Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-07

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Temporary Capitol Wants Relief
s,ators Arriving Candidates Devei-
Ss.
4 correspondence OF the Gazette.
NJ atm. January 5.-rhe case of the
Va. Ben Thompson, former city
hal of Austin, for the killing of
Harris, will be called at San An
next Tuesday. Because of the
Known characters Of the two
e in the tragedy, the case has at
~ and will continue to attract
3derable attention. Outside OF the
Snal friends of the two men, how
y this attention Is more the result
<.nlly incident to such occurrences
u TO any other feeling. The public
1f d il as u feud begun between
n gamblers, both desperate
"a dangerous men, and
IN with such men must
have ended. as ii did, in the
of either one or the other.
B,pson has many warm friends
q and at San Antonio who will
4 to him to the last, let the result
a trial be what il may. His coun-
FIN move for u change of venue,
Ehe ground that he cannot get
4rial in San Antonio. This mo-
Twill be backed by the evidence of
e of the best people of San Anto-
and Austin, and your reporter was
Dfined to-day that several citizens of
IA former city have recently stated
he street of Austin, while visiting
4 that they do not believe Thomp-
q can get justice in Bexar
&ty. What the result will be will
Known Tuesday.
j. james b. Smith, the gentleman
n built the temporary capitol, Will
ably have bin before the coming
|ature praying for relief-that is,
S that he be reimbursed for the
Sustained by the partial falling of
$uilding during its course of con
Elton, claiming that the disaster
Eno fault OF his. The facts in this
3have already been briefly given III
iiAzETTE, and if Mr.. Smith be
Al in his assumptions, which is
kted by very few here, he has
Il Just and equitable claim.
here be any blame III the whole
Her it should attach to the capitol
III for accepting and building upon
plans, which are now conceded to
q been imperfect, in that they
Sd for a hundred thousand dollar
be for forty-five thousand. These
as were accepted and work begun.
tSmith claims that the plans and
citications We're strictly followed,
as vet there has arisen no dispute
ler this head. The capitol board
pinted an expert architect
superintend the work
this architect pronounced
n work properly done, and Mr..
ih, after this supervision and
ving his work regularly accepted by
&architect and the board, drew his
ailments of money as provided by
!. A terrific rain and wind starm
be and tumbled down "a portion OF
Building. Smith bases the equity
|lis claim on the following grounds /:
ework was done strictly in accord
th the plans given him the wreck
sIhe building WAS the result
IS4 providential causes; the
of the building cost
4 auout five thousand dollars; that
|4nel Meyers suggestions, which
|)td very materially from the origi.
gplan under which he took the CON
n, involved an expense ofover three
|Asand more; that the state has q
~ deal better house than the origi.
contract demanded, and that he
geven more than fully done his
II and should not bc made TO suffer
ause of the faulty judgment o.
board in accepting i'm.
feet plans and the subsequent play
The elements which NO human
ld control. 1t is understood that
capitol board will recommend that
Smith be refunded the amount in.
!ged in the change of plans as pei
bnel Myers suggestions, but Mr.
nth will ask for more.
rhere are about twenty members
'eady here, and every train rein
yes the number. The candidates foi
ehker are Hons. G. II. Gibson, w. i,
Non and G. l.. Wurzback. 1t is
ought Gibson will surely be elected
ndidates for clerkships and subor.
aate places are numerous.
there will be two contested cases il
house.
4 Unluckiest Man on the Pacific slope