Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-20
THEY WERE AMAZED.
CRIMINAL LAWYERS CLAIM THAT
JUDGE HURTS DECISION Is
FINAL.
Work Is Proceeding Rapidly mt the
Fair Grounds Putting Up the
Amphitheater.

Dallas. Tex, Sept 19.-(Special)--
Governor Culberson's refusal to bow
to the decision of Chief Justice James
NJ. Hurt OF the court OF criminal APP
peals is regarded here by the great
bulk OF citizens with amazement, min
gled with Indignation. Ex-Governor
Barnett Gibbs, eN-Supreme Judge John
l.. Henry and all the eminent lawyers
and ex-judges are at loss to account
for the governors utterances. There
was no snap judgment taken. Chief
Justice Hurt sent an urgent request to
Judges w, l.. Davidson and John NJ q.
Henderson to sit with him. lie invited
the Encouragement to be present as
well. Judge Davidson's reply was that
he could not come on account OF sick
ness. Judge Henderson was in Dallas
on the morning the hearing began and
was urged by Judge Hurt 10 sit with
him. Ten minutes before court con.
vened Judge Henderson and Attorney
General Crane were together at the
Windsor hotel. Hence a fair opportu-
nifty was given all to attend. The citl-
zens Of Dallas bow 10 the DEGREES OF
the courts and place the judiciary and
the clvil power above the military pow
err at all times. They are law-abidlng
ana temperate. and when the highest
Judge of the highest court in the state
having Jurisdiction over criminal mat
tiers speaks they accept the result.
Had Judge Hurt decided against
glove contests the lumber for the am
phitheater would have been en- route
TO the indian Territory at this time.
In July last Dan A, Stuart announced
positively that II there was law
aginst glove contests Corhett and Fitz-
simmons would not meet I'm Texas. The
Inc best known Judge I'm the state. and
one who was nominated by the same
convention that nominated Culberson
ana crane. has declared that there Ia
no law prohibiting glove contests, and
stewart bows to the decree.
County Attorney Gillespie made n
motion in the county court to dismiss
the cases against principal Cavanaugh
ana the three seconds, Mike o'Brlen.
Al Sims and Ed Kelley. who had been
IN Jail since the night OF the End inst.
for engaging in a prize fight at Inc
Dallas Athletic clubs arena.
MIR. Gillespie gave as his reason for
making the motion that the court OF
criminal appeals the highest tribunal
In the state, had rendered a decision
declaring that there Is no law in Texas
against prize fighting
Judge Thomas F.. Nash accordIng1v
dismissed the cases from his docket
and instructed the sheriff 10 restore
the prisoners to their liberty.
Grigsby Bros. have nearly two hup.
dred mechanics and laborers nj WORT,
on the big amphritheater and are
pushing the construction with all nos
sible dispatch. Covering as 1t does four
acres of ground, 1t will be the largest
building ever erected in this country
and Its very vastness IS attractin1
many visitors to the sight
The Florida Athletic club people are
doing Il rushing business since the de-.
clsion. Pending the action of Judge
Hurt, there was lull in the purchose
OF tickets for seats, owing to the unrer.
tainty into which matters We're plunF-
ed, but all doubts are now removed
and tickets are going like the proven.
bial not cakes. Big orders are coming
In from all quarters
o. l.. Morrison, who was quoted In
the Austin correspondence OF the On
zette this morning. will not sit i'm The
lower house If a 2pecial session Is call
ed. Morrison was appointed state rev
enue agent on adjournment day OF The
last legislature and Big Iniln" (as The
boys called HIM will not anawer al
roll call Judge Ham Ward also lost
his seat as a member of the house
from Travis county, having served ns
special Judge OF the district court Tor,
watkins OF Navarro county is nnnther
lost darling. He is supposed to be in