San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-31
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Gandine Sent up for Five Years
Other News.

Other News.
This morning a little before noon II
Gandine, CHARGED with robbery, was SEN
fenced TO five years in the penitentiarY,
in the Thirty seventh district court. On
last April he assaulted and threatened
the life Of Frank NanderStraJten and
| robbed him OF S56.2j.
| Tue case against w. j Sample. charged
| with embe2Zlement under $50, was decid-
ed in the Thirty seventh district court
| yesterday afternoon. He was found guilty
| AMI sentenced to 30 days in tie county
! jail Joseph f. Dryer acted as prOsecut-
! ing attorney in place of Mr.. Camp. who
was cuSily engaged with the grand jury
and other more important matters.
Joseph Falvey. charged with aggravat-
| ed assault. was dismissed by the sta IN
Judge NoOnan's court Yesterday after
| noon.
Judge Jones this morning took the evil
dence Of City Sexton He'll a the inc ueSt
| on the body of the unknown person found
on the outside of the cemetery. east OF the
city. Mr.. He'll, after being sworn, said:
Il am city sexton fJr the city OF San
Antonio The city is clearing off new
cemetery east of the city. known as No. 4.
While blowing and grading the same a
skeleton was discovered about one and
one-half feet under the surface of the
ground In the dump of one of the city's
of this fact and we went together to in
vcStigate the matter. The body was
taken up and placed under tree close by,
awaiting investigation. The bones were
removed by some unknown party. While
searching for the skull. which had not yet
been discovered, we struck another body.
do not know the number of years the
body had been buried, but suppose 1T was
buried a great many years ago. | should
judge it was an Indian woman,
as among the bones was diScov-
cred small piece of old paint and from a
small amount of hair, which was with
the skeleton"
Judge Jones then rendered the follow
ing verdict:
deceased came TO her death from natural
causes. What they were and who the
party was am unable to find out. The
body 10 ali appearances was buried a
great many years ago and there is no re-
cord of its burial in the city records. The
body is supposed to be that OF an
Indian woman, Judging from
its SurrounningS, probably OF the
TOnkaway tribe which came into San An
tonic about the close OF he war, prior TO
that eveatful epoch. and was camped on
all sides of this city. No further devel
opments can be had on the subject at
present.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Two suits for divorce were filed in the
Thirty seventh district court TO-DAY. One
is against A. W. Peil EV MOriIla PeI The
wife a legeS cruel treatment from her
husband They were married OIL October
4. 1888. in Brackettville and have three
children. boy, aged nine years, and two
girls. one six and the other two years OF
age.
In the second suit Antonio Batera com
plains of his wife, Pinnola Batera. in the
cruel manner in which She treats him.
She INDUCES in spiritual liquors, and Of
ten becomes intoxicated and calls him
vile names. They were married in F1b-
ruary. 1883. and lived together about five
years. They have no children.
WEDDING BELLS.
The county clerk issued licenses TO wed
as follows yesterday afternoon:
Walter S4hm and Ella Gale.
NSahei Cruz and Angelo ObierO.
Fred Selberg and Clara KrawitZ.
COURT NOTES
In the FOrty-fif th district court this
morning three cases were continued and
the case of William Davis ct al. vs.. II. b.
Andrews ct al. which was transferred
from the Thirty seventh district court,
was dismissed for want of prosecution.
Jennie Marks, charged with abusive
language towards Patrick Fields, was to
be tried in Justice Jones court this morn
lug. The case was continued until to-
morrow afternoon.