Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-20
IN THE COURTS.
Number OF Convictions in the County
Court-Civil Business Light.

Court-Clvil Business Light
Judge Armstrong was busy yesterday
In the county court hearing criminal
cases. The case OF w. +. Thomas, VINO
was arrested recently on charge OF
dlvulging secrets OF the grand jury,
was heard yesterday mornipg Thomas
was charged with making public some
OF the deliberations OF the grand jury
in Its consideration OF the Sargent MUIR
der case. Several witnesses were put
upon the stand. The last OF these was
Judge Harris. OF the seventeenth DIS
trict court, who testified that the mat
ter made public by Thomas had all
ready been testified to In open court in
the Seventeenth district, at time prior
to that at which Thomas was alleged
TO have dlvulged the secrets OF the
grand jury. This evidence having been
adduced, the county attorney arose and
stated that In consideration Of these
facts the case would be nOlle pressed.
The court accordingly instructed the
jury to return verdict of not guilty.
which Ii did.
WIN Evans. a colored youth. was put
on trial In the afternoon. Evans was
charged with stealing a saddle from
Noah Dale. which saddle had been
subsequently found by detectives In the
possession OF Word. the secondhand
dealer. The defense made by Evans
counsel was that he had already been
convicted OF this offense at a previous
trial. The jury returned a verdict Of
not guilty.
Albert white was tried on a charge
OF stealing so cents. lie was convicted
and given one day In jail
Albert Gonzales was tried In two
cases. In which he was charged with
theft of some small articles Of clothing.
and was convicted In both. lie WAS
fined 50 In each case. Gonzales IL a
Mexican and could not speak English,
~ that an Interpreter had TO be en-
ployod during his trial.
DISTRICT COURTS.
In the Seventeenth district court yes
terday the land suit Of Earl VS.. Holman
was still ON trial. This suit, which IL
instituted to determine the boundary
of certain lands, has been on trial for
two days In this court. The taking OF
evidence was concluded last evening
and the case was given to the jury,
In tho Forty-eghth district court sew
crnl civil cases were called and con-
tinued.
SUITS FILED.
In the office OF the district clerk these
suta were flled yesterday.
National Bank OF Chicago Va. Walter
a. Wood Harvester company. debt and
attachment. Seventeenth district court.
Charles l.. Mcdaniel VI. Jack Hurley
ct al. trespnss to try title. Forty
eighth district court.
RIJAT. ESTATE TRANSFERS.
L. A. Trlmhlc and wife to u. j. prlt-
chett southeast corner block I, j. w,
Smlths addition $500.
NJ. G. Bowles to George w. ARM
strong. lots Z and $. block NJ. Rosedalc
addition. 1880
u. Bonz and wife 70 Eta Bonz, 1OOx
100 feet, block %. city, $40.
Btta Boaz to David Boas same. $40
II. j, Donovan to w. II. Donovan, lot
20, block q. Prospect Heights addition.
Joseph and a. NJ. Mcdonald to Il. W.
Harris. 90 IL acres, Joel Walker survey
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MERCHANTS LICENSE.
The collector OF taxes Cor Tarrant
county Is In receipt OF circular from
the cOmptroller's Office containing the
text OF the recent enactment OF the leg
islnture providing for the classification
Of merchants so as to determine the
amount OF occupation tax which each
shall pay. In accordance with the
conditions of this enactment no ocru.
patton license viii be issued until this
law is complied with.