San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-01
OPENING T HE COURTS.


Both the district courts reopened
this morning for the September term,
after a vacation of over two months,
during which time a vast amount of
business had accumulated. The
opening saw the usual crowd of liti-
giants, lawyers, jurors, witnesses,
spectators, deputy sheriffs and poll
ticians gathered about the dingy
temple of the blind goddess, at times
blocking the sidewalks, gossiping,
chewing tobacco and making the
pavement slippery.
In Judge Kings court the jury
docket of civil cases has the prece-
denee, and the morning was taken up
with filing papers and choosing y
jury. The case of Haydock VS..
Geo. Pearson, was first on trial.
In the Thirty-seventh District court,
Judge Noonan presiding, the non-jury
civil docket was taken up. The pro-
ceedings were desultory, the greater
number of cases being continued by
consent, or reset.
The divorce case of Matilda Nette
versus August Nette was dismissed
by plaintiff.
The case of F. Simmang and G.
Gahweiler versus James B. Lyle, for
debt, was dismissed by plaintiff.
The case of Ollie Williams versus
Amos Williams, for divorce, was dis
missed by plaintiff.
The Vol. Gibson case which will be
tried here on change of venue from
Galveston, promises to bring large
numbers of people here on the day of
the trial, who are expected in such
mum bers as to arouse some rivalry
among the railroads for their trans
portation, and the Southern Pacific
railroad has gone so far as to make q
rate of $5.65 for the round trip, which
is equal to one fare. 1t Is doubtful,
however, if this.celebrated case comes
to trial this term of court.
New suits have been filed as fol-
lows:
Charles Guerguin vs Ursula
w. Castro, executrix, debt and to fore
close lien.
The estate of f. III. Uecker, dec cas-
ed applies in the 37th distric court
tor transfer from probate court and
letters of administration.
Samuel Il. Mask VS. Amanda Mask
for divorce.
At II m. the grand jury were
ceive his charge preparatory to enter
ing upon the discharge of their duties.
He dispensed with giving any special
instructions in their duties as jurors.
While there was no special necessity
for haste his Honor hoped that they
would get through as quickly as pos
the law requiring the district Judge
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the county roads, which he thought
were IN generally good state, but
from personal knowledge he called
gave the commissioner of the precinct
over the Goals for his negligence,
and made general recommendation
for the benefit of the county roads.
His honor next proceeded to the
disorderly houses and called atten-
ton to bawdy houses, churches, dwell
lings and school houses mingled to-
gether in certain parts of the city.
He thought that this was bad cCndi-
ton of affairs. These houses should he
isolated from the families and school
houses; the churches may remain but
he entured the opinion that there was
the poison. The general tenor of this
passage was for the grand jury to
suppress these institutions as much
as possible.
In connection with the gambling
nuisance he desired to call attention
to certain peculiarities in the way in
which these offenders were dealt
with. Since the passage of the i'm
prisonment law in connection with
this offence 1t had been the practice
of persons convicted of gambling to
make daily incursions to the poor
house. He wanted the jury TO inquire
as to why these elegantly dressed, be-
jewelled persons were allowed to go
to this place, which was for the halt,
the lame and aged poor, and which
he considered to be the very essence
of comedy, behind which was how
ever, a serious breach of law, or neg
lect of the proper officers in deal
ing with these gentry. If they were
convicted under an unjust law, let
them send over to the governor for par
dons by the ream, but while the law
was in force, he hoped that that the
grand jury would not tolerate such a
travesty, by calling those charged
with its execution to account.
Besides these passages the general
tenor of the charge related to formal
matters.
Particular attention was called to
the law directing the grand jury to
examine the various officers OF the
city and county, under oath, as TO
their knowledge of lawlessness and
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