The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-16

tered suit AGAINST them, Sono ti.nc ,i,,,S Sl-
lHSt JulN YOU Wtote ME that YOU did M,
want 10 so on Nluh tho suit on account ~
the way Your husband was acting I ~ W
V'sed you not To withdraw the Run IN,
You wrote nc again that YOU aid n6i
want TO do anylhips moro wSta IL; lbat h
ygu received any money your hns6s,ti
would spend Il drinking. No i tlisn,iS.ndd
tno SUIT aud have nor since Unat t5nte
PAID any attention TO IL, The man 1 sDd
ghc land 10 In 1899 was named Candicr
lie sold to another man, who fnonlen'sci
thg Rand 20 a nonresident loan company
! do not know VINO owns 1t now. nor do
know who The parties are. Your husband
wrote me thht lie intended 10 give Won
trouble. | do NOT know what he means
lie says You did not own the land and mud
no right to It, J wrote him that NJ vou
had done WRONG he was as guilty al Won
are. a'd ! tAonsht he had better let The
whole th-ug alone Now take ms advice
Just let MN alone. He can not injurc
you, nor In any way give you any trouble
The man | sold the land to docs not Know
you nor your husband, aud cares nothing
about you, and Your husband has not re-
ceived any letter from him or any ono
about you, except to advise your husband
to stop his toolishness. Pay no attention
20 him. lie is trying 10 annoy you. ana
nave nothing ~ he uneasy about Fay no
attention TO him
June Is. 1895, Mr. Sheriff. wrote to
with you and your wife. lhe best course
for you TO follow IS - keep auiet make
no disturbance aud everything Will yet
be all right. Any difficulty between YOU
and her would injute your case now pend-
ine IN court here Keep sober and await
developments. Now this is the advice /
give and / hope You Will heed IT.
July he wrote to Mike; YOU state
that YOU want Mrs. OConnor TO send you
some money. She Is in New Orleans.
suppose, / do not know whether she has
any money or not. She got near 500 for
The land sold, but guess she has spent
It. ! am sorry TO learn Of the difficulty
xrrtF
are both acting contrary to your best in
terests You had better DO as ! advise,
you and keep quiet and do not get into
= In ma a letter to Mike. dated September 80,
Mr., Sheriff. said If you and your wife
can not get along YOU had better separate
permanently and keep away from cach
other
1t was Saturday nisht that the re-
porter left Tor CreenNille, Texas, the
county seat of Hunt county, and the home
Of Mir. Sheriff.. To reach Greenvihe u was
necessary to 60 sixty miles beyond Dhl-
'a G;reenvllle is lively city of 5000 in
habitants. II has two daily papers. water
works and electric lights, ana seven Ial-
road outlets. and there Is not more pop
ular man in Greenvillo than Judge j. 5.
Sheriff., the lawyer.
The reporter OF the Picayune took an
carly start to the court house, and soon
found himself IN the county court CLERK
office, amidst piles of books and records
The first thing found was q cory OF tnf
attorney to dispose Of the lands 1t read
page Page lao. Deed Book No. II, Hunt
County Texas. city OF New orleans,
state OF Louisiana: l. Maud O'Connor,
Joined by my husband, NJ. OConhor' haEe
made. constituted and appointed aha 40
10y these presents make ana constitute
and designate j. s. Sheriff. Of Hunt coul-
". Texas, our true aud lawful represent
alive, in fact, for us. and in our naine'
Il soil f1As r.
sufficient warranty deed or deeds all or |
any part of the following described land,
to-wit 1880 acres, surveyed IN the name
of James Boyle, by virtue OF bounty wal
rant No S0ii, issued to him on the I'D
day OF February. 1899, and patented 10
him on the 2ith day of November by pat
the waters Of Pelot Grove creek, purity !
in Hunt and partly IN collin county, |
Texas, about fifteen miles from Green |
vile, said land having been inherited by |
me Maud O'Connor. from her grand |
father Peter Hit, and am the sole sur |
viving heir, and do hereby constitute and |
appoint i. 5. Sheriff. TO sue and convey |
under the power herein granted for us |
and in our name, place anu stead. any /
and all other lands owned by said Peter |
Hit in the state of Texas, and the said |
j. 5. Sheriff. Is hereby authorized to issue |
warranty deeds conveying the land and /
is authorized TO sell it IN bulk or in such |
quantities as he may see fit and proper, |
and on such prices as he may see MT to re-
ceive and receipt for all lands sold, or
any part thereof, and TO execute receipts,
releases ana acquittances as may be nee
e6sary in the premises, aud in general do
and perform any and all acts necessary
IN the sale of the lands, and 10 collect |
money for the same as we could do He |
IS authorized to institute and prosecute
20 judgment any suit or suits in any
court having jurisdiction and as such
may be necessary for the recovery OF the
rand, and to compromise with adverse
claimants on terms he may see proper |
Witness our hands this 18th day OF DC
nd 8
The following is H. j. Alexis ackuowl-
edgment: State of Louisiana, parish of
orleans; Before me, tho undersigned au-
OConuor and Maud O'Connor hts wife
VINO are known TO be the persons whose
names are signed to tho foregoing instru-
ment, and acknowledged to me that they
executed the same for the considerations
ana purposes expressed, and the said
privately and apart from her husband.
and having the same fully explained 10
her by me, she declared that she willingly
pressed, ana That sac wished not TO re-
tract IT, In testimony whereof I have
1ereunto set my seal and hand, and fixed
my seal, at my ofhcc, on this the qSth day
q October, 1892. u J. Aleix notary pub
&c, Filed for record November H. 1892,
\ ". Harrison, clerk OF the county of
Deed book No. II Of Hunt county shows
where J. s.. Sheriff. sold 20 r. l.. Watson
ieyance is shown to have been made
through NJ. and Maud OConnor through
iherrll.
Page $50 shows where eleven acres were
old 10 6. II. Sunrow for $50. Sumrow
ield a faN title. ana it was announced s
~ NJ snetrAl, ol II was given out %
les, that II they would pay 81 per acre
or title from NJ and Maud O'Connor
hey would not be sued or otherwise mo-
4 disinlercstcd party. speaking without
,ie",ps lne onJect OF ne query, h ,5ed