Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-16
DALLAS.
Proceeding in the Calm Murder Case-A
Sensation in the COURTROOM.
Tom Green County Is to Make Big Show al
the Spring Palace-DecisiOns Reached
in the Federal Court.
Calm IS TRIAL .

trial was resumed in the district court to-
day. Rabbi Chapman of congregation
| Emanuel was placed on the stand, and
he testified that he was with Benedict a
good deal after the shooting, and was
with him when ne died The deceased
made dying statement to him, in which
he stated that Calm approached him for
money, which he refused, then Calm
shot. DR.. Leake testified as to the nature
of the wound and stated that he did not
think the wound caused any trouble with
the brain
Simon Schiffman testified that defend
ant, Calm, was in his (Schiffman 81
place of business about noon on the day
of the killing and had been chatting with
witness. He did not in manner or con-
versation betray any unusual sign of
emotion. Defendant remained a few
minutes, when he left, saying he was
| going to Benedikt's store. This was a
! little while before the killing. Witness
said the reputation of defendant
for peace and quiet was good, while the
reputation of the deceased for veracity
was bad AT this point little asperity
was interdicted into the proceedings by
7 Jerome Kearby asking witness if he had
heard that defendant Calm had ever
] served a term in prison in the mother
country for assault with intent to kill.
! This brought the defense to its feet with
an objection which the court at once sus-
! tanned. Several witnesses of minor i'm
! pOrtance were introduced by the state
| with whose testimony the prosecution
! was closed and court took q recess until
| tomorrow.
LIGHTING RAILWAY CROSSINGS.
A committee of the city council held
conference with various railway officials
| yesterday in reference to lighting railway
crossings. The result of the conference
was that the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
agreed to maintain three lights, and the
Houston and Texas Central and Texas
and Pacific six each.
CARE YOU CRAZY, STRIP
MIR. Frank Lerch of San Angelo is in
the city, and as matter of course the
chief topic of conversation i'll Dallas to-
day is Tom Green county Mr.. Lerch
reports San Angelo and Tom Green in
splendid process of development and pre-
diets that San Angelo belongs in the list
with Houston, San Antonio and Fort
Worth as the future cities of Texas.
"Will you have an exhibit IN the
Spring Palace, Mr.. Lerch?' asked the
reporter.
"Are you crazy, sir?'' said Lerch.
'Of course we are going to have Tom
Green county represented in the Spring
Palace. We will have the best quality
and the greatest diversity of products TO
be seen there. We will have the finest
wheat and oats, the finest corn,
the finest wool, the best building ma
terial, the famous Con cho catfish, the
oldest horn frogs, the most majestic
eagles, the biggest rattlesnakes; in fact,
sir, we will have a granary exhibit, an
aquarium, a menagerie and a perfect
show in every particular. We can in
terest grain planters from Illinois, wool
men from Boston and P. 7. Barnum,
and everybody else. You can bet on
Tom Green. -
FEDERAL COURT.
In the United States court this morn
ing the case of the Scottish American
Mortgage Company vs.. John A. E.
Knight came on for hearing and judg-
ment by default for plaintiff was rem
dered in the sum of SIG ,275, together
with interest at the rate of 10 per cent
In the case of A. j i. Hudson VS.. L. V.
f. Randolf ct al. respondents motion
to strike the cause from the docket was
overruled, and on motion of complainant
the injunction heretofore granted was
continued to next term.
Abner S. Lathrop, standing MASTERING
chancery, was allowed $500 for services
in the case of J NJ. Dawson VS.. IT.
Word eft al.
A motion for new trial in the case of
the White sewing machine company VS..
c. H. Beauchamp was Oyerruled.
The several cases of the American Bell
telephone company against the Texas pan
electric, the Dallas pan-electric, the
Denison pam electric, and the Abilene
pan-electric companies have been stricken
from the equity docket.
A verdict was given the defendants yes
terday afternoon in the case of Thompson
and his agent Ct. L. Irvine) VS.. John c..
Taylor, w. A Carlysle and Charles Tay-
lor. 1t appears that Irvine, as Thomp-
son IS agent, loaned John c. Taylor S15,-
600, secured by a deed of trust on 100
acres of land in Kaufman county, which
the proof showed was worth $40 to Sl2
an acre when the loan was made.
Irvine afterwards sold the land I'M
der the deed of trust and bought it in
for his principal for $1,000 The
defense was that the land was worth from
Sl7 ZOO to $40, 200 when the loan was
made, and that defendants Carlysle and
Charles Taylor had nothing to do with
the transaction. The plaintiffs set up
that the value of the land had been mis-
represented to them.
United States Marshal Caben submit
ted his accounts this morning for the in
spection of the court and the same were
found correct and approved.
BULLDOZING BERRY.
George s. Berry, who keeps a saloon
on Ashland street and lives in the rear OF
the building with his family has received
the following communication:
eve will give you just five days to
leave Dallas. Be wise, hearken to this
admonition and go within the specified
time. There 8 blood in the air on Ash
land street. WHITE CAPS. -
The paper was adorned with the usual
daggers sticking in hearts and skull and
crossbones.
DEATH OF LITTLE JOHN FAKES.
John, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
b. P. Fakes, died at the family resi-
drnce on Ervay street at $3.50 'clock this
morning. The remains were sent to Fort