Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-25
DALLAS.
SUIT FOR POSSESSION OF BUSI.
NESS PROPERTY.
Committee Appointed to Wait on Gov.
Hogg-No Navigation Meeting. @
Special to the Gazette.

SpCcldl W luC ooZCttC.
DALLAS, TEX, June 24-An interesting
before Judge A. P. Mccormick. 1t was
the suit of Mrs. Martha L. Owens against
B. F. Paschal for possession OF $1,000
worth of business property, including q
two-story brick block, in the town of Den
ton.
In 1855 B. p Paschal shot and killed Mrs.
Owens husband who was then about sixty
years old Something like four years after
wards PaSchal was tried under the charge
yof murder, and the courts of the country
cleared him. Before this action, however,
Mrs. Owens, through her attorney, john
M. Copley, began action against Paschal
for damages. In the district court of Dem
ton county she obtained verdict for $3.50.
Pending appeal, the property at present
involved was levied upon and sold by due
process of law.
The supreme court affirmed the verdict
in the lower court, and the next step was a
suit for possession of the property.
Judge Mccormick will hand down de-
cision tomorrow morning.
A large and enthusiastic meeting was
held to-day at the rooms of the Board of
Trade to discuss the alien land law as, passed
by the last legislature. Two sets of resolu-
scented by Mr.. o. P. Bowser
cover the general ground. showing the full
sense of the meeting. The resolutions were
sSsfollows:
Whereas, this Board of Trade, in COM
mon with a very large portion of the bust
ness men and property owners of this city,
believe that the operation of what is known
as the alien land law recently enacted by
the legislature will prove most disastrous to
every interest in the state; and,
Whereas, these disastrous effects can
only be prevented by early and prompt ac-
ton of the legislature in repeating or
amending said law; and
q, Whereas. it is necessary for the governor
70 name in his call for an extra session all
subjects or questions which can be acted on;
and
Whereas, it is understood or expected
that a call for an extra session will soon be
made;
Be it resolved:
l. That the president of this Board of
Trade appoint committee of seven promi-
nent citizens, who are hereby requested to
gall personally upon his excellency, Gov
ernor Hogg, and request him to embrace IN
any call he may make for an extra session
the question or ACCESSIBILITY of repeating or
amending the alien land law, regardless of
the fact whether he favorS or is opposed to
said law.
9. That all, other boards of trade, cham
berS of commerce and other such business
organizations in the various cities and
towns in Texas be requested to take sim
liar action promptly by appointing COM
mittee for the same purpose.
3. That copy of these resolutions be
forwarded to Governor Hogg and all boards
of trade and chambers of commerce in the
state.
Mr. J. 7. Dargan stated in the course of
his remarks that the amount of loans in
Texas that We're now in force amount to
about $50. 100000. OF this amount S., 0O0,0 600
was American money while $45, 100000 was
foreign money. The injury to the state by
having the S45, 000, 600 taken from the state
was thoroughly ventilated. All foreign
money will be demanded as fast as loans
are due.
President Guild appointed the following
committee in compliance with Mr.. Bowser's
resolution: Frank Cockrell, Gen, j. S.
Griffith, w. G. Conner, Henry Exall, Saw
ME Robertson, Jot Gunter and T. l..
Marsales.
The Dallas Juvenile Histrionics will G to
Fort Worth tomorrow evening and pro-
duce Richard Ill A large crowd of Dallas
people will attend and the company antici-
pate very f1attering reception at Panther
vile. Tickets for the round trip at the low
price of 81 can be obtained at Shook s.
Boykin's.
The Trinity river navigation meeting
called for to-day did not materialiZe owing
to the Board of Trade meeting pertaining
to the alien land law occupying the meeting
room. Another day for the meeting will be
set at some future time.