The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-15
NOVELTY IN A COURT,
THE SPEEDY END or FAMOUS
LITIGATION.
Many SUITS Growing out Of the Erection
Of the Texas State Capitol Con-
solIdated and Submitted to
Judge TuJoy.

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court yesterday the parties IN the famous
tugaiion between william Sturges, the
Chl' , prono's l AN" ,,, Toxas cap,oi and
ana his associates III '''e A-N'' N'l-''' 80
other schemes agreed 70 submit ever.
point at issue to Judge l"'eS' rom "H Us
decision there VIII DC no eppeoi' "e
hearing is set Tor Aprl l.
This proceeding means eohsoIlua'o" y,
many suits in various jurisdictions ana
,t ,,.uo.,,,,,t M, claims which run IN
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INTO millions OF dollars. lhder inc 'PeSla'
statute OF the Legislature known as the
,.r,io,, d, ~, tho proceeding lis had. Since
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] us passage by the les'si"'utc' "pVuI '"''
| Years ugo, only a few causes have been
.,4l,., ,raor its terms It's provisions
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give enormous power 10 ''c ~ e9'N'"s
Judge Not only are errors which may
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judge can enter judgment ana ee'ee'
/ which is absolute and final.
Tba 5isputa bef,yeen the parties has &C.
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cup.ei we attention or nome anu ,4TelsL !,
court lor hTatg ~ SeirS e;. w mat NJ
SWISt7 anu hts9tl -iIi'eg az ~ e -, &c
VIC 4,e gat.l'ii,'S me u, . .
are John w. f4rESH' A9nef, Iayiot ana
/ me D'plioi fIttAoiu l-tlu anu lnNestIiltIll
! company Aunltg' a "falJng a-oi.uoil CoI.
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/ .hs ihlehsS leAhs C.,rLtvt vu,iu ,s az az
] Nusi!h' WAsR IL lie La' So St'uStut oi
Us A!nd IN l"e country u"N"e Oh w ASH
! lngton'
/ PAID FOR THE STRUCTURE WITH
LAND.
John V. Far-wel and the other individual
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N1'1't'"''S "e't '""''S''"S 'h'Si eS'su IA
| the formation of the company, in which
/ William Stitrges also assisted Whether in
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el5 U Pi par OF az Is a
rom ths S;ate. as ramoensaiion 5oo 90
acres OF land in the Panhandle country
| al \oLlh WsSl eNas' when was stocked
First among the series or contests he
! gun by Mr.. Strees against the Farwell
| ..jSrest2 was suit MED in me United
G1 when he ciaimo3 vs. bis "T ,e ite,-
ward a chancery proceeding was COM
/ meneei in the. circuit court to restrain
I MT faIMeu from collecting a $4,000
! ilt'.; 9Htt was hlSo pesuu py MI SturseS
/ IN Marquette, Mlch- in which he claimed
/ me right To reaeem certain Iands which
! STOOD ~ ME- tatNellS name III me hlSh
/ court or JuSuet IN LonaQh TWO SUITS were
/ also brought against the capitol com
TAIN claims. footing about a,Ooo,Ooo were
/ MADE hN Mr SiGTSes. PROGRESS IN these
/ i.hEilSh proceedings was subsequently
Z barred nN AN lnluuGtlon secured by At
/ toruey George T.. NestoVer VINO repre-
I Senia the faFWell interests. rms re
strained the complainant from gong on
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the jurisdiction OF the United states
court IhouEh inc hngilsh court was nor
ln the least pound 9y inc of9er mere yes
chancellor acting on the unwritten rules
OF International courtesy at once sus-