The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-29
INDICTED.
Members of the Recent Cowart jury Take
the Herald Into Court.

Members of the Recent Cowart Jury Take
the Herald into Court.
The grand jury that adjourned Saturday
after two weeks session, found the follow
ing indictment:
In the name and by the authority of the
state of Texas, the grand jurors, good and
lawful men of the county OF Dallas, and
state of Texas, duly elected, tried, empan-
eled, sworn and charged to inquire Of Of
lenses committed within the body of said
county of Dallas, upon their oaths, do pre-
sent in and to the district court of Dallas
county, that James Smith, 7. S. Piouts, w.
l.. Hall and j. II. Elliott, on the 9th day of
May, in the year OF our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-two, with force
and arms, in the county and state aiore-
said did unlawfully, wilfully, maliciously
and with intent to injure J. &. Garvin, A.
II. Branan, Hayden Moss, James FL. Bran
denburg, J. ID. Wage, j. Y. Wright, t. F..
Carson, William Byrd, u. T. Nance, Il. j.
Atchley, G. J. Hall, W. A. McDermott,
make, write, print publish ana circulate a
certain malicious statement, etlecting the
said malicious statement then and
there conveyed the idea that
the said j. G.. Garyin, A. H. Branan, Moss,
Brandenberg, Wage, Wright, Carson,
Byrd, Nance, Atchley, Hall and McDer-
mott, who were then and there jurors reg
uarly empanneled and sworn in the case of
the state of Texas vs. r. +. COwart, charged
with murder, in the district court of Dallas
county, Texas, and which they were then
and there trying and celebrating upon as
said jurors, had been guilty of acts which
were disgraceful to them as members OF
society, and the natural consequences OF
which was to bring them into contempt
among honorable persons, the said mali
cious statement being in words and figures
as follows: "The jury (meaning the said
jury in the case of the state OF Texas VS. Il:
T.. Cowart, which was composed of said
G.. Garvin, A. II, Branan, Hayden Moss,
James II Brandenberg. J. d. Wage, J.. y,
Wright, r. }. Carson, William Byrd, u. L.
Nance, L. j. Atchley, G. j. Hall and
w. A. McDermottO retired at 63O
and were out until II o'clock, when they
came into court and stated that they could
not agree. They stand ten for acquttal
and two for finding him guilty OF man-
slaughter. There was present iull-armed
police force and deputy sheriiis, owing to
rumor afloat that il the jury found Cowart
not guilty, the brothers of the deceased in
tended to Jake his life. There were also a
number Of his friends present, equipped for
any emergency of this kind, though
the rum0r to all appearances is
uIlOulutut ycI lllC SOult-lpphi was bilSt
with officers of both the city and county,
and had break been made il would have
no doubt resulted most fatally. 1t is due
the Thurmond brothers to state that they
have not made any signs of interfering in
the matter, and have so far conducted
themselves like lawabiding men. The
Jury-and when the word jury is men
toned in this connection, all the
members OF it are not meant
was drunk and to go to show that they had
trlfed away their time in which a mans
life was in jeopardy, the following snatches
of their conversation are given as heardby
HERALD reporter. One of them rendered
"Old Black Joe'' in low tone, yet in true
negro minstrel style, while another told
Joke, at which he himself laughed immod-
erately. All this time there were several
walking the floor, as though they
were entries in grand walking
match. One gave Renaissance of Loeb's
theatre, while another spoke of a span of
mares that could dust anything on the
road and still another insisted that ne had
q horse that these mares could not hold q
candle to. There were some, however, who
discussed the case carefully. They return
ed into court at IL o'clock, and having
failed TO agree on verdict, the court held
them over until this morning at 9.o'clock;'
to the form OF the statute in such
cases made and provided, ana against the
peace aud dignity of the state.
NJ. V. COLE,
Foreman of the Grand Jury.
ROBERT B,.SEAY. County Attorney.