, s, 8, 10, ii, IL, IL, IA and
Is, sre in each and every specification wholly
insufficient ia law to require this defendant
to answer the same, or any one OF SAID specl-
fcstions, and OF ms ne prays the Judgment
ofthe court.
Add, further answering, tn's defendant
specially excepts to tho allegations ana war
rants set forth ana contained In pls'nhns
fourth and seVenth specllcstions' aad Tor
special exception, says that iull and com
plete remedy by civil action is provided by
lsw 10 the aggreyed, and dthaile and full
penalty provided rs punishment for ihe
ollensa set forth in ssd fourth and seventh
zee fcstions.
W. II. PRICE, Defendant.
No. 4233-The state OF Texas on tie re-"
jation OF r Jackson VS. w d Price. Dis
lrict court, Dallas county, May term A. d.
1881
And now comes defendant, W II Price, in
the above entitled cause, and denies all, and
Singular, the facts set forth in the petition,
of The rslator Jackson, and says he is not
guilty in the manner and form, rs 10 said
REALTORS fifteen specific charges, SGT forth
through aforesaid petition, and Of this be
puts himself upon the country.
w. II PRICE, defendant
And further answering thi, relator, Jack
sons first specific charge, the defendant says
it Is untrue he, defendant, without just
cause, excuse or provocation, expelled R)bert
E. Cowart from his Office, or unlswfully,
willfuly and maliciously, corruptly or 10 d.
rect violation of law, disbarred, prohibited
and illegally prevented the said Robert Il.
Cowsrt from practiciDg law in said Justices
caurt, but this defendant AYERS that, IN vim
dics,ion If the majesty of the law and Or
der, and the dignity of legal forums, he did
request and compel the said Il bert L.
Cowart TO desist from attempting to appear
before bis court, and that his reasons for pre-
venting the sid CoVsrt from prac-
iicnp law in his court follow: That in de-
ieldan.'s court and GU. upon the streets of
Dallas on divers and various occasions, with
out justification or excuse, the said Cowsrt
denou ced. vilfsd, abused and slaudered
defonusn. In the most shocking, unprovoked
and outrageous manner; that on many occa
sons, IN defendants court the said CoWart
hsd treated the court and It's rulings with
the utmost contempt and ridieule, often
ignoring, with impunity, even thu respect
duo the bench etc. That notwithstanding
the foregoing unprofs.sion'l aud dsrepula.
bic acts and conouct On the part OF the said
Cowarl, this defendant did not dis6M sad
Covert, but with patience and humility, Tore
bore even TO hold him, the SAID Cowsrt 10
contempt of his court.
But this defendant AYERS that after said II
L Uowart forget u Of the obligations OF bis
oath as an attorney st-lsw AID ia direct
violation Of the criminal laws of the land,
did wckedly, corruptly, willfully aud with u
deprsved and criminal mind, attempt to
brlb the said defendant in tho tiial Of divers
aad vsril u, cases pending in his, defendants,
court; that the said Cowar. did propose 10
m Ike an agreement or arrangement with
defendant, by virtue of which the said Dow.
art was to see the costs of defendant and the
ether officers of defendants court fu " pa d
in n large number of gaming and Sunday