Daily Republican., 1890-02-07
FIFTH edition


ms morhihEs Court
Court reconvened this morulD, -
Chief Justlce Comegys and Ass,'..
Judges Houston and Paynter 60 n
Moses Moody, Thomas Bu,t. =.
Hugh HeUormack, convicted n, W..
day afternoon's session, were tent.p~,
70 pay the oosta oil prosecution. a a.
coo and b Imprisoned three month,
4 larry WAs then drawn to uy M y.
Of Mary johnson, = sty lish looklp, n
orsd woman, indicted for the larc,s,
two teacups, two plates and i IL.
teaspoon, the whole valued a; u n
property OF Mary A. Hart, on seplsns.1
3. Deputy Attorney General Days =
ths Stats aud Walter Hayes, Eq,
the dstsnse.
Mary A. Hart testified th,t ID. ,sl.
| In this city aud missed two teacur, d
plates and ahout six silver tessposs
Tie defend ant lived with Mia. Deyi.s
but the witnoss had every re,,a
believe That ale took the goods.
Eliza Deviue testified that The lis.s
lived with her last August and ssp.r]
Der and took the articles charged IN.
her house. She also stole soma Az
from her. The witness saw her take r
OF the articles.
| william II. 6herer testified thai
. police officer In this city and am
Mary johnson some time In NOnz1
or December, He searched the
occupied BY the prisoner and lolpd
OF the stolen goods.
This was the last witness Tor tn MI
and Mr.. Hayes called Gorge W. I'd
for the defense.
He sssti1eL that ha has know
prisoner for long t.ine aud that
alwsys horne . good character ~
lived with him during the past y
and he never heard hcr honesty Qast
ed.
william Ilega aud William Brda
also testified 70 her s0od character 4
which Mr.. Dayis made the opening "
meut to tho Jury. He was follosal
Mr., Hayes for the defense and Mr. DID
clcsed for the State. after which the ID
were briefly charged and retired at Il
John q. Pattersou, Jr., ESQ, present
the application Of Mary kiloni, ulll
the Court TO grant an order Tor lie ID
ment to her oi o75 out oil the ssahl
hsr husband. Some time ago The n
tiouer brought cult against her hu,bsl
for support. aud the Court granted
81 week. 9. T. Smith, Esq, ~
on the husband's bond 10 the n
4 $500 for the faithful peria
y 81 the order, but shortly 4
wards Kilorau left the Stats. h,sa
then sscured Judgment aud exsssAa |
KilorAn's property, and the piooae
the sale arc now 10 tho hands OF nse'
Of tile peace, The Court alter !
consideration granted the order.
A Jury was drawn to try the e.
Rachel byard, colored, fof selling y
without q license In 81. Georges
drsd. TIE state was represents
Deputy Attorney General Daylt
called Clerk OF the Peace II. X, 70
4 TO prove that the accused has not
cense.
Perry Henry, colorsd, testified Il
had bought wine aud whisky iio
Is prisoner at her house In Odsssa.
This Was the only witness oxamil
80 the Btate, aud the prisoner CALLED
! A. johnson, q white man, for
tense. In answer to her questlo
witness said that some time ago
fendant told him that Perry HeI
- Jim Byard were selling liquor ali
place, and she wanted him 10 10
l Tor them.
She then INDUCED fn q long spe
the court, In which she denied the
and claimed that the "niggers" 4
Odessa would cut hsr throat II
M could. She said that she WA u
''niggers," but respected color4a
n Clerk Cochran askel her wVba
the difference between "niggn
. colored people, when - quick -
she answered.: "A colored peou
some principle. but niger aipt
The reply, coupled with her
eloqucnce as she defended b
am used the court, bar aud spGc'
and she was allowed TO continue
considerable time.
The case was submittcd without
ment and the jury rendered ven
not guilty without leaving the boz
~ At / o'clock court took Il leces
$50 O'Clock this afternoon.
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