Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-17
OPENED THE BIDS.
The Question OF Constructing
the New Waterworks.
A POSTAL CLERK WATCHED.
An Interesting Incident at the Union Ds-
pot - An Incident Recailed-The
BIackman Case-A Busy Day
in the Courts-Other News.
THE COURTHOUSE.

News Notes of Interest to the Public Gem
orally.
SEVENTEENTH DISTRIBUTION. r. E. BECK
EAM, JUDGE.
6O1a. ]. l.. Mcfarland VS.. Fort Worth
and Denver City Railroad company, loss OF
papers suggested and leave TO substitute.
54G4. 4. T. McAnulty rs. L. a. Mostly,
continued by defendant.
1914. Henry Thomas vs.. W. r. Davis,
passed to second call
&C. j. s. Franks Us. Western Union
Telegraph company, continued by consent.
$3.50 Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway
company vs.. 5. u. Jennings, continued by
consent.
636l w. r Harper vs.. II. G. Gilmore,
passed to second call
6lG5. John l. Adams & Co. VS.. II. n.
Morchcad, judgment for plaintiff for
800, less costs, including So to garnlshee
for answering.
In the State of Texas vs.. Jeanette Lusk,
alias Jeanette Johnson, theft from the
person, defendant, entered into recognllance
with James Lusk and Joseph JamlsOn as
sureties, in sum of $500 for appearance of
defendant; case continued. The State VS..
j. O. Burgess, embeZzemnnt over $50, was
transferred by consent to Forty-elght
district The indictments in two cases
against II. G.. Robertson, one for passing
forged instrument as true and the other
for forgery, were quasued.
IN the afternoon the court began on the
rase of j. l.. Mcfarland vs.. TT. w. y ID. G.
Ry. Co., and il was ON trial at adjournment.
CASES FILED.
Two cases were filed: No G66l, S. NJ.
Furman. administrator Curtis Field,
deceased, vs.. 3. II. Green, debt in the sum
Of $500, and foreclosure; and the second, the
names OF the parties to which are withheld
by request of the attorneys for plaintiff.
DOCKET OF THE SEVENTEENTH.
The following is the setting of the jury
civil docket of the district court, Seven
teenth DISTRICT of Iarrant county. lex,
BEGINNING Monday, November y, 1881:
$500. j. NJ Peerssvs. Union Lodge l. ..
O. f.
5lG7. Cotton Bros vs.. j. c. Richardson.
5lG3. H. H. Burton Us. Texas and Pacific
Railway Company.
ColO. {. Churchill vs.. Fort Worth Street
Railway Company.
G4G5. X. NJ. Porter VS.. City of Fort
Worth.
647l. Charles Glea5 vs.. Texas and Pacific
Railway Company ct al.
G:;67. Frank Zeikowski vs.. Casey X
Swasey.
G;;Si. O. L. Teachout VS.. J. {. Morris.
G543. East Fort Worth Town Company
vs. T. r. Chase trustee, et a.
G2a5. Mike Pike vs.. Fort Worth and Den
yer City Railway Company.
G505. Land Mortgage Bank Of Texas vs..
Byron c. johnson, ct al.
1924 W. +. Williams vs.. y. Pochman.
G45O. Mrs NJ O'Neill vs.. Burton, Lingo
), Company.
Gl77. John Ocklcs vs.. Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe Railway COMPANY.
$3.50 City National Bank VS.. W. f. Lake.
G543 Fort Worth National Bank vs.. w.
f LIKE.
Gl52 Maggie :. PERIL VS.. Martin Brown
Company
G32S Maggie Z. Burton Us. Willard Bur-
ton.
dO74 J. T. Talbert vs. Robert Mozart ct
Gl7+ NJ. j. Hudman vs. Texas and Pacific
IA AWAY Company ct n
BY order of court. L. Il. TAYLOR,
District Clerk.
FoKTY-EIGHTH DISTRIBUTION. y. A. STEAD
MAN. JUDGE.
His honor first set the jury civil docket
for next week, and then transacted the FOL
lowing criminal business: The State OF
Texas vs.. Luke Short, charged with as
saultiug Charley Wright with intent to
murder him, was continued by the uefen-
daut The jury in the Nick Harris case
being unable II AGREE. although kept to-
Ccther Saturday night, Sunday and Sun
daV night. were finally discharged NGster-
day. Il is understood that the jury stood
SIN for acquittal and six for conviction; it
Is said that one juror made irregular speech
in the jury room, urging his brother jurors
10 dCgUit Harris.
In the state Us. }. O. Burgess, embezzle-
ment OF over twenty dollars, transferred
yesterday 10y consent from the Seventeenth
district. motion 10 qUaSA indictment was
overruled and the case was on trial al ad-
iournmeat.
After sending the jury in the Bruges
case to their room until 9 a. IL. to-day,
Judge Stedman considered the bids offered
for the W. f. Lake stock of goods and en-
tered the following order in the Merchants
National Bank vs. W. F Lake: Receiver
ordered 10 make sale of stock of goods in
b. X TO Tho5. L. Bennct at IA cents on
IN, dollar"
There were three bids in all. Burnett s
being the best His bid of +1is cents was