The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-20
United States Court.

Judgment was rendered this morning in
the case of Noumbcrg, Kraushauer e Co.
vs. Wallace, of Terrell, for 49, 100, and order
OF sale of the attached goods.
In the criminal department there is not
much of interest left, and there will be
probably no contested cases tried during
this term, which will be adjourned some.
time before the first Monday in February,
for the Graham term.
We learn that bill will be presented to
Congress ut this session changing the sit.
ting OF the Dccembe- term here to January,
with corresponding changes with reference
To Waco and Graham. Thi, is advisable, MS
II will exclude the Christmas HOLIDAYS from
our allotted time, and give us solid two
months run.
There has been considerable amount of
business transacted before this forum, and
large number ofpeoplc have been in at.
tendance ON its sessions ever since il con.
vcned, and in the District Court more
ANIMATION than at any other term has been
developed upto the present writing there
nave been ten ora dozen holly contested
cases which put the District Attorney on
metal and lett him in nearly every argued
caSe-ln TACT in every case that was argued
master of the situation.
In the case VS., Captain Nicholas Nolan
for furnishing soldiers to Walter johnson
IN his Panhandle cases. II was apparent
that Nolan acted only after the legal rc.
guiromonts had been complied with, and
me case was submitted with certainty OF
his acquittal.
In another case of selling beer there
only two witnesses, one opposed In
the other, and the jury decided in favor of
the woman, as they will always do if you
give them half a chance.
IN the matter OF the government vs.. Ca.
dell, defendant plead guilty of making, but
not passing, the money, and was acquitted
on the last charge without trouble.
But IN the Shumatc case there was yer.
diet for the government, amer hot and
prntracted trial. Perjury was the charge
II, I, billiard put in u plea of guilty and
paiid out Tor selling tobacco without license.
James Hays, after two trials, was finally
lound guilty Tor both making and passing
the queer silver dollar
j. ID. Shoemaker was found guilty by the
Jury OF Raising u ten to q iiny.dollar bill,
an HOOK was also found guilty OF VIC.
laling the postal.scrvicc laws and was sen.
fenced To three months Imprisonment. hut
ma. been pardoncd by the President.
Judgement was also obtained by the
United states District Attorney for 81 ,06g..
bond. '''''''''
Altogether Uncle Samuel has been rather
heavy ON the 'cits, in spite of the valiant
fight they made against him.
There will be but little more than plsin
sailing In the troubled waters of the crimi.
nal side of the docket this term,
The outside world has no adeouate con.
ception OF the immense amount OF clerical
work that has TO be done In the United
states Marshal's office. The Marshal scts
nus money upon .rcquisition, and then every
cent OF y has TO be accounted for by vouch.
ors, and every receipt or voucher dupli.
Gated Returns have to be made and en-.
.ereu IN every process-cyery Juror and
witness has to sign twice
IN fact, every minute transaction
calling for the distribution Of money has
U be duplicated and the whole vast nile
distracted, compiled and approved by The
court before II goes to the examining critics
~ Washington. And then the Deputy
Marshals accounts make pile mountain