San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-03-25
IN THE COURTS.
The Contest for the Constableship
and Justiceship Still Goes On.

and Justiceship Still Goes On.
In Judge Noonan'S court today the
court was busy hearing the testimony
concerning the casting of the ballots in
precincts s, 10 and l. viii n were thrown
out. The first witness was Mayor
PaSchal who was district attorney at the
time of the county election. who testified
that the presiding officers Of the sixteen
precintS held meeting in Collector Ca
SianO'S office and asked him for his
opinion as to whether all the bal
lots should be numbered or not and that
he had informed them that he thought
they should he numbered. and advised
them to number them. He also testified
that then Mayor Callaghan, who was
candidate for county judge, had also con-
Cured with him in the opinion. as did
Mr.. Charles w. Ogden. who also advised
that the ballots be numbered He did not
remember whether the presiding officers
of the precincts s, 10, or L., were present
or not.
City Auditor Meyer, who was one of
the Judges in precinct No 3. testified that
at least two thirds of the voters there
were unable to prepare their own ballots.
He said that the officer (CardenaSl re-
ceiving the 6allO'S, had omitted to num-
Der about 30 of them, but numbered the
balance, when his sttentlOn was called to
the fact that he had failed TO do so.
II. II. Banks. a pOpuliSt, who was one of
the judges of election in precinct No. S.
testified that he and Charles Scheide
mantel. the only Officers of election there
representing the citizens and peoples
party were put in back room and the
door closed between them and the polling
booths. lie also testified that the preSd-
ing officer SwOre In against their prOte /,
Alderman Jacob Weber as an extra Judge
for whose appointment there was no
warrant of law. He likewise testified
that form Of ballot elected and adopted
by the peoples and citizens parties thou.
sand tickets of which was rendered to the
presiding officers of election was rejected
and that some OF the tickets we're mum ber-
ed The presiding officer of this precinct,
John StappenbGck, testified that his rea-
son for not having the tickets numbered
was that he understood the district attOr-
ney to have held that they should not be
and that the ballot should be secret He
also said that he rejected the Populist
tickets was because the county commits
SionerS had adopted form of ballot
which had been agreed upon by the joint
representatives of the various political
parties and factions.
w. II. Houston, one OF the Judges of
election OF precinct No. ~, said that the
reason the ballots were not numbered in
that precinct was because the presiding
officer, BitterS, held that they should not
be, but witness had differed with him.
In Judge Kings court Francisco Il. de
Galvez has sued Elyio Medina to settle
title to land in dispute. The cases on the
motion docket are being heard today in
this court.
In Judge Noonan's court the San Anto-
Mo Drug Company has sued William
Veltman. on promisSory note and gar
nsheed the London Liverpool IL Globe
Insurance Company.
Lorenz Rbthauner has brought suit in
this court against the international X
Great Northern railway for $1,000 dam
ages for personal injuries and wrecking
his vehicle while he was crossing defend
ants track in this city.