Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14

PENDED CITY NATIONAL BANK
IMPORTANT ACTION.
Two suits were filed by Tarrant
county about $50 o'clock yesterday
evening against Treasurer Thomas B.
Collins and his bondsmen, John c. Nc
Carthy. Martin Casey, j. J. Roche, Q. j.
swasey. John :. Andrews. T. 7. y.
Andrews, ]. @. sandllge, Clay SAN
didge, II. Il. San1idge. Eugene Roche
and l. Carb. and to recover the sum
OF Sils,ll7.Ss and the other the sum Of
siOS6.90.
The petitions in each Of these cases
allege in substance that Thomas B.
Collins was elected treasurer Of said
county on November o, 1894. and that
he qualified on November II, 1884, by
giving bonls-one in the sum Of $4,000
to secure the general fund and the 9TH
er in the sum Of $4,000 to secure the
school fund with the above named par
ties as securities, and that as such
treasurer he received and should now
have in his possession the sums OF
money sued for, that said bonds were
conditioned that he wOd.d pay accord
ing to law all warrants that might De
drawn On him. That on april ~ "a war
rant WAS drawn on him Tor N1l-' anu
that he refused to pay the same, ana
said that he had no funds out OF when
he could make the payment, ana lhdt
demand was then made ~ the COM
missioners court 10 count the money
which was refused, whereby he Is In
BILE ON his bond, etc.
simultaneously with the ming OF
these suits affidavit was made by Hon
George ". Armstrong, county JuuBe,
and Caps & Cantgy as attorneys LOT
pIaintiu. for wrlts Of attachment
AGAINST the property of j. hoehe'
Juau /. Andrews and Clay Sanuldse'
The county clerks records SNOW thht
within the past few days j. j. Royhe
and NJ. Z. Hurley have conveyed the
! piskwick hotel property to tine Dele
ware Hotel company for $loV'VVV, anu
that Roche also ON yesterday conveyed
property to Zane Cetu for $2VpO chah
| ana gave deeds OF trust TO The Guy
National bank to secure $l9,3du, ana 10
! C. V. Menelue to secure SlOOyV'
Clay Sandllse conveyed se'ettl
| pieccs OF property to w. j. Bo1z lor
| s,06D r1sh md Jonn 5. Andrews con-
| viewed "A number OF tracts of land 10
| g W. Griggs and g. IL. Bradley oil
! Ellis county for about S9iop IN notes
| and cash, and Eugene Roche conveyed
| IA tract of land to the city bank TO Sc
cure gEsUD All OF this property, as
we'll as q number OF other tracts, were
] attached 10y the county except the Hu-
| gene Roche tract. Also at the same
| time a number of nihdavits Tor gar
| nishmeuts were made, alleging that
| the sum sued for by the county IS Just
| due and unpaid and mat the defend
| ants have not In their possession III
| plaintiffs knowledge property sulhcleht
| 10 satisfy the Countys debt, and That
! certain Of the defendants, VIZ j. G.
| sandIdge. /. Carb, clay Sandidge, j. j.
| Roche, j. (. Mccarthy. Martin Casey
| and G. j. Swascy, own stock IN various
| corporations. and garnishments We're
| sued out against the Texas Brewing
company, Live Stock National bank,
First National bank, state National
| bank, American National bank, Della
| wnre Hotel company, Casey and Swa-
soy company, Fort Worth Iron works,
Texas Fixture company ana the Fort
Worth Improvement and Realty COM
puny.
been secured by the garnishments and
attachments and that this In connec-
ton with the dividends the county VIII
receive from the City National bank
will amply secure the county An Mt
taGhmcnt and garnishmegt bond In the
sum OF 500 900 each were furnished,
with the Tarraut county as prlncl-
pal and II. G. Edriugton GeorgS u.
Mulltcy and George W. Armstrong as
suretles,
II might here be stated that this suit
grew out of the recent suspension OF
the city National bank, I'm which the
county treasurer had the funds of the
county deposited. The surcues on the
bond of the county treasurer met with
| the commits siOncrg' court on last Tues
day evening and requested the court
to grant an extension Of time of six,
twelve, eighteen and tWenty-four
months on the bond, which was agreed
to provided additional security in the
sum Of $4,000 should be furnished on
yesterday 1t became apparent to the
commissioners that such proposition
would not be compiled with, and they
employed Messr5. Caps 81 Canty as
insisting counsel IN the ease and
passed a resolution instruCting the
county Judge to at once bring suit and
to sue out such attachments and gar
nishments as in his opinion the facts
warranted
A reporter attempted to interview
Judge Armstrong last evening He
said: 81 haven't time to talk with you
about the matter now. 1 Will only say
that 1 am fully warranted by the law
and the facts IN every step I have TAX
en-. The proceedings have been taken
solely Tor the protection OF the county
These suits win not interfere with a
reorganization by the stockholders OF
the bank II thoy will make the county
safe In the deferred payments. W.
have no disposition to press the bonds
men. We only want to feel that this
county ls absolutely certain to get it.
money"
The bondsmen on the county treas
urer's bond are practically the same
names as those on the citys bond e
whom the bank owes $4,000, and tn,
knights OF pythias bond, TO whom tn,
bank owes $i3S. 900.
The city government and the Knight,
OF Pythias have taken no legal steps
and 1t Is not known that they will tax,
such action.
A REPRIEVE OF TEN YEARS.
An average business mans life car
easily be lengthened ten years by tn,