The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-21
THE MAYoRALrY mUDDLE.

Inc committeo hppointeu W inVesugato
The question as to the eligibility of John
Stone, mayor, elect met at the city hall at
Yesterday afternoon.
Present: Chairman Ballard, Alderman
Moore and Carter.
White & Plowman appeared for Colonel
Stone and City Attorney Gibbs for the city.
JAMES BURTON.
the first witness, testified that he
had known Colonel j. Stone for
several years. To the questions if he
knew where, Colonel Stone resided in 1879, he
answered that he thought sometime in 1879
or 1880, he moved to the Scales place; said
Mace is outside the corporation; don't know
what month he left there; it was the latter
mart of last fall; suppose the crop on the
Mace was Colonel Stones; he had crop of
IVA and machine he was agent for
cutting it, he had his stock there,
and his machinery under the
.bsd; corn mills, horse.powers, etc,
and noticed couple of little ponies there
last summer; he used them in coming into
town; Colonel Keller was his nearest
neghbor: after the rye was cut Colonel
Stone rented the field to negro by the
name of Upston, and he raised crop of
cotton on it; l live outside the corporation
and vote at the fair grounds; Colonel Stone
aid not vote at that precinct in November,
$780, my impression is that he moved to
town after the election; may be mistaken.
Cross examined: Don't know where Col.
Stone lived previous to his moving to the
Scales place; he had lived here three or four
years; he attended TO his business in the city
during the day; was at home at night: don't
know whether it was 1879 or not that no
moved out; am inclined to think he moved
into town after the election.
H, W. KELLER,
The second witness, testified: am acquainted
with Colonel Stone; he lived out on Ross
Avenue at the Scales place; to the best of
my recollection he lived at the Scales place
IN the summer Of 1878; the place is outside
the corporation; moved away from the
neighborhood in July, 1880. aud moved to
tho city about the 1st or I'd of July, and
left Colonel Stone living there on the Scales
place; Colonel Stone had a conveyance; don't
know whether he or his SONS worked the
place; his sons made fence where broken
down and put up wire fence; don't know
about his making a contract with Captain
CASTOR for land; he resided one or two years
before he moved out the city on Ross avenue
near the present residence of Jules
Schneider;. he now lives in the fourth ward,
and bought the place from Mr.. McEntire,
and put up buildings; all know now ia that
Improperly once belonged to McEnlirs.
D.M'ooRD,
the third witness, testified: 1 don't know
when Colonel Stone moved in think il was
last September or October that l did work
on his house and he had not moved in then ;
he, Colonel Stone, will show the date; had
set the msntles one or two weeks before I;
might have made bill before or at time
received pay; he had not moved in when the
work was done; don't know exactly when
he moved in, but it was either September or
October that the work was done, to the best
Of my recollection.
G. R, sANDERsoN,
the fourth witness, testified: knew Colonel
Stone in the spring of 1878, by sight; know
where the Scales place is; il is outside the
corporation; l went out there in
the fall of 1878, to close
contract for business house for
Colonel Stone on Elm street; Colonel Stone
was living there then; there we're several
horses there; he moved into town the latter
part of October or the first of November
just before the cold spell last fall.
Cross-exAmined: / made the
contract in 1878 for building
the business house on Elm street, where he
now does business; his business place prior
10 this was little west of the house of
Schneider s. d wis; he lived in the count
Of the time of the cold spell last Octo Der or
first af November; l did not SEQ Colonel
Stone at his house; saw him passing, Usually
coming from the direction of the Scales
place.
JIG. BoGLE,
the fifth witness, testified: Colonel Stone
has paid his poll tax for 1879; he paid it on
the 18Th of April, 1881; on Angus!
the 21st, 1879, Stone & Heating
rendered property, and paid poll
taxes Colonel Stone did not render any
personal property for 1879, only the firm
property ofStone g. Heating was rendered.
Colonel Stone did not render for the year
1880 any poll tax or any watch; anything
save horse, watch, COW, might be rendered
under the head of miscellaneous property;
do moi find on the roll of 1878 any rendition
for John stone; did not render or pay poll tax
for 1873, except the other day he paid poll
tax for 1879
Cross examined Colonel Stone paid all
assessments against him; no paid poll tax
forthree years on the 18Th Of April, 1881
personal property in the county is not assess
ed-only property in the corporation; If 8
man does not render poll tax he is liable
10 fine of $50; his poll tax fol
1879 was paid August the
2lst, 1885, for 1873 taxas was paid Sep
sember 25!h, by the firm; the law require!
oil parties TO come to the assessor and COL
Iector and render. and If they live in the
city no assesses poll tax; nothing appears
on the rolls Of 1878, 1879 and 1880 assessed
to Colonel Stone individually; IN 1881 ht
made an individual rendition; his partner
rendered II for him; he rendered a poll tax
watch and S550O0 miscellaneous
and horse at $50; don't remember
whether piano was included or not
the charter requires citizens to come t
The office and render their assessments, ant
makes 1t penal offence to neglect 1t; If h,
had rendered as q citizen these three year
bis poll tax would show; all persons ar,
asked for poll tax; never had Colonel Ston,
70 rander; his partner always rendered tn
tax.
W. j. KELLER,
the sixth witness, testified: l know Oolone
Stone; know where tho Scales place Is; II !
Outsida thu cornoratiop. I do not recol loo