The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-11
FROM WACO.
JUDGE PARpEE's BOND DECISION
The Prayer ofthe Petitioners Denied and
. Md Precedent ayerted-stsrt-
Ting Deveiopmrnts Ia tho Tax
seandal-Other Items.

WACO. Dec. 6.-lSpecial.l-Judgs Par
dee rendered his decision to-day in tho
matter OF the petition to intervene in
the case Of the Central Trust company,
of Now York, and tho Texas & st. Louis
niss tho prayer of the inter
venors and says they fail to
show any cause why their petition
should he granted. This shuts them
out OF the United States d strict and
circuit courts. A decision In their favor
would have established precedent
affecting other similar cases and thus
opened AN avenue to attack the validity
OF railroad bonds amounting TO hum
dreds OF millions of dollars.
| j. II. Richsy, who returned last night,
| publishes q card to-day in which he adj
miis tho signature OF the spurious tax
| voucher for 81 ,iSS, and forwarding IL to
St. Louis. He says he did IL with the
knowledge and consent Of o. W. David,
tax collector-elect; that the only motive
WAS to hold back tho money until Da-
vid was installed rs tax collector, that
| he DAVID might have the benefit of the
| collectors 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
Rirhey's statement as above. IL is said
though, that the money was not placed
| in the bank for uch purposes until the
| scandal became pubic.
| 1t is also discovered that on Monday,
| the LIST inst, Richey got note for $2O6
! discounted at another bank In this city;
| the names of John w. Baker and Eu-
gene Williams, the former district attor-
ney and the latter county clerk. They
prOnounce their signatures fOrgeries.
Ricl1ey' has been indicted by the grand
Jury now in session for this. The gen.
eral opinion is that the young man is at
| the end Of his tetber His troubles have
| broken him down aud he is dangerously
sick tonight.
dealer, was indicted this morning for
forgery and immediately arrested. The
allegations are that he made alterations
in figures ("raised" tbem) and collected
or sought to collect $50 more than he
was entitled to, on account Of claims he
held against q saloon here. This arrest
made the public open its eyes again, for
than 1. A. GOldstein. In bu-iness cir
Giles 1t is believed he will vindicste HIM
self. Sam Sanger and w. w. Seley, OF
the Waco State bank, are on the bond,
which he promptly gave.
In tho district court to-day jerry Fill
more, for disposing OF mortp aged prop
erty, was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary. John Timer, for theft of
horse, got five years. This afternoon
Judge Rimes sentenced several of the
prisoners convicted at this term Of the
district court.
At the last term of district court here
A. F.. Galley WAS convicted of rape ON
little girl 8 years old and sentenced to
nirety-nine years Imprisonment. To-
day, at Tyler, the court OF appeals re-
versed and remanded tho case.
The colored Baptists broke ground to
day for an $4,000 brick church they are
going to erect. This will make twenty
one church buildings in Waco, some OF
them very expensive. The colOred con-
.regations own several churches that
cost AZ high as 5000.
The colored conference Of the MethO-
dist Episcopal church has about flushed
liz labors and will adjourn tomorrow.
Cal Wagner's minstrels are at the Ne
LELAND opera house tonight.
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