Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-05-04


Smith, alias Tom Warren, col
ored, indicted for burglary. In
dictment quashed.
State VS.. Claiborne Routt,
colorcd uttering forged in
strument of writing; guilty, two
years in the pcnitentiary. Clai-
borne is the colored gentlemen
that forged Il hatfull of orders
on a Cumptown grocer, using
the name of John Davis. A
clear case was made against
Claiborne.
Friday.-State VS.. Shed Chad
wick, colorcd, murder. A white
jury was empanneled and theday
consumed in exam ming witness
ses. About FIVE o'clock the ar
gument was commenced. On
the 18th of April 1881 Chad
wick shot his brother-in-law Joe
Montgomery while they were
hunting about nine o'clock in
the evening. Montgomery died
on the 18th of April. The pris-
oner is black negro about 81
or 81 years of age and Is what
in former days would have been
termed a "likely boy" Mont
gomery's wife is Chadwick's
sister. County attorney Haynes
made his argument after supper
and at ten o'clock the case
went to the jury, the judge hav-
ing given a very fair and COM
prehensive charge.
SATURDAY.-The jury in the
case of the State VS.. Shed Chad
wick, charged with the murder
of Joe Montgomery, brought in
a verdict Of murder in the first
degree and assessed his punish
mcnt at Imprisonment in the
penitcntlary for life. The YER
dict is regarded as a just one.
No cases were tried on Sat
urday.
The case of the State VS.. T.
G. T. Kendall has been set for
Tuesday the 18th inst.
Monday State VS.. Billy
Parks, colored, rape. The state
having no witnesses, the court
instructed the jury to render a
verdict of not guilty.
The Kendall case is set for
today, Tuesday.
During the remainder OF the
term court will open at s
o'clock a. m.
Tuesday, State VS.. 7. G. 7.
murder, continued by
the state. This case is now be-
coming somewhat celebrated.
Several years ago Kendall kill
ed man named Brown, in San
Saba county, was tried and
convicted of murder in the
second degree, appealed and
had the case reversed. A
change ofvenue was granted to
this county, and at the last term
of the district court Kendall
was again convicted and on
the court granted a new
trial. The defendant had all his
here and announced
ready for trial. One or two
witnesses attached by the state
failed to appear and ofnecessity
the case was continued. This
was sad disappointment to Mr..
Kendall as well to as the wit
nesses, most, if not all of whom
live in San Saba county.
Louis Babb, colored, convic-
ted of the murder of Milton Nc
Gowen, colored, was brought
into court and his attorney
made motion fer a new trial
which was promptly overruled,
notice of appeal was given.
The court then ordered Babb to !
stand up and asked him il he
lad anything to say why the
sentence OF the law should not
De passed upon him. The pris-
1ncr did not think he had had |
ustice and commenced making |
| rambling statement, when he
vas stopped by the court and
sentenced to fifty years i'm
orisonment in the penitentiary. |
If the verdict is affirmed Babb
will be ready to be taken to the
oenitentiary at once.
Wednesday, State VS.. Tom
Dryer, perjury; jury out.
State VS.. John Radford, theft
Of a horse; not guilty.
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