The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-16
Was There Negligence in the Dallas
County Attorneys Object
Erroneous Court Reports Published
and Complained of.
some Big Charters Filed and seme
Healthy Scholastic statistics-The
Board of University Regents
Meet aud Recommend.
THE CAPITAL CONTRACT CLOG.

AUSTIN, June l5,-[Special.l-In
gatlon into the status of several cases
against n. Il. Craddock, which were ap-
Pealed some four years ago to the Court
OF Appeals, brings to light q loss upon
the part OF the State by the failure OF
her prosecuting attorney to attend to
the cases. The history of the cases is
about this: Cradd ock was convicted in
-FOUR cases for violating the Sunday law.
shortly after the convict ions the records
were destroyed by nre. The State,
through her attorney, had records
made out and filed in the Court
OF Appeals, in which, upon mo-
there were no appeal bonds In the rec
ords. Upon motion for rehearing il was
shown that proper appeal bonds had
been duly filed, which the State had not
procured to be substituted, and upon
IAis showing the Court of Appeals dis
missed the appeals in the several cases.
but ordered that no further proceedings
be had on the judgment until the papers
had been properly substituted. As far
as known this has not been done. -Four
years time has elapsed since the de-
struction.of the records, and IL not sub
stituted the right OF the State to substi-
tute the records Is barred and the judg-
ments rendered against Craddock are of
no value TO the State.
The report contained In the States
man concerning the case OF selling
liqnor to miners, in which the Court OF
Appeals held that the proof had TO show
II was knowingly done Is so patiently
incorrect and the facts so misprinted
that the judges of that court request
THE HERALD reporter to say that 1t is
their wish that II newspaper reporters
cannot report their decisions correctly
tnat they cease 10 do 40 at all. A fun
report OF the dec sion win appear in to-
morrow's issue from which It will be
seen that prosecutions can easily be
maintained II prosecuting attorneys
VIII but make the necessary proof, |. O.. (:
That the act was knowingly done. The
profession may rely upon receiving
correct reports at the earliest moment
in THE HERALD and should not be mis-
led by erroneous statements In other
papers.
The Commissioner OF Appeals re-
ported to the Supreme Court to be af-
tirmed: Houston IL Texas central Rail.
way VS.. l.. B. Hamilton, from Grayson
County.
Houton Il Robertson vs. d. G. Lind
sey, from Brown County.
j. M. Archer VS.. Nolan County, from
Nolan County.
press Printing Company vs.. j. ii. Cope
land, from Bexar County.
Nat Mitchell VS.. Balderas OF al, from
Bexar County.
International Il Great Northern Rail-
way vs.. M. II. l.. Hester, from Travis
County.
w. l.. Kendall vs.. A. Hackworth, from
Harris County.
A. II. Chinn OF al. vs. j. W. Taylor ct
al, from La Sale County.
j. ii. Edwards VS.. M. p. Halbert et al,
from Ellis County.
To be dismissed: @. Sydeck ct al. vs..
Juan Duran ct al, from Victoria County.
The case of McCampbell vs. burst ct
al. was returned to the Supreme Court
undisposed OF.
CHARTERS.
The Daugherty Land and Live Stock
Company, Dallas; capital stock, 5000. 900.
Incorporators; j. =. Daugherty, j. Il.
Elliott, G. w. Crutcher, Il. M. Reardon,
Il. Il. Dsugherty.
Betterton Il Hopkins Mercantile Com
pany, Dallas; capital stock, 100000. In
oorporators: William j. Betterton, S.
u. Hopkins, $. T. Morgan. John r.
Hopper.
Southwest Cattle Company, Weather
ford; capital stock 100000.
Livernia Cooperative Association,
Newton Countyi capital stock, $4,000
SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Scholastic census of El Paso County,
1925; Callahan, !, ,i46; Hill, 5,Sl5; Jones,
37l; Lamar, 5,S07; Montgomery, 2,7l2;
Parker ,iSi; Rusk, 4,547; Titus, l,4S9; City
of Orange, 1872; Kaufman, l75; Laredo,
l,7S4: Beaumont, 490.
THE UNIVERSITY.
The Board Of Regents met this after
noon. The report of the faculty was re-
ceived and adopted. 1t suggests that
the Office OF assistant librarian be abol-
ished and that the proctor perform the
duties. IL also calls attention TO the
fact that no provision is made for in
struction In the important branches of
geology, botany, physiology and astron-
omy, which evidently should be taught
In the university first class, and 1t Is
suggested that the present professors
attend to these studies until the uni
versity has sufficient income to provide
separate chairs. II states that the re-
quirements in mathematics for en-
! trance into the university are too high,
and recommends that they either be
lowered or q preparatory class be organ
| ICED. OF board In Austin IL says while
10 is not higher than In most cities, 1t Is
too high for class OF students who
would otherwise attend the university.
The price varies from $l7 TO S25 per
month. II is shown, however, q at
whore students rented O room and
boarded themselves the rate WAS re-
duoed to little over IS per month in
oluding rent, and the suggestion Is
made that studenst be encouraged to
adopt this plan. IL recommends that
$500 be appropriated to furnish a
chemical laboratory. The report also
desires to know II the printing for the
university Is TO be controlled by the
Printing Board or the faculty, which
evidently has desire TO shoulder the
responsibility OF the printing, that IL
may bring discredit upon the
university. A committee con-
sisting Of DIR. Wootsn and Judge
Gould was appointed TO investigake
the matter. A resolution was adopted
authorizing the proctor TO rent build.
ing for the next term, the rooms oil
watch are to be rented TO such students
as desire TO board themselves. A reso-
luton was adopted requiring students
in the law department. to pass the same
examination as students in the aca
demic. The expense for tho next tern
Is estimated at $i7, ,503 and the income a
Sl7,bbS. An appropriation. OF $500 WA
made 10 perfect the chepaical laboratory
Applicants to the Sam Houston Nor
NAL School must sustain