The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-01-12
DISTRECT COURT.
Nhat Has Been Accomplished
Burning the Present Term.

His Honor Judge Rimes Saturday adj
jOurued district court for the term, and
no more until May will the walls and
corridors rcsuuud to the tread OF the
attorneys. officers OF the court, juries
and the hundreds of witnesses who as
somblc there each term. We may say
the session Just closed has been
"a busy one and much that
is creditablc to the court,
bar and the county generally has been
| accomplished. During the continuance
| of court while vigorously dispatching
| business Judge RImes has always shown
| every consideration due the bar, wit
uesses, officers of the court and sris-
uners and the utmost harmony and
| good feeling has prevailed. In fact,
! Judge Rlmes has again demonstrated
! his ability as Judge and those FREEDOM
J inant traits Of gentleman, social, intel
! igent and cultivated in all walks
! Since court has been IN session, on the
| cIyi. side or the docket seven jury
and tortE uon-lury cases have been dis
| posed of finally. There have been two
( ulstrlaiS and twenty cases, including
/ civil and criminal. continued and two
hundred and tifty-eight eases placed on
| the retired docket. Following are the
criminal cases tried, the charges and
their disposition:
Tillman kirbough, assault with in
tent to murder; convicted of aggravated
assault and fined S25
Ed. Sweet, now in the penitentiary,
eleven cases; dismissed
Green SWEET, assault with intent
to rape; acquitted
Henry Ball, theft of horses: ac-
Hitted
Reddick Brown, theft Of three bales of
cotton; acquitted.
Harris Burnley, assault with intent to
xiii; dismissed on account Of death of
defendant.
Doc Shinn, one charge for forgery, and
one for theft of gelding; acquitted.
Tom Nelson, falsely Interpreting and
trading am Instrument: acquitted.
James Buchanan, assault with intent |
TO Kill, two cases: acquitted.
j. c. Mills, fraudulent disposition of /
mortgaged property, two cases; one dis
missed, acquitted IN the other.
Ed. Maddox, branding and marking !
without the consent of the owner; two !
years in the penitentiary
Il. :. Hough, Illegal voting; acquitted /
j. G. Johnson. forgery; acquitted.
L. ;. HouEh, false swearing: acquitted.
Dewitt McCIauahau, theft of horse:
five years III the peuitentiary.
Jake Sparks, theft of q COW. acquitted.
j. W. keut one case for theft oil Il colt
and one for uuiawfully branding colt
not hIs own; both dismissed.
L. =. HOuGh, unlawful and corrupt
false swearing; acquitted.
E4r-E-+l RrrH.fts.r1 +baf4 ,4 l,,t. Z
clothes three Years IL the penitentiary;
appealed.
Lynn Foley, theft of horse; five years
n the pehitentiary
John Shoemaker, assault with intent
10 murder; acquitted.
Chas. Nealy, burglary; y years il the
Ben Smith, assault with intent to kill
convicted Of an aggravated assault and
Inc placed at 500
Jesse Johnson, assault with intent 10
nur ierf convicted Of aggravated assault
and fined So.
Ed Bushy assault with intent TO
ape, two wears III the peuiteutiary.
This leaves the docket pretty well
LEANED up and when those convicted
ire taken to the peHitent.ary it Will
cave but few prisoners IN the jail. In
losing tins notice the EXAMINER desires ,
o return thanks to Judge Rmes Sheriff
Hall and hi, efficient deputy, George :
)glesbN Clerk Beazley and Deputy \
5has. Lciuum and TailOr Mctice for .
ourtesles extended the attaches Of this =.
thee, who had to call on them So fire.
ueutly during the term. We are also n
ndeT obligations to County Attorney !
'aElor for assistance i'm making up our -
ally budget Of court items, and for :