Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-25
LEAxE BEFORE THE JURY.
M is TRIED IN THE COUNTY COURT
ron swINDLISG.
Evidence I'm the Case Given yester-
dny-Non-Jury Docket caiIed-Dis-
trict Court Proeecdinss--A Big Fee
BiII suit Filled.

The county court opened with large
attendance Of lawyers Yesterday morn
Ing. II was the time for the call OF the
non-Jury docket for setting. When
this was disposed OF the court resumed
the trial OF cases on the criminal dock
ct which has been occupying the court
for the past week
Claude Black, u young white fellow.
was before the court on the charge OF
assault and battery upon a negro
named Ebert Wood. The dar';ey was
nearly twice the size OF the white boy,
but he swore that Black hit him hard
Hex with rc's. the assault being
made last Sunday night on st. Louis
avenue Blacks companion and Black
himself both proved he was not at the
place the time the negro stated and
therefore could net have been the party
who made the assault.
The court gave verdict for the de-
fendnnt and he was set free.
The case which consumed the after
noon In the county court was the trial
Of s. Darlington Leake. alias Samuel G.
Lenke. the young white man who was
arrested few days ago on the charge
of swlndrng several parties In Fort
Worth by means OF false representa-
lions. Leake Is rather handsome In
appearance and Is said to be well edu-
Gated and is a good talker. Al &C
count OF some Of his methods and Of his
arrest appeared In the Gazette last
week. Mr. j. -. Gordon, bridge fore
man OF the Houston and Texas Central
railroad, stated In evidence that Leake
came To him last Wednesday and asked
him to subsclbe to the st. Louis Repub-
lic saying that he represented that
paper. Mr.. Gordon agreed TO subscribe
for the paper and paid Lcake 81, for
which he was to receive the paper
semi-wcckly for one year. and Leuke
gave him a receipt for the 81, tho re-
cclpt reading that Gordon was to re-
celVe paper" for time specified, with
out stating that II was the st. Louis
Republic. although MIR. Gordon declared
that II was that paper 10 which he
Intended 10 Subscribe. Leake also Of
fered 10 give Mr. Gordon Il personal
wrte-up AND Obtained photographs
from MIR. Gordon and his wife, from
which he said he would have cuts made
to run with the write-up. This write
up and the cuts We're 10 be put In free.
When Loalto was put upon the stand
he acknowledged that he was a lawyer
and that he had license to practice
that profession. lie said he was lit
efary man and he made 10 "A business
to write sketches for different people
for which he charged sometimes $50,
He then made arrangements with pa
pers to publish these wrlte-ups for a
sum considerably less than he was to
receive aud thus he made his profits.
There were several other witnesses In
troduced by the prosecution to prove
that Leake had been engaged In trans
actions of similar nature to the one
with Mr. Gordon.
Detective Tom Talbot stated that he
heard Lelke say to MIR, Gordon that
he mud probably done what he had not
intended to do and offered to give the
money back to Mr., Gordon. The trial
OF the case will be resumed today.
In the Seventeenth district court II.
| II, Holden plead guilty To horse steal
| ING and was given Ave years in the pen-
itentinry.
G. r. Sanford plead guilty to bur
| glury and was given a two years sem
| tence to the pen, Both are white mon
| The case Of j, NJ. Doyle, charged with
| emheallcment, Is ON trial
The case against X, NJ, Page, charged
| with the murder OF A. b. Smith, has
been set for October g. and the trial
| VIII In all probability take place In the
Seventeenth district court at that time.
The case against Mrs H. Il. Thomp-
| son, charged with the murder of A,
l.ieb. has been set for trial next Mon
! day.
In the l7orty-elghth district court
yesterday S. II. Williams brought suit
against lrby Dunllln. receiver OF the
Gazette company and he Democrat
Publishing company Tor the sum of
Sg9OlS0 on account Of failure of CON
silsration In the purchase of the Ga
zette, alleging Jhc prior collection OF
accounts which were sold, the exhibit
OF disputed az undlsputed accounts.
overpnid subscriptions, etc. The pc
tition recites that note given by the
plhnum 10 the receiver FOR $4,000 l.
outstanding. and that the plaintiff has
offered to pay the difference between
the sum he owes and tho sum owing To
him. He tenders the amount In pay
mcnt and prays FOR an injunction
against action by the receiver on the
note,