The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-14
LOCAL. NEWS RECORD.
A YOUTHFUL THIEF ARRESTED.
Rough and TumOio Fight--War on Gem
merce sirsst--Small Fire-Work on
the streets - Citizens Aid
Meeting - Personal and
Other City News.
The Courts.
COUNTY COUR I


Tn the county court yesterday Dick
Lyon was arraigntd on the charge OF
stealing q duck, plead guilty aud WAS
fined 81 aud given i've days. in the
county II. 70 add to the heinous-
ness. a. 1t were, OF Dicks crime, 1t was
found 50at he had So In cash in his
pocket !, Tho time no made thu duck
transaction, aud ne could not he OK
cused nnder the first law OF nature.
Nathaniel Middleton, of crsp-shoot-
Ing propensity and Of ginger bread
mpextou, W no played = star engage
ment last sprjng rs q gamester, plead
guilty 10 the sin OF shooting craps and
WAS fiued $40.
The will o! the lste Jefferson Peak
was yesterday probated in this court,
The instrument was, made on the 9Th
OF EoveU Der, 1879. and WA Witnessed
by Mpssfs. A II. Field, John Nj. Stem.
mons and j. Il Leonard. The wife Of
the deceased, Mrs. Martha w. Peak, IL
made executrix without bond, and af-
ter directing that his debts be paid rs
quickly IA possible, the instrument
says:
tase among my deylsees and
city OF ID alas, one-half blocl, of land
in my suuurbab addition to tho city OF
Dallas. This half block is to DO Sc
leoted out OF said addition by the trus-
tees of seid church and my exeoutrix.
This bequest to said church IL for the
purp, 30 Of building said church-h0uso
on the land or lot hereby bsqueathed,
but II the said church sees fl or proper
to sell said lot and buy other property,
they are authorized to- do so, but the
lot or its proceeds are to bs used solely
for church purposes. This bequsst is,
however, up0n condition hat
II the said church should hereafter Mt
anytime, use instrumental music in
said church services or In any Sunday
or LOra's day school In tho said First
Christian church, then the be-
Guest IL TO become absolutely void and
the suid property hereby beque athed
or any other property that may have
been purchase with the fund arising
from the sale Of the land hereby be-
queathed, is tn revert TO sud become
part OF nv estate and to be distributed
between the legstees and devisres o.
my estate as hereafter provided"
10 his wife, Mrs. Martha w. Peak.
In left the home place during her natur-
n life, and also all the personal proper
II during her natural life, but with
power to dispose of IL ~ she sses fit,
and what remains IL to be divided
among the lseatees and deyisees. She
IL also given in fee simple block No. 4
In tho suburban addition.
To his son, Carroll NJ, Peak, one
twentietn part OF the estate is given,
he having received various advances,
and,his sons, Wallace w. Peak, Junius
Peak, Worth Peak, George Victor
Peak and Matthias l.. Peck get one
tenth Of the estate. His daughters,
Mrs. Sailie A. Harwood, Mrs. For
snee Field and Mrs. juliet A. Fowler,
and We'lscs q, Peas, only sou of JEFF
ferson Peak, jr,, got each a tenth.
The request IL then made that the
devisees settle among themse yes
without resort to court.
Toe dereased's estate Is valuau AZ
about So, coo.
DISTRICT COURT.
Judge Aldridge opened court yes
tercaJ morning ut tho usual hour, Dut
on account az sickness soon after ad-
journed until Monday.
ihSIlSh hENbhLiAs
In this court, yesterday, the case Of
NonZ sles vs. Dallas county, garnishee
of Fisher. The'amount involved was
q small Que SO but the principle de-
cided Ia an interesting one to tho legal
profession, The court decided tina.
the county WAS subjec. to q garnish-
ment ~ municipal corporation.
Gorge G0f and John EiiDkin We're
Grraigned Tor vagrancy and fined 81
ana cpsls, which c1nsigns them 10 the
pOVr ftrm.
MAYORS COURT.
City Va Dick Lyons, theft; trans
erred,
City. Va. John Bowling, theft; trans
ferred.
City ". Wilism Butler, intoxlc ltel
fued 50,
City ". John Wright, into1ica,ed'
ined 81.
City va John O'Relm, intoxic llod;
fixed 50.
City Va. PA Mioerty. intoxicated;
fned So.
Guy w. b. Shields, iusox ca.sd; dis.
missed.
City Va. james Maddox, vasrsucy;
continued.
CITY W, O. Ftolj lander, refusing to
pay expires hire; di3mlsaod.
City W. Arthut Cain, abusive Lam
guage; insi 81.
CITY W. Artour Calu, sbuslyo Ian.
guage; di missed,