Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-20

gelke VS.. Sam Schlenker, county
collector, an injunction suit to re-
strain the defendant from collecting
taxes on national bank stock, man
date of the supreme court showing
afirmance of judgment was fled the
case was dropped from the docket.
In the damage suit of John Pick
ard vs.. A. II. Belo & Co., for libel.
the exceptions of the plaintiff to de-
PENDANTS answer as contained in his
first supplemental petition, which
were taken under Amusement, were
overruled except as to single pas
sage, which was stricken out, and to
this action plaintiff excepted.
Monday. = The criminal docket
was taken up, and the case of The
State VS.. Geo Sohl, charged with
horsetheft, and The State vs.. Chas.
Richardson, charged with perjury,
were the first call. Both cases were
dismissed on motion of the district
attorney on the ground of INSULT.
cient evidence. The case of The
State vs.. George McCrocklin, in
dicted for the theft of hogs, was
then placed on trial.
The following murder cases have
been set for trial on the dates
named: State vs.. Jim Williams,
March 29th; State vs.. John Wiede,
April 1; State vs.. Gotlieb Muench,
April 2; State VS.. Karl Konker,
April 3; State VS.. Carl Roesler,
April 4; State VS.. Rudolph Roesler,
April Z; State vs.. Ferdinand Wiede,
April s; State vs.. Russell Scott,
March 26.
In each of the above cases special
venires of sixty men have been or
dered.
Russell Scott, who was indicted
by the last grand jury for killing
Wander Martin, the colored man who
was killed in Camptown during a
Christmas frolic, was brought into
court and entered into recognizance
in the sum of $500.
Tuesday.-In the case of the
State vs. George McCrocklin, in
dicted for theft of hogs, which was
taken up On Monday afternoon, the
jury returned a verdict of not guilty
State VS.. Judge Williams, for theft
of bale of cotton, was called, but
owing to the absence of one of de-
PENDANTS witnesses was reset for the
26th.
State VS.. Frank Collins, assault
with intent to murder, was next
called. The defendant was repre-
sented by Elijah Pennington, Esq,
and on instructions from the court
the jury returned verdict of not
guilty. This is the case in which
Charley Johnson, the colored boot
black, was shot in the forehead.
The case of the State VS.. ARCHIE
Hughes, charged with murder, was
set for the Oath of April.
VIM. Leak, colored, indicted by
the late grand jury for murder, was
arrested, brought before the court
and entered into a recognizance.
This is case in which a colored
woman was shot in the abdomen and
killed at a ball while the defendant
and another darkey were scuf1ing
for the possession Of a pistol.
Wednesday. = State VS.. Henry
Williams, theft, fined 800 and five
days Imprisonment in the county
Jail. The Indictment was for theft
of harness over $40 in value.
State VS.. Elizabeth Jackson, in
dicted for arson; plea of guilty and a
verdict of two years in the peniten-
tiary. The defendant is a colored
woman and she set fire to the house
of another colored woman on the
McDade place, below Chappell Hill.
This disposes of all the cases set
for trial this week, and the Jury has
been discharged until next Monday.
Sheriff Dever has ten special We.
hires of sixty men each to summon.
They were handed to him on Tues
day, and it required at least day
for him and Deputy league to go
over the lists and get the yeniremen
located. It viii keep them busy all
the rest of the week subpenaing
them.