The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-20
erHENINa AND REGULATING.
INDICTED.
Members of the Recent Cowart jury Take
the Herald into Court


The grand jury that adjourned Saturday
alter Il two weeks session, found the follow.
ping indictment:
In the name and by the authority of the
state Of Texas, the grand jurors, good and
lawful men OF the count o. 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, 2. S. Pfouts, W.
L. Hall and ], Il. 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 afore-
said, did unlawfuly, wilinlly. maliciously
and with intent to injure j. G.. Garvin, A.
II, Branan, Hayden Moss, James Ii. Bran
denburg j, d. Wage, j. V. Wright, T. f..
Carson, William Byrd, T. T. Nance, L. j..
Atchley, Q. j. Hall. W. A. McDermott,
make, write, print publish and circulate a
certain malicious statement, etfecting the
reputation of said J. &. Garvin, the
said malicious statement then and
there conveyed the idea that
the said j. G. Garyin, A. II, Branan, Moss,
Brandenberg, Wage, Wright, Carson,
Byrd, Nance, Atchley, Hall and McDer-
mott, who were then and there jurors reg
ularly empanneled and sworn in the case of
thaslate of Texas VS.. r. Il. 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
rs follows: 1.-THE jury (meaning the said
jury in the case of ttle state of Texas vs.. X.
L, Cowart, which was composed of said
J. q. Garvin, A. II, Branan, Hayden Moss,
James II, Brandenberg. j. d. Wage, ]. ".
Wright, 4. }. Carson, William Byrd, z. T..
Nance, Il. J; Atchley G. j.. Hall and
aud were out until II o'clock, when they
came into court and stated that they could
not agree. They stand ten for acquittal
and two for finding him guilty of man.
slaughter. There was present u full-armed
police force and deputy sheriffs, owing to a
rumor ailoat that if the jury found Cowart
not guilty, the brothers of the deceased in
tended to take his life. There were also a
number of his friends present. equipped for
any emergency of this kind, though
the rumor to all appearances is
unfounded; yet the courtroom was filled
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 1t are not meant
was drunk and to go to show that they had
tnfled away their time in which a mans
lite was in jeopardy, the following snatches
Of their conversation are given as heard by a
HERALD reporter. One of them rendered
"Old Black Joe" in low tone, yet in true
negro minstrel style. while another told q
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 "reminiscences of Loebs
theatre, while another spoke of span of
mares that could dust anything on the
road and still another insisted that ne had
a horse that these mares could not hold a
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 q verdict, the court held
them over until this morning at 9'o'clock;"
contrary TO the form OF the statute in such
cases made and provided, anu against the
peace and dignity of the state.
NJ, V. Cole,
Foreman of the Grand Jury.
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