The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-19
Federal Court-nray Term.

The May term OF the United States
Circuit and District Court met yesterday
morning. There not being sufficient
money to pay the jury, the court asked
lhe members of the bar present for their
advice, and suggested that a meeting of
the bar be held.
Col. w. w. Leake, president of the
Dallas bar, called meeting, when the
following resolution was passed and
adopted by the court;
"Resolyed, That 1t Ia the opinion of
he members of the Federal Court bar,
now in attendance upon the court, that
all Irrigated cases on the docket be con-
ainued tor The term, and that the appear
ance docket be called and only iudg-
inents may be taken where there are no
answers
The following gentlemen we're admit
ted TO practice as attorneys and COUNSEL
Tors in the United States courts, viz: Il.
A. Crane, OF Decatur; John b. Bumz,
Dallas; II. p. Lawther, Dallas; j. G.
Scott, Fort Worth.
The following lawyers were enrolled /:
Ray a. Scott, Fort Worth; Jasper N.
Haney, Of Weatherford; Ramsey. Gle
ourne; flasher, Claburne; r. p. Halle
wood, Henrietta; f. Z. Powell, Waxa-
naDhie; Col. Dick Wynne, Fort Worth I;
+. +. West, JacksbOro; Crane, Decatur;
Silas Hare, Sherman.
The criminal docket will be called
Friday and the scire tacias docket Sat
urdal.
The lack of sufficient funds TO pay
Jury fees and expenses Of the court was
the subject of much commentand created
no little disse tistaction among the at
torneys and their clionts.
Nn1ls had tNVflFt lFlVIQ nd a
petit Jurors for the term and, owing to a
want of sufficient funds and the action
Of the bar, their services are not wanted
tor the present. Their names are: L.
II. Rogers, G. w. Bowman, James Il.
Coleman, Geo. Csffman, B. i, Newman,
j. q. Barnes, j. II. Badgett, Thos. Jen-
nings, C.. b. Moore, Il. f. Binron, n
Dudley, a. Mocklerry, II. j. Hill, w. j.
Mcclure, r. @. Black, w. j. James, J.
II, Biggs, James e. Jones, Il. Y.
Skaggs, John Ellison, Russell Var
Dough, W. j. Bounds, f. N. Fore.
A HERALD reporterS learned from
United States District Attorney j.. @.
Bigger that the funds appropriated by
congress for this district MAD been al
most exhausted, and that there was
only enough on hand TO run the court
for few days.
Judge Mccormick rendered the fol-
lowing important decision:
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
In the case of Hunter, Evans IL Co. VS..
John A. O'Neal OF al. in chancery,
Judge Mccormick rendered the follow
ing Judgment yesterday morning in
iavof of Hunter, Evans IL Co. against
John Dawson and John Nichols, S. w.
Lamax, w. j. Boaz, j. Il. Ellis and w.
Scott, his surities on the replevin bond,
for the sum OF $l29SS.S2, with 10 per
cent. interest and costs; and in favor of
City National Bank of Fort Worth
against Hunter, Evans d Co. for the
sum of $l,3ll.60, and in favor of plain
lifts against Mary O'Neal, administrative
OF John 0'Neal, for the sum of $ll0, and
in favor of plaintiffs against the estate
Of John O'Neal for S4,6l3.Sl, less any
sum that may be received by plaintiffs
from the execution to be issued against
the sureties of said O'Neal; the costs OF
the suit to be paid by plaintiff and City
National Bank of Fort Worth, pro ratio,
according 10 their respective demands.
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