Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-06
WACO.
The Mortgage Of the Texas 4 st.
Louis Railway Brought Into
the Circuit Court.
A Horse Thief and Hiehwaymsn Sen.
fenced Another Sensation Promised
in the Shape Of a Forgery.

Special TO the Gazette.
WACO, TRx,, Dec. g. United States
district court was in session to-day,
Judges Pardee aad Mccormick on the
bench. A very important petition was
heard, which attacks the mortgage OF
the Texas & st. Louis Railroad COM
pany to the Central Trust company OF
New York, w, w, Roberts and other
stockholders of the road come into
court, represented by Whitaker &
Robertson Of Tyler, and pray that
they be allowed TO intervene and iu-
terpose defense in the case OF the
Trust company. They allege fraud and
collision between j w. Paramore and
certain other bondholders as 10 the Is.
suance of fret mortgage bonds. The
petitioners seek the anulment OF these
bonds, the cancellation of the mort
gage and the dismissal OF
the receiver. w. s. Herndon
of Tyler and Clark q Dyer OF Waco
reply for the Trust company and rail
road. Argument was finished at 10
o'clock this morning and Judge Par
dee said the court would take the petit
ton under Amusement aud return an
early decision. Summed up the effect
will be, N the petition Ia granted, To
set aside and invalidate 81 500, 600 Of
first mortgage bonds, and incidentally
about 81, 900 000 of other bonds. Up to
this hour Judge Pardee has not am
nounced his decision.
One of the attorneys for the petition
ing stockholders said: "Ihis whole
transaction, mOrigaging OF the road
TO the Central Trust CONF
pany, the foreclosure aud application
for a receiver was all a game on
the part OF the big-tlsh stock and bond.
holders TO freeze out the small fish. II
is fraudulent. Men were issued stock
without any consideration whatever.
IL the court grants our petition we
will show up all these facts.n The pc
tition Is exciting much interest, for, IL
granted, almost interminable litigation
ensues and the entire issue Of bonds IL
attacked. The counsel for the Trust
company SAY there Is nothing what
ever in the allegations OF the petit
TONERS.
James II Richey, the attorney for
the Missouri Pacific Railroad com
pany, who received the Sl435 10 pay
over to the tax collector TO meet the as
sessment Of said company In this coun-
ty, but who Is alleged TO have
paid the money 10 the taN-collector
elect and forwarded forged tax
vouchers, reached home tonight. He
declines to make any statement to.
night but says he will do 80 tomorrow.
Public opinion II somewhat divided "a
TO the extent OF his guilt.
In the district court to-day "Sonny
Moseley,n after life spent in success.
full hoTse-stealing, was sentenced 10
seven years in the penitentiary
George Moore, lightning-rod ped
dler, who turned highwayman and
"held up an old farmer In this
county, pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to i've year,.
1t Is stated to-day that IA young law
yer OF this city negotiated note for
$3.50 at the Citizens National bank
one OF the names OF the sureties being
forged. The grand jury is inYestigat-
ing the matter.
The Examiner this morning makes
vigorous editorial attack upon the
system of commercial agencies, such
as Dun's and Bradstreets, as being un-
reliable, ssvorlpg Of espionage and
northumberland blsckmailing. +"
The managers OF the agencies here are
rather mystiiied at the attack
LATEH-Since | Mr.. j.. II. Richey's
arrival in the city tonight he has been
arrested on u charge Of forgery and has
given bond in the sum Of $1,000