Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-27
A DAY AT DALLAS.
The Cotton Fraud Cases Defendant Sick
and Trial Postponed.
Tho Adams Habeas Corpus Local and
Political Briefs.

Special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS, April 26.-The district
court has been engaged all day with
the cotton fraud cases. The motion to
uuash the indictments against Joe
Lahnstein for swindling, having been
overruled, the defense this morning
made motion to sever and put Baum
on trial first. The motion was sus-
tained by the court provided Baum
could be produced by o'clock this af-
ternoon, otherwise the case of LAIN
stein would be proceeded with, there
being doubt on the part of the
prosecution whether Baum was in the
city. But at | o'clock Baum was on
hand, and case No. 1880 against him
for swindling YVES called. The
defense moved to quash, as IN
the Lahnstein case. The mo-
ton was submitted without ar
gument, and uverruled. The defense
then asked n postponement till Mon
day, on the ground that the defend
ant was sick and it would be harsh
and cruel to commit him to Jail. The
prosecution said that il Baum was sick
his lawyers knew it this morning
when they asked to substitute him for
Lahnstein, and If Baum was too sick
to stand trial. why not go on with
Lahnstein. The state had witnesses
here from a distance, and if the trial
was postponed there was no telling
when they could be got here again.
The defense then sent for DR.. Leake to
get his opinion as to whether Baum
was in n condition to 80 to trial. III
was the opinion of the doctor that
Baum was too sick to bo tried, and the
case was postponed till . o. IN. Mon
day. In the event that Baum IL too
sick on Monday to be tried, 1t Is
understood the court will insist on the
trial OF Lahnstein proceeding, unless
he, too, becomes too sick" Lain
stein left for Denison tonight TO visit
relations.
The trial of Willis Adams for the
murder of Mike Burns has not yet
been set, although County Attorney
Clint desired TO dispose of tat an early
day. Judge Aldridge declines to set
the case, for the reason that the crimi'
nal docket is so crowded that other
eases of long standing would be de.
layed. There are now upwards of l5O
bond docket felony cases, counting the
. murder eases and the numerous cotton
fraud indictments.
DeEuty United States Marshal White
to-day telegraphed from Morgan that
, he had captured a large Illicit still In
: Hood county. with q big supply o.
: crooked whisky, Deputy Revenue
: Collector Cochran telegraphed him Il
= store his plumber in Morgan till fur
y Their orders. Officer While did no
IL state whether he captured any prison
ers.
: G. w. Nash of Alvarado, age,
e twenty-three years, died at the cit,
" hospital to-day. His remains are to b
!, shipped to Stanton, Tenn.
II ID. b. Flemish, u popular prescrip
u ZIONIST in the drug house of HiclSox
u Patterson, died this morning. He ha,
IT been sick but few days. The Ole
+ Fellows took charge of the remains
'e which are 70 be shipped to New Or
"a leans.
N The GAZETTE correspondent learn
y that two colored henchmen of Blain
H. are here for the purpose of inauencin,
10 delegates to the state convention 4
u vote for instructing the delegates from
g the state MT large to Chicago for tn
Muiue StaiSSliiuH. IHcy IRE pienll
AT fully supplied with cash, and Judging
ie from their hilarious bearing thi
~ evening they feel that they have beef
an successful in 'fixingn their Dalla
IL, county brethren in n way that will d
OF the most good. The colored elemen
OF of Dallas will visit Fort Worth II
W, force shouting the battle cry of Balm
al and Lincoln.
isi Real estate transfers in the citysth
IN past week have exceeded S125. 600 Th
ay heaviest sale was that of the DaIla
I'm Jockey Club grounds, sixty-two acre
,u' by w. IL. CASTOR TO j. n. Simpson
he for 100000 cash.
The Queen City Guards have co,
cluded to start for Houston Nav
go into camp and remain there unit
VI. after the great drill. The Lama
M Rifles leave Dallas on Sunda,
May 4.
OF The Odd Fellows anniversary ws
ell brilliantly celebrated at Shady VI,
he park. The local lodges were assiste
l. by memLers of the order from Ti
:. burne, Plano, Richardson and Lal