San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-23
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FRIDAY, MAY %, 1890.
THE COURTS.
Doings in the Halls orJustice.

DOingS i'm the Halls of Justice.
The grist tor the divorce mill is still
accommodating, and at the present rat
there will be plenty of work of thi
kind ahead. The disgruntleG partie
seem to favor Judge NOOnan's court
and all plead the usual complaint q
drunkenness, brutality and abandon
ment. The following new suits hav,
been fled
Agnes NJ. Pearson VS.. Henry Pear
son, divorce.
Enlalia Martinez de Gomez vs.. Jual
Gomez, divorce.
Francis Washington VS.. George
Washington, divorce.
Wilkins Bros. Il Co. VS.. Henry
Burns, for debt.
First National bank VS.. S. a. Ben
nett, for debt.
Sarah B Smith VS.. Guadalupe
Garcia, debt and foreclosure OF lien.
r. Becker VS.. l. N, Baker, appeal
from Justices court.
B. Smith Il Son vs.. Wells, Fargo
4 Co., appeal from Justices court.
In the federal court yesterday the
case of Hardesty VS.. the Galveston,
Harrisburg and San Antonio railway,
was commenced. Hardesty claims
damages from the road on account of
his brother in the HOndO bridge ac-
cident a year ago. Owing to the sick
ness of a witness the case was con-
tiuued until Monday.
The case of Hansberg VS.. Reside
& Balm, for damages resulting from
breach of cCntr ,ct, was then put on
trial.
The recorder has had soft job of
it today. There were only four cases
on the docket; two men were dis
missed, and the other two persons
balanced the scale of Justice with a
seven-dollar fine apiece, one for fight
ing and the other for disorderly con-
duct.
Before Justice McA lister yestei day
afternoon there was an affidavit made
by a man named Dunovan against
VIM. Douglass, switchman en-
plOyed on the Sunset railway, CIR arg
ing him with the crime Of rape upon
his, DunOvan's, 9-year old daughter,
Mary Dunovan. Douglass was
arrested last night at 10 o'clock and is
now in Jail without bond, the oftense
Of rape being capital crime. The
little girl is in the hospital where she
will remain for three days. An exam
inatiOn has been made by County
Physician Johns, and he reports that
the child's condition warrants her de- |
ten ton until further investigation is |
made. Douglass is an Irishman about !
30 years of age.
Today Sis King was on trial for
abusive language, and Clara Petty |
will be tried for like Offense this af- |
5ernoOn.
In the probate court the following
orders wei Q taken:
Estate A. f CarOthers, deceased,
oath of executors approved.
Estate Rachel EckfOrd, deceased,
inal receipts approved.
Estate Mary, Frank and Elizabeth
minors, Lorenzo Liedecke
appointed guardian.
Estate Frazar minors, report of sale
confirmed.
Estate r. p. Tendick, deceased,
inal account approved; report of COM
nissiOners of partition approved and
lain of Mrs. Schmitt approved and
set aside to satisfy the same.
Estate Kate l.. Tendick, minor,
lain of J. r. Tendic OK approved.
Estate E. Sappington, deceased, Or
Ter of sale granted.
Estate Felipe and Ed. Treadwell,
minors, order of sale granted.
Estate of John Correvon, deceased.
letters granted to Mrs.
Iorrevon.
In the commissioners court the bus
ness was as follows:
Brown road, jury of view appointed.
Road from sulphur Springs road to
he county line, jury of view appoint
ID.
Miller road, Camp road and Fuentes
Dad cases continued.