The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-08-27

FORT WORTH, aug. H. SPECIAL. =
The most remarkable thing connected
with the life Of the late John Nichols
is thar q man capable Of committing
UGH heavy defs!cations, sparing
neither women nor friends, should
have possessed the unbounded conf
douce OF all, with neYor Il whisper o!
GughJ hut good, until NIL that was NOR.
,al had taken its flight. Ev erybody
tru4tathim, everybody respected
him, and yet it would seem that lie
was worthy Of nothing good. So
strange is this that even now there are
people who say they 10 not believe he
did any wrong Intentionally. There
Is moro than QUO cIrioLs feature
aboub this affair "WhAJ did John
Nichols do with thase large amounts
OF monay?" 10 asked on
every size, but as yet nothing
authentic can pe stated. OF course
Matam Rumor 10 not idle, aud talk
with an half dC2el mon viii develop
equally as many reports as TO now he
disposed OF iJ, bJJ hey all lack con-
tirmgbiOn when siited down. The
amount Of
HIS DNFALCArIoNs
axe now $50 " DO much larger tllu
has hitherto been nupaoa9d, besides
his shortage IN the bank and witch the
city, he 10 said to owe large sums
TO different people. 1t ~
said that no frequently
borrowed On his simple personal uCt9
suuS OF money which mad been
trough. to bs deposited in th5 bank
There js one case If al engineer, WIG
nad aayed uD 5000 by hard work and
Ciy'a economy Hhis was carried 20
tA9 bank for Geposit,Dnt was borrowed
by MIR. Nichu.s personality. There are
many Other similar cases ia the CITY,
which Will swell the amount OF N
Geb-eancss considerably, aud so sliiA
lorth'r 10 NOW now EiS&u .ic a'iu SyS
tGmSti1 were MS msLhOuS Ci upt.*'-
ing. l. is &l,o said uhaG tho estate Oh
Judge M&,Eile, MS nalf broIh@G VA
lOs9 heavily by Ny. Nicbols. Ii .5 very
generally adm;r'ad now thaf 10 "'ad
nom
THE EFEECr5 or SrrYCHNINE,
aaIG!aigLCr,G by his own hama. IN
fact, it 10 known now that on The
morning % his death no purchased
tho poison tUO drug store OF T. W.
Powell, on Houston street. This avoa-
iug's Mail quotes Dr. Barts az say ing:
81 have no doubt he purchased poison,
aud think he COX IT," Although the
sutcilo theory has n9an talked
.ui for several day9, Ii
seems rather strange that 10
Steps hGps boon taken looking SO q
posi- morJem examination. Since yh!1
theory has been substantially sRpstau
iia.ed, The verdict of the coronors
jury, declaring ne died from "GonYuI-
sions,"
CAUSED BY CoLIC,"
has caused some tQlk. In fact ii ap-
pears very strange TO most people that
g case OF poisoning by strycdun6
should DO contOuuded with ordinary
collie The question suggests itself,
"wnat ia a cOroner's jury here for if
vita the privilege and power of SUN
Dloning Witnesses and experts Do'or9
them for examination and then can't
tell a ease of coUc when th0y see IT,?
The diving man said, sit is thaG collie
and that idea seems 10 have been seized
upon as his last will and testament.
HIS PROPERTY TRANSFERS,
Ii now turns out that at dlitsant
times during this year Mr.. Nichols
has transferred about all of his prop
erty. On February 4, in consider&-
ton of natural love and atfectiOp, he
conveyed 10 his wife the block ia
which tho family residence is stu
ated. On February q, for same con-
siGeration, property at corner
Main and Ninth streets. FEB
ruary 30, he conveyed property
now occupied by Dahlmar Bros, On
Houston street, and part of lot block
l2i on Nichols street. These deeds
were filed tor recordation on the 18Th
instant.
THE WILL.