The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-27
FEDERAL COURT AT PARIS.

he means to steer safely through the shall
lows which threaten him In the house.
FEDERAL COURT AT PARIS.
Resume of the Work Done During the
Present Term.
Paris Advocate.
The work of the Federal court for the
fall term Is practically ended There is
little mora to be done except to hear and
pass upon motions. which will probably
not be done until next week, Court HIS
been in session only five weeks and during
that time an extraordinary amount of
work has been done. Nothing but the most
perfect system and tireless energy upon
Tic part of Judge Bryant. District Attor-
hey Taliiferro, Marshal Williams and
Clerks Brooks and Fitzpatrick made this
possible Here is the record of cases dis
disposed of:
Liquor SiNty-eieht cases disposed or
thirty-three convictions, thirteen acquit-
tails, twenty two dismissed.
Adultcry-Three cases disposed of; one
convict ION, two dismissed.
Stealing money out of letter--One conVic-
ton
Perjury Two dlsrosed of; one convic-
ton, ono dismissed
Embedding money order fund--One con-
vi,tion.
Destroying leter-One CCnNlStlOn.
Assault to ll.ll--rv Give cas- es disposed of;
five convictions, four acquittals, three DIS
missed.
Horse theft 0w enty. people, - Twenty
ninc cases disposed of. nineteen conVic-
tons. four acduit.als. six dismissed.
Larceny over slO-Ope conviction. one ac-
quittal.
Kobbery-sx cases disposed of three
ccuS ictcd. three dismissed
Intercourse with girl under 16-One con-
YiCtiCn.
Understanding United States officer
Three cases disposed of; one convicted, two
d.smissed.
Durglaty-Two cases disposed Of, one
conviction. two dismissed
Murder Cmahslaughtcr, six people)-Six
cases disposed OF. two convictions, one not
guilty.. three dismissed.
k,"vividS stolen property - ore DIS
niesrd
Iieomy dismissed
TOTAL One hundred and thirty-e eight
eases disposed of; seventy-two convictions,
twtnty-threc acquittals. forty-forr DIS
II was utterly Impossible to try all the
cases in the short time allotted. ere fol
lowing cases are on the docket for the
srrng term: Muider. ~, introducing and
.cm,y .llqnor, 50; horse theft, q. a,g;anl,
stolen property. g; cornterio Ing, 6; ddlll-
tory. Intercourse. etc. :; burglary, 4. ar
son, s. brttesy and receivllg bribes, /;
p riury 3, ihfcrcr saiing United States
otnccrt. 3, pirschiing false claims 2 OBJ
structug United States process, :; Niolni
ing POSTAL !. Ns .: using mail TO defraud. !,
in'!mdatng taiicd states Witness / con
sTirHcy 20 utfrGDd T. revenue fraud ],
einl,z1ling rosto dce funds, /; total. 2j2.
The re-. or1s OF the court also show
y IVA. a prodigious prcvarlce -on IL IN" ie-
port of the Dawes commission. IN that
unique doc irent II seemed as II tie
AUTHORS ''havc It In" for the Paris court.
They were perhaps induced to do TINS
through the means of hauquets rendered
them by the dow utrodden and oppressed
non-ciuzen, where they do say, that Vine,
a.fInt =NEH tIa.nFss "a
condiments. The Dawes commission re-
p, rted that the Indian Territory was a
refuge for criminals and that murder and
violence ran ran pant.
As the members Of congress from Arknn-
gas. Kansas Missouri, Alabama and Cello
RADIO have interested themselves most in
ing the Jurisdiction 20 the courts in the
Indian Territory and insisting that as
matters were the number of crimes were
appalling. the Dawes commission says
"kcliahle newspapers and individuals
who have endcaNored to obtain accurate
information as 10 the prevalence Of crime
in the Territory agree that M to Novem-
Der there had been 2j7 murders commit
tod IL the Territory since the last adjourn.
meit of congress. -,
files Of tie St. Louis Giohe-Denocrlt from
March to December ! of the present year
and complied the following, which very
onectually knocks 1uI the prevaricatihg
indian Torritory-es killings, > rnpcs. !
attempted train robbery, robberles and
Nrkansss-Ts i lnnes, $. rapes, 20 rob
berries aud burglaries total 80
ho1sasati k.IiT IS 4, Il rapes 81 robberes
| Missoutl-i6 Killings. = rapes S train
rohtCries and attempts, 81 robberies ard
Eiaham5-i2c XIII rapes. train
ROBBERY. l6 burglaries and robhertes; total
| Colorado-51 killings, train robberles 20
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