Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-20
DALLAS.
Interest Grows in the Calm Trial as it is
Given to the Jury.
Suits FiIed-A Mesquite Merchant Makes an
Assignment-Brought from Memphis to
Answer for Forgery.
THE CAIN TRIAL.


DALLAS, TEX, Feb. 10. The
court room has been filled all day
by crowds of people listening to the argu-
ment in the Calm case. This case has
furnished the best display of oratorieal
fireworks of the term. County Attorney
Williams opened this morning for the
state, and was followed by Col Thomp-
son. Ex-County Attorney Clint, for the
defense, occupied all the afternoon. AT
the conclusion of Mr.. Clint IS argument
the court took a recess until tomorrow
morning at 8 o clock, when Maj. jerome
Kearby for the state viii close the case.
1t is probable that the case will get TO the
jury by midnight. The issue is extremely
doubtful for two reasons: A petit jury
is to pass upon the case, and the evidence
is extremely vague and conflicting.
THE WEST MARCHING on.
Mr.. Charles FL. Earnest. well known
citizen of Colorado City, was in Dallas
to-day. He reports that the acreage of
farm products this year win be four times
as great as it was in 1888, and feeling
of hopefulness permeates every industry
of the West. Immigration is pouring
into the country, and especially in that
section through which the Fort Worth
and Albuquerque must run to reach its
final destination. In speaking of the
Spring Palace, Mr.. Earnest pronounced
it a grand enterprise and that it was
universal topic in the West He thinks
that nearly every county in the West will
be represented.
SUITS FILED.
Nichols, Shepard s. Co. filed suit
against the Farmers alliance exchange
of Texas and Charles e. Brown of Dallas
The suit is based on a contract made be-
tween plaintiffs and defendant Brown
in which the latter was to sell on commits
sion certain machinery fixtures. Brown
sold out TO the alliance, which undertook
to carry out the contract, succeeded in
selling some OF the fixtures and returned
the balance, but the plaintiffs allege
after deducting commission there is yet
due them S24l As, for the recovery of
which they bring suit.
In district court Charles Heiser of
Baltimore, Md. instituted attachment
proceedings against Hunstable s Moore
for the sum of S1374 81.
In the same court Thomas Morris and
Minnie Morris entered proceedings
against Lizzie B Morris, in whom is
invested title to valuable property. The
defendant is the twelve year old daugh-
land was bestowed upon her parents as
a gift. The property has grown from
the valne of $40 which they paid for it
in 1875, to $4,000 and they desire to sell
and reinvest but are powerless to dispose
of it as the title now stands They ask
that citation be served upon the defend
ant and that a guardian be appointed to
represent her, and that the title TO the
property involved be Invested out of the
defendant and invested in the plaintiffs.
DEATH OF CAPT. ADAMS.
Capt. S. J Adams died at his residence
in this city this morning after brief ILL
ness of paralysis. Capt. Adams was one
of the first settlers of Dallas, having
come here when the city was hamlet
He was at one time member of the
banking firm of Adams s. Leonard, which
was so well known several years ago. The
funeral will take place tomorrow and
number of friends and relatives from
Hearne will be present.
MESQUITE ASSIGNMENT.
I. d. Browder, a merchant doing
general business at Mesquite, made an
assignment this morning for the benefit
of his creditors. j. E. Russell was
named as assignee. Mr.. Browder's as
sets are placed at S3092 so, and his liza
bilities at 1854 .58, divided among the
following creditors: