Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-07
THE DALLAS NEWS BUDGET.
TREASURER coE WANTS a HABEAs
CORPUS TRIAL.
He Makes Application 10 Judge
Hurt-nertha Trent Granted Hail,
Hut She Fails to Give It-Tive Years
In ahe Reforn,Rtory.

Dallas. Tex. oct ct is learned to-
day that an application for writ Of
habeas corpus in the case OF
County Treasurer Coe had been
presented to Judge Hurt Of
the court of criminal appeals through
Goes attorneys. and that the writ was
granted by Judge Hurt and made re-
turnable in Dallas on Monday at 5
o'clock
MIR. Goes Indictment was made pub
lie on Monday, October l. on the Ind
he appeared in court by attorneys. be-
ing physically unable to be present
himself, and requested the court to set
his case for trial on october 5, claiming
that he could establish that there was
not even ground Tor a suspicion against
him and urging that he should have a
speedy trial in order TO vindicale HIM
self. This was refused him by the
court on the ground that the docket
was crowded and the case could not be
reached before the 15th. Ills case was
set on that date unuer the protest OF
his attorneys.
Then, in order to get a hearing on
the facts as speedily US possible. ca the
3rd, through ms attorneys, he sued out
writ OF haDeas corpus before JudBe
Hurt. Ills attorneys then took his pc
utlon and Sought Judge Hurt, VINO
was then near BELLEVUE, IL Clay county.
confined TO his bed from sickness. Tine
petition for habeas corpus was pre-
scented to Judge Hurt on the ith ny
one Of Goes attorneys. Mr.. ICELAND.
The writ was granted and MADE re-
turnable In Dallas on Monday at
o'clock Il, m.
HIS frienus state that Mr.. Coe sued
out writ of habeas corpus as a last
resort in order to get the facts before
the public, as he could not get speedy
trial in the court. He VIII stu urge a
speedy trial, and hopes to 80 before
the jury on the 10th, II not sooner.
The committee appointed by Judge
Clint to count County Treasurer Goes
cash and check up his books are stlll
hard at work and will probably not
get through In time to make a report
before Monday evening. There are
more than 5000 Individual receipts to
inspect, as one item alone.
Bertha Trent and Laura Kendall, who
are charged with doping Charles Sea-
brooke in their reservation dive, from
which he died, and who have since been
IN jail, had Il habeas corpus hearing
before Judge Clint this afternoon.
Their bail was fixed at $500 each,
which they have SO far been unable to
give.
The habeas corpus trial OF Dennis
Derrett, the negro who killed Bernard
Flannery in front of the latter's sa-
loon and restaurant in 6tringtown
Monday night, which was to have come
on today. was postponed until next
Monday.
Pete lilo, charged with highway rob-
berry, was tried in Judge Cllnts court
today and given five years in the re-
formatory.
Three weeks ago W. T. Morzingo,
living near Grand Prairie, came to town
looking for cotton pickers. Pete lilo,
Ned Morris and Ed Spivey hired to him
and got in his wagon to go home with
him. As they crossed the lower river
bridge the three boys insisted that they
needed a bath, and asked Mr.. Mon
lingo to wait while they took II swim.
The farmer said he would take bath
with them. But as soon as they got un-
der the river bank the trio caught the
farmer and two of them held him
while the third took SIS out OF his
pocket.
spivey and Morris will be tried Mon
day.
The committee on freight bureau APP
pointed by the Dallas commercial club
met at o'clock this afternoon aud
agreed to convote the special meeting
on freight bureau on Monday. October
s, to hear the report and proceed with
the organization Of the bureau.
Last Tuesday morning an S-year-old
son OF Mr.. Nettles of Oak CHI reached
under his fathers pillow to get the lat
ter's knife fom his vest pocket A As
calhre slx-shooter fell out, and on
striking the floor went off, the bullet
taking effect in the boys right leg u
low the knee. and ranging upward.
lodged near the knee Joint The physi-
clans amputated his leg above the
knee.
The Dallas commercial club is In re-
ceipt of communication from the
Mississippi congress inviting a
full representation of delegates from
the Dallas commercial club to be pres
ent at the convention of that congress
in St Louis, The Invitation expresses
the desire for fun representation Of
all the commercial clubs In order that
the various business interests OF the
commercial congress may be well rep
resented.
st, Mary's Institute gave the first
musicale OF It's opening senson this
afternoon. Tho following program was
most artistically rendered:
N0lse--Op. llN...,..-... 49,. ......,RaH
Miss McNIurphy
Last Duchess. ,.... ..R. Browning
Miss Lake.
Finale from the Kreutzer SONATA.
.,..... o." %. ... 80. Beethoven
Miss MeMurphy and Prof Calm.
Spinning Wheel. ........ Wagner Bendsl
Miss Caller.
Ave Maria, ...,. ............. Guonod
Miss Darlington,
Balcony Scene from Romeo and
Juliet..... .. -. -. Shakespeare
Miss Lake.
Interme2go from "cavallerls Rus
tlcana' ...., -" ....... Mnacagnl
Miss McMurphy. Miss Darlington and
Prof. Calm.
Danse Bspagnole..... 80. Moskowsli
Miss McAiurphy.
Regnava mel Sllenzio, from Lucia
di Lammermoor. . ...Donlzetti
Niss, Darlington.
Mr. 8, G. Warner, general passen-
ger agent OF the Cotton Belt, with
headquarters at Tyler. n in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs J. MeNaughton of
Sherman are visiting in Dallas.
The Mcleod can offer better Induce
ments In every line to those who in
tend visiting the Texas State foir than
any other hotel In the city.
The fortnightly musicales began this
evening with large attendance and
every prospect OF their continuation.
There is no affected style about the
Mcleod. II Is a plain. everyday hotel.
with plenty OF things good TO cat. md