Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-22
DALLAo.
COUNT COMMISSIONERS BID
FOR A COURT OF APPEALS.
Alleged Counterfeiters Brougbtsso Dallas.
Several Court Cases-A Young Man Ac-
cidentally KInlod-A Dog Fight.


DALLAS, Tx, March 21.-At a meeting
of the county commissioners court held
this morning, wherein J. r. Blewitt was
made special judge, the following order was
made: Whereas, in building a new county
| courthouse this court has, in anticipation OF
the establishment in the city Of Dallas, of a
| branch of the civil court Of appeals of
Texas, had courtrooms, judges offices and
rooms, clerks rooms, library rooms, etc.,
provided for in same; and, whereas, this
| court has not heretofore made an order ten
| dering to the state said rooms and offices
for said purposes, now, therefore, be it or
| dered by the court that, in consideration of
the establishment by the legislature of the
| state of Texas of a branch of said court in
| the cityof Dallas, that said rooms be and
| the, same are hereby rendered to the state
Free of charge to said state. And it is
further ordered that w. A. Orr, T. B.
Fisher and ]. E. Turner be and they are
hereby appointed a committee to go to Aus
tin and tender to the legislature the use of
said rooms and TO ray this order before the
proper committees of the legislature, and to
use all legitimate means to secure the loca-
ton Of one of said civil courts of appeals IN
the city OF Dallas.
KILLED IN OAK CLIFF
George Keenan,, who has been in the en-
sploy of Padgitt Bros. as packer and ship
ping clerk for the past six or seyss1 wears.
getting off at Tenth-street station, it seems
he slipped off the rear platform and at
tempted to cross the track, when the train
suddenly backed up, knocking him down
and the wheels passing over him and kill
ing him.
CRIMINAL NOTES.
E. P. ]. Mitchell Of Bell county was ar
rested at Bolton On the charge of making
counterfeit silver dollars, and brought be-
fore United States Commissioner Lednum
for trial. The commissioner fixed his bond
at $500 which he readily made. Marshal
Knight has the tools and paraphernalia with
which they carried on their nefarious
work.
In Judge fuckers court to-day William
Mealor, who was recently given ninety
nine years for the murder of John Webb at
Garland, had hearing and was granted a
new trial. Arguments of attorneys occu-
pied three hours. The case of state of
Texas vs.. James Roper, assault to murder,
is on trial to-day.
In the county court to-day, J. r. Blewitt.
special judge, the case of the Fort Worth
Granite Roofing Company VS.. City National
Bank, garnlshee, Judgment was rendered
for plaintiff for $500 and the sum of $50
allowed j. n. Edmondson as attorneys fees
for answering for garishee.
DALLAS NOTES.
The following marriage licenses were
issued to-day: n. r.. Moore and Hulda Ann
Moore, Willie Berry and Emma jackson. P.
G. Heyburton aad Z. J. Poe, P. A Smith
and Mrs. NJ. A. Dannis. -
Two ferocious bulldogs were pitted
against each other yesterday in South
Dallas at $50 side. one owned by a snort
ing man and the other by negro. The
sports dog won the day, amidfthe ap-
plause OF forty or fifty spectatorE
T5Yz not wbat<its nrs.s14etors Gov, ~.