The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-28
Waco.

Special to the Herald.
Waco, April 25.-The war of the rival
railroads is over for the time and the Missouri
Pacific is master of the situation. Major
Marvin, chief engineer for that road, sent to
Dallas to Judge Mccormick of the United
States court for an order restraining the
Iexas and st. Louis from doing
any more work on the disputed
ground until he would hear the argument
in application for permanent injunction.
Meanwhile the Texas and st. Louis people
had sent TO Judge Rimes, district Judge at
Bolton, for an Injunction restraining the
Missouri Pacific from interfering with their
track or work. Judge McCormick's order,
in response to Msrvin's request, reached
here Sunday at noon, and Deputy United
States Marshal Hunnicutt served it on the
Texas g. ST. Louis people instanter.
Judge Rimes' order reached here just
two hours later, too late to do any good,
being forestalled by the order from the
United States judge. Matters went on
quietly until late Sunday afternoon, when
the Texas and st. Louis people made an
affidavit against Major Maryin, charging him
with malicious mischief in attempting to
obstruct and destroy their work. The
warrant was placed in Sheriff Halls hands,
who went to Marvin's hotel and arrested him.
Hall informed Marvin that the law required
bond of five hundred dollars for his ap-
pearance in the county court Monday MORN
ing to answer the charge. Major Marvin
said he should decline TO give any bail.
"Then," said the sheriff, ''it will be my duty
to place you in Jail until to-mor.
row morning" Marvin assented
with a smile, saying "all right" The party
proceeded to the Jail, followed by a big
vim and the KEY turned by the iaior Bail
was then given and Marvin released. 1t s,
of course, understood that he merely
entered the Jail to establish the
fact that he had been actually
imprisoned at the instance of the Texas 81
St Louis, with view, no doubt, to future
action. This morning the Missouri Pacific
folks made formal demand on the Texas q
St. Louis people to remove the track.
The latter declined, and the former went to
work with large force. In an hour every
vestige of the Texas 81 st. Louis
track was covered up with dirt,
and the Missouri Pacific railroad
graders hard at work, with the Texas and St.
Louis people looking idly on, checked by the
potency of Judge McCormick's order. 1t is
conceded that Major Marvin outwitted the
Texas and st. Louis people, and there is little
sympathy among the people 30 far for
the latter is cancelled. Indeed, popular senti-
ment here has been all the time with the
Missouri Pacific, for the people all think
they are in the right. II was reported to-day
on good authority that President Paramore
of the Texas & St. Louis had telegrsphed his
representatives that the difficulty would be
settled by the higher officials of the re-
spective roads. Major Marvin appeared
before Judge Waldo, of the county court
this morning TO answer to charges on which
Sheriff Hall arrested him Sunday. The
court heard the testimony and dismissed the
defendant, thus showing his appreciation of
the justice of the plaintiffs complaint.
Everything is quiet now and the Missouri
Pacific holds the fort, having worked large
force all day.