Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-01
District Court.

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pany VS.. The City of Brennan
suit to recover for use of waite
works, as per contract, made b,
city council in 1884. Jury empan
eled on Saturday the 18th inst
and the hearing of evidence began
on Monday. The evidence wa
completed on Friday at noon, anC
the argument was closed abou
APO Saturday afternoon, when Iht
case went to the jury. TIT
court allowed the utmost latitude
to both sides IN tho matter OF in
Producing testimony and argu
mont. The jury, after beng out
not exceeding half an hour, brought
in the following verdict:
give, the jury, find for the
plaintiffs for the rent of thirty-foul
hydrants at the rate of three
thousand dollars per annum fol-
thIrty-fve hydrants with interest
at the rate of eight per cent per
annum for one months rent, and
from October l, 1886, for one quar-
ter's rent, and from January l,
1886, for one quarters rent.
W. P. DEvER, Foreman"
The grand jury, which recon
vcned on Thursday, brought IN 81
new indictments, and were dis
charged for the term. They sub
mItted the following
GRAND JURY REPORT:
To the Hon. L B. Mcfarland, District Judge
of Washington county, Texas.
The Grand Jury at the March
term OF the District Court beg
leave to submit the following re-
port: We have carefully and dill
igently enquired INTO and investl-
gated o fences committed in said
county and have presented fifty
seven bills of indictments, Gel
onies, and seventeen bills for mis-
demeanors. We regret to find
that crime within the county is in
creasing.
We find the poor farm in good
condition and well managed. We
find the Jail well kept and eff
GENTLY managed by the sheriff.
The jail, however, we think is in
an unsafe condition, and would re-
specially suggest to the commits
sloners' court at the earliest time
consistent with the finances of the
county to build a new Jail.
R. HOFFMAN,, Foreman.
Monday.-This being the fifth
Monday of the term the criminal
docket was taken up, and the fol-
lowing cases were disposed of:
State VS.. Anderson Bledsoe,
theft; two years in the penIten-
tiary.
State VS.. Anderson Bledsoe,
burglary; two years in the peni-
tertiary.
State VS.. Lewis Kelly, burglary !;
two years in the penitentiary.
State VS.. Lewis Kelly, theft of
property under the value of $50 ;
one year in the county jall.
State VS.. Wiley Nickerson, theft
of cotton two years in the peni-
tertiary.
State VS.. Wiley Nickorson, theft
OF cotton three years IN the peni-
Tertiary.
State VS.. Austin johnson, burg
larry four years in the peniten-
tiary.
All of the above defendants are
negroes three of them were con-
vlcted on two charges each. The
gentleman" who was given two
years in the penltentiary and one
year In jail. will serve his peniten
tiary term first Mr.. johnson, who |
got four years for burglary, broke
INTO q private house and stole q |
suit of clothes to be married in; he
was married only a few months
ago.
Tuesday.-Sta VS.. Terry
Rogers, colored, assault with in
tent to murder; not guilty. This
case grew out of the row that &C.
Cured at q colored frolic at park
on Hog river, in the Third ward
last summer, in which q colored
gentleman got shot. 1t took all
day to try the case and the jury
after being out about seven minutes
brought in their verdict as above.
Wednesday-State VS.. Nose Ruff
fin, colored, assault with intent to
verdict OF not guilty given
by the state.
State VS.. Robt. Mann, oolored,
continued by defendant.
Mann is charged with numbering a
negro in the precinct some time
ago.
State VS.. Sllas Ayers, colored,
burglary 4; two years in the peni-
tertiary. Silas is only about 10
years old and was charged with
breaking into a house and stealing
q clock two feet high which he
sold for six bits.