Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-25
A CLEAR CASE.
Peyton Howard OF Ennis Charged with
Forging "a Check.

Psyton Howard OF Ennis Charged with
Forging Ohock.
Special to tho Gazette.
Ennis, TEX, Nov. PA serlal earth-
quake broke out to-day, which seems to
have been gathering violence for some
time, which IL tho moro surprising IN it's
engultlug one Of our most prominent clti.
zous, Pcyton Howard, resident Of Ennis
for the past seven years. lo came here
from Galveston, and Ia well connected at
both that place and San Antonio. During
the ilrst six years OF his residence here he
conducted meat market, and was
highly esteemed by our citizens, holding
many positions OF honor Ia our local
lodges, About Que year ago no sold out
his meat business and sinCu that time
seems TO have been going TO the bad, his
careor ending last night by bis
arrest on u charge of forgery. Tho
uAzMrrE correspondent onGoayored to
gain access TO persons cOgnizant with the
facts oil day, but coud only elicit eyasiye
answers, until by good fortune no ran
across u gentlemen acquainted with nm
tho particulars, and VINO seemed rather
dehifous than otherwise OF an Interview
from him, We learned that about one
month sgo Mr.. Howard approached our
Ennia National bank with letter Of
credit from his uncle, MIR. III. M. True.
heart OF Galveston, authorizing him TO
draw ON MIR. Trueheart for sbq5
MIR. Howard being known 10 Mr..
BaIdrdgc, president OF the bank, az good
Tor hla indebtedness, the letter wAa re-
! ceiyed and placed upon tlle, and Mr.. How.
ard was authorized 20 check against IL.
This was done by Mr. Howard until some
StlB was drawn out by him, when Mr.
BaldridRe wrote 10 Galveston to Mr.
| TruehehTt TO ascertain tho gennlneness
oi tho letter OF credit, a day or two
after MIR. Baldfidge wrote Mr.. Howard
made trip TO Dallas, and whllo there
became cramped for fluids IIs met
Henry Beuchamp, an Ennis man, upon
the streets, aud, explaining the situa-
ton 10 him, obtained his consent
TO Mr.. Beauchamp's indorsiug u draft ON
the Ennis National bank This was done
and the money was obtained from Grad.
dock Bros, saloon men, About the time
That the draft reached tho Ennis bank a
letter arrived from MIR TTueheart dis.
claiming all knowledge OF the letter OF
credit Tho draft was sent back. Mcssrs.
| uFa1douk threatened 10 commence pro.
ceodinRs upon n, but promised to await an
/ ~ NNlhhANANlhHs III ANt liNNNllllh
MI, Howard, ignorant OF tho letter from
Galveston, drew another draft on tho
Ennls National and getting Henry Beau.
champ TO sign this one also, IL was sent
70 lhe Ennis National and returned dis.
honcrNd Proceedings have been az.
tempted several times by tho bitten par.
TIES but disposed Of each time by prom
isea OF an adjustment OF the difficulties.
Matters would have gonr ON Indefinitely
Ia THIS manner had not Mr.. Howard while
In Waxahaohle Monday, taken check on
a, M j. d. works, merchants OF En.
mis-, 60 Joseph Blumrosen, an RUNS man
IN me saloon business IN Waxahaohio, ana
representing hlmaelt as hard 40, pro.
cured the advancement OF 6ab, the face of
the check, This check was sent here hy
the First National bank OF waxGhaohlo
on Monday night. On Tuesday Mr..