The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-18
Was There Negligence In the Dallas
County Attorneys Onlee.
Erroneous Court Reports Published
and Complained OF.
some Bis Charters Filed and Some
Healthy scholastic statistics-The
Board OF University Regents
Meet ana Recommend.
THE CAPITAL CONTRACT CLOG.

AUSTIN, June ID Special. l-lnvesti
cation into the status of several cases
against N. Il, Craddock, which were ap-
Pesled some four years ago to the Couri
OF Appeals, briggs to light a loss upon
tho part OF the State by the failure ol
her prosecuting attorney TO attend to
the cases. rhe history of the cases Is
about this: Cradd ock was convicted IN
four cases for violating tho Sunday law
Shortly after the convictions the records
were DESTROYED by fire. The State,
through her attorney, had records
made out and filed in the Court
of Appeals, in which, upon mo-
tion, the appeals were dismissed because
there were no appeal bonds in the rec
ords. Upon motion for rehearing 1t was
shown that proper appeal bonds had
been duly filed, which the State had not
procured 10 be substituted, and upon
lsis showing the Court of Appeals dis
missed the appeals in the several cases
uuG ordered that no further proceedings
be had on the judgment until the papers
had been properly substituted. AS tai
as known this has not been done. -Four
years time has elapsed since the de-
struction of the records, and If not SUBJ
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
liquor to miners, in which the Court OF
Appeals held that the proof had 10 show
1t 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 ls
their wish that If newspaper reporters
cannot report their decisions correctly
that they cease to do 80 at all. A full
report OF the decision will appear in to.
morrow's issue from which it will be
seen that a prosecutions can easily bt
maintained if prosecuting attorneys
will but make the necessary proof, !. Q.
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.
firmed: Houston ~ Texas central Rail
way VS.. l.. B. Hamilton, from Grayson
County.
Houton Il Robertson VS.. d. G. Lind
sey. from Brown County.
d. M. Archer VS. Noldu SouuIy, iohi
Nolan County.
TO be reversed and remanded: Ex-
press Printing Company VS.. j. IL. Cope.
land, from Bexar County.
Nat Mitchell VS.. Balderas ct al, from
Bexar County.
International IL Great Northern Rail-
way VS.. M. FL. l.. Hester, from Travis
County.
w. L. Kendall VS.. A. Hackworth, from
Harris County.
AT. Chinn ct al. VS.. j. W. Taylor ct
al, from La Sale County.
j. III. Edwards rs. M. P. Halbert ct al,
from Ellis County.
To be dismissed: G. Sydeck ct al. VS.
Juan Duran ct al. from Victoria County.
The case of McCampbell VS.. burst ct
al. was returrfed to the Supreme Court
undisposed OF.
CHARTERS.
The Daugherty Land and Live Stock
Company, Dallas; capital stock, S2oG.o0'
Elliott, G.. w. Crutcher, e. M. Reardon,
r. II. Daugherty.
Betterton Il Hopkins Mercantile Com
pany, Dallas; capital stock, Sl0O, 900. In
corporators: William j. Bettertcn, >
b. Hopkins, s. T. Morgan. John X
Hopper.
Southwest Cattle Company, Weather
ford; capital stock 100000.
Livernia Cooperative Association
Newton County; capital stock, $4,000.
SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Scholastic census of Ell Paso County
1,O26; Callahan, l LAG; Hill, 5,345; Jones
81; Lamar, 5,S07; Montgomery, 2,7i2
Parker, a, ,4S4; Rnsk, 4,547; Titus, ,4S9; City
of Orange, 432; Kaufman, l75; Laredo
1,7S4: Beaumont, 43O.
THE UNIVERSITY.
The Board of Regents met this after
noon. The report of the faculty was re.
ceived and adopted. 1t suggests tha'
the office OF assistant librarian be abol-
ished and that the proctor perform the
duties. 1t also calls attention to the
fact that no provision is made for in
struction in the important branches o
geology, botany, physiology and astron
omy, which evidently should be taught
in the university first class, and 1t II
suggested that the present professors
attend to these studies until the uni
versity has sufficient income TO provide
separate chairs. 1t states that the re
auirements in mathematics for en-
trance into the university are too high
and recommends that they either b'
lowered or preparatory class be organ
lied, OF board in Austin 1t says whi.
it il not higher than in most cities, 1t /
too high tor a class OF students Wh
would otherwise attend tne university
The price varies from SIT to $25 pc
month. 1t is shown, however, tbs
where students rented room an
boarded themselves the rate was n
duced to little over SS per month in
eluding rent, and the suggestion
| made that studenst be encouraged
adopt this plan. 1t recommends ths
So, 500 be appropriated to furnish
chemical laboratory. The report ais
desires to know if the printing for th
university is to be controlled by th
Printing Board or the faculty, whic
evidently has desire to shoulder th
responsibility OF the printing, that
may bring discredit upon tn
university. A committee COZ
sisting of DIR. Wooten and Judg
Gould was appointed to iuvestlgat
the matter. A resolution was adopte
authorizing the proctor to rent Duii'
ing for the next term, the rooms
which are to be- rented to such studen
as desire to board themselves. A res'
luton was adopted requiring studen
in the law department TO pass the san
examination rs students in the ac
demie. The expense for the next ter
ia estimated at $47, ,503 and the income
lsl-,rSe, ADEpprOprlatiCp S' Sb,7eN "
made 70 p0rfoct tho Chemical sabArAtgf
Apa.icsnts TO she sam Houston No
mai school must sesss
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