The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-28
Dotv ct TX of Harris County Want a
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
SUBSCRIPTION FOR TEXAS SILVER.
Galveston VIII Raise q Good sum-Audy
Love Tried for Assault to
Murder.

| against George w. Schaper, Martha Il.
Schaper. r. T. Wheeler and Stuart Wheel
or of Galveston county. asking for $4,000
actual damages and $4,000 exemplary dam
ages. For cause oil action plaintiffs allege
| nigh character and good name prior to
| July "A, 1895; that about the early part of
said month, defendants, oonspring against
! piantlils, began series of veXatious and
! damaging reports against the good name
OF plaintiffs. charging them as being day
| light thieves" robbers, horse thieves, en-
| beZZlers and various other disreputable
| names and kept up such reports in Gal
weston and Harris counties; that on July
| ~, 1875, defendants caused to have, by
| their testimony, a charge of embezzlement
| lodged against said plaintiffs in the crimi-
nal district court of Galveston county:
| that on the same day. on the testimony of
Defendants George w. and Martha J..
Schnper and others whom they instigated
to testify against said plaintiffs, a bin OF
Indictment was presented In said criminal
court charging plaintiffs with embc2zlng
a horse valued at $50. and that on various
| times subsequent thereto defendants pa
| raded the counties over and charged plain
| tins with being daylight thieves" etc.
| saying they would land plaintiffs IN the
penitentiary regardless of all hazards and
| peris.
Plaintiffs further allege that about Au-
gust Z, 1873, they were arrested by the
sheriff of Harris county and placed in jail
| upon warrants issued upon Indictments re
! ferred to; that they We're among STRANGERS
and without funds In strange land. that
| on August t. 1895, there appeared in both
| the Galveston News and The iioustCn Po ST
a publication of the fact that plaintiffs had
peen arrested on a charge of einbe2zling
| over MA penal oifcnse; that on July "a
1883, there appeared in the Galveston News
a notice warming all persons that two
notes no4 nor Tor 800 each signed by George "
Annie l. Doty, had been given tor balance
OF purchase money for certain land upon
the repre- scrtation that the title was I'M
encnrnbered. whereas said land was mort
gagged. ana warning all persons not to pur-
chase said notes. said notice being signed
by George w. and Martha l Schnper
| that said notice in effect charged plaintiffs
with perpetrating n fralj, which was ab.
Soiutely false. and said notir2 was l.b-
lished for the purpose of destroying the
good standing and reputation oi p!eintiffs
and 90 destroy the value of The cOtes
flalntifs have often tried 10 sell the notes
put nave met with difficulty, said notice
! being invariably referred to; that on Au-
gust D 1898, Defendant r. n. Wheeler made
| and proclaimed certain llbelous and Sian
derous remarks and reports about The
character OF plaintiffs in Galveston to one
J.. - bryant, then calling plaintiffs day
! light thieves, robbers and swinders:" that
the penitentiary before he got through
with them; that they We're a lot of dealt
November H. 1875, plaintiffs were arraign-
ed upon the charge Of cmbezzlement afJre-
| said severance was granted. Defendant
annie l.. Dolly tried, present among the
prosecutors being r. r. Wheeler. attor-
ney, who sat With tho prosecuting at:cr
neys prompting and urging them, although
ilent as a witness nor of record us ore of
the prosecuting attorneys; also prompting
ths prosecutor was George w. Schaper,
notWlths tandihg the presence Of the dis
tt1ct attorney and private prosecuting AT
,orueys, Messrs. Sampson, Lovotoy & wat.
klhs trat the state rested after i lone
ana vigorous examination OF witnesses and
the defendant was placed upon the stand
and after answering one or two questions
the judge interrupted and said the defend |
ant would not be required to nrooeetl fur
Ihef; mat ne state had failed to make
~ q case; me Jury was instructed 10 and
/ ulu pflnG IN verdict OF not guilty; that |
upon motion Of the district attorney Ike |
| use afal4st Norman j. Do'y ras no.le |
r. Wheeler did utter and proclaim 10 |
George Pattillo lihclous and slande,ou3 ie- |
ports concerning plaintiffs; that the SUD |
instituted for the purpose of Worrying and |
l,r,iIAsslnE plalnuiis; thGi sand Sshapers
aaIItenpted 10 eNtort $50 from plaintiffs by |
threatening prosecution; that said pro sscu- |
uon was base and malic') is |
o., dIalnuiis aliege that ov 'eas II of sad
slanderous reports, i'm Il % iinrnt ana |
prosecution they have susta ned DAMAGE
in the sums first hcreinSs or, mentioned |
wherefore they bring suit
THE TENAS' SILVER SERVICE.
some time ago committees We're ap- |
pointed by the chamber OF commerce TO |
canvass the city and Solicit subscriptions |
10 the fund for a testimonial to be pre-
sented to the battleship Texas There |
We're several of these committees and each |
, m,S E ~ dtstihct ana exclusive terri |
wa1, - r., mn 70 operate. Inc committees |
the MOS, VIZ" wa, ,Hls morning ana report
tho r 1s.oot slatl ylhB progress. They say
snd 'o Iio were everywhere so prompt |
task nnda aUu1 ma ihey have found the
pleasure. without any disagreea',le fea-
No. No. Iihoush the work has not been com
,aeteu ~ Is c9nsidered certain that Gal
fund viii hc ,,,'., ~ the testimonial
Contributions continue to come in from
a LIZ nn, sections Of the State. but there
tematic effnrt mad nave ave peen tho sys-
rha siibscrin, ,o, " ,,,,,, cIseWnere TO make
in Goiyostnn w ri pppu va as mas been done
vet ren,a,nin, ~ ~ ~ ~ olily u niue Whlie
he r,ode NJ a, :" "tlSn supscrlpuohs can
total tvi, ' spo ~ ~ eNpecteu that the sum
returns a,.a en Up NurS Wen when the
nectatinns os O." ~ H. ~, especlally IL the ex-
tonic Woco % i ~ iV W;1 baias, san An
~ " IeiitZeu' II is designed to have lhe
the T ,.,.t',0 Ia tehe mace AT some port on
a.' p'pudply AT GaiVeston.
ANDY LOVES CASE.
About a month ago Governor Culberso,
referred IN Count. -. -, 81"
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itiHiucatlOn from ANDY Inyp hn al i,,a |