Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-25
A DAY AT DALLAS.
Ilcayy Damage Subtitle Northwestern
ana Texas Trunk Roads.
spe clal /, the Gazette.

special 10 the Gazette.
DALLAS. April 4.--The cnltoi
fraud cases were called before Jri'S
Altlridee In Tue district couri lpfas
ihbSe n @aingt Joseph Ldhlsleiu hstlt
Tho 6rst reached The state an
obllnee4 ready; The defense asked io
n continuance until Monday neXll, o.
nroonnt of the Absence OF W. y
Wrirht one " Lohnstein's lawNel s
his other attorneys NJ Il. and w. l.
Craafrl, aud Is. +. Ccwut wen
prestnt. County Attorney GIN
would not consent 10 a continuance
~ there = 81 much Grim inal husints
set for nexC week that conlinusncl
In The cotton cases until tina
time would result in preventing theiI
being heard during the present term
The defense also announced that they
considered themselves entitled to namt
which of the indicted pariies-Lnhu
stain. lgsston. Baum or Cammack =
shopid ba ,rIed frat. This claim Coun
ty Attorney Clint disputed. Judge Az
bridge declined 70 grant the defense
the continuance asked Tor, but gave
them till te-morrG@ at 8 O'clock, vines
the trials are to proceed. IT looks llko
the defence we're fighting TO have the
cases against Cammaek and Esston
disposed Of first; sad on the other
hand. that the state is determined TO
DISPOSE of the cases against Baum aud
hohustein before prosecuting Easton
or Camnlack.
Baum was to-day arrested on three
more cases of sgindling preferred
AGAINST him by indictment
in connection With the
cotton frauds. lie gave bond in the
sum " 500 in each casa, Will Lew
Kraft uA surety, and was released. 1h's
makes Bam's total bond SIS 800. One
case ont II fifteen charging Lohusteiu
with forgery was nolle prosecuted.
The heaviest suit ever fled in any or
the Dallas courts was to-day entered
on the docket OF the f deral district
court, w. NJ. Wyeth ct nj, of ST. 10
seph, No, and Philadelphia, Penn.
against j. q. Halsell & BIO, of Wise
county, Texas, for $500, Goo damages for
alleged violation of contract in the sale
Of horses aud cattle.
\ letter was today received from
Hiram A. Blood, Of Fitehburg, Mass,
president of the projected Texas 4
Great Northwestern Iailrogd, saying
arrangements had been perfected to
start work from Dallas noftliwestward
on the HE, aud that in few DAYS
that company would be prepa. ID to
see IL Dallas means business about that
500, O03 cash bonus for one hundred
miles Of road to The coal and copper
fields. President Oppenheimer of The
Merchants exchange, and other citi.
zens, say the money is ready the mo-
ment any company earns 1t, and IL the
Texas X Great Northwestern wants
that money and great deal more
along tie line, TO just jump right in
and comply with the conditions.
The Texas Trunk is being looked
after very closely just now by parties
with plenty Of cash. Mr.. NJ. Hender-
son, II 10 positively developed, has sue
ceeded IN New York in orraniZinp n
syndicate who have really purchased
twothirds of the entire stock of the
road, held by Eastern parties. 1t also
develops from parties now in Dallas.
who are closely identified with these
Eastern parties, that thus far they have
been unable to get possession of what
interest they represent In that corpora
ton, as not dollar of stock has ever
yet been Issued to the stockholders.
but that all is locked up In Il certain
bank vault in this city. A meeting
will lie held in Dallas on the ond
Tuesday in May, when there W i'll be a
full representation of stockholders
either in person or by proxy, and this
ana kindred matters connected with
the road will be thoroughly
considered. II is regarded by
the public as pertinent question
in connection with the present check
mated condition of the Texas Trunk
II the TACT that the general Southwest
ern freight agent and the recognized
local financial agent of the Gould sys
TEN aS Stockholders, directors and OIL
GERS in The Texas I'runk has not
great deal TO do with the existence
ana continuance of this condition.
A delegation of citizens from Mon
tague were in the city today consult
ing with the local COMMITTEES of public
benefit. What they did has not beer
made public. The meeting was hell
with closed doors.
Thomas Murray of Mckinney, VIII,
~ here on business connected wit,
the ex-Confedera,e reunion to be hel,
NJ Dallas III August next, says IL will
be the largest gathering ever held il
texas, and will last ut least four DAYS
ana perhans n fun week. The Oh,
settlers of North Texas ex-Confederat
Mifsourians, Arkansans, Louisiar
ians and Texans. Ross, t.ctor's. Pf
iignac's, Grandbury's and Maxey'
brigade, "a number of other ex-Cot
iedefate commands, aud large nun
Der OF ex-Federal soldiers will be pre,
ent, and make IL the grandest reunio