The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-23

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the city ordinance by beating and striking one
A. Heiligmann on the 10Th Of June. The city
attorney assisted by Mr.. Theo. Anderson, ap-
peared for the prosecution, and Mr.. Reagan
Houston appeared for the defence. A certif-
cate from DIR. Herff testifying that Miss
and the attorneys with the concurrence of Re-
corder Anderson took severance of the cases,
and proceeded with the charges against Mrs.
Reininger before a jury.
| A HEILIGMANN
examined by Mr.. Theo. Anderson deposed as
follows.
know Mrs. Reininger. On the 10th of
Juneher sister, Anna Stapenek, sent for me ana
asked for me to come to her house between
8 and 9 o'clock, as she wanted to see me-
went there on the 10Th of June. went in and
called for Anna; she told me not to speak too
loud, offered me chair and asked me to sit
down; there was no light in the ROOM sat
down and Immediately afterwards Mrs. Rein
niger struck me with cowhide or a whip
three or four times.
Judge Anderson here discharged the jury
and proceeded to hear the testimony as an ex-
aiming Justice.
Mr.: Heigman continued: Mrs. Reininper
struck me over the head. l said nothing. l
pushed her aside, when some man came in
and struck me two ticks. That man was
Falkner. He struck me with his hand
over the eye. l pushed Mrs. Rein
niger and Falkner aside and went out.
[ did not see Anna there; she had gone for a
light. That man (pointing out Falkner) is
the man who struck me.
CroSs-examined by Reagan Houston: am
married man; | had seen Miss Stepanek
and she had asked me to 60 to the Springs, as
she had something to say to me; at the
Springs she asked me to come to her house, as
she could not talk there, and said that Mrs.
Reininger would not be at home. l have not
been on friendly terms with Mrs. Reininger
for years, and would not have gone there if
Miss Stepanek had not said she Mrs R.)
would not be at home. She told me to sit
down; did not know what she wanted to
see me about The cause of our unfriendli-
ness was this, that Mrs. Reininger had thrown
her, Miss Stepanek out, and my wife had
agreed that she should stay with u.s.
Mr. Houston: Did your wife send her
away for improper conduct?
| The question was objected to and the OBJ
lection sustained.
| Mr.. Heiligman have not proposed to
keep Miss Stepanek. Mrs. Reininger
did not forbid me to 60 to the house or threat
ened to cowhide me if went there, but l
heard that she had done SO. l went to Mrs.
Re!ninger's house the last time before the as
sault, about seven months since, after she had
turned Miss Stepanek out. and told her
not to run her sister down as she only run
herself down in doing SO. | did not want to
60 to the house, because l would have moth
ing to do with Mrs, ReiniDger. Mrs Renin-
ger WHIPPED me with a cowhide over the
head. l Tried to ward off the blow by
catching the whip held her back and then
Falkner came in and struck me. pushed
both aside and got out Anna Stepanek had
nothing to do with it. When l first went in
| sat on chair. did not say that one chair
would do for us as we'll as two. l did
not pull her onto my lap nor try to catch her
feet. | did not say we did not want light
There was not time to say it. l only called
her name. She said "do not speak so loud
sit down." and second afterwards l was
whipped. Mrs. Reininger did not call out.
1t was in the dark, but Mrs. Reininger knew
who was. 1t was made up affair. knew
her by her voice. She said, "What do you
want, Anna" and the answer was the "cow
hide" did not pull her on to my lap. Speak
to me as man not boy. I am 62 years Of
age. When was struck pushed them aside
and ran off. (Laughter.) No one attacked
or troubled me in the street. At the springs
Anna Stepanek asked me for 5 cents for a
glass of beer. l gave her five cents for lemo-
| made.
Re-examined by Mr.. Anderson: Mrs.
Reininger never ordered me out.
The city rested its case here, and the defence
called
| CHRISTINA LANCE
who said that she lived on Centre street, and
knew Mrs. r. intimately and was niece of Mr..
Heilgmann. She was there when the whip
ping occurred; that was about nine o'clock on
June 10Th. called..upon her. Mrs. Reininger
did not invite or send for me specially. Look
ing through the blind she saw Mr.. Heilig-
mann enter the next room from the street, and
at the same time Mrs. Reininger went out at
the back door. After hearing fuss she went
into the next room. I did not know any
whipping was going to be done. When
entered the room Mrs. Reininger was whip
ping Mr.. Heiligmann, and Miss Stepanek was
standing at the head of the bed. MRS. LANCE
was asked here if Mrs. Reininger hit her
sister, Miss Stepanek, but the question was
not allowed,) She did not see Miss Stepanek
strike Mr.. Heligmann. saw Mrs. Reininger
whip him, and he got up and ran. Laughter. J
No one struck him but Mrs. Reninger
In cross examination # this witness, nothing
of Importance was elected, excep' that
Mrs. Reininger and Mrs. LANCE were
watching Mr.. Heiligman for some time, and
extinguished the light in their room f,,r that
purpose, and that she had not seen Falkner
| hafpre that morppu