San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-07
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 4, 1892.

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 4, 1892.
San Antonio LIGHT:
The strlngency OF the money mar
ket is driving "swelldom" In Dallas
all crooked. The latest fraud perpe-
trated is that of w. X. Hall, state
"gent for the Michigan Fire and Ma
rine Insurance Co Mr.. Hall insured
the residence of g. l. Sbumate, in
Oak Cliff, for ST 500. He went to Mr..
Shumate and stated that the Michigan
company would no longer carry risks
In Oak Cliff on account OF the poor
fire protection, but be would
transfer his policy to another com.
pany. The transfer was made. Mr..
Hall wrote long letter of coincidence
to the company, reporting the loss by
fire Of this residence, that still stands
intact. In reporting the loss (?) to
his company. how disgusted he was
to learn OF another fire yesterday. I
am getting awful blue, aud of course
you must he getting awiully
sick of Texas, am sick of
the way losses are coming
in Texas is as good as any other state,
except an occasional of year, and this
onels badly of HAYES presen timent
We wont have any more serious
losses" 1t was worth the ST. 400
the amount of money he obtained-to
write that sympathetic letter. In
addition to swindling the insurance
company, he Is charged with forging
the names of the local agents.
Lewis & Barton and G. l.. Shu-
mate. When arrested, Mr.. Hall pro-
tested he was innocent, but finally
con fessed his guilt. A similar charge
has been preferred against him at
Corsicana. The secret airy of the COM
pany telegrsphed the local agents to
withdraw all charges against w. X.
Hall, that the matter with the com
pany had been settled, and with the
agreement that Hall would bind him
self never to 90 in the insurance busi-
ness again, the company would drop
the pros ecution for good and all. Not
withstandIng the leniency of the
company Mr.. Hall defrauded, the
states attorney says that the state
viii prosecute regardless OF any agree
ment between him and the company.
d. l.. Anderson, q Mississippi far.
mer, and his bride arrived In Dallas,
en- route to Moody, Texas, whittier
they were going to visit relative.
While waiting at the Santa Fe depot
for their trainAnderson was addressed
by q stranger who had draft for $3.50
in his hand but all the ready money
he had was in his trunk. He
said, would Anderson kindly lend
him S85 until he could get his trunk,
taking the $3.50 draft as security2 He
had q bill at the Windsor to pay. The
stranger got the money and Anderson
Is now a wiser man.
An editorial In the "News" says,
''Dallas wants an appropriation to
determine whether the Trinity river
shall be made navigable. That the ma
vigstion of the Trinity river is quite
as feasible as q thousand
plans for which congress has
made appropriations, there is no
doubt" Dallas wants so much and
claims so much. Judge A. J Norton,
the father of republicanism in Texas,
says he has read up the scriptures
and concentrates and has about come
to the conclusion "that Christ was
born on the Trinity, near Dallas"
The first wholesale slaughter to
wards reducing the cIty's expenses
has been made. Capt. CASTOR, city
treasurer, has his salary cut down go
per cent, so that in getting his
wheel every month in the year MAX
ing q grand total ct $l2 per snnum,
he now receives $500 per year.
There was quite swell wedding
among the colored population
Christmas eve. Half q column in
Mondays News is taken up in des-
cribiDg the event.