Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-20
PAL0 PINTO.
A seNcgenarian sent TO the Ponitentinry
for Murder District Court Cases.
Cnrrpsnondcncc Of tho (,nzette

A seNcgenarian sent to the Penitentiary
for Murder District Court Cases.
Correspondence of the Gazette,
PIo PINTO, TEX, Sept. l7.--our dis
trict court has Just closed ten days
session out of the two weeks allowed
here. We give the business transacted
as near as we cans
The case of the State VS., ID. W, White.
for the murder of Isaac Cormus, was
called on Wednesday, the 9th, and We
nire of sixty men exhausted, only four
jurors being obtained. The court rested
until last Monday for another yenirc OF
one hundred men 10 bo summoned, On
that day the court went into the case,
getting the jury complete, and giving the
case over for verdict ON Wednesday
morning last The jury was ont until
noon, when II returned verdict OF
guilty Of murder IN the second
degree, and fixed the punishment
at five years In the penltentlary
No appeal was taken and thocourt passed
sentence this morning This winds up
an important murder case on our docket,
and we think II winds the bali OF liberty
up for old man White. He II now past
sixty-iivc years and hoary-honded. He
cannot stand the state prison five years,
THE GAzETTE was given the particulars
OF the killing in 1883, when il took place.
We gave the name OF G.. W. Danny, mn
accomplish in the Killing Danly was
seventy years old. The two met McCor.
mus at Morgan's mill In this county, and
they with McCormus IN tho morning OF
that day began 10 drink at Donahoo's sa
loon and continued drinking OFF and on
until after noon Of that day, during which
time the two old men got offended
at McCormus, and while Danny and
McCornus were scuiliing, and IN stoop-
ing position, White struck McCormus
with a stick, killing him Instantly, Danny
struck him two or more Hicks In the
face after white had given him his death
blow Danly was tried and lined s75
White goes 20 the penitcntiary
In the ease Of the state IS. j w.
Brooks, for burglary, plea OF guilty was
entered. The jury gave him two years
in the penitentinry.
The following cases were heard under
writ Of habeas corpus
The State vs.. Jake Adams, bail allowed
ia the sum OF $500.
line NNtit vs. iOhhE lS'lif loi ihhAN'iB
hail granted az $1,000.
The State vs.. G. $. Dun, Sebe Duff and
Mary Dnh, for murder; bail granted at
5000 In each defendants case.
The State vs.. Thomas Cotney for muir
der; continued by the defendant.
The State vs. Robert Morrowi contin-
ned and set for Tuesday morning At the
next term OF court In March, 1886. The
court ordered the justice Of the peace of
precinct No. !, Parker county, fined 500
Tor not returning papers, and TINT the
Hon. s. W. =. INnham, member Of con-
gress, and w X. Baylor be put under a
$500 bond each TO appear At the next
term OF the court az witnesses in this
case.
the grand jury adjourned this evening,
andIng only fifteen bills The jury must
have had 800 men before it. Thei ind
lnes on loral-option yiolators was light
MT the truth S this law Is not violated
I rail- 80 much ~ IL caemle- want 10
make Il appear.
The nudge and district attorney leave
here tomorrow morning Tor Granbury
/ hi Hood eouAiy
Fanuly scrip y selling hefe n ~ eenfn'