Capias issued 14 day of Feby 1894 To the
Sheriff of Navarro County, City Marshal or any Policeman of the City of
Corsicana YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to take the body of Ed McCann and safely keep
so that you may have him before me at my office in the City of Corsicana, and
then and there answer the State of Texas upon a charge of aggravated assault and
battery an offence against statues of the State. Herein fail not, but of this
writ make due return as the law directs.
Witness: My hand and official signature, at my office in Corsicana, this 14 day
of Febry A. D. 1894.
T. D. Hightower
Recorder of the City of Corsicana . Texas
County of Navarro City of Corsicana
Before the undersigned authority this day personally appeared W. P. Rankin
"he has good reason to believe and does believe that one Ed McCann [in the
State of Texas, County of Navarro and City of Corsicana within the Corporate
limits thereof, on the 13 day of Feby A. D. 1894 unlawfully in and upon one Jim
Shawfner [sic] with a knife, the same then and there being a deadly weapon, did
then and there commit an aggravated assault and did then and there, with the
said deadly weapon cut the said Jim Shawfner"
N. B. Rankin
State of Texas vs. Geo. Voss
George Voss if to be found in your county.....to appear before County Court on
3rd Monday in February 1884 to answer charge of adultery /s/ B. W. Woods, Clerk,
24 Nov 1886 "came to hand Nov 24th 1885 executed same day by arresting the
within Geo Voss and taking him for his appearance at the Feb Term Co Court 1887
H R West Sheriff"
Affidavit for Information
Robert Farmer appeared and says that on or about the 15th day of February 1888,
in Navarro County, John Shiefriday(/) et al laborers, late of said county and
state, did "fraudulently take steal and carry away from the possession of
the owner one C. W. Beeman one saddle of the value of ten dollars, without the
consent of the said owner, with intent to deprive the owner of the value thereof
and to appropriate the same to the benefit of them the said John Shiefriday and
Lewis Lin? /s/ Robert Farmer [his mark] 20th April 1878"
States Witnesses: Robert Farmer, C. W. Beeman, T. H. Hardiman, Tom Myers, Ben
Cohen, Filed Sept. 2nd 1878
State of Texas vs.
Handsome Harry
Offence Theft of Personal Property under $50 in value
Luther A. Johnson, District Attorney
True Bill J. F. Sims, Foreman of Grand Jury, filed 10 Oct. 1902. Witnesses: Jake
Davis, J. W. Nutt, Has W. Faulk
The Grand Jurors for the County of Navarro....Oct Term 1902 present that
"Handsome Harry" on or about "8th September" 1992...in
county of Navarro....unlawfully "and fraudulently take from the possession
of Jake Davis, one $5.00 gold coin of the value of Five Dollars, 1 One Dollar
bill of the value of $1.00, and $20.00 in silver coin of different denomination
of the value of $20.00 and all of the total value of $26.00; the same then and
there being the corporeal personal property of the said Jake Davis, without the
consent of the said Jake Davis and with the intent to deprive the said Jake
Davis of the value of the same and to appropriate the same to the use and
benefit of him the said Handsome Harry."
Johnson Barry and A. Chamberlin sureties
in sum of $150 for Johnson Barry who stands charged by complaint of offense of
"carring on and about his person a Pistole"
After hearing complaint before J. P. J. N. Wilkinson, Barry was required to give
bail in sum of $150 dollars for his appearance before the county count on 26 Nov
1895. Signed Johnson A. Barry, A Chamberlin T. S. Stallings J. N. (his mark)
Jordan
State of Texas vs. Walter Wm. Humphries. Complaint filed 16 Jany 1901.
Witnesses: Dr. Wm Pannill, G Phipps
"I Wm Pannill do solemnly swear that Walter William Humprhies on or about
1st day June 1900 in County of Navarro did unlawfully "engage in the
practice of medicine for pay and as a regular practitioner in its various
branches and departments and did offer to practice and attempt to practice for
pay and as a regular practitioner in its various branches and departments and as
such practitioner did prescribe for and visit patients professionally the names
of said patients being to the affiant unknown without first having filed for
record with the Clerk of the District Court of said County, a certificate from
some authorized board of medical examiners or a diploma from some accredited
medical college" William Pannil M D |