Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-13
HENRIETTA.
The Grand Jury Completes Its Work and
is Discharged-sixty- Two Indict.
ments Pound.
The Case Of the State Against Wexford
Pending-A 0olored Horse Thief
Arrested-0ther Notes.


Special.
HENRIETTA, TEX, May ll-Thurs.
day night cold norther set In, and
before morning the thermometer was
below 500 and remained about there
all day Friday and that night, making
fires necessary in dwellings and Off.
ces, and overeoats were donned again.
There was no frost, however, and the
cool weather. whileit retards corn and
some other crops, seems to be lust the
thing for grass and stock.
The close of the first week Of district
court sees the labors Of the grand Jury
completed and it discharged, with a
result of, besides the twenty-five in.
dictments returned on Wednesday.
| nine more for felony and thirty.one for
! misdemeanors, making in all seven
teen for felony and forty.five for mis-
demeanors. The misdemeAnor cast
are all certified to the county court for
trial. The criminal docket WAS taken
up Friday.
-Four cases for lheft against Frank
Bass, continued from last term, were
dismissed, the owner of property and
the principal witness having gone
beyond the reach OF the court
The case OF the State VS.. John Saun-
ders was dismissed.
On the civil docket five cases were
continued, two were dismissed for
want OF prosecution, two were dis
missed on demurrer and appealed to
the supreme court. and two were
withdrawn. g. F. Wells was granted
a divorce from Matilda Wells.
Judgments were rendered for the
plaintiffs in three cases involving
small amounts with foreclosure of
vendors liens on real estate Lyon
d GribUle obtained judgment against
j. N. Ozee for $4,000 As for lum-
bey furnished for a homestead
The following judgments were also
entered: w II Curtis against Bran.
non Bros for 1861, and also against
@ +. Acres, H Eddy and A. S Mer-
Ger, his co-surlties on note for above
amount, for them prorated if IL was
not made from the principals, Curtis
having paid the note.
w II. Allison against Luta DeVere
McMullen, $l5S6, with foreclosure OF
lien on National hotel building i'll
Henrietta.
A x. Swan against Teresa Boyer,
for possession and title to $40 acres of
land. The latter is another added to
the long list of proofs Of the worthless
| ness OF tax titles in Texas.
w. NJ Wellington against Il Daw.
sou, j n, Ozee and 3. Deleary, for
ST. .433 As on note.
These cases were all tried without
juriea, and the jurors summoned for
the first week were discharged, haYing
had only one case TO decide.
Judge j. a. Carroll OF Denton and
Cooper, an attorney from Granbury,
have been in attendance.
a special venire of sixty jurors is
summoned for this morning for the
case Of the State against Wofford. This
care Is attracting much interest. The
state and the accused are ably
represented and every point will
be holly contested. The de-
fenoant aud his friends are confident
OF an acquittal, they claiming that
| previous quarrel with the deceased
and threats on his part against the de-
PENDANT furnish ample evidence for
| such a verdict,
Deputy Sheriff Burson took in q ne
gro yesterday morning having in his
possession horse stolen from near
| Fort Sill. The owner followed him
He arrived soon after the thief and
pointed him out to the officer. The
grand jury will probably be recon
vened and make short work of the
gentleman.
The Henrietta Cornet band held a
meeting Saturday evening and elected
the following officers for the next
year: President, Lem Barber; secrea-
Ty, III. j, StIickfaden; treasurer, j f.
Conn; leader, l., S Roger. The band
now has eleven members and fine,
| new instruments Although less than
| one year and a-half old, it is the equal
OF any band in the state Of its number
| for excellence in music. It's pres.
emit proficiency Is due in q
great measure To the talent and untir-
Ing energy of the founder and old
leader, Prof Jack Pegs, who still takes
an active part but is taking rest from
the labors OF instructor while Prof.
Rogers tries his hand at 1t
There are rumors Of picuics, fishing
parties, etc, among our society folks.
but the cool wea her seems To delay
any decided move In those directions.