San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-20
IN THE COURTS.
Gases in the Thirty-seventh-other
Court News.

was given thirty days in the county
jail. On September 20 last, he
stole a coat and vest valued at Sc
from J. c. Eggers.
George w. Beck, charged with
swindling under $40, pleaded guilty
and was given sixty days in the
county jail. On last September he
used the name of NJ. J. Milligan,
yardmaster of the Southern Pacific,
and secured $40 from the City
brewery under fraudulent pre-
lenses. He prepared a subscription
book and circulated it among
railroad men with Mr.. Milligan's
signature and secured money,
which he claimed was for "Mrs.
" hite, who is sick"
Judgment by agreement was
rendered in the damage suit of
Isaac Heidenheimer against the
international and Great Northern
Railway company this morning.
Plaintiff was allowed 5000.
The attorney for Al. LOakman,
charged with burglary, made a
motion to have the case continued
this morning, as several of defend
ants witnesses were not present
and his wife is sick. The state,
however, was ready, the motion
OVerruled and the case went on.
He is accused of having entered
the house of F. F, cambridge on
June 10 of this year and having
taken a gold watch, chain and
other valuables amounting over
500. The jurors in the case are
Fred MOrk, H. NJ. Landauer, W. f.
Prinz, William Mathies, J. H.
Holmgreen, w. A. Kypfer, NJ. j.
Hewitt, J. II. TruaX, Henry Sucke,
j. F. Serna, August Ort and Phil.
Heitgen. Three witnesses were
examined thus far, including Mr..
Bainbridge, who identified the ar
ticles stolen, and also the defend
ant. The other two witnesses were
cOIored girl ard her mother, who
were the recipients Of some of the
stolen articles. Court adjourned
shortly after noon and cOnvenes
for the afternoon session as the
LIGHT goes to press. The argu-
ment is on and the case is expect
ed to be completed today.
Jose Rodriguez and CeleStine AL
vides, charged with sodomy, were
dismissed in the Thirty-seventh
District court last Saturday, owing
to recent decision of the Court of
Criminal Appeals affecting cases
of that character. Jose Rodriguez
pleaded guilty to a charge of ag-
graVated assault and was fined S20.
\ special venire for sixty jurors
was summoned to appear Monday,
December /, returnabIe, Friday,
December /.
COMMISSIONERS' COURT.
The county commissioners trans
acted the following business this
morning:
The surveyor was instructed to
survey the EspadO road, between
the Mission and Corpus Christi
roads.
J. Blackburn Miller asked for
remission Of poll tax of SID and
personal property tax of SI3.36,
giving as his reason that he is a
resident Of New York. His request
was granted.
J. II. Barrow was appointed over
seer Of the PaIO Alto, Smith, Jet
and lakewood roads in place of T.
j. Desmuke.
The sheriff was allowed $2lO for
fine and costs Of Ada Upton and
Frank Sanders, who have been
placed in jail in default of such.
a petition from citizens living
on the Applewhite road to have a
wooden bridge placed over Leona
creek, on that road, was granted.
Dugan d krOeger We're allowed
SISS.SJ, for work on the new court
house, at the recommendation of
{. +. Crow and Pat. Walsh.
The court was notified to issue a
warrant on the treasurer for So to
j. NJ. Long as jury fee in a case in
the Thirty-SeVenth District court.
George MOultOn was ordered sent
to the hospital.
Probate court cOnVenes this af-
ternOOn at 3 o'clock.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Rose Wallace has entered a suit
for divorce against Joseph T. Wal
lace in the Thirty-seventh district
court.
A suit for damages in the sum of
$1,000 was filed in the Thirty-sev-
enth District court this afternoon
by A. Y. Alice and w. II. Jennings
against the Missouri Pacific Rail-
way company.