The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-08
COTTON CASES.
What was swogn 10 and Sub eribed
Yesterday.
z Number Of Witnesses Eramlnrd.

The case OF the tt.te against 4. Baum,
with forgery Ia the oaiton cases.
lsn9th b IRE yu.iice Kendtll yesterday
morning. a. 10 O'Clock. Tho ngtt witness
m. DAILY.
He tAid ~ worked Tot Oliver * Grggs 10
oheir bank, 10 October ana November last
81 Dailr; | came 10 Dallas 10 1874; know
Abe defendant II ium aud his w'ie; lhey live
next block - me; they have lived there Two
or three wears or more | tee them ire
uuen,ly wnen I pa by: don't know Mrs.
baun personally, only by sight, | was Ia
Che bank when lady deposited some
money Ia the name of Amelia Levy; Mr..
Strange received the money; l cav the
lady; II was siier banking hours
1 was at NV desk when the lldy
came In and llhBo' 4 up at her; alter Mr.
Strange received he money he said: II
never cav town with 90 many Lryys In II
% this" NJ. Gfiggs nskpd who the lAdy
was and Nr. Srsoge said MIA. Amelia
Levy; Ire, led: Il think that was Mrs
Baum" from my observation OF hoi
1 thoug' tit Sas Mrs. Baum, but will not cay
positively IA IVES
cgos -lNAN NED.
Twas employed 10 O.yer q Gnggs' bnnh
she came ~ 10 deposit the money did moi
hear her give ner name; she came In after
banking hours and glenced no u see who
IL was AS n was 50 late: was silt 'pg with my
bAck TO her aud turned around 70 look al
her: saw her iull Ia the face; don't knoE
wot ie' she had on a hat or bonnet; shc
Osme upt g. the Cashiers wicket; | cannot
swear n. was Mr.. Baum, but will
SwsM thought It was her;
Il IS not an unu,ua, ihing for ladies' to
make deposits at the bang.
Isignedl Il. II. DALr."
The next wit ess vas.
o. UorTEE,
Who was recalled He sac: 81 saw Mr..
Baum, have ( rscksge of bills Ia Ssngsr's
600, and that hc had m,de ~ on cotton iu'
lures. This rs the same package referred
to In my testimony yesterdsy;,
RicnARp MoR0As, ia,
Was The next witness. lie said: j nm &C
quainied with Joseph Lobenstoin aud +,
Baum; MIR. CUFF lss' year rented to Mr..
Joseph Lone nst. Ia room in his bulldog on
Lamar ttret, on the 18th OF August, eod
he vacated u on the 10. h OF January; Dr.
Thruston occu pied an office IN the same
bulldog IN October aud November; saw Mr.
Baum In the ofli 10 of Mr.. lohenstein soon
after he moved into IL: | think II was Ia Au
gust or 5ept-ni Der; they seemed 10 be talk
Ing consul ing together. dJu't knog that
Mr.. LoheL,teiD had curtains put TO the
Windows when he first went in or not. they
may have been there al the time; ! think
they were down sll the time alter frs
noticed them, that IL, on the youth side o
the buiidipg, which IS on an elley; tles'
windows could be seen irom Mr. DHncan'i
offics In the same building N which ID my
office; was Ia Mr.. DuEcan'g oiiice severa
times every day, he having letter pres
and going 10 copy letler..
CSoss-fNAMiSsD. Z,
have cur ains TO my uiiicf; think they
are up now, but SOM mes they are down
REDIRECT,
fSiguedl RIoHAgD hoReAN, JR.
JAMES A. WILSON
was the next wuneHs. He said: I'm O3to
her, 1889 went TO work for ihe Missouri
Pacific Railway company; last Ssptem Der
October and NOvem Ger was with the Mia
souri, Pacific road rs travelling froigh
agent; my business calls rae sometimes u
travel on the Houston q rexas Central rail
road, perhaps three 10 five times "a month
I travel a. al times, night and day; have
Known Mr. Baum for the past five years
don't think ever had any business with
him, bnt may have made some shipment.
Tor him; have Tailed business With him q
good deai; | know him we'll enough ia
knoW him when l see him; | have seen
him travelling! on the Houston 4 T,xai
Central rsilrosd several times 10 the pas,
four OF five mYnths; can'y say whether j.
Wa prior +, Nlvember 24tb or not; saw
him principally OF evepHes--at night
ana said 10 bin / had seen pin travelling
over tue road frequently. and asked hin !
he Wa ttarting Dueinrss upithat way;
saw him travelling on tle road at nigh
three or tour times very likely; i was a
the b uk ey House Ia Sherman, Texas, oil
the ~ n snd rs Of Septemter last: can'
say whether | went frou ID las direct Il
Sherman. or from Fort Worth; left Dslla!
ON Septem Der 23i
Gross EXAMINED.
Unjust have seen Mr.. Baum five or sla
months ago. nv business ca ling me /
tray, backward afd forward; csh't ray 81
what pat 'cular time saw him. but me,
him i've or six times on-the train between
here aud D-ui-ol. witsir the 81 i've or six
month";, dating BACK rom now.
[5ign.dl j. A. WILSON,
The next witness was
ON BAKER,
who said: II am manager OF the Western
Union IT, sgraph ofhc Ia September, Ocso-
Der, Nov, IN Der ana December last | was IN
charge OF the office, occupying the sam
pos,t on now do toward the company
anu am yet; have with me kilograms sent
during the months stated from Dallas,
Texts, 10 Il. ID. Eeston ON II. O. Porter
field aud ; an. aud from Eision from Sher.
man TO II. Baum at Dallas; | think I
brought all sent during September and
October and one or two IN NDvesm-
Der; | have in these kilograms one
from ID la, 10 Il ID. Eas;on at Sherman.
two 10 h. ID Elston al Sherman from Dsl.
les. signed Sam, and two from
II. ID. Eiston a. Sherman to
n. Baum st Dillss; have
partially looked over The kilograms for N -
vemb-r, but only for two or three DAYS; |
did sot Dring the receipt book 'or which
psrti {. Sign fr dispatches. We keep no
Book Ia TIE office In which receipts Tor tele-
gram. are given, but keep n slip on which
Ne keep rscsipts and try to Keep the time
hut me tiuse is not very accurate; | think
Ne have a sip Of this kind for November;
the .eie, ram handed me from Sam TO + ID.
Eiston and dated st ID ,llas, is the original
Telegram Es sent; understand the letters
and figures on the top part ri the telegram;
II. N. stards for the operator who cent IL,
who wss Mas Jennie Flanders; +. stands
for thu operator who received Il at SHERMAN;
don't kno~ who no was; on the other tsle-
gram shoSn me, No. GS, X. represents
the operator who received II
ID Sherman and J. repre-.
pents the operator sending IL at
Dsllar. Hiss Jennie Flanders; two OF the
a spa'ch.s shown me were received by the
operst ~ X A. Sherman; the Dispatch sert
~ T. ID East0n TO n. q. Porterreld, care Of
y. BAUM n y correct impression copy OF The
Drjcfnni telegram sent; We have examined
- or eight days for tfegrsms Ia Nc
vsxlb-r; don't know whether there are any
more Tor November or not: i found re-
al nj f,r dispatch OF September 24'h TO
II E.um. signed for BY 5 Peck, September
"a n. IL O'Clock n. y, the delivery clerks
I'm ,bn-ed TELEGRAM No. n charged
10 messenger boy Frank, ard Franks siip
Ihows f>irg-am No. IL deliver d 70 ;. Beck
Here W. Baker left toe stsud 10 look
|bronsh feiegrsm recelp,s for November