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The Washington bee., 1896-12-05
NOTICE!
NONPAREIL II DINING II EOOM,
1919 NJ Street Northwest.

To You and Your Friends:
Having leased for a term Of years
the lower AUDITORIUM Of the handsome
and newly erected building, 1919 NJ
street northwest, have opened and
will conduct frsl-class Lining and
Lunch Room which will be known as
The Washington bee., 1896-12-05

II We Had Never Net" New
,s.uimental, very beautiful. Forty
SnS each, but sold at half on TO a.
W meatIOn THE BEE.
Henry White, o3s F street.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

sWANTED-4 chorus girls for a
ssgrO aggregation. Coco pay. "a
SSeSs, Phil Il. Brown, 10 E I4th St
Sew York.
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FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
Houston Market Hnnse RcfuudinQ
Bonds Not Yet Disposed OF.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR
-pusmV uN-pauNSN IcJ opuIo
u,ent TO the Cit. Charter.

Austin. Texas, December ls,-The attor-
ney general has not disposed Of the Hous-
ton marAe; house refunding bonds recent
" submitted TO bin for his approval The
fact that these bonds were Issued. in 1873
urder authority o. the special charter ef
1870, which charter was graf al \
time when there was nothing II the con-
sti'ution relative to municipal taxation.
places these bonds In peculiar attitude
snd necessitates considerable investigation
10 determine their status
Notice has been given by number OF
Austin citizens that thty will apply to the
Twenty-ffth legislature tot an amendment
to the city charter pro-, iding for the cleo
ton Of all city officers these officers with
the exception Of the MAYOR are selected
by the city eounc..
County 1.jee Walker OF Tyler was here
today on business with the state DEPART
ment
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court Of Criminal Appcals.


me following is the assignment of causes
III the court of criminal appeals at Dallas
Ior the term beginning Monday. January A,
1897. =
FIRST ass'gnment-Two weeks, beginning
Monday January A, 1897. are assigned for
nearing causes from the counties OF Collin,
Cooke Dallas, Grayson and Tarrant
second asslgnment--Two weeks. becinn.
ing Monday, January 49, 1897 are assigned
lor hearing causes from the counties OF
Ems Fannin, Hill Hunt, johnson, Kauf-
man Limestone. Navarro and Rockwell
lhlrd assignment-Two weeks beginning
Monday, February s. 1897 are assigned for
nearing causes from the counties OF Archer.
Gay, Denton, Erath, Eastland Grimes,
Hood Jack, Montague. Palo Pinto Parker
Somervell, Stephens. Wichita, Wise and
Young
Fourth assignment-Two weeks. beglnn-
ing Monday, February 90, 1897, are assigned
Tor hearing causes from the counties OF
Andrews, Armstrong, Bailey. Baylor, Bor-
den briscce, Callahan, Childress, Cottle
Coil!ngsworth. Crosby, Carson, Crane,
Cochran, Castro. Dallam. Donley, Dickens
Dawson, Deaf Smith. Ector, Foard, Fisher,
Floyd, Gray. Cara. Gaines, Glasscock,
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FORT cLEARANcrs.

For Liverpool. per steamship Wi,lisni
Ciiffe. ssss bales OF cotton. weighing $50
$50 pounds and valued at ss4AT6o 1909
sacks crude horates Weighing S3i 9eo pounds
and valued at sls,zoe
For Rotterdam. pcr steamship nlcnhoim.
1905 bales Of cotton. weishiag ia SIS
POUNDS and valeeG al Ssg.sss. 300 bales OF
cotton weighing 1855 $50 pounds and valued
at so, 9si loo bales 81 sntjon. weighing So
ls5 pourd lie and valued al Sssgi ,s.Ss3 sacks
cotton seed meal weighing $50 90 pounds
and valued az si0S39 i75N pieces ni,ch psae
"a SIS fegg) Weighing $500 POUNDS and
vslusd at s9S5 % 9et slaves Weighing lla.-
$50 pounds and yaluei at Silas s@Sy barrels
q oil l.i 50a gallons weighing isi.535
pounds and ~alUed 4. si4.Ae9 e 81 hueAsls
corn. weighing ?. sne 0ea pounds and valued
81 sis..>s
For New YORK. per steamship Genial, $50
,gics cotton is0 sacks wool 1900 sacks toN-
-er matte. 50 bales hides, rs packages mer-
.hAndiSe
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An Ola Veterans Death.

Crcrkctt Texas. December lS.--On
u.,,,,,.,,,. ,t,,h, =, tis .os,1orce in this
In '''"S "'7"' az mo
city, Encch broNson' one Of INC oid iahu-
MARKS oi houston county Nho"n' petaaPs,
to more people that any other man III ,no
county ana unNeisalI} ts'eenea loi ms
sterling traits OF character uled Oh con
sumption after long illness' lie was Tor
many years county surftY1r anu vas an
encJ elopedia of Information concerning me
iand ana Hand titles OF TINS and snrrounal y
counties. lie WAS man Of strong indy a.
uality, peculiar IN some respects ana MS
generosity was almost pr"verhi1l, scNtrai
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Crime nj Granbury.

Granbury, Texas, December ls-sueA
epidemic of la grippe has not struck q
town in years as We have now. HoFv'
no one has died from 1t, but several v
sick, among is ,,Ir. s. B. FerfeIs ~
boy, now suffering with pneumonil :.
The weather for the past rev ain
been bright and warm In the middle o
day and cool at night. To-day xs M, s,
brisk norther, which seems 70 plppa7
something very severe II II coaIlau's
increase at the rate since 1t began
prenarations are being made .! ~
churches for revival, With ksy. a
Prewett. Jr,. from Nashville lsnd I.,;,
sisting tie pastors of the town, ss''A''
on the 10th at the Methodist eau,ra g.,
Cotton is coming in very sleHp. ". ~ !,
bury marketed 1000 bales hsI y ~, ~
only about 5000 this and this i lns ~ !,
of hard times in this section, w, y, vS.I ~ y
is being shipped from Kansas an' ~ :
ritOfies,
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CHARTERS FILED

The following corporations today fled
their charters with the seer, airy of state;
Tho Sour Lake COMPANY of Sour Lake.
Hardin county Capital stock. $3.50 600, In
cotrolators and Director James II. Free
man. Jr., and James Z Newton Of Sour
Lake, n. W. Ford of Houston and sydney
7 Fontaine and Maeo Stewart of Calves
ton, The purpose or this corporation is to
erect and repair buildings and Improves
ments II the foNn " Sour Lake and to ae-
cumulate and loan money
The fairyicw Cemetery ASSOCIATION of
Chrksvile. No capital stock. but IN opcrtv
valued At $3.50 Iacurporiors' /. ~ Row
ers 5 II. Gloom, y, y )inwid1i. John W.
N'Nehl aud l. aiincrSerg, he purpose of
ne association IS 70 nain.am n cemetery
for the burial OF lecrAs, j white orsons
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Patents granted to citizens of Texas for
,ae week ending Dec mbct Il. 1890, re-
ported through the office OF J. +. 8cale.
solicitor Of patents 90S q street y. w,
Washington, D. C.;
H. Brown, Lockhart. tag Wm, Clark
son. clcbnrne, pump VIM. ClaIksnn. Gle
hurue. hydraulic pump three pa,ents); j.
T. MOTIFS. Denham, vehicle axle: T. j.
Parker, Dallas propeller wheel. j. II.
STEPHENS, Vernon Weighing scale. VIM
stephcns. franklin plowi d, G. Summers.
Waco, cotton chopper and cultivator. II.
". Tollcr. Masgoy. clothes pauEdar.
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Hardeman, Haskell. Hemphill Hail N
ard, Hutchinson. Hansford, Hale. Howl
Hartley, Jones, Knox, King, Kent IN
comb, Lubbock, Lynn, Loving, lamb, N
ley, Mitchell, Moore. Martin, Midland. n
Ian, Oldham, ochiltree. Potter, ptlr@
Roberts, Randall, Reeves, Shaet,llpV
Stonewa!l, Scurry, Sherman, svhA}
Throckmorton, Terry, Taylor Upton, M
barger, Wheeler, Winkler, Ward and Yu1
um.
Fifth or special asslgnment-Cau
transferred from other branches d \
court and felony cases sent direct TO Dall|
from counties not named In preceding :
signmcnts will be taken up At any ID
during the term upon submission by eal
the State or the appellant, and the sull
ity by which such cases are sent difs !
that term must appear In Or accrrn
the record. -.4y
Wednesday of each week will DO settf
for delivering opinions aud hearing ",
ments. BY order of the court.
w. A. Hudsoa, ClGt|
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SENSATIONAL MURDER.
Young Girl Put to Death 10 a Cruel
Manner.
A CHILD C0NFESSES TO THE CRIME
An Eleven-Year-Oid Boy Says That
He Shot Her Because She Had
Tormented Him--NOtcs.

Galveston. Texas. December lS-A sen
sationsl murder occurred some time this
forenoon half a mile beyond the Denver re-
survey Ia local suburb. near the new
Catholic cemetery. MIR. Edwar, Basil
Stravinsky, the sexton of the cemetery.
went to his house. which cveriooas the
cemetery, al 1915 o'clock this morning. and
as he stepped across the Threshold he saw
the body Of girl lying on the floor in a
pool Of blood and with her head mashed in
Mr. Stravinsky ran out upon 4 porca
and seeing Mr.. Norwood. an enploye Of
tho Levy undertaking establishment, in the
cemetery, called to him. The latter re-
sponded promptly, and after hasty survey
OF the situation telephoaed to HE police
headquarters. Chief Jones and Deputy
Chief Amundsen hastoned to the scene and
at once began an investigation. They found
the girl lying as described. wlta the ap-
Iearanee OF having been struck ia the head
with a heavy Instrument. ne head Wes
split oper aud a portion Of the brain vAs
exposed. The girl was Mary FllA. ass3
aLout Is or ls years. who has been hy4as
with Mr. strsyirakys family STAGE sos eva
Der II last Inc gia vas bonn Ia Gdses-
ton out had .ye1 lcr SOME years with aec
fathes. ner mother be4Bg 1e4s. 10 L4Fe.4e.
where the father ant ta1se brothers loS
live.
All the family were absent ,r1u he
house AZ tue limt lae i.tSdy oc-lr- 80 I
Mr. siraVinsky h14 s9ae 81 hs rofa Sal
the cemetery atcu 2c.seH - ga a.ofa (
ing ana A.rs, Stra .assy 4l1 Zoe c-s.-stl F
had come 10 me y.-t 20 consult
and 10 Nlsit Lee u9tLt-- ~41, s-, $500
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Crosby. Texas, December 1.-THE num-
Der OF new settlers arriving here daily
would seom 10 Indicate that 1t is no longer
true that towards the West the star OF
empire wends i,s way
Ia tie last ton days this place has re-
ceyed an addition 10 It's population OF sixty
people, together with their household
gcodn; also ten carloads of implements and
stock, with four additional carloads nov
On the WAY
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CERTIFICATE SUSPENDED.

Acting under authority of Article 1905.
revised statutes. Commissioner OF Insur-
anco Rose today suspended tss certificate
OF authority to DO business in Texas here
tofore granted the Texas Life Insurance
company until such time as said company
shall submit its affairs TO such an exam.
nation by the department OF insurance as
will remove all cause OF suspicion as to its
condition. The Texas Life Insurance com
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AFTER THE LANDS.

Upon the application Of Attorney General
Crane the district clerk OF Travis county
today issued writs Of sequestratton against
w, Il. West. Zcb owen. L, X. jackson and
Fayette TankeTsloy. who are charged with
illegally enclosing and holding z $50 acres
81 university land in Crockett. Tom Green
lrion and Schleioher counties.
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S. ,1e v-te3 safes d.s-ie, clerks Of
le ,eiay aetoa fog libel was filed lgdVst
pc BriusA steamship @naam Glide jap
"a -rasie-. ~ William oppcrhrlak. % re
aVer 5000 .or personal ia.N res received
sf.e 81 ooss oa hosr' % the steamship
vessel was seized Try he United state,
a-shei bat 1ii5 Pee released on bond ana
III ~ ilvarra-i fnlrnrrnw.
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San Augustine. December l7--Ergona
Hunt colored. shot into cabin occupied
By the cook on |. ID Crouch's place last
night and was arraiRned in Justice Cald-
wells court this morning and waived ,x-
animation and gave bond.
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rhc Democrat Won.

Rusk, Texas, December Nv, l.. Black
man. democrat. was elected justice OF the
peace AT Griffin in this county iCherokee)
last Tuesday, December IL. by 30 majority.
At the general election in November Mr.,
Blackman ami Mr., Ellis. the populist nom.
nee FOR justice of the peace, tied and had
- run the race over. and the same parties
ran the race and it resulted as above
OF oil
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pr,,,.h vessel q velases.

Velasco, Texas, December i"
ish steamer Edenmoor arrived y ~
mill wharf " ,terdly. She will u ,.su !" \,
cargo of co,,on Cd produces ~" .,,.us
Velasco oil mill. The Edenmo" -;,Sout
up from the mouth Of the river '
pilot cu,,ar Galv1|
The United States revenue cu''' n. a
ton arrived yesterday mornlss s.y All II
weston made a flying trip. so'ns '"
mediately
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ccmmoda,ion OF all county oTaclais, raid
building TO cost from si5a,eeo TO 1900 100,
The advertisement is to run for thirty days.
And the court reserves the right 10 reject
any and all bids.
Temporary quarters have meanwhile ,ecu
engaged In the Snsly building on the strand
recently erected for courts and Offices oiher
than the criminal. which will ne in the
Wits building on the opposite corner from
ne Seaiv building.
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pany was in a manner involved in the re-
cent Tyler bank failure, but it is under
stood that its stockholders among whom
are some of the best known business men
in the State, will meet in Houston tomor-
row for the purpose OF strengthening out
its affairs
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PERSONAL MENTION.

r.. L. Henry. congressman elect from the
Seventh district; Winbourne Pearce'
e'ector at large, and Assistant Attorney
General Trce were among this evening 5
arrivals from the North.
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Convicted ut Wnco.

Waco. Texas, December lS.-tn he Uni
ted States court today ed Marsh was con-
ucted OF robbng the po3'of1>e al Birm.
Texas, and BOYD Hufi was convicted of us
ing the United States uails FOR the pur-
nose o. committing fraud
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SCHOOL FUND AMENDMENT.

The constitutional amendment submitted
at the last election and providing for the
investment of portion Of the permanent
school fund in lands for the use OF the
pententiary was defeated by vote of
1SS.57i TO l01 ,12l.
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REQuIsIT1oN PAPERS ISSUED.

Sheriff Baker of McLennan county was
htre today and obtained from Acting Gov
ernor Jester a requisition on the governor
of Colorado for II. Ackard who Is now in
Colorado and Is wanted in McLennan coun-
ty for passing a forged instrument.
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Charged With Murder.

Abilene Texas. December 17.-Deputy
Sheriff James Echols came in yesterday
rom Graham. Texas with Toribio Herman,
dee. charged with the killing OF Cosme
(Gus) Carasco at this place on December g.
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A Fatal Fall.

BRYAN, Texas, December A 60
the little son of Billy Plasen'
farmer who lives ten miles nu POI, .u,t.is
BRYAN. fell from the top Of barn !, ' . .sss
ing injuries from when ne INV
time.
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No Christmas and New Years table
should be without bottle OF DR.. siegerts
Angostura Bitters, the world renowned
appetizer OF exquisite flavor Beware Of
limitations.
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Expert
Physicians

DIR. Hathaway 8 c. hat ~ sh ~ n n
Ia from Their treatmes,asI ws " can y. N
eases peculiar to men ear s..s,p,ry. THIS w
be duplcated n tbs cslsa ssd as espi n
They are true and genrns'II 10 theI W, N
limit their praGiisSIsa advertss r % ~
ami cure all d.seay.ttsa don i free e,n y
specialists. Therefore YOU san eh,itl
office Or ,,,d by N Your case gIs0pss sa
a nna. know 'DA' spnclAaILsIlIsssi
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HIGHEST COURT DECISIONS.
Synopses of Opinions Handed Down
at the Latest Sitting.
IHE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS.
A Number of Gambling Cases from
Lamar County Afhrmcd-Caton
Murder Case Affirmed

Tyler. Texas, December 16.-The follow
ing decisions have been handed down by
the court of criminal appeals:
JOE COPELAND VS.. STATE OF TEXAS,
from Lamar county; conviction OF keep
ing ana exhibiting for the purpose OF
gambling a gaming table and bank fined
s25 and given ten days in Jail.
The court committed no error in refus-
ing to charge the jury to acquit. The
charge upon the weight Of the testimony
of the two witnesses for tt1 State who
were employed as detectives to ferret out
and secure the conviction of gamblers was
properly refused. Remaining questions are
settled in Moore VS.. State and Kelly VS.
State. Affirmed.
Opinion by Davidson. ].
JOE COPELAND VS. STATE OF TEXAS,
from Lamar county; conviction Of keep
ing gaming table and hnnk. fined so
ana given twenty days in the county Jail
The charge that there could he no con-
yiction OF keeping and exhibiting gaming
table was unnecessary and its refusal was
not error. The charge OF The court direct
ING that evidence must show some specific
oheRse was sufficient The courts charge
upon abb was correct and sufficient Al
firmed.
op'h'oh by henderson j.
FRANK KELLY VS., STATE OF TEXAS.
rom Lamar county conviction Of keep
a"S Gu" eNhln'iinE iu' 'An purpose or
90 'lnt ea'nihb lapie anu oank: fined
Arotbrr crn,ta.te~ 80 ~ uass ~ jail
anl fined 500 and given ninety DAYS in
Jail
rboso coso, o.o ..,
., xo,,, =. stato go, N'9
ttrH' ror the reasons there stated iudg-
'Hrn' Is a'ltr'heu'
p','o"S py henderson, d. and DAVID
SON d.
Will Noopr We sr,rv, o-,
from Lamar county. three conyicticns for
foepinG md exhibiting for tho purpose
o. gaming q rer,ine table md h,nt. fjno1
$50 and forty days in Jail. $50 ami ten
Questions same as disc,,ss,1 on, do,,,o,
In case ~ I-ail,, -, g.. ~, ,.o>
a.. -! ''N'V 'N'h laval eN-
e,nn. ,,Nep''on 10 re'usai OIL Inc court to
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Yosr VS.. STATE. from Dallas. convlc

foSF vs., STATE, from Dallas; conviction
loE theft Of buggy and harness.
The Indictment is uncertain, vague and
inconsistent in that it charges A. A. Post
ana NJ G. Vest with possession of the
stolen property at one and the same time
without alleging any connection betwee,
men, the possession having been obtained
ny contract, This of,ense is chprgod to
nave been committed in Dallas county. The
property was obtained by contract OF hiring
IN Dallas county, but was converted in Col,
nm county. There was nc orfeuse commit
"rt', we CONVERSION oGcurre -e-
Reversed and dismissed.
Opinion by Hurt. p. 7.
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TO CURE A COLD N Va" raSsu1
tolc Laxative Bromo Quiniinse !, ~
XII XII dr i1s refund the money :
TO cure. &c.
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c. p. GILL VS.. STATE OF TEXAS. from
Hopkins county; conviction of murder in
second degree and given five years.
If the defendant was guilty OF the shoot
Ing OF Mrs Skipworth it is incomprehensi-
Bile to us how he could be guilty of any Of :
Tense less than murder in the first degree
The facts proven are very unsatisfactory
as connecting the defendant with the com
mission oil the crime and we think left
grave doubts in the minds of the jury as
SHOWN by the verdict. We hold there was
no error in the participation Of two Judges
in the trial The admission OF testimony as
TO statements made by Witness Procto = be.
fore the grand jury was error. 1t could
serve no purpose except to get before the
Jury incompetent and hearsay testimony
Judgr emit reversed and cause remanded
Opinion by Henderson, ].
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nels to testify as to general reputation Of
defendant for truth and veracity. nor in
allowing him to testify from his knowledge
OF defendants reputation that he was not
worthy OF belief upon oath. The testi-
mony as to the details OF various criminal
acts alleged to have been committed by de-
PENDANT should have been excluded. 1t is
not shown that sucn accusations were
brought in a court and tried Nor If 1t
had been so shown would testimony as to
the details be permiss bic. For the error
Of the court in admission of this testimony
the judgment is reversed and cause re-
manded.
Opinion by Davidson j.
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THOMPSON VS.. STATE. from Palo Pinto
county.
This is companion case 10 the Booth
case above, and is reversed and dismissed
for same reasons there given.
Opinion by Davidon. j
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MORGAN CROOK VS.. STATE OF rExss
from Lamar county; conviction FOR koep-
inr and exhibiting SAVING tohle. etc. :,
lInen -" ami given thirty DAVIS IN iail.
questions same as discussed and decided
IN cases OF Moore VS. State, Kelly VS.. state
ana copeland vs.. State. Judgment af-
flrmed. az
Opinion by Davidson. j
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George I. jester,
Lieutenant and Acting Governor,
BY tho Governor.
Allison Mayfeid. Secretary OF State
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CHARLES WARE VS.. STATE OF TEXAS
rom Tarrant county; conviction of
burglary and given two years.
Iaers was no error in permitting Gum
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BOOTH vs.. STATE. from Palo Pinto coun-
ty; conviction for forgery and given two
years.
me indictment in this cause is defective
IN that the tenor clause as pleaded does not
accurately correspond with the purport
clause There was no error In the court
admitting the testimony in regard to the
ueot concerning which the forgery is al
ioged Because of variance between the
a! eyed forged instrument and the tenor
cihuse OF the indictment it was error to ad-
ul't IT, the name OF p. o. Thompson being
signed 10 same. Because OF variance in
the rurport and tenor clause in said ndict-
ment the cause is reversed and dismissed.
opinion by Henderson. j.
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MAS CATION VS.. STATE or TEXAS. from
fori Bend county; conviction OF murder
~ ilrst degree and given a life term in
the penitentiary.
ne only question TO be decided is
whether the facts shown sustain the con-
vlction, and we think the evidence is amplv
sut'cient Affirmed
Opinion by Henderson. ]