The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-16

DeaIers, DALLAS. T&xAs.
testified: My name is Joseph H
weaver; my occupation is that OF 3
telegraph operator at st. Louis; l have
charge of the files In the office.
S.-Do YOU recognize this telegram
Exhlbit L?" Al object to answe,
the question. Whom told by the courl
ne must answer, witness rosumed.I /
have no personal knowledge of IL
only knew Of 1t when subpnnaed L
appear before a United States commits.
sloner. found it in the original q les
OF June 6, 1855: They are not put In
original files until after transmits,
Sou. There are marks by which |
can recognize 1t AS having been sent by
my company; there witness explained
tnem } Cross'examlued by detendent:
Ny GU nave no persona, knowledge
oil the telegram? A.-No; never ssw
1t before; took it from the files.
by Attorney Posrre-Can you ident
ny this telegram of June 10, 1885? A
Yes; II was received in my office.
by Defendent-Do you have any per
sonal knowledge Of this telegram ?
A.-No, sir, did not receive IL; never
saw It until took it from the flies.
Telegraph Operator Hawkins, OF
Blum, was recalled.
Question by Government - Who
wroto this telegram? A.--Joseph Ii.
Wnlte; 1t was not sent from my Office,
but from Aquilla.
rms concludes the testimony OF the
S.. Louis witnesses, including Lucius
White, and they la.vs for st. Louis at
2o'clsck tomorrow morning, via the
missouri Pacific, the delay being occs,
stoned by the trsnscribing 0l the
stenographer's notes for Lucius
white, to sign. The brothers, Joseph
ii. and Lucius A. White, did not speak
until noon To-day, just after court ad
Journec. Time and again their eyes
mad met across tho court room, but
never word or sign of recognition
Wnen Lucius was leaving the court
room, Jos. phi ii. walked up to him
held out his hand and said: "Good,
pye, Lucius; God bless YOU, INV
nrothorW Lucius White was evil
deptiy oszed by the incident, Tor he
expected anything else. Ho mad sal
mere Tor two days giving testimony
every word OF which was calculated K
imperil Joseph's liberty. That his
Drother. the elder White, could aftel
tnis be generous enough to say, 5000
pless you" seemed to overcome him
He shook tho proflered hand, but ut.
teroc rot word in reply. And Their
Joseph I'll. White was carried away tS
the Jail, while Lucius went away
with Mr.. Seigmund 70 the Pacific
motel Tor his dinner. lie spent th,
AFTERNOON walking around the city
with his custodians. His parting will
ms wife, this morning, il may bt
stated, WAS very affecting,
Marshall
MARSHALL, Sept. Is. - Special. J.
Promptly az 10 a. IN. yesterday thu
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
southwestern division, mot In Irael
son Hall. j. IL. Fitzgerald, Sector
No. It's, Sedalia, Missouri, was callet
to the chair. The following is a list O
the visiting delegates: J.H. Fitzger
aid, b. W. Vance, Section No. LIS, Sc
dalla, Missouri; John Burgurt, A. g
Fowler, j. l.. Baker, G. J.Smith, No
lS7, Fort Worth; A. Stephens, l.. ID
Gentry, A. II. Smith, Thomas Heating
No. 2l2, Big Springs; Il. j. McCool
Joe Poole, j. d. Burgundy, j. l.. d,
Almond, w, $. Gross, q. w. Goram
George Pritchett, No. 20l, Tyler; r. W
Gibson. w. Il. Converse, NJ. a. Good
rich, Norman Miller, No. 1914, Pales
tine; Il. Il. Motion, No. 1871, San An
tonic; u. III. Hewlett, G. M. Fletcher
G. Il. scraag, No. ll9, Parsons, Kansas
a. q. Blair, No. III, Denison, Texas; j
i. Joyce, No. l23, Desoto, Missouri
w. IL, Belt, No. 1874, Arizona Territory
j. j. Culpeper, No. 2O6. Temple, Texas
j. ID. Wend. No l39, Waco, Texas; j
ID. Arnols, No. ll3, st. Charles, Iowa
j. W. Gilman, No. 81, Sltten Rock.
The convention went into executive
session at noon. A public meeting was
arranged Tor p. NJ, at which quite s
large crowd of citizens assembled
Mayor Pells delivered the open ing adj
dress Of welcome; he was followed by
Judge Keths and other of our citizens.
President Fitzgerald was called o n,
and in response delivered q very inter.
estipg address, in which he gave a his
tory of the rise and progress Of the
order. The first division was organ
lied in Detroit, in 1862, % years ago. II
has now 20 900 members, with $50 d.
visions located in Canada and Mexico,
and tho United States. In the insu.
rance department over o million aud 3
half of dollars have boon paio
out in death losses, while $4,000 has
been paid in sick benefits. Seventeen
years ago tho first division was esta b.
lished In this State. They have nova
membership OF 600. The organization
Of shis society has now the means OF
c0nfering untold benefits upon the
members, and the working men gener'
ally.
the ball last night was well at
tended, Notwithstanding tho incle-
money OF tho weather. This is the
first general meeting of the order ever
held in the State. They hold an nd
journed meeting ihis morning, when
they Will adjourn. The visiting mem.
bers arc proiuse IN their praise OF tht
hospitsble manner in which they have
been treated by their local brethren
aud the citizens generally.
The jury in the case of Chris Frank'
We, l., Kahn, failed 70 agree and wer,
discharged yesterday.
The president of the Texas Veteran
as ociatlon has issued tho following:
/ ~ i'No' NttSiohN hliu AiiV puohu VI aS.>"'
About 81, 900 more is needed to bring
tho remains OF Colonel Frank w
johnson from Mexico and deposit then
In the soil that no fought 80 long and
molly TO free from Mexican DONNA
ton. Send contributions TO Captair
A. T.. Dutlinbough, treasurer Texs'
Veteran association, Austin, Texas
All Texas pspors please copy.
WALTER Il. LANE,
President Texas Veteran Association
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DenisOp
DEYIsoN, Sept. l5.-LSpscial.l -Sev'
eral of Unclo SAINTS boys wcro in tht
city yesterday, on the way to their
regiment In Southern Texas, They
had been to Minneapolis, Minnesots
10 n shooting tournament, represent
ing the Texas department. They re-
N. IA nj a.