The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-28
FORT WORTH LOCAL NEWS
a HEAVY DAMAGE SUIT FILED
Against President Briiton OF tho Rspu-
ella Laad y Cattle Company-C Court
Notes.-The Santa Re LabOrers'
strike-Personai Mention
aud Other Locals.

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Wynne & De Berry, attorneys for u.
Oliver, OF Jack county To xas,
filed suit against A. NJ. Britton, Es-
puela Land and Cattle company, OF
Fort Worth, and.the Espuela Land and
Cattle co npany, limited, OF London,
for $4,000 damages. The
petition alleges that the plaintiff re-.
sides IN Jack county, and that A. NJ.
Britton, OF Tarrant county, is agent of
the Espuela Land and Cattle company,
of London, and president OF
the Espuela Land and Cattle COM
parry, OF Fort Worth, and as such, au-
thorized To make contracts, and that
the plaintiff in the year 1884 was owner
OF 200 head OF cattle, Valued at 1000,
and that he sold and delivered these
cattle to the Espuela Land aud Cattle
company, Of Fort Worth. II was
agreed that $1,000 should be
PAID cash aud three notes
given for $4,000 each, payable
respectively ON the lst OF July, 1884,
l5v Of July, 1885, aud lst of july, 1856,
bearing 10 per cont, interest, and
mortgage notes were delivered by this
company. to secure payment. The
5000 cpsh was paid, and the 5000 due
July /, 1854, was also paid, and that
said Bolton offered 20 Day said note
TO become duo on July /, 1855, but not
AZ tnat time payable, upon condition
that SAID plaintiff would accent tina
amount % said last named note and
interest, IN stock OF said Espuels Land
and Cattle company, limited
petition then roads: "rhat, for the
purpose Of inducing this plaintiff 10
make trade, and especially to induce
him TO accept said stock of said com
pany 40 its par value, or dollar for dol
lar, ia payment of gaid last-named
note, tho said A. M. Brltton, wrong
fully aud injutiously oontriying md
intending 60 deceive, deiraui aud I'M
jure the said plaintiff on this behalf,
then and there falsely aud fraudu.
lently represented and asserted 10 tho
said plaintiff that tho said Espuele
Land and Cattle company, limited,
was Of great value, tO-wit: ils face
value; and that the stock would DO
common stock of said company, aud
that the words, common stock, we're
wholly unknown 90 plaintiff, aud that
his wantoi knowledge was wen known
to the defendant" The petition than
alleges that he was Induced 60 ex-
change the $1,000 note Tor stock in said
company, aud that no received ia a
letter $1,000 OF stock Of the company.
'Nhen IL goes on 90 5ay ths. the plain
tn thOu "learned that said r0pfaseu-
tationg aud statements were wholly
flis0 and untrue ana that Bsii Espu.
ella Land and Cattle company, limited,
Ot London, had capitol stock OF So .
j00,00j, and that 81 100000 was pro-
ierred stock and was 90 receive vi an
dividends of said company 10 pcr
cont OF dividends on preferred stock
before other stock was t. TCcaivo any
thing, and that the last named stock Ia
known es ordinary stock, ct which
Kind the plaintli got. L. iB further
alleged ihgs the plaintiffs stock lsoi
nOVUluo whatever and docs not or-
itlOth hnldCr 10 shnra equally rnd
Tatably all dividends and profits ir
tho Same proportion as mis- stock benrs
to tho whole capital stock, as
had boon represontedi and haJ
his stock rs not common r.ock
Of said company. Wherefore, tho
plaintiff asks Tor dam sges In tho sum
OF Sl2 COO, MIR. Britton Ia prc4id0nt Of
OF tao CltY National hank.
TuE COUNTY COURT.
The district clerk hagn't the CuiilO
plcuic % himself, for leyOral suits were
tlad In tho county clerks Office to-
uav. j, A. AnstOll enlCrf Il suit against
II ~. Morrison, Murison is constable
Ia the Mansfield district, ana lowed
au attachment upon pair OF mulos
, belonging 10 Anstel Tor REOthor
mans debt. 10 was a mi tske, made
/ 10y the officer, as TO tho owuouhip oil
tue property, but AnSioll wants hin o.
] dance % tho tune $500.
Charles Frauke also, sues tho Mis-
souri, Pacific railway for damages Go
crops, on account of bad cattle guards
Tie thinks 500 would heal ina wound
Charles Fiauke lives about live miles
/ south OF This city.
II Ebsrliug va. w. h. SCOOTER Is Tho
aiylo OF a suit put on tho county court
docket to-day. Tho plaiutin Illog5i
that he built tho Southern hot IA tnia
city 90 u cost Of 5000, ami lhat up 60
the timo " She wrongful Not of the do
ieudalt ho was making profit
/ 0i 500 per month, ana that the
| doivuuNns "wrOnRiuliy uuiu3 ly
and malciously intending to haress
ana permanently damage, did on the
lst OF June, build fence in tho middle
OF stream OF water that lows By his
promises, whereby tho stream was
maao 10 overflow his promises aud
oAused divers guests, who were ac-
ouslomed 10 reside at his hotel, TO his
| great profit, TO leave. llo thinks, how
over, 500 damages VIII mn tho bill,
ana that $3.50 exemplary damages ~
] ID a -. D..
| ting up such fence.
! A VKRpANT FROM MISSOURI
The $40 train ou the Texas & Pacific
railroad, laat night, brought 10 this
city q young man UlindlOy, bv nam }
nom Missouri on his way 10 Ill Paso,
whore no expected 70 mako "a mtuto
homo, and probably, Ike % gteat many
othara from the Old sRtep, To
amass fortune m = TOW
years, Whom no rbaohet this city no
| goi OIL tho traiu ana told officer Rig
| glo The following Bloly; lie had
formed tho acquaintance on a mau OF
| pleasing address, who Informed him
that he lived IN Il Pas1; In fact, he
claimed 10 DO y merchant 0t that place.
When nearing this city tha merchant
from III easo informed Llndley thAt
ho had q valuable lot of g1ods
IN tho oNpross OillcO at this
place and that he did not
nave the money TO take them OUT.
Just then man came into tho cat
Yho said no was au agent OF tho OK
press company aud asked tho NOR.
chant OF FL Paso II he intended 10 take
ne goods out or ALLOW them 10 bo sold
| Whereupon the mOrchaut Onttaatod
| Lin1lHy TO rRsh ohooh which
ne had, In order that he
y u'ght save bis property. Lindley ola
ldres, ReelsltCOo, the amount for whic1
1w.oRLEASslShrhsd, Slil, and held