Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-08
NOW HANGING IN The BALANCE
rs rnn FATE on DEFENDANT y. n,
HEAD TO-DAY.
Conclusion of tho Arsumpnts Defore
Judge Harris Last Night-rhc
Charge 10 Ne Given TO the Jury
This Morning.

The arguments In thu Il. II. Head
Eastland mob case were concluded last
nisht at $3.50 O'Clock In the Seventeenth
district court room. There were three
spo@chcs for the state and three for the
defense, six hours on each slide being
allowed. The arguments were opened
on Thursday forenoon by County Az
torney Ben Terneli for the state. who
was followed at night By Attorney
Lindsey for the dcfcnse, Yesterday
was occupied by arguments by Judge
liammons FOR the state Attorney Frost
for tie defense. Judge Davenport Tor
the state and Henry NJ. Furman for the
defense. The arguments were closed
by Judge Bentley for the prosecution
last night IN spncch of two hours and
half. The arguments ON both sides
were able and tho complicated tesi-
mony was closely followed and skill
fully applied On both sides. Judge
Harris announced at tho close Of the
speeches that owing to the latcnoss
of the hour and tho fatigue incident
90 so protucted . trial that he would
defer his charge until this morning.
There IN a grcat deal OF interest cen
tered in the outcome OF the trial. as 10
whether Head VIII DO convicted Of the
murder OF BIN Deal, who was hung
nearly ten years ago.
II ia especially matter OF interest
10 the people of the three counties of
Easilhnd. Callahan and Comanche,
where the mob operated. and large
number Of tho Inhabitants, say.rL
hundred. have been In This city for q
week.
The story brought forth by the trial
READS Ike q border novel and the eli
max IS tragic enough to satisfy the de-
mros OF lovers OF the fiction OF the
The County Court.
In the county court yesterday the
SUIT OF the state National bank We. d.
H. Paddock was on trial
Alex Bruno pleaded guilty to theft
ana was nned $40 and given ten days
IN ian.
The Wills OF Minerva Miillcan and s.
. Mcclure wore admitted Ia probate.
The following Is the non-jury ciVil
docket cases Ia the county court today:
The Tradcrs' National bank Va, II.
Schwartz ct al.
Chicago, Rock Island and Texas Rail-
way company w. Cameron Mill aud
Elevator company.
Arch Earl VI, Geo, I. slocum ct al.
j, l.. Reed. administrators. VS.. G. p.
McGuoirk
Robert Fitzgerald VS.. 4. Canto.
IS; ~ GetNcndanner ct nj. va. Geo.
i. Slocum ct al.
~ W. mud J. L. Proylne VS.. Geo. I.
Slncum ct al.
Carter y I.cwright va. Fort Worth
National bank.
J, NJ. Bridges Va, w. X. Heron.
D. ~ Fnuat vs.. sherman OH and Cot
ton company.
a. C, spaldlng & Bro VS., w. G. New
by.
4. q. spaldIng & Bro, vs., a, J. An
NJ. u. Darlington \ Co., Va. @. A.
JenRon.
Says She s.cft Him.
j. Ralph Dean has iled u suit In the
district court for divorce from X Dean.
They were married at Tombstone. Art
2ona, January /, 1857. ana lived together
until February, 1890. when. he alleges.
she abandoned him.
Licensed 60 Wed.
w, o. Rice and Fora Cold were grant.
cd = marriage license By the county
clerk yesterday
Real IGsiHt. Transfers.
a. l.. Byers and wife to the Byers In
Neatment company. lots . and 9, block
lOl city and part Of block Is. city.
\. A, bridges ~ al. TO Mrs, Percy II.
Roche, lot o, block nc. city $3.50.
Snllle Huffman. by trustee. TO City
National bank, lots IL ana 10, block
AZ. city. $1,000
y, y. Dumas 10 Lena Cannon, $50
acres OF heirs Of benjamin Thomas. 81,
J. $. Fulton and wife to A. Y. Roo,
l2o acres of heirs OF Benjamin Thomas,
sahC0,
Pearl Cannon to Lena Fulton. share
OF estate,
Robert NJ. oglcshy to John II. Ogles-
by, part Of A. Robinson survey, ST.
Joseph JnmisOn to Edward Harmon,
S2a acres OF John Condea survey. $1,000.
u S, McClellund to u u, McClellnnd.
one-halt interest In block "a, less lot
3, block u, OF Glendale sub-di vision nf
Fielda-Wclch addition. 81 and other
consideration.
Porter Han to Enoch MARBLE, lot ~.
Park sub-llvlaion OF block 4, Fields
addition $3.50.
II, II. Choat and wife 20 j. II. Chont,
% ~ acres OF j. Russell survey $40.
u, n. Edwards and wife TO Thomas
Myers part of block %. city. Si0se
j. M, Gaines Co j. w. St clair. part
of ~ q. Mlllikin survey. $1,000.
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Countcrfclts In money or food are not
wanted. DIR IrlCe'a Iluliup pnxvIar q.