Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-10-07
District Court.

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jury trial verdict for plaintiff
for land and for defendant for 1925
damages for improvements made
and taxes paid.
D. J. Boohm & Co. VS.. II. Calish,
debt; trial progressing.
Tuesday-Statc VS.. Jim McDadc,
colored. assault with intent to
murder julius Wilhelm not gull
ty.
State VS.. Silas Ayers, colorcd,
theft and burglary continued.
State VS.. Bill Brown, colorcd,
perjury continued.
State VS.. Frank Harper, coIorcd,
perjury continued.
State VS.. Harry Hill, murder,
dismissed. This case came here
from Fort Bond county on q
change of venue three years ago,
and has been before the court from
term to term since that time.
Monday-Statc VS.. VIM. Alcxan.
dor, white, forgery; two years; he
was also convicted on two other
charges of forgery and on two
charges of tutoring forged instru-
mont, making five convictions IN
all he was gwen two years in
each case. He is now convict
serving six years term in the
penitcntiary and plead guilty to
all the charges against him with
the understanding that his term
was not TO exceed six years. I'm
der tho law the sentences in these
cases do not run against HIM and
when his term, which he is now
serving, expires he will be a froc
man.
State VS.. Bill Brown, colored,
theft five years.
State VS.. Peter Brown, theft
two years.
State VS.. Peter Brown, burglary;
two years.
The two Browns plead guilty |
and took tho shortest terms.
Wednesday-Ike Rogers, color
cd, theft of cows. Continued till |
the 10Th inst.
The court adjourned out of re-
spect to the memory of Judge o.
IL. P. Garrett.
BIRTHDAY PARTY.-Miss Mamie
Murphy, aged four years, daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. W. H. Murphy, had
a birthday party on Saturday af-
ternoon. About twenty-five very |
young ladies and gentlemen and a
few young ladies were present to
enjoy the occasion. Little Miss
Mamie was the recipient of a num-
Der of valuable birthday presents.
The BANNER was kindly remcm-
bored by Miss Mamie with some
birthday cake" and it wishes her
many happy returns and a pros
porous life in the future.
The Republicans got up politi-
cal meeting at Pecan grove on
Wednesday night, at which, it was
understood, no candidate on the
Peoples ticket would be allowed
TO speak /; but 10 and behold, the
tables wore turned the Peoples
wing captured the meeting, elected
tho chairman and talked as much
rs they wanted to. Truly, the
ways of these republican trans
gressors is hard to fathom.
AN owl meeting was held on
Monday evening at the Jones Hill
college, on the independence road,
tbrcc miles from town. About
sevcnty.fve persons were present
including a liberal delegation from
Brenham. Candidates were on
hand and speeches were made. As
usual the sentiment of the meeting
was largely IN favor OF tho Peoples
ticket.
CowARDIY AssAULT.-Friday at |
ternoon Bill Price, u full grown
negro. assaulted whIte boy aged
about Is years, with stick in
fiicting severe scalp wound. The
boy is O stranger here and is on his
way to Austin. Bill skipped, but
as no is well known here ho will
soon be captured. There can GER
tainly be no excuse for the assault.
LETTER HEADs.---The BANNER
steam JOB Office has just received a
lot of Cranes genpine qll linen
letter and note paper and is now
prepared to put them up In blotter
tablets, without extra charge, also
plain letter and note heads. All
kinds of commercial printing at
low prices. Bring in your orders.