San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-04
FEDERAL COURT,
The Grand Jury Gets to Work and the
Civil Docket is Called.

Yesterday afternoon the Federal Court was
engaged in calling the civil docket, in getting
the grand jury to work, and swearing in petit
jurors. The grand jury is composed of Messrs
j. H. Bolton, foreman: J. W. Sullivan, J. W
McGuill, N. c. Click Otto Brinckman, Adopt
FuOs, +. X. Schmitt. l.. o. TObin, Robert Lay
George Fleming b. J. Butler, james Horton
l.. Allen, Joseph Noll, Hugh p. Jordan, Charles
| T. Beck NJ. Arnold, S. X. MOsser. To-day the
civil docket was called peremptorily, and the
| cases were disposed of rs follows:
Harriet Z. Seght VS.. Wilhcmina SauCrs
| trespass continued.
.. Severance VS.. Woodruff Bros, suit on
account, continued.
Citizens Savings Bank VS. Sarah Dargan
and W. B. Edge, tTesspass, dismissed
Agnes NJ. Smith, ct al. VS.. Mary +. Howard
ct AL continued.
Elizabeth Waters VS. J Dibrell ct al, con
tinued.
John A. HOuseman ct al VS.. l.. l.. Finley,
set for the llth.
Florence Machine company vs.. Dario Con
tales ct al, continued.
Kingsand 4 Ferguson Manufacturing com
puny VS.. A. +. Wolf y Sons, set for the 10Th.
j. j. Busby VS. S J. Arnold y Bros, passed
for settlement.
j. j. Busby vs.. German and Holt, same
order.
J. j. Busbyvs. W. II. Davis, same order.
Hynan Blum vs.. Francis Hall et al, con-
tinued
White Sewing Machine company VS.. DariO
Gonzales, ct al, continued.
W. F. Hausberger vs.. J. T. Reside and
Chas. Balm, continued
l.. b. Swift VS.. II. X. AmOns and w. Il. But
Ter, continued.
New York and Texas Land Co., limited, vs..
William NOtaw, continued.
WardeT, LuSe Co., VS.. the Times Prlntlng
Co, continued.
James d. Kerr vs.. b. l.. Crouch, ct al, mo-
tiOn to dismiss bill in equity.
George Locke VS.. |. p. Simpson, ct al, passed
for settlement.
Elizabeth b. Borden ct. al, vs.. l.. E. Rut-
ledge ct al, passed for settlement.
Manuel Trevino VS.. HypOlito Garcia, dis
missed.
Robert Wimm vs. A. NJ. Gilmer, question Of
Jurisdiction taken up at p. III.
Rebecca b. Dangerteld ct al, VS.. }. I. and 5.
j WOOdmll, set for the 9TH.
Scrugham ct al. vs.. Leonard jacob, cOntlh-
ued
W. C. Browning Il Co. VS.. J. II. Dain, dis
missed.
Singer Manufacturing Co.. VS.. W. Il. Frank
lin and g. c. Moffett, set for Itn.
Thomas Hassam VS.. NJ. A. Rogers and {. NJ.
Rogers, continued.
NJ. AltamarianO VS.. international and Great
Northern Railway Co., continued:
H. II. Tsurber VS.. Daniel Sullivan and
Thomas O'COnner, dismissed.
l.. Brdseye VS. +. W. Shafer, continued.
l.. Birdseye VS.. L. J. NickersOn ct al, con-
tinued.
l.. Birdseye VS.. NJ. A. Rogers ct al, contin-
Empire Soap Co.. VS.. J. Ronse " Co, dis
missed.
G. Schwartz VS.. II. G. Seelgson, dismissed
Bloom * Son VS.. II. g. SeeligsOn, continued.
j. W. Holt VS.. f. ROthe ct al, set for 18th
Eva. b. Hill VS. L. TaIt and A. NJ. TAFT,
continued.
Eva b Hill VS.. George Krause, continued.
Pacific Fruit Company VS.. Calhoun Meek
continued.
New York and Texas Land Company VS.. 10
sefa Stone, continued,
A. u. Boal ct al, vs.. Pat Burke ct al, con-
tnuCd.
Samuel PrObst VS.. Texas Land Company, con-
tinued.
Ayers ct al. VS.. l. Jacob, continued.
JEFF ID. Smyth VS.. Missouri Pacific Railway
Company. continued
Eclipse Wind Engine Company VS.. Henry l..
DignOwity, set for the 9Th.
Several defaulting jurors, business men,
were fined for contempt, but the fines were
afterwards RENTED.
Thomas Buckingham, of Oakviile, was adj
mittcd to practice as lawyer, being intro
duced by Senator A. w. Houston.
Hon. J. Fl. James introduced c. S. Robinson
Esq, of San Antonio.
J. S. Carr, Esq, introduced Mr.. l. Moody, of
Dimntt county.
Hon. J. II. McLeary introduced Joseph
JONES' of Kinney county.
United States Marshal Jackman is still quite
i'll.
Five bailffs are in attendance on the court.
Court adjourned until p. m, when the civil
docket was again taken up.