The Waco Daily Examiner. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 122, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 26, 1874 Page: 1 of 4
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WACO
T B HAYES
Successor to
HAVES Ac HARRIS
TtOCEB AND COMMISSION MERCHANT
Lust Building North of Tublio square
Vuoo ToxfiH
Meopl constantly on hand a largo and well sotcud
lock of
Staple and Fancy Groceries
Imported and Domestic
YTINISANT LIQUOB TOBACCO AND CIOAK
Gooddelivered freed charge
Will pay tho hehest Inarkft pr rn In < ll
for Country Produce Cotton WoolUMcsitc
UnlD
A W U P CLEGO
Importers nnJ WIiolcsilo Dcahrs lu
Heavy and Ghelf Hardware
Cutlery Etc
r 9 iC CO STR INI O AIYjSiTOS TEXAS
Afnll supply o CullerOttar
Wagon 3laUrlil hii 1 tarnenUra
UEO W JACKSOK
Ttlltcs Powdt
lilts Glass
Shot Null Axes Chain lalntt loie
luU Ac to
constantly hi hand
ALSO AGENTS KOI I 15 1
AVEUY SOK ri PLOWS AND
KXTItA PARTS W BALD-
WIN M t > pillf Ivy CAL-
HOUN PLOWS RU1U5KR llttll
ING STUDKIJAKKU WAGOVb
AN1 > IILHRIXOS SAFBS In
T D WALbACE
Comrnisoion ulerchan
Aud Dottier in
DRY GOODS A OJlOCHRIhS
Jioott Shoe Halt Clothing
And Agrwtltural Implements of nil Lit l
Prompt attention givon to conijjnmetiU
Goods of ul kiuda sold at lowest ritos
live Mm a call at Ms now maud in he Li ek
jildtaf corner of 2d street nrd Br d v
I r1 w tl7 VAfO TUiA
K
KLLUYS FOUNDRi
C A KELLEY
JUKFKRsON
Proprietor
TUX AS
supply deijt link builmno waco itXAs
ItAMtrArTLBKIlOr
COOKIISG AMI JWll
mi
OAST TOIINIKO PLOWS
BIIOVELS AND BCOUlBltM VSI1
KKT
TLBS COUNTRY HOLLOWW Altlt
POO IKONS KTC
Inducements onecd to itio nidi
Scud lor IMcelial
IWConnty Dcaleraand tho Trade lenorally k >
lied on tto most Fat oralile InmJSi
nofJJDU
UIO A EBOWX
JACKSON BROWN
Fire Insurance
Agents
WACO TEXAS
BBFRKntNTINO TIIB FOLl6WISQ RKLIA
BLE FIRE COMPANIES
Texas Banking nd Ittfurauce Co c 1t < fton Ti a
1tnrnlx lnnrancp Lu tmakl I i
American Co tr I M lAinla
ZoulatanaWntual Ncwirlcan
Wnl lexaaKIn a id Marlm San Antonio In
Old Uomlalnn itliltnoiid Va
Klrbroond Uai Hog and Insurance Co lllclm > nrt
KJrOmce ct Fort Jatkwjna BuiL waco
Texas
uitisdly
auiiik
Giiarlus
BUCCESSOIl TO
OAKUISn MKI8tKIt
FA8UIOXAI1LE HOOT JIAKKfi
Cor 3rd and Franklin Kit
Waco
A loll atock of beat material worhiier o oip
lence and aklll lit iraarantced lal dt
0
H ilOOUK 00 Importers atiu
lexiere in Doors Windows Blinds tPiuc uv
jlasi UuilderA llardwaro Murkot Ktroet x
veoii Hlb nd 23th OaUttstou To
< narl2tlr
p A J 91 t A TBlW
OBMKItS AT
WUOLIHALh ANf > KKrAtL
OltY GOOUd QHOCEItlES and UENEItAL
Herchandl o Cor Srd St and Broadway uivll
their frlenda and the onbllc generally to an exam
nationofthelratock and prices
Oautryprolus tacjoat IILfl Markalrlco
Uliv v
MA11I5LK ANI STONt
WACO WOHKS
rXWH VND AMKKIOAN U
BLE
TOUBSaONKS AND MOXOMKNTS
HAND ANn HADE TO 0KDK1L
Dosir furnhliil free
Tablets Konsr jk IIami and Ua > tii >
Orders from the country sttondwrt U p m u
My yard is unrr snpihii AitL lh
rock in Tuxas guarant d m ttli tatid u
Hmste WM WMFSON
feulSdawlv Vmriawi
Bttrajmtf
FOR KENT
MT HANDSOME 8T0UF Wrl occupied ass
Drur turr Is for rtnt > u hvttir stand la the tliy
orsDryOnod > urOmciry smrs
Also A BEAUTIFUL OFFICE over Fjrt
Jscksuna Bank
Beth will bs rented cheap Ap ly at once to
1 i I llCi
PltOiESSIONAL CARD
JQlt AV It CLIFTON
DENTIST
AUSTW AVENUE WACO TEXAB
tB Office hoara > A M to 0 P 31
OFHCKIn Hogan A Slaughter Building
JarSlrly
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a i yek
ATTOIWEr AT LAW
Waco Texas
Office n Coke Scaraiattcrsun llttldiir cornet
Street and Droadnir rebiMawtr
O K bMIVII
O DENTIST
KuoirT Orrici
Over lVtortoi 4 BlatTcrs
leUI AUS Sill AVENUK
JOHN T TLINT II T CHAUDF11LIN
T iLIXT CIIAJllERLIN
n a mc n n
riINT GRAHAM
AXroKMSYS AT UVW
WACO rCXAB
a 31iWir
I LOUKNOY Ss TAYLOlt
ATTORrriTia AT LAW
ANIJ
II I 1 1 IISTATIC lUKNTS
WACO TKXA8
OFTIOII Front room up stair o > cr Fo
Jerl sons IIjiA oct9
l > W DAVIfi
Lv
ATlORNEY
1 GOODK
OFFICE In
strt ot
D
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Waco Tt ai will ntt n promptly to bQAlnu j
trnftM to hlararc OHco tilth Mfffra Ianlck
Crtuler In tititnrla hulldlnir lauwli
I A CAMTT
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Mckahnrg Mlu
rSAVITT FARH
Attovuoyn txt Xianr
WACO TEXAi
Ull piactlrn n the Conits of the Thirty thrd
Juitlclat Dlftrict Ofllco In the Sturgls HnlMIn on
Vtfllu ftrctt auelSD4Wly
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Oilirhlaprna h tl ncnlccato the dtlztiit of
tfc > ajd rUlnlty
lrf utilce at Laettai d Co a Ira Store Xaat
df i > r Iuiillc Miiuare lyUDt
V
A rrOKNKY AT LAW
Wli
1CXtlk
Wllnttin iolttln etitruted tu hUcarr
tsr WeICL lu UJodJ IIJlUlTii cornir lnlil c
Jriaari HOV47DI
t J rvAih J rDAMa
FiVAMS DAVIS
Attorneys txvA Conntellor at Iw
WACO TEXAS
H ve In connoctlon again resumed tho prim
i s if lio Law In all Its departments
aplSttnwtf
rn A A DEVILLU
Burgoon Uontiat
Ofllco In second ftoryof IloganV Building Aurtln
a rect Waco rcxaa Ofllco honra from S A x to-
M M Tcelh extracted without ualu nov13
OUS 0 WtST WM L PttATHIB
WEST PRATUER
A TTORSh Y8 A T L A W
V m Texas Offlte in 8turin Building
ItthMlr
R
U WILLIAMS M D
Pin bid M AND SUUOLON
Ft GruiiA Texas
W 111 practlc Only For Caah
Ifcb Uwtf
A A IICWLCTT
AJTOI NKY AT LAW
Waco Tcxim
Johns u Bjldlg Bridge
tehjIJxwlT
M ALLkN
diUQKON DENTIST AObllN
AVENUK
ft A CO
Having iHTiiaJiciitl liicateil In Waco tender hi
I rue lonal truces to tho public All work war
r rt lm tho latest and btst stjl Ollio bour
m tn ti m Office for the pn nt with
irom p
Ur 8 k Multli lulvwv
Hit It S GARNER
OCCtlMST AXD AlIUIST
WACO IhXAtt
Treats all dlcws and performs all Surglcl Op-
erations uwiutuohyo and Kar exclusively La e
tr u e fnnn al pirts of the state Salsfac Ion
glenmal ias OJIcotn tho Uogan Bull llir
Vlnlln Aenue feMSWIy
p K UNDKKWOOD
iliiwclan aiul Surgeon
WACO TEXAS
OFFICH With Dr J If SEARS north
side of Public iu re h ro he may ba foand
diyorutfcht wtten not professionally en
lja od feb5dtw3m
W It WILKE3 U U
AVIIKi < i A
VII Y S1 01 A N 8
II rr >
SB BA1ILETT M 1 >
HAMIXTT
t bunnnoNS
Tfjrai
OVP10lr Wimack Kfllttts Tluir Hcrt
llr lives resident li xt doortolhi fu nlieilana
tuhitu lau iMrcb on Uashligtou etriit be
ItlrdanUFortbstrirls
twein
Dr Haul ills usukuce o Kislle Female lol eje
sintts
oiitaystn tbtt nubCna and
fibWuAAiaiu
J
Is DURUAiM 31 1
llcsp ctfally lenders hie professional str lctsto
the i ltla < ns of tt aco ard vicinity
omco at Ulvkrus Urns btow CommercUincw
andJtirj >
JVACO
TTUTCHINSON MCONNE1aL
UASUrACTCBEIlS ASD MALMS IS
8TOVE8 AND TINWARK
John A Winns old Stand
Commercial now Waco Xtxa
IntlU attention to tht LARGEST AND DSBT
Stock In the Interior j
CookliiK and Hcnilns Stove
M reat number and varteti j
The Cotton King <
Good Wilt
llcarthstde and
Contttl
ALSO
fcCK
BRILLIANT
SS
The bttt Coo Start In w IT BAKES BKTTXBl
it burn lii ftiel and i tnor4 dvrabl thtnx ani
otAtr H ctaltenge cvmparkon < u tapriotam
trttttlltv and guaranfe tuthaction in evtv can
oct Dt
IVKttV FEED AND SALE STABLE
WAGON YARD
lEAH BDSPEKSION DRIDUE
31 McLAllEN 1roprUior
Nlcohoraca to ride or drive t elegant tnrnonta
amiito accommodatlona on moderate a
G
OLDEN EAGLE SALOON
pfeitto Waco House Bridge Street
JESSE BLAIR Proprietor
Thoroughly renovated and newly and ele-
gantly equipped The best of Liquors Wlnet
and Cigars 0ct26DtI
N
B RANDAL
DBIJTI8T
Kimball Texan
All work gsa snteed In the laeat aad kcat styla
antUWIy
THE LADIES OF TEXAS
Have found the ultimatum of thttr dtetrcs In tho
Giro ml Baker lewins Marine
AID THEIlv
Su > uii rlly Utcr All Oilier
lias been folly atleaed
Cholcecanbobad aa tbetlmper rakr Com
tianymanulacturothe LOCKSTITCH MACI1LVK
a > tlia > the lar famed ELASTiO STITCH MI
CI1IMS Cittier of which are a marvel of eimpll ly
ndatrentth z l
SHAD WHAT THE LA1HE3 SAY OC TI1EU1
Wc tie utideratgnid reatdent of McLennan
and adjoining comities take pleasure In stating
Hat ue are nuw owners of a dftOVEK IltKEIt
SEW IN J MACHINE and have used theeamofor
the lenirth of time set opposite ou r uamca that we
have found the work done by them to bo stroug and
durablo that the machtneauae ben In cocatant
rood oroor giving na little trouble and NO BX
tKNSK And we chctrrally recommend all wish
n a nretclaiis eewlng machine to buy the
UltOVER BAKER
Mrs Isabella A Taylor Waco II years
John See d at maker Wao 10 ysare
F U Ble per Waco IS years
M s short Waco ditaamaker I Tears
OLBattle WacoMyeara
It EllamialU Waco I years
Mary A umton Waco i
M b Urruig Waco
ye li 7
icoeyearstil a
eiyears
M J Kstcs Heatne
Visa I aura Veaay Buequetllle i years
Mrs T U Douglass ts uth Bo > eae IS yiata
SH Nicola Meridian IS yeas t
E V Gtorge Mertdlsn ft years
huvma Ccor Brcm3 a IS years
Mollis U Murphy Bremond S year
Sallte C fanipson Bnmoml S ye >
Clunpatra Carter Marlln 6 years
Julia Wythe Marlln 4 years
LIBatesMarlln 4 years
Judge AltorfT Marlln Searf
u L Bennett Falls county 16 years
Albert llcnseti Falls county 1ft ytais
M M r Joluison Dallas 18 vo ra-
W vt alkcr Dallas IS years
B Bjney liallaa 7 yesr
James b Barkley Dallas S years
ONE HUNUHEO OlllKU MlUUf Ub U1VEN
Vuetle Oil Tlircnrt and bilk
v ocstantly on hand
n CIliBIlXE Waco
Oeneral Agent for Central Texas
Office and alea Itooji 3d SueetniarFranklla
anXiwsm
Tlioa HinmiH Lionel 0 LflTJ
rims SIJplS LEVY
buccoeaors to Diacoo A Shnms
XJTxioloeialo OVrooere
And dealers In
Western Produce
Noa 17 and t9 New Levy ani Nos 15 aud 1 Ful-
ton strvus New Orleans
Texa AcenuEi B Levy A C Plerooat
Mewurlians marftiwl
A tw 1hotographte Gallery
Second story Slawter Butuing
AUSTIN AVENUE
Waco Taxaa
J J MULLENS Artist
respecttully announces that with a tall stock
of aow material new and Improved Inairu
raeius and t perfect skylight be is prepare
to take photographs with dispatch in great
rartety anl tu tho highest style of the art
Tho ladies especially are invited to call
mavlawlvlJ
RANKERS AND
TSacolirtxiGo J3o lors >
AU3T1N TFXAS
Collections made stall accessible polntelh Texss
and proceeds promptly remitted tuwnspondsnu In
hew York Mwenseu Verktss A Co sow all Street
H
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jnovsroiv
BCUEUFFIUS
TUC m > o iail wx e r y
Ad f
A RIOULTUHAL IMPLEMENTS
Main atrtal nexCdoer to Ory BankJ
sHeaftoK TexsM
xoKrr torn
TJtlca taam antn suaJaw WOk
I Cotton
flusppsss Iron Screw Cotton
Qlna
Albcruona Iron Screw Cotton Prtsi
tfsmpson Horas rowers
Buckeye Mowers ana Reapers
Colemans Corn and Wheat Mills
PtraiVaOornanA Wheat MlUa
It Ball ft Oos Wiad WMkuratteUMrT
Dlehold Kle xU > I asa > arglarFr < > fflaf a
Heat Rnbber Beltli
Averya Steel and Cast Plows s Swerp i nltlva
tirsac delitowtr
A 3ffcGdWENr
Iron < and Hjjxu foundry
J AKDi
IvIfiLohln Sh0p
Manufacture of Steam Koglnes and Boilers
and all kind of Casting i
at enmu YttukOAD ddot
mchlTiw6m XTotatltMi Tutu
H
UTCniNS HOUHK
IV P TURNER Proprietor
HOUSTON TKIAS
aV Located In tie centre of Burnett d
tnarSOawtt
g CONRAD1
WATCHMAKKB AND JEWELER
ei Main street Van Alstynea Building
K3tfTJW TKrA
jy D OLKVKLANO
Wlxolesale Qxooer
sum
COMMISSIONJtEROBANT
HOUSTON TEXAS
Liberal advances made on Cotton Bidet and
Country Produce
Agent for Sugar Plantations and sells at
New Orlesn prices
Candles Tobacco and Oigara at Fac-
e freights added Special attention
lc and shipment ol cotton and hand
n commission Ukv21 dAw12m
VJ J JUlJlCltMBr
Cotton Paotor
Commission Merchant
U0U8TON TKXAS
Cotton consigned to me at rtoustraor Galveston
will meet with prompt attention
A toll stock of IUgtlng and Ties constantly on
i I I
THE FOURTEENTH LEQISLATOBE
UATSAt n Jiaixh JS
Tits S o le mat purtnant to itd <
journaent Quorum present
The Judiciary GoamittM rtportti
at ubttlute a lilt Tor the one the
0veraer veto which kraaMt to
eutbeiiM the se tr l eeosty eonrti
la ibu State to build or repair court
hoeiM jaiia or otlier conily build
Inge and levy Ux fyree the
money therefor end ntoommenafte
< < 4 irteiWseiLaS y kuLVifEd ttoJ fct V Jsy aiisWs SiaW V if Us afau f w Ifv fhs < ra
n
passage The on mittee reported
>
unfavoiably on the lollowio bille
an act re filleting the redemption oi
real statu told i r texts or under ex-
ecution an act amending artiolo 773
ot the peual eode au atit lor tberelief
of putcbMere ot Austin ity lots lor
teiled while they were absent in the
service ot the Republicib ast fixlag
the feeef districtoltrkfin certain
casesan aet for the removal from
office of the distriel attorney s county
treasurers and surrejors an act
amending section i ol aa aet tq
reduce into one aad amending the
several acts conetrning executions
an aet amending article 77 of the
penal code an aot amandlng an swt
regulating proceedings in the district
courts an aot proteotisg purchasers
at sales made by executors and ad >
mimstrators by requiring deeds to be
recorded within a certain lime
BILLSAMD BXS0LUTI0XB 1NTB0PVC
Mr Culberson an act amending
section 40 of act providing4or the
incorporation of towa and cities
Mr Joseph an act allowing con
tinued use of a partnership name is
certain oases
Mr Ireland r notionto call up
his sabstitute for Hill vetoed by the
Governor last weel nVect allowing
tho several coualy courts ia this
State U build aud repair court
bouses jails and other county osaees
and to levy a special tax to defray
these expenses
This bill is the same as the oie
vetoed by the Governor with the obs
jectlonable feat ares left out
The rules were suspended anil the
bill passed
Mr Friend a motion calling up the
act makingjm appropriation to carry
into effect as act authorizing tjuar
rsntlne on the coast of Total aad
Hawker wlthltv the SUte approved
Juno 1011070 which passed under a
suspension ot the rules
Mr Ellis a motion aalllng up the
substitute to an aot amending an aot
regalatingeleotloiui approved April
11873 TThe substitute wat adopted
aa were also numerous aaeudmsnta
and bill passed under suspeaalom of
the rules
TJHFISlSniD XUSIXMa TAJBX VT
House Wl for the protestloB of the
frontier which was amsaded aad
passed One amendment Jntreduoed
by Mr Culberson provides for and
atithbriae the Governor to rait a
battalion of four companies of set
entyofive men and four officers each
who shall be under tho orders of the
Governor and all minuto companies
to be an additional force to this bat
talion and 10 be called out when the
Governor dsstns it This
necessary
substitute places the battalion first
though coming last on the bill The
bill also repeals all laws heretofore
enacted for frontier defence and
passed the Senate by a deoldsd vote
aousx
The House met pursuant to ad-
journment 1 Quorum present
Mr SpeakerBryana memorial
from the Galveston bar with refer
ence to redistneting the State
Spread upon the journal
BllXfl INTRODUCED AMD RXFBRUBD
Mr Rainey a concurrent resolution
raising a joint committee of three
from the House and two from the
Senate whose duty it shall bo to in
vestigate and search all questions of
bribery fraud and corruption wbioh
may have ocoured since the year 1888
in any part oi this State connected
with tho affairsof legislation of rail
roads judiciary executive heads oi
drpartmsnte education public print
tag and publio buildings and if any
ease or ease of fraud appear in evi-
dence tha facta shall te reported to
each House for consideration A sec-
ond resolution empowers the commit-
tee to sit in soma convenient room to
the Capitol r tb send for persons and
papers end to administer the neces-
sary o ath and exercise all functions
necessary to compel tho attendance
ofwitnesses and require them to tess
tify finder the common rale of evi-
dence and according to the law ro
oently passed by this Legislature ens
tilled an act to regulate testimony
of witnessea in oases of bribery
Mrlvessler moved to refer It to the
Grind Jury of Travis county
Mr Ralne said he wished to ses
effdet given to that resolution He
had an honorable and honest object
io proposing It and he hoped that
the members would not try to kill aa
an honest objeot The resolution
oughtto pus so as to secure an
honest Inrestigation to which no
honest men could reasonably objeot
He thoughtthat Mr Kesslers tmo >
tlonougntto be considered out of
order Ttia resolution passed
Th TSpeaker appointed Messrs
Ralaty and Harris
Storey
Mr4 Manning1atUTregsrdlng laud
belonging jto asylum s
Mr itorey a bill concerning pri-
vate corporations
Mr Lawhon a bill amending the
pharter of Barney Female Institute
TjaiiMianxD behinx
Authorising the disposition and
sale of university lands the amend-
ment under discussion when the
House adjourned on Saturday waa
this Provided That said land
ahall have been occupied for six years
or more then the improvements
thereof shall betaken into considers
tlon in making such valuation and
this amendment Mr German had
moved to reject
Mr Keulers substitute was this
That the settler shall pay interest
at the rate ol 7 per cent per auuum
On the assessed value of the land for
the time they have been in posressjbn
of the same
The debate was continued by
Messrs Lea Harrlsoc of Van Zandt
Smith ofGrimes and others
The previous question was calltd
sustained the
for question being
Mr Kesslers snbrtituie whieh was
vo teddown The qr e tlon recurnng on
Mr Germans motion to reject the
amendment was carried by a vote of
01 to 10 The bill then passed to its
third reading
Bill to organize diorganix d conns
ties with a report lrom the com
mlttee Laid ou the table
Bill allowing counties cities and
towns to aid tn the aonstruction ol
tailroadsarid other works of iuternal
improvement Paued
Considerable discussion arosq on a
motion fixing the day of adjournment
sndcT e the consideration of which
was postponed until the first of April
Some favored an adjournment on
April 1 other on the fifteenth and
others wanted to get throutth with
tho necessary work before adjourning
Mr Simpcon offered a joint resolu-
tion to hold night sessions Lies
over
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WACO TEXAS THURSDAY MARGH2 5 1874
NO 132
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Mr Jackaan offered a resolution
limiting tha defeat to U ainotta
Lies over
Mr ONeal ofered a ratolutlon re
attiring that no action be taken by
ia Oonmlttsa on Ckmatitatlonal
Amendment regarding amending
tha Constitution as such olatua would
effiwtnoaaviag In time nor aerra >
good purpose Tha House adjourned
pending dhwussion oi tha reaolasl
r
tf asa > Tis
Exxctmn Omen
AustiB MaroBlo 167M
To fa Baa Beast a Us featVet Xaaass
GKKTtxataun I Mm hsrewith
without my approval aad respect-
fully ask a reconsideration by you
of the Senate bill No 99 being an
act to amend article 770 at the Penal
Code X
The fifth subdivision of this aot
make a failure to perform a promts
upon which property is acquired
however honestly made at the time
if afterwards fraudulently broken a
felony to be punished by confine-
ment in the penitentiary not lew than
two or more than iv year It ia
6n amendment to the act defining
and punishing swindling but is re-
pugnant to itin a most essential pars
it ticnlsr in this that undertha act a
standsthe fraudulent intent must er
Istsat the time the property is acquir
edvrhereas the amendment in this bill
will make a transaction entirely hon-
est at tho time of the aquisition
equally criminal if the promise i af-
terwards broken Our stautea de-
fining theft robbery and swindling
all three criminal mode of acquiring
possession of property differing but
little if at all in moral turpitude
make the fraudulent crlmiaal intent
at the time of the ajuUitton abso-
lutely essential to tha guilt of the
party II he cornea into tho posses-
sion of property lawfully or with
henest intent and afterward deter-
mines to appropriate 4t fraudulently
to his own uia the party ia not
guilty of theft So of swindling if
a party gets possession of property
on a promise or pledge wcioh he
honestly intends to perform at tha
time This intention exelndea tha
false or deceitful device or fraudu-
lent representation which must be
present to constituto swindling
Theso statutes simply follow and
are declaratory of the common law
on these subjects and are believed to
be identical with the statute law of
most if not all of the States iu the
Union on the same subject This hill
propose a fundamental departure
from priaciples of criminal law sane
ttonod by the wisdom and experience
ot ages by rendering unnecessary
that whioh ha alway been hereto-
fore deemed an Indispensable ingre
dlent in the offense of swindling aad
irreconcilably at war with the first
olause of the aet which it amends
when swindling Is defined Ia legal
effect it make a failure to comply
with a proaisa to detain property s >
felony when the pro lsor received
a valuable consideration at the tlaisx
otmaklag the promt aud thfsj ali
though the proauMor may have at
lb tun he tuade it been perfaaUf
henest aad have used no fraud d
ceptlon r device The failare to dr
liver money is excepted in thin MIL
If that exception had not been mad
I take it that a failure fraudulently
to pay a promissory not whn du
would have subjeoted the maker to
prosecution for swindling under thl
bilL The law cannot Undertaketo
punish every immoral or dishes
act and in defining act whtch ahali
ba punished aa crime I deem it beat
that we hall not depart from anelnt
and approved definition or orta
new offenses uness the necessity for
itis mauifest I can well seo how
honst men who from misfortune ar
unabl to comply with a toromite or
pledge may frequently b charged
under this bill with a fraudulent
breach and now instead of a pro-
ceeding for punishing crime it might
be resorted to by unworthy persona
to fere the collection of debt
A creditor in a crlmiaal prosecution
could testify as to his understanding
of a verbal contract and send tha
debtor whose mouth is closed ha not
being permitted to testify to tha
penitentiary because the two differed
in their construction orrecollection of
the contract A knowledge ot thia
advantage might prompt a ci
to urge a debtor to pay an
claim The renal Code already
creditor
unjust
pro
vides punishment for those who
fraudulently dispose of mortgaged
property It occurs to me that to go
beyond this wticti require that tit
mortgage shall he in writing and ra
corded to the extent contemplated ia
thi bill would open tha door wide to
oppression and fraud and to a prea
tftutlon of the criminal jurisdiction of
the court to private andpertoni
end
Very respectfully
RlCKABA COCXS
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Downs, J. W. The Waco Daily Examiner. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 122, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 26, 1874, newspaper, March 26, 1874; Waco, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth112083/m1/1/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .