San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-31
RECORDERS COURT.
Decided Change From Yesterdays
Busy Day.

A Decided Change From Yesterdays
Busy Day.
Six cases only before the court this
morning, was terrible drop from the
large number tried yesterday morning.
The Jealous negro husband, the fighting
colored church members, the Mexican
with his whisky ard his deadly knife,
have cooled down until the wages they
shall receive next Saturday night for
their weeks work will enable them to
renew their favorite pastimes. The fol-
lowing orders were taken by the recor-
der this morning:
frankie Boone, using insulting Ian
guage, So.
John Clark, drunk. S..
Juan Salas, drunk, 81.
E.G. Cochrane, drunk and dlsorderly,
fined S..
Ben Miller, dlscharging firearms, con-
tinued.
A. Carey, careless driving, dismissed.
e. A. Francois, tried by jury yesterday
for being disorderly, was continued I'M
til next Saturday.
frankie Boone Is O colored woman
who suspected her husband OF having
Illicit acquaintance with Mary Lankin,
and cursed Mary pretty roundly for 1t.
Mary denies the soft impeachment; so
does Boone.
Officer KrOeger has developed into
Greco Roman wrestler and John Sulli-
van hitter. He found drunken MeXi-
can named Juan Salas lying on Houston
street last night and tried to take him to
the bat cave. As soon as the Mexican
sobered sufficiently to realize what WAS
going on, he objected with all the force
of his brute strength. Officer Kroeger
10 snI aIy al h.
putting the "nippers" on him, but this
only made him angry, and he came near
breaking Kroeger's thumb in a
twisting grip. Then the officer went
for him, and struck him on the back
Of the head, knocking him down, and
he received another bad cut In his fore
hesd as he struck the curbstone. He
was finally conquered and went to the
bat cave peaceful as lamb, and this
morning when fined 81 by the mogul,
submitted with all the sang froid of his
stolid nature. His head and face though,
were sight to see.
A soldier boy named L. G. Cochrane,
became drunk and noisy on the plaza
last night, and officer Andreas Brown
gathered him In.
Three soldiers and citizen were in a
government spring wagon last Sunday,
| and all seemed pretty drunk, when they
| drove down Commerce street about five
O'Clock p. m, at fast gait. They were
either too drunk to see, or did not care
to turn out OF the way Of MRS. Henry
Walters carriage, which they met, in
| front of bosch q Rische's. The lady
tried to pull to the right to avoid them,
but they drove directly against her
horse until their mules reared back,
when the whip was applied 10 them,
and they were driven over the
buggy, upsetting 1t and tearing
off a wheel. Mrs. Walters was thrown
out, but fortunately was not injured.
She had narrow escape with her life,
to say the least. One of the inmates OF
the wagon was recognized as a young
man named Carey, and he was arrested
this morning, however, the party max
Ing the affidavit became satisfied that he
was not the guilty party and withdrew
the charge against him, but having
learned the name OF the party implicated
swore out fresh warrant against him,
and he will be arrested by the police
| and tried before the recorder as soon as
he serves out a sentence In the military
| guard house for drunkenness.
Ben Miller, short thick negro man,
with a head Snapped like an egg plant,
was before the throne to answers to the
charge of wantoGly discharging his pis.
toll, with view to frightening Mrs.
Noble, colored. 1t is needless to say he
succeeded in his purpose, as most any
woman could be who, while going along
a dark, unfrequented street at night
would be, If man fired of pistol
within few feet Of her, and then fol-
lowed her, firing seemingly at her.
Mrs. Noble went home, however, and
informing her husband, he went in
had an absent witness who could prove
him not guilty Of the charge, and a con-
tinuance was granted until tomorrow
morning.