San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-14
THE COURTS.

| Win Trying 10 XIII Lulu SeduAoy, wal
being Investigated. The trouble oc
Cured a few months ago in house
of ill-repute, west of the San Pedro
Both women were drunk and pistol
and dirk were the weapons said te
have been used.
In Judge Kings court the I've dam.
age suit against the @. III. d 5. A.
halfway company was closed, judg-
ment for plaintiff being rendered.
Other cases were continued.
Mary A. Adams has filed suit
in this court against M. Half, ct al.
An appeal from justice court.
Before Justice Heron, Martha
Davis, colored, appeared and waived
examination of the charge of assault
to murder her little babe, found on
the street. She was allowed bond in
the sum of $500. Deputy Sheriff
Hughes returned from Boerne with
her this morning. She told him that
| she did not leave the baby there, but
that she gave it to another woman,
named Lizzie, whom she claims she Is
willing to point out to the officers.
Martha's child has been placed in
charge of an old negroes named An
ME Williams, for safety.
Rudolph Lichtblan is charged with
theft over value of $40.
| C.E. Woodvilie is charged with
| swipdling James T. Brady under the
| value of $40.
Before the County court this morn
ing the bond of the county treasurer
was increased on account of the
school bond to 49,, 900.
Sixty dollars pay was voted to
Henry Krempkau as license iHspec-
| TOR.
Reports of the sheriff and of con-
county collector.
Payment of S4S37 30 to the King
Bridge Co. was ordered.
Commissioner elect Jos. E. Dryer,
precinct No. l, gave his bond today,
and took the oath of office. He will
be in Ex-Commissioner Walton's seat
tomorrow morning.
Justice Adam was busy rearrang-
ing his office today and did no official
business.
The recorder had cases before him
today, assessing ST. in fines. Rose
Lindsey, vagrant, was fined $40 of
this amount, and H. Hudson, who had
scrap with Otto Book, paid the
other 81. Books case was dismissed.
The case of DR.. r. l.. Monroe, the
dentist, was on trial all yesterday af-
ternoon. The testimony was started
with that of Miss Emma Schneider,
the chief witness for the prosecution,
who stated that she was II years of
age, her home being in Castroville.
She was visiting her relatives at Fort
Clark and while there went to DR..
Monroe. She further testified that
when she had two teeth plugged, the
dentist told her that she had tooth
with a decayed root in her mouth
and If she would take chlOroform,
there would ce no pain to her. az
told him didn't want the root pulled
out, but he said ought to have it
done and then he gave chloroform,
The drug made me feel very dizzy.
and after a little while / was half
asleep. Then he touched the decay
ed tooth with sharp instrument and
asked me if felt it. / told him yes.
Then began to cry and 1 told him /
wanted to 60 home to mama. / got
out of the chair and tried to walk,
but was so weak and dizzy that 1
could not stand up. The doctor then
took hold of me by the arm and put
me on bed that was in the room.
L then closed my eyes and was sort of
half asleep. DIR. Monroe then went
to to the door and bolted it,"
The witness then went on to.state sew
eral things which are unfit for mention
outside of the witness stand. After
this had taken place, she testifies
that she sprung from her bed, I'M
bolted the door and rushed into the
hall, where after q bit the doctor
came out and asked her to come into
the room and rest. This she refused,
going home and telling her aunt, who
told the uncle, who had her examined
the next day at the hospital.
On crosa-eXamination she stated
that she had her eyes closed and saw
nothing but heard Everything that
| went on.
Mr.. J. S. Riley, of the army hospital
corps testified that he had heard
something like q bolt slide back, and
upon going into the hall met Miss
Schneider coming out Of: the room
weeping. A few minutes later DR..
Monroe come into the hall and
attempted to persuade the girl to
come Into the room and rest.
DR.. Mossby, ex-post surgeon at Fort
Clark, stated that he had examined
the girl the following day, but found
no marks of violence on her body. In
reply to question put by the counsel
of the defendant, he admitted that a
party under the influence of chloro.
form can imagine most absurd things.
DIR. j. V. Spring, specialist OF
this CITY. testified to the effect that Q