Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-01-30
THE COURTS.
An Epitome of the Rusiness Dispatched by
the Tribunals or Tarrant County.


EoRTY-EIGHTH DESTRUCTION. SAM FgRMAS
SPECIAL JUDGE.
5344.- R. II. Orr vs. w. E. Lake. Suit for
$50, 600 damages for assault and batteryl
Plaintiff claimed that in the exercise of his
office as notary public he entered the Office
of defendant to take his dispositions, who,
without provocation knocked him down
and otherwise abused and maltreated him,
from the effect of which he was confined 10
his bed for long space of time. The evil
dence was quite racy at times. In the course
of the cross-examination of defendant Mr..
Caps of counsel for plaintiff, asked de-
PENDANT if he did not use certain epithets.
Defendant replied that possibly he did. and
thea by way of inquiry asked Mr.. Caps
that if he, Lake, had requested him to get
out of his Office would he have done so2
''Yes, [ suppose I would said Mr.. Capps,
''if were not well fixed" The jury after
being out several hours failed to agree and
were discharged by the court.
SUITS FILED.
Citizens Building and Loan Association
vs., Benjamin Gooden and Wife, M. E.
Gooden; action of debt on p,omissory note
of $780, dated June %, 1885, and payable 1st
day of August. 1890, and to foreclose lien
on lot 100x50 in Jennings west addition to
the city.
John Mack VS.. Fort Worth and Rio
Grande Railway Company; suit for dam
ages on account OF personal injuries. Pa
pers in the case had been taken out which
prevents fuller description
Merchants National Bank VS.. National
American Surety Company Of New York
through Zane Cetti, its Fort Worth agent.
This is an aftermath of the famous Char
ley Robinson episode WITH the Merchants,
national. The bank sues on a series of an-
nual bonds executed BY the surety COM
pany to secure it against any loss incurred
through the fraud, theft, embezzlemeut or
OF the aforesaid Charley" and
alleges that through an interval of time
extending from the year 1887 up to and in
elusive Of July 81, 1891, the genial book
keeper Robinson, appropriated 500 900
of the banks good and lawful money. In
twelve months, from October l, 1889, to Oc-
tober of the succeeding year, according to
the petition, his Speculations amounted to
$1,000, and so on from month to month until
the grand total swelled to the gross sum of
$50, 600
Germania Building and Loan Association
vs.. Sam Knisel and Tuck Percy, injunction
to restrain defendants from conveying or
selling a certain house and lot situated in
Fields addition.
Henry J. Wilson, guardian of the estate
of Henry and Rosa Read, minors, VS.. Anna
and Rush Lloyd, trespass to try title to part
of block 119 IN the city of Fort Worth.
International Loan and Trust Company
vs.>R. H. Sellers, action of debt on two
promissory notes of the aggregate value of
$500 with interest and attorneys fees and
to foreclose lien on various collaterals of
stocks and bonds; defendant valves serY-
ice and voluntarily enters appearance.
SEVENTEENTH DISTRIBUTION. r. E. BECK
HAM, JUDGE
The Luther Hopson murder case was
submitted to the jury who had returned no
verdict at q late hour.
SUITS FILED.
Merchants National Bank vs.. Charles
Cauthron; suit on promissory note of 5000,
dated June 90, 1891, payable thirty days
after date.
Trimble Bros. & Co. vs.. W. F. Lake;
suit on two promissory notes of 5000 with
interest and attorneys fees.
COUNTY coURT-HoN. W. D. HARRIS, JUDGE.
James Ryan VS.. Stephen Lowry; compro-
mise Judgment of $50 for plaintiff
J. A. Howell vs.. e. W. Provine and F.
NJ. Marble, suit for damages for deficiency
in the metes and BOUNDS Of land; Judgment
for plaintiff for S111.90.
Houten ct al vs.. w. L. Connor; Judgment
by agreement for S443.19.
Houten VS.. NARROW Bros, garnishee;
Judgment for plaintiff for s115.
L. Boyden & Co. vs.. hampton Bros,
Judgment for plaintiff on open account for
S410.25.
r. M. Page vs.. Gulf. Colorado and Santa
E'e Railway Company, damages for burning
grass, Judgment for plaintiff for SS3. so.
Turner s. Dingee VS.. w. H. Hirshfeld,
lction of debt, Judgment for plaintiffs for
300 so.
J. J. Massie VS.. T. o. Evans ct al, action
If debt, judgment for plaintiff for S6O5. 81.
Mimic T. Williams vs.. Mike Dillon &
20, suit for $1,000 damages to buggy, alleged
o have been run into by hack belonging to
taken under adyisement.