The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-28
THE COTTON CASES.
Yesterdays Devslapmsn's In jasllee
KeBdaii's Court.
Easion aud Cammatk yet Lansulsh-
Whispers ~ "Peachlug."
other Events in CiIy and sOburbs.


his head quarters m 81. Louis.
Ia was InoIeAftd yesterday morning by
The arrest OF Mr.. Il Baum, for several years
Dast a citizen and business mnn cf IN Z city,
a. one Of the principals Ia the Esston-uam'
ma oh cotton swindle. He was taken 10 GUS
tody Dy Constable George Miller, on lnlor-
NATION filed in Jusiioe kendRlPs court, by
Mr. q. II, Turner, freight agent OF the road
here. charging bin In seven cases
win forging bills OF ladins on
the Texas and Pacific road
for snme seventeen hundred bales ofcotton.
Jnstice Kendall fixed his bonds ut ", 700 ~
each case to await his examining uiHi,
which his attorneys, Messts' Crawford *
Crawford and Nc, X II. CowArt, regard rs
exorhi,snt, as Lohsnsiein's bonds were put
an $3.50 each aud Cammack's and Easton's
al 81 900 each. Toe court, however, stated
that the magnitude Of the charge In thus
instance war aptei IL. The plea OF Baum,
when his Examining trial comes of, viii be-
that his bonds are excessively high. Ever
since the arrest Of Joe Lohens,eln, when
was followed by the arrest oi Easton aud
Cammaok Baum has been spoken oil AZ be-
ipg one OF the parties 10 the fraudulent trans
action, rRd moro recently he has been re-
pardtd as he now certais ly IL by the prose
cution, as the mysterious Anderson. Inc
cnmmOtion among the attorneys, Tor both
tins prosecution aud the defense, tine past
few days made 1t apparent to an observer
that som thing new was about 10 transp,fe
\ in the cotton swindling circles. Justice
? X endall, who 1 crowded at present with
civil business, stated to HERALD
reporter that he did not know at what time
he would give Baum Il hearing though
probably to-day. The prisoner failed 10
give b md and late 10 the evening was com.
mittcd to jail. whore the reporter called
on him for q statement which he declinad
TO give, remark,ng that his examining trial
would be held this morning before Justice
ae S" the facts az eliciied. He
said that he wanted everything
brought out on the trial and
could Insist on 1t. He asserted tina,
he WIS innocent Of any connection whatev'
or with the swindle and that his arrest was
a great surprise to him. The prosecution
aud the railway oficisls state that they
Baum, aud that forty more informatioDs
similar to those already filed could and
would DO filed in due Time against him.
rhey claim that he, Ess'on and Cammsck
we're the main conspirstors, and resped
most OF the fraudulent gains,
while Joe Lohenstein though re-
garded as guilty is regarded more
as q tool Of Baum's than anything else:
Affidavits against others OF influence and
good business standing will be filed sooner
or later. At least his IS the expressed IN
rention of the prosecution. County At
torney Clint, the railway officials and the
ATTORNEYS for the defense were regular
know nothings when approached by the re-
porters yesterday and what little they
Cleaned IN this alleged gigantic. swindle
was the result OF hard labor performed az
that the last grand jury gave Baum's
csse thorough Investigation and failed to
Fl nd true bill against him owing to lack
of sufficient evidence against him. me
nrosecution will not show its hand for fear
of giving the defense an advaut .ge. and the
same is true of the defense. The fndica'
lions are that these will be the hardest
county. Colonel T. ]. Brown, OF Sherman,
attorney for the road, and County Attorney
Clint will prosecute, and Messrs. Crawford
q Crawford, and Il. e. Cowart. defend L1-
hanstein. Easton aud Baum, and Il. b. Seay
Morgan Oommack. The reporter Was In
formed that several females were cognix.
ant Of the swindle,. but their arrest 10
question 70 be decided hereafter. ttom
1hat can be gathered the infereRce 10 that
Cammsc has .'sQuealed," or that he has ut
least offered to do 90. When the reporter,
called ct the Jail to see him he was informed
that the PRISONER had gone ont uDder
gusrd TO see his little daughter, born to
him last Friday night.
Il may strictly speaking. be 2 misnomei
for the reporter to say ne interviewed
Easton. nevertheless he called on nim: es.
y th him. Eatton was In the walk OF
iron. enclosed space In front Of the ground
floor cells OF the jail one Of which he occu'
pied q. night, when our reporter caiieo on
him. playing game of cards with fellow.
prisoner. When notified that he was wanted
he lsfs his game with alacrity and greeted
the reporter courteously and cordially,
Being told by the reporter VINO ne wa We,
to his lawyers, Messrs. Crawford
& Crawford and Robert e. Cowart: He
sad he had no statements to make. When
informed that it was rumored IN the city
that Morgan Cammack had made state
ment to the prosecuting attorneys ana %
Detective Furl ng, he replied; Maybe
30. but wont tell anything Il l am nune
from Denver had been in the city with
Detective Furlong, the information
awakened apparently keen interest q
once, and he asked II be was from Denver
Colorado. and on being answered IN tne
Affirmative, he seemed tho1ghtfui, ano
abruptly left the reporter, declining 70 taia
| further, and resumed bis game Oh caros.
| Baum has been indicted neretoiore ~,
prosecuted by the county attorney undef
| former administration. Other develop
ments are expected to-day.
| Interest in the cotton sWindling cases
which was revived by the arrest OF y. BAUM
Monday morning on seven warrants cnaIg
ing him with Issuing forged bills OF laoinl
on the Texas & Pacific railway company
which issued from Justice Kendaips cour
on information filed by Mr.. G. 81. Turner
agent Of the road here, continues unabatet
and is the main subject Of converse
ton on the streets, in the counting
rooms and commercial circles generally
| Who 10 tn be the next person arrested any
where will the arrests end 10 the quesuoi
put at every turn. Yestardsy mornin!
Baum was brought before JUSTICE kenaa.
for q preliminary hearing. County Az
torpey OH announced that the case has
mot been set for trial and he was not csilet
upon to make an announcement, ana o.
account OF the absence OF material witnesses
and Colonel Tom Brown Of Sherman, WI.
Is attorney for the railway compsn!
and assisting in the prosecution, ne Aeke'
that the case be continued to some Iutur
date. He bad received TELEGRAM. 2 =
would come down on last evenings souyn
bound train If we'll enough to make 70
trim. but that he was then fndieposed. IN
county attorney stated that the case he
not yet been set for hearing o. some ~
ture date. &c..
The defense, represented by. Me:sil
Crawford Il Crawford, Wright W1gn
and B. e. sOoWart, argued tnas &c
defendant, who was unable TO gty
Ia bond Of 5000 in each &
entitled to q speedy hearing, an
urge this point. After, the attorney
on eithe, side had addressed the court
declined TO grant the request OF the delene
and continued the hearing until Frtoe
morning at Q O'Clock. The motion OF 20
defepss to have the bail reduced fror
So 600 to $3.50 In each case. the same @ g