San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-14
IN THE COURTS.
The Jury Finally Secured for the
Rape Case-Other News.


Rape Case-Other News.
A Jury was finally e%mpaneIled this
morning. after $50 citizens had been en-
amined, for the case of Marcario Gonzales,
charged with committing rape on Miss
Paula Beck. his S~iSter-in-iaw, which is
on trial in the Thirty-Seventh District
court. The courtroom was crowded to
its utmost capacity with eager spectators.
Only one witness was examined and that
was Miss Beck. Her testimony was of a
touching nature and she held her head as
in shame, and wept most of the time
while on the stand. The general sym
pathy is with the girl. Forty more
witnesses are to he examined and the
trial commences as the LIGHT goes to
press. 1t will be several days before a
decision is reached. MeSSrS. James Eek
ford and w. Z Cox are attorneys for the
defendant, while District Attorney Camp
is for the state. The following were Sc
lectcd as jurors in the case: Ed. Meyer,
J. \. Avant, Hilmar Meyer. Andy Hogan.
{. Fl. Long. j. 7. Ives. J. &. W~attlingtOn.
Tom MushaIl, Fred p. Meyer. John Nc
Coy. Sid Wells and j. II. HOImgreen.
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
County Road Superintendent C.. F..
RusSi presented a report of employees of
the county, for services rendered, from
October TO November II, amounting to
So. 1t was approved aud placed under
the head of bridge Fund.
County Judge Callaghan presented his
quarterly report, ending October 81. 1893.
amounting to $1g9 IT. 1t was approved.
II. krempkau was allowed SIS as salary
for the month of February. 1893. for SER
vices rendered as license Inspector.
The following pauperS were allowed
g 80 worth Of groceries: Mrs. Catherine
Mueller. Mrs. Lizzie lluren and Joseph
Bauer.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Three suitS for divorce were filed in the
Thirty-seventh District court Yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. l.. ". EIkins wants
legal separation from her husband, Il. F.
ElkinS, They were married on Decem-
Der %. 1854. in San Saba county. She al
legeS cruel treatment and abandonment.
They have three little children,
the issue Of the marriage. and the
wife alleges that the husband refuses to
sunnort them. They own a house and lot
in Cisco.
Robert Callaghan has filed a divorce
SUIT against Ann Callaghan. lie
alleges abandonment for three wears.
They were married in March. 1881. and
have lived together until September g..
1890. They have no children and no pro
perty.
Alice Mills ants a divorce from Fred
Mills. She alleges outrageous treatment
and accuses him of spending his earnings
with other women. They have no child
rem. They were married in December.
1879, IN GonzaleS county. and have lived
together about l. years. His home is in
j"liDg, "hilc she halls from San Anto-
MO.
mrs. Anna Il. Peck has filed a suit for
debt Of $4.4SO and on two prOmiSSOry
notes, one for $3.50 and one for s., 800.
against w. j. B%alIauJyne Patterson ct al.
ia the Forty fifth District court. Defen-
liant having failed to pay the debt and
notes, plalntitf prayS TO have a lien on
property Of defendant forecloScd in Ger
tain private corporations, for which de-
tendAnt gave plaintiff three certificates
for one hundred shares each of the capt.
tai stock OF the Washington Heights
Land COMPANY Of the par value Of $1,000.
as security. She has tled a%ftidavits for
g~arniShmcntS against the following:
San Antonio Rapid Transit Street Rail-
way company, BeXar Building and Loan
association. Alamo HeigxtS Land and I'm
procurement company. San Antonio Wash
ing Land company.
The San Antonio Brewing association
filed a suit for debt of s734.s1 against II.
K. Michalke in the Forthwith District
cour yesterday evening.
COURT NEWS NOTES.
~ " Va hOilill uClI ldA pdNtIS
was sold at public auction in front Of the
county courthouse this morning to the
highest bidders. Most OF it went to the
City of San Antonio.
The county clerk has issued marriage
licenses to Jesus Cardenas and Martina
Valdez and to Fred List and Mary
DGgosh-
MessrS. George Dullnig. Ed Kotnla and
Ed Nicholson were appointed jury com
missiOnerS for the November term of the
Forty-ffth District court this morning.
The November term Of this court com
mences Oh the 9th and't they are to selec,
forty jurors a week for five weeks.
Andy Wilson, charged with theft under
; f0, was sentenced TO one day in the coun-
ty jail in the Thirty-seventh District
cour this morning. He stole a pistol.
The final report Of NJ. II. Kilgore. as.
Signee of l.. ID. Hill, was filed in the
county clerks Office this morning. The
report is as follows: Cash received from
sale of assets, S49s.7S; expenses, including
aSsignee's fees and attorneys fees, SlSl 40;
total, $751; sc. Cash to Gus V. Brecht
1865; balance on hand, S?7l.7s.