Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-19
DALLAS.
Federal Court 0onvenes With no Money
in Uncle Sans Till With Which
to Pay Jurymen.
Judge Bower Hard on the Thief and
Wife Beaten Baum to Have
Hearing at Toronto To-Day.


DALLAS, TEX, May 1S.--The federal
court met this morning and there was
a goodly number Of attorneys from the
surrounding counties present. twas
understood by the bar here that only
non.jury cases would be tried, as the
last appropriation had been exhausted
and there was no money with which
to pay the "bulwark of liberty" to-
wit, jury; and as the judge didn't
propose to run the machine on tick it
was agreed that he would not allow
the legal tough, VINO gets in his work
before mis- clients peers, a chance. There
are two hundred and fifty civil cases
and twenty-seven criminal cases on
the docket.
A deputy United,States marshal came
in from Fort Worth this morning
with Sam Carpenter. He was jailed
but subsequently, taken out and his
bond fixed at $500 for his appearance
before the Arkansas court. He was
unable to give the amount and awaits
the Arkansas officers. He is charged
with violation OF the revenue laws.
Baum, our cotton pet, will have o
hearing at Toronto tomorrow. Mr..
Clint received telegram to that effect
to. day. Mr.. Baum Is never heard
from but what he is having hearing.
| 1t is said this one Ia an appeal from
| the court at Chatham. He can appeal
from the decision at Toronto to the
privy council OF England. He is what
might be termed "a slayer" ana II his
cash holds out and he don't weaken
the corn crop will be eaten up by the
coming locusts before his return.
John Westman, q wife-beater, was
brought in from a county precinct to-
day aud Jailed. the disposition of the
county Judge to affix heavy penalties
on criminals makes Westman's case an
uneuviable one. Since the present
Judge, Il. q. Bower, threw the ermine
over his shoulders criminals have had
q hard time OF 1t. Formerly petty
thieves, wife-beaters, etc, were given
the minimum fine and imprisonment
was rarely melted out TO them. This
is all changed. The thief always gets
from six to twelve months on the poor
farm, and from $50 to 500 fine. Wife
beaters have been known to draw {
ticket which keeps them working
for the county for two years. The re
suit is that we have large convic
force working the roads in the county
and the crops on the poor-farm are BET
ter that they have been known TO
years.
Gurch Stanley, farmer, economic
ally concluded 10 occupy . berth IL
the wsgon-yard last night. He save,
his hotel bill but thief stole $40 from
his pocket during his repose.
The well being excavated by orde
of the grand jury for the purpose o
+ finding the remains Of a supposed
dead man, has now reached depth o
i fifty feet and no human bones hav
been discovered. The "trustiesn will
20 through to China II not stopped an,
they don't find a remains
Z A storm ragged around here las
night but did no great damage. Th
! wheat Is blown down in some place
/ tut the farmers say ii will right itseli
The committee which visited For
Worth from this city with the view {
: consulting with the people of tina
, town with reference to the holding Q
q Confederate re union there, returne
' to-day. They express themselves q
highly delighted with the cordial trea'
= ment and encouragement they n
a ceiyed, and state that all arrangement
for the gathering of the worn an
q beaten hosts were happily completed
i Hattie Martin and Laura Bound!
!; two colored wssberwomen, were a
i raigned before Judge Bower tn
g morning, charged with the theft
J, clothes. The evidence sgainst thel
I was 80 direct that they did not see
!, to make u fight and plead guilty
i They did not even call for the int
vention OF jury. The court, withor
any long-winded harangue, fine
Matte $25 and fixed her imprisonmer
at four months on the county farn
/. He hit Laura for "A $50 fine, and IKE
, her imprisonment at six months at ID