Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-24
DALLAS.
The Celebrated Cotton SHindiipe Cases
Of Years Ago Reopened In the
District Court.
Compaby-A Brick FeIl-whh Intent
30 CT mmis Eobbery-Court Notes.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Jan. 2s.-The case of
Joseph Loeinstein, one OF the parties in
dfcted for swindling, known IS the csle-
| brated cotton swindling transaction, was
gone into this afternoon in the District
court. The direct charge in this case is
swindling Oliver & Griggs, bankers, out
of $500. Morgan Cammack, F. Baum
and z. D. Easton are also indicted upon
the same charge-cotton swindling.
This case was tried in 1885. The
jury disagreed and were dis
charged. z. Baum absconded
before indicated and fetched up in Can
ada and subsequently, died. E. D. Esston,
the freight agent implicated in the case,
| is now workiGg Ia the laundry of George
Le6chmam In Dallas. Thomas Brown OF
Sherman represents the interests Of the
railroad In the prosecution. Morgan
Cammsck left Dallas several months ego
and took up his residence in New York
city.
This afternoon three more attachments
were run on I. Reinhardt & Co.'s clothing
stock, one by Isiah Joseph for
S2420. one by Stein, Block & Co. for
S4l75, and one by Henry Lessa & Co. for
S494 81, ell New York firms.
A brick fell from the Dallas Chess Club
building this morning aud struck 8 hod-
carrier on the head, laying him oussense-
less for few minutes. physician
patched him up and he was soon on his
feet again.
Saturday evening Mr.. Rome Morgan
and Mr. Fuqua LETT the city for their
homes few miles from the city. AT
Coombi's creek, on the Cedar Hill road,
they stopped the team to water the
horses. Mr.. Fuqua went forward to
loosen the bride reins,i and while thus
engaged shot from ambush was fred,
The bullet taking effect 10 Mr.. Morgan'r
thigh, making bad wound. They
stopped at farm house on the
other side of the creek, and physician
| was sent for who extracted the ball which
proved to be Of 32-callbIe. Mr.. Morgan
IS young man, and has not the faintesl
idea who the party could be, This cir
cumstsnce brought The information that
another party had been fred upon at the
same place few nights previous, but be-
ing armed, let loose the dogs OF war and
frightened the would-be assassin away.
II Is believed that robbery was intended
in both instances.
| Judge Mccormick Of the United States
court, has overruled motion for new
trial in the Sam Kaiser vs. 81. B. Clafin
& Co.'S case. The court was requested
TO fix the amount of supersedeas bond
and the case will in all probability be ep'
pealed.
Joseph Forester, charged with running
an illicit distillery in Parker county and
indicted on the Goth of January, 1886, will
| be tried in the United States court to-
morrow.
E Hinch and T. Kiether, charged with
| obtaining q letter containing $50 by
means of fraudulent representations to q
postmaster, was called to-day in the
United States court. They were indicted
| in 1888, and no witnesses appearing,
Judge Mccormick refused to grant con-
tinuance on the ground that the case had
been continued so frequently and no proba-
bility of getting the Witnesses. The par
| ties had been under bond.
| In the case of the United States vs..
Matte Park, charged with selling liquor
without license. She having paid the tax
and penalty before prosecution was COM
menced, the court ruled that in such
cases he would not allow 3 verdict OF
guilty. The United States Attorney
dismissed the case.
]. B. Slevln, Illicit dealer and manu-
fecturer of tobacco, applied to the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue for COM
promise In his case. and the compromise
being accepted and he having paid. the
District Attorney by order Of the Commits
sioner dismissed the case.
j. M. Massey and j. M. Hurst, charged
with illicit retail liquor dealing, compro-
snaised with the Commissioner of Interna
Rexepue and were discharged ly the Uni
ted States District Attorney. a