The first document includes records of a criminal case involving the smuggling of whiskey tied in with a civil case aimed at recovering possession of a horse. Bound with the 1898 records are two civil suits from 1908 and 1909. Some of the pages are worm-eaten. Folder 2 1899. Included is one civil suit begun in 1897, but concluded in 1899.
Many pages are badly worm-eaten.
Folder 3 1909. Bound collection of the records of civil cases with no title page, brought before the Juez de Paz de lo Civil of Danl , similar in content to those in Box 2, Folder 6. They consist entirely of amall claims for the recovery of money spent for goods not delivered or for nonpayment of services or purchases. Some claims are settled quickly, while others extend over several years. The plaintiff usually wins the settlement, but in one case the defendant is justified.