Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02
A GREAT CLOUD or WITNESSES.
me cases Against u. NJ. stephens
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. n Jur, for the
Trial OF ". E. head--Anotner mrs-
trial I'm Miss Meeiks' Case.


trial in Miss MeeiSs' case.
In the Seventeenth district court yes
tcrday the Jury In the case OF c. NJ.
Robinson against the Fort Worth and
Denver City railroad company. suit for
damages for personal injuries to Mira.
Robinson. failed to agree.
The greater part OF the day was TAX
en- up In the liastland murder cases.
There were two cases against II. NJ.
Stephens, charged with being implicat-
ed In the hanging OF William Deal and
Andrew vada in 1855. Both cases
against stephens were dismissed on the
grounds OF insufilciency OF evidence.
The case against ~. E. Head. charged
with being one OF the mob that It is
charged hung Deal and cadc. was
taken up for trial Nearly all day was
taken up with finding n jury for tho
trial. and when u yenre OF so men had
been exhausted only six jurymen had
been selected. Another vcnire OF nifty
men was ordered by the court. and
the Jury Will be completed on Monday.
The case OF j. u. Head. who 10
charged With shooting 10 death A. T..
Park, the principal witness In tho
htiiiging df Deal and cadc. was set for
trial ON the 10th OF this month,
u. ", Head was tried at the Deccm-
Der term OF iSD1 OF Eastlund district
court on the charge OF being one Of
the number who hung Cade. but was
acquitted OF that charge. aud hls cons
Ing trial IL on the charge OF killing
Deal.
4 remarkable feature of these cases
Is the Ercat number OF witnesses SUM
moncd There are several hundred
men and women here from about a dog
vn cduntlcs EaHtland Taylor. Bor-
den, Hale. tunnels. ellis. Palo Pinto.
lteovcs, aud others. nearly as far az
III faAo' a large number of them
are character witnesses
A second Mistrini.
In the county court the event OF the
day was the second trial of the case
against Miss Belle Neck. charged with
adultery with Judge A. II. East. Tho
vrtirc dhy waa taken up IN tho trial
OF tho case and the evidence was near
~ the same as that OF the previous trial
last Monday. A pathetic feature OF
| the trial, which drew much sympathy.
from the spectators In the court room,
was the entrance or Miss Meek's moths
~, an Agod ana feeble lady. OF respects
room with @ NJ. Brown one OF the
attorneys for the dcfense. and ems
brpccd her daughter with burst oe
tears,
The jury came IN quite late
In the afternoon and reported that no
asreencnt could be reached and was
accordingly discharged, which makes
Che second mistrlai OF the case, A..
II, Jackson. q. NJ, Brown and Wilson
VrcNR We're the attorneys for the de.
ienan and w, A, Hanger for tile state.
The trial OF the case WIN not occur
again until January. Judge East ID
not yet out on bond.
suit. Eiicu.
W w, Smith Va David Boaz. suit %
! note for sGSSbi3.
A. CELL Vs. Live Oak Ranch eo,n.
pany, garplshment.
a. cru va, A. q. Reed, earMahment,
a, GRIN ~. u. f.Gay. establishment
j. w. Gorrlll VI. Maggie uorvill. di.
vorce.
nnrrinE- Li.cnses.
J, g. Allen ana Sadie Shahan,
j A, Tucker and Mullle Stsrley.
w. j. nm aud Mctiie Bomar.
rhomnA lSell and Ada IlAynls.
fffer Newton and Icy Byaa.
HEAL hs,a,c Transfers.
II. l.. Twombey 20 ID. Portyood,
land IN 1Nrnnt county; $40; sberira
( Halc.
H. u, DuiIoae ct al. to d. Penwood,
laid IN Tarfant county, s..
A. 8. Harper and wlfc to w. NJ.
Trmblc, ~ acres Of y. tendon survey
| $500
W. II. Murphy 10 Southwestern In,
Vostmcnt company. lots 0 and 10. aud
1 part OF lot n, block No, city; 81.
Elizabeth Mitchell 10 n. H.. Mitchell,
! lot s, block l, and lot g. block 4, Va
| Helena additioni $3.50.
| w, X, MclAury 70 N la CroiS. LOT
| 4, block D. DagRctt'H addition, 5000.
| =. -, McNntt and wife 70 Newtou
Moore. 30 acres OF william Welch sur-
l yry; $500,
A. H. Want and wife 30 Cal Bates.
part OF biocit 3, Pnhllo's addiuonI
\ $1,000.
Is. Il. Parlta 50 II. NJ. Beardriey and
| II. q. Gilbert, part Of catchey and
| sclioyerling surveys; 500.
George u. shappello 10 Perry Parks
and wife. part OF O.. w. coouiaru surs
vey u5.
| George Martin 30 j. II. Moore. lot
| IA. block c o, Daggetts additloni $500
h. A. Caldwell to George Martha.
lot 20. block Q 9, Daggstts additiosii
txi 30.
Joaeph Nugent 10 Charles Gummeth
| iiO acre, Of 4. &, Neil euryey; s2I 30.
| j. n. Grlmsby and wife to J ".
| MaaHe, 1ia ncrea OF \. \. ConanueH
| aut.vey. SllL0,