The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-26
LOCAL LORE.
Ysslerdsy's Developments In tbs Cot
ton.Swindllng Cases.
A Ssrreptltlous Nirrlase In = Seqses'
tered Spot
|Other Matters, Local In Nature

As mentioned IN Sundays HsRALp, The
excitement IN the cotton twlndlng case
WAS revived By the arrival In this CITY O
Captain rurong, chief OF the detectives o.
L the uonlt system ~ railways, who mace
his headquarters IA ~. Lonis.
IL was inoissEed yesterday morning ~
|Ihs arrest OF Mr. 4. Baum, for neYsral year,
INA = citizen and business man 81 this city
lss one Of the prlnclpslsin tse Easton- Cno
IImnok cotton svindie. Ho wat taken ~ Gus
jtody by Cnngtshlo George Miller, ON inior'
Imsi!ou filed IN Jusiics Ksndsll's court, by
tir. q. u. Turner, freight agent OF She road
here, charging BIN ~ ,sysh o".s'
l,hs Tesn aud Pscl1c road
Ifor foue seyent.sn hanired bales ofcnttnn,
IuEtice Kendall lIed his bouds az ! 'OtO N
each cnso h await hil exon lining tflal
Which his attorneys. Messrs Crawford q
Crawford and Mr.. Il ". Cowart, regard ns
/ sxorbltant, m Lohensiein's bond, we're PM
Al $3.50 each and Cammack's aud East1u's
AZ 81 900 each. tue court, however, stated
i that the magnitude Of the charge IN this
ingtsncs war anttd Il. Tho plea OF Baum,
when his 1amining triel comes of, will be
| that his bonds are excessively high. Ever
Iipce the arrest OF Joe Bohenslein, which
| was followed by the nrrest OF Esston and
| Cam mack Baum has been spoken o! az be-
ing ono OF no parties 10 the fraud mt 'rane-
II
| garded as he now certaisly IL by the prose-
cution. az the mysterious Anderson. The
ncommoton among the attorneys, Tor both
ths prosecution and tho deienEe. tho past
few days. made II apparent to an observer
that something now was about 20 transpire
| In the cotton swindllDg circles. Justice
Kendall, who ~ crowded at present with
vciyIl business, stated TO HyRAID
Reporter that he did not know at what tipip
nd would give Baum q hearing though
probably to-day. The prisoner failed to
1.-Two bond and late In the evening was com
Knitted to jan. where the reporter called
on him for statement which he declined
10 Awe, remarking that his examining trial
6oNd be held this morning before Juetic'
Igst the facts 80 ELECTED. He
6aid that he wanted everything
brought out on the trial and
Would insist on 1t. lie asserted that
Inc was innocent ofany connection whatev'
|, er with the swindle and that his arrest wa'
Va great surprise TO him. The prosecution
land the rail way oflcisls state that they
hye conclusive evidence OF the guilt OF
6N,m, aud that forty more informatlopl
kifkilar to thosa tlresdy filed could and
would be filed In due time against him.
Whey claim that he, Esston and Cammstk
iwere the main. conspirstors, and respeo
most o! the ,,.n irsgdu'a .borsb gains rs.
Igarded as guilty In regarded more
iss a tool Of Baum's than any thing else
IAfIidavits againot others OF iullnence and
GOOD businets stinding will be filed soouer
Ior later. At feast his 10 the expressed In
Itention OF the prosecution: County A.
Itorney Clint, the railway officials and the
kattorneys for the defense were regular
know nothings hen approscned by me re.
yporters yesterday and VIVA! little they
lalcsned la this alleged gigantic. swlndl,
{Wss the result Of hard labor performed at
n disadvantage. The defense claim
tbat the last grand jury gave Baum's
bsss thorough investigation and failed to
IA I'D true bill sgAinst him owing TO lack
5of sufficient evidence against him. inc
Iof giving the defense an sdvant we, and the
NM 10 true OF the defense. The indics.
dom are that these will be the hardest
I6ouRht criminal os.es ever tried In this
county. Colonel T. J. Brown, OF Sherman,
nttoriey fof the road, and County Attorney
yOllnt will prosecute, aod Aessrs. Crawford
4 Crawford. and 4. T.; Oowart. defend 10
INoreau Oom IN sck Tue reporter was In
formed that several females were cogniz-
liant Of the sWindle, but their arrest 10 .
Iouestion TO be decided hereafter. From
chat can bs gsthered the inferesce 10 that
ICsmmack has "squea!ed," or that he has At
Heat offered TO do 30. When the reporter.
Lcalled 1t the ia to see him he was informed
that the pr,s,ner hsd gone out under
IpuNrd 10 seq his little daughter, born 20
him last Friday night.
" may. strictly speaking, be misnomer
for the reporter TO Say ne Interviewed
Eaton, nevertheless he called on him. es-
aJing TO do 80. and had some conversation
NTH htm. Eaton was in the walk-arouhd or
enclosed spacs in 'front.' OF the ground
door coils OF the Jail one Of which he oocu.
bied At night, when our reporter called on
him. playing game Of cards with "A fellow
6risoner. When notified that he was wanted
he lefr his game with alacrity and greeted
Ne reporter cautiously AID Cordially.
I ing told by thu reporter who no was
lad what his mission, he referred him
"a his lawyers, Messr. Crawford
Crawford aud Robert f. Oowart. He
aid he had no statements TO make. When
Hpf,rmed that iG wss rumored in tbs oitS
6hat Morgan Cammuck had made n state
knent to the prosecuting attorneys and TO
Detective Furl ng. he replied: "hnyse
Iso. but wont tell anything II l am hung
Tor it.n When Informed thnt detective
krom Denver had been in the city with
Detectiye rurlong, the information
Awakened apparently keen interest at
bnoe. and he asked II he wss from Denver,
Colorado and on being answered IN the
kffirm alive. he seemed thOughtful, and
kbruptly left the reporter, declining TO talk
Further. and resumed hisg gains OF cards.
Bum has been indeed heretofore Tor
beriury and arson, but the cases we're none
broeeq ruled BY the county attorney und.r
Former administration. Other develop
ments are expected to-day.