The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-07
FROM W AGO.
JUDGE pARDEe's BONE DECISION
The Prayer OF the Petitioners Denied md
q Bad Precedent Atorted-st..ct-
ling DevelOpm nts iu tho lax
SCnndal--t Their Itcms

WACO, Dec C. special. T. Judge Par
dee rendered lis decision today in the
matter Of the petition To intervene in
be case of the Central Trust company.
oi New York, and the TEXAS IL st. Louis
Railway company. Tho cnur, de-
uies the prayer OF the inter
venors and says they fail to
SHOW any cause why their petition
should he granted. This ehGtS them
out of the United States d strict and
circuit courts. A decision In their favor
would have established precedeut
affecting other similar cases and thus
opened an avenue TO attacl: the validit,
OF railroad bonds amounting to hun
dreds of millions of dollars.
j. II. Richey, who returned last night,
publishes card to.day in which he ad-
nits the signature oi tho spurious tax
voucher for 81 ,433, and forwarding IL to
st. Louis. He says he did It with the
knowledge and consent of o. w. David,
tax collectors llect; that the only motive
was to hold back the money until Da-
vid was installed rs tax collector, that
ne DAVID might have the benefit Of the
collector commission on the amount.
Richey further says the money is
here, in one of the city banks, subject to
To the order Of o. w. David, as soon as
the latter qualities The cashier of the
bank publishes a card corrnbogating
/ Rlrhey's statement rs above. 1t is said
though, that the money was not placed
IN the back Tor such purposes until the
/ scandal became puDlic.
1t is also discovered that on Monday,
the LIST inst, Nichey got motto for S206
discounted at another bank in this city
/ The names of John w. Baker and Eu-
| gene Williams, the former district attor-
! noy and the latter county clerk. They
! pronounce their signatures fDrgeries.
! Richey has been indicted by the grand
| Jury now in session for this. The gen
crdl opinion Is that the Young man IL NJ
the end of his tether. His troubles have
broken him down and he is dangerously
SICK Tonight.
lsuac A. Goldstcin, wholesale liquor
dealer, was indicted this morning for
forgery and Immediately arrested. The
allegations are that he made alterations
IN figures C"raised" them) aud collected
or sought to collect $3.50 more than he
was entitled to, on account of claims he
held against a saloon here. This arr, 81
made the public open its eyes again, for
no business man in Waco stands higher
than |. A. GOldstein. la bu mess cir
Giles it is believed he will vindicate him
self. Sam Sanger and w. w. Seley, OF
the Waco State hank, are on the bdud,
which he promptly gave.
In tho district court to-day Jerry Fill
more, for displsiag OF mortl aged pron
erty, WAS sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary. John Tirer, for theft of n
horse, got five years. This afternoon
Judge Rmes sentenced several OF the
prisoners convicted at this term Of the
district court.
At the last term OF district court here
A. y. Galley was convicted of rape ON a
little girl s years old aud sentenced to
nj ety-nine years. imrris0nment To-
day, nj Tyl r, the court OF appeals re-
versed aud reminded the case.
The cuiored Baptis broke ground to
Jny tor an ~ 600 brick church tho
giing to erect 'rhj, w,il mNlS,ttr,
one church buildings la Waco, aH.
them very expensive. Tho oiuu : e'g
ru,atjons own several chur res lAu
cost gs high rs 81 0lO.
the colored conference Of the Mcthn.
dis Episcopal church has about flashed
iis lahors aud will adjourn tomorrow.
Cat WHguer's mjustrus are at the Nc
LUlland oporN house tn-nilht