San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-27
IN THE COURTS.
The Commissioner Cases Continued
Other Court News.


Other Court News.
Owing to Frank TECHS absence
the cases against the county com.
miSSioners were not taken up in
the Thirty-seventh District court
this morning. Mr.. Teich is a ma
terial witness in the cases and he
is at present in Fort Worth. An
attachment has been issued for
him and the cases were continued
for next Friday.
Andy Wilson, cOlored. was re-
leased on bail, in the sum of $500,
which he gave in open court this
morning. The sureties are r. Jung
becker and DR.. G.. j. Starnes. He
is charged with theft over 500.
Anderson Washington, charged
with aggravated assault and bat
terry on the person of Walter Lew
is, on the 3rd of last July, pleaded
guilty this morning and was fined
$50. Both are colored, and were
bell-boys in the Menger hotel. The
former, it will be remembered,
poured alcohol over the lat
ters face and set fire to it, consid-
erably burning him.
The case against Ed Nelson,
charged with theft under $40. was
dismissed by District Attorney
Camp this morning. He stole set
of harness valued at $40.
The last cases taken up were
those against Assoc Yezbeh and |
Joseph Ayomee, charged with for
gerry. Court adjourned at noon on |
account of the absence of import |
ant witnesses, and is in session |
again this afternoon.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Horace NJ. Way filed suit for
damages in the sum of $4,000
against the San Antonio and |
Arkansas Pass railway company in
the Thirty-seventh District court |
afternoon. He was a
on the Alamo Electric |
line, and on June 81 last, a passen-
ger train of the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass struck his car at a
crossing near the Riverside park.
The motor car was damaged and |
Way was thrown to the ground,
serious injuries. His
right arm was hurt and the elbow
joint was broken. He has never re-
gained the use of his right arm
and is said to be a cripple for life.
He was also injured otherwise.
a suit for trespass> to try title
was filed in the Thirty-seventh Dis
trict court last Saturday afternoon
by Annie Dresch against Matias
DreSch.
COURT NEWS NOTES.
Judge Adam called his civil
docket this morning.
The grand jury reported twelve
this noon, nine of
which are felony and three misde-
meanOr cases.
The motion for new trial in the
case against Marcario Gonzales wast
not sustained. The motion has
not been heard yet.
County Clerk Smith has granted
marriage licenses to A. F. Ripps
and Ada Spencer, and to George
True Bartlett and Helen Watts.
The county commissioners were
up in the Thirty-seventh District
court room this morning, awaiting
the trial of the cases pending
against them, and no Commission
ers' court was held today.
In the suit on promissory notes
of ID. d A. Oppenheimer against
Thomas S. George ct AL, Messrs.
Brendel and Sullivan are not
among the defendants. The prop
erty was simply mortgaged to
them.
The FOrty-fifth District court
for the November term
this morning. Only one Judgment
was rendered, and that was by
in the suit of Henrie c.
Ancker against Jay Minter, to
clear title. A number of iuries
were demanded by plaintiff and de-
PENDANTS and were allowed.