The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-23
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Dick Steel, the Hsmorist. Makes a Mad
Play.
A Walk Through the Lunatic Asylum
Facts Cleaned.
ihe Burt.Dentou Controversy-The
Other Side.
AdJutant,General King yet In the Sac.
remente Mountains.
Important Cases Passed Upon by the
Supreme Court.
IA n
Ihe Hot Den Wherein the Commission
OF Appeals sit.
other News Items From the Capital

other News Items From the Capital.
AUSTIN, June 22-[Special. dick stee,
connected with the Farm and Ranch, ha.
been drinking hard for several days, and
acting so badly that this morning his wife
concluded to pack up and 60 to Chicago.
where her parents reside. Steeel, under the
influence of liquor, met her at the depot,
and with drawn pistol attempted to get
her child. aged years. She screamed for
assistance, and an officer standing near took
steel In charge and looked him up. Mrs
Steel remained over as witness, and will
proceed 10 Chicago tomorrow.
Rev. j. ID. Shaw is booked to lecture here
Thursday next.
The Ind Live Stock association. of Dal.
las, capital stock, $4,000, filed charter
to-day.
The comptroller paid in $4,000 to the
credit OF the general revenue.
a HERALD reporter went through the
lunatic asylum this morning Everything
evidenced the greatest care, skill and kind
treatment TO the patients. The food CON-
prises vegetables OF every variety, meats,
Hour, cornbread, coffee, tea etc., prepared
In style equal to the best hotels. The in
mates are remarkably healthy only three
or four being on the sick list out of nearly
i0O. In regard to the purchase of nearly
$500 worth Of furniture, mentioned in an
interview with DR.. Burt, ana which the
s"Ssrir,sNdss, ooSsq refused tSonp to pay for the
purchase was absolutely necessary, the old
furniture being worthless. He has $lsi
worth OF 1t in his private room. DIR. Burt,
in his interview. says he has 80 per cent. OF
the purchase. Burt says that the 5000 to
pay Tor the furniture was in the general ap-
preparation but the house, when they
heard DR.. Denton had ma ie the purchase,
struck 1t out. The truth is, the house com.
mittee were unanimously of the opinion
that the furniture could be paid for out Of
the general appropriation bill, and at the
suggestion OF Or. Denton himself, who was
before the committee, the item was stricken
officers for the asylum. Facts
that are coming to light are not creditable
to Dr. Burt, who isa member Of the asy lum
board, and who year ago had the congre-
CATION of the Southern Presbyterian church
by the ears in this city. DR.. Denton char.
acterizes Burts interview as false and ma.
licious. For the good of the management
OF the asylum he will probably be remov-
ed from the board. Indeed, from present
indications his removal is a
necessity. Any one is at
liberty to inspect the asylum and all Of its M
books at any tune, and no one can fail to
be impressed with the humane treatment
and admirable control of the inmates.
Adjutant. General King writes to Captain
II. Orsay, chief clerk in the adjutant gen
erals offce, that he is in the Sacramento
mountains and intended to follow them
down into Texas, but water Is so scarce
tnst he may fell. There has been no rain
for more than six months, and the usual
supply of water is gone. Iu getting to the
point from which he writes, they travelled
seventy. five miles without water.
THE COURTS.
The famous case of Hanrick vs.. Caya-
naugh, from Williamson county, was to.
day affirmed by the special court, The
court affirmed the case, declaring the ver-
dict OF jury holding the title to Aguirre, a
forgery was well supported by proper and
legal evidence. The principles enunciated
in the case apply to the validity of titles to
eleven leagues of land and the case was
hotly contested on both sides. The same
paper, which was the foundation of this
suit, was used by Sam Houston in the
Watrous impeachment case.
An important case was also de,
cided by the supreme court
involving the title TO twenty two lots in
Austin. 1t is said that the iuture OF two
lives depended upon the decision in the
case. one OF which parties were interested as
an attorney in the case.
The commission OF appeals will finally
adjourn for the term tomorrow, and will
have decided during the term 157 cases, all
from the supreme court, distributed thus.
Watts, Z; Delaney, 35; Walker, 81. They
are indeed hard workers, as are all of the
judges OF our higher courts, and would not
adjourn for another week, but their quar-.
ters are so uncomfortable, being excessively
warm, that they cannot work further with
out endangering their lives. The fiat tin
roof of the temporary capitol gets so hot
during the day that the rooms on the north
side are absolutely unbearable.
Very strong influences are being brought
10 bear on Judge Watts, in order to ret him
t, consent to reappointment for two yeais
longer, but as yet his conclusion is not Civ
en-.
The supreme court reversed and re.
manded Garter ct al. vs.. Conner ct al,
from Travis county; Perkins VS.. Muller &
Sayers ct al, from Hood county; Gift VS..
Kaufman & Runge, from Ellis county;
Compton vs.. Waco Bridge company, from
McLeDnan county. Affirmed on certifi-
cate Griffin VS.. Scott, from - county;
Hayden ct al. vs.. kaufman & Runge, from
- county. Rehearing refused: Bur
row VS.. Brown, administrator, from Navar.
ro county. Rehearing continued under
advisement: Herzberg vs. Houston &
Texas Central railway, from Navarro
county.
The special court composed of Justice
Slaton and Messrs. Bassett and Finley, af.
firmed Hanick VS.. Cavanaugh, from vii.
hanson county.
News reached the city this evening that
man, named William Pearson, had been
shot and killed by Marcellus Costly, at
Dellvale, few miles from Austin. Both
were young men, raised In this county and
well known. Costly escaped, but a reward
of $500 is offered for his apprehension.
AUSTIN, June 22,-[Press, l-DocK Steele,
who made Chicago Cheek famous with wit
and humor, but Is now on the Texas Farm
and Ranch, OF this city, yesterday separat.
ed from his wife by mutual consent, on &C.
count of his drinking excessively. To-day
as Mrs. Steele was about to leave on the
International for her parents home In
Chicago Steele attempted to take their four.
months infant from her and drew revol.
yer. He was promptly arrested.
This afternoon NJ. NJ. Castley shot and
killed William Pearson, eight miles below
the city. 1t was q cold blooded murder.
Pearson's father offers reward Of $500 for
Castley. dead or alive. Officers are out
after him.