San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-18
IN THE COURTS.
Thomas Got Five Years for Attempt
ing Rape-Other Court News.


ing Rape-Other Court News.
The case against VIII Thomas. charged
with assault to commit rape on Louisa
DawSon,on last July. was taken I'D in the
Ihlrty-S seventh District court this morn
ing. This afternoon the jury returned a
verdict OF guilty and convicted him to
two years in the pententiary. He has
not been sentenced as yet and it is expect
ed motion will be made ter new trial.
Meiquira ManChacca, charged with at
temptl%g 10 rape Helen Rahm, six
yGaT-Old girl. was sentenced 10 seven
years at hard labor in the peniten-
tiary in the Thirty SeveLth District
court Yesterday afternoon. The evidence
was brief. The defense was Insanity. but
the jury without Ie0V' ng the box found
nm .. sane ahq llAeo the extreme penalty;
Me Me- yea uoeS not speak English well
To. an an 'nIei' feter was required to trans
!aCg CuS We dict of the Judges sentence:
JUG " CONAN said TO the prisoner: u
Rm s." .ry for the sake of humanity that
th' jury did not find you insane. am
Sorry to think that sane human being
could commit such a daStardly act
The Jurors in the case were jeff NOrd-
haus. Charles Meirow. William l.. HOef-
gen. Fred Heibaum. John Mccoy, ChaS.
Mumme, LarentZ Reimlnn, West
Slaughter, Louis SPAIN. Collins Gail, {.
w. ShOtf. and Frank knelly.
FORTY FIFTH DISTRICT COURT.
The damage suit of ThOs. Mills against
Joseph c. Bailey was dismissed by plain
tiff in the FOrty-ffth District court yes
terday AFTERNOON.
The suit of Henry Keide & Co. VS..
Thomas b Wren, on account, was con-
tinued by agreement instead of dismissed,
n lV Statnl VnStnrngU
A motion for new trial in the Low
enberg- Claridgc suit was OVerruIed yes
terday afternoon. motion was granted
for ten days after adjournment of court
TO prepare and file statement of facts.
The suit of John c. Feltzer VS.. ID. C.
Ruby and the A. NJ. Walters Real Estate
Investment company, on prOmiSSory note
and foreclosure of lien. was re-inStated
by agreement of all parties, and judg-
mPnt of dismissal set aside.
In the suit of A. \. Wurtz, guardian of
Karl WurtZ. minor. appellant vs.. q. II.
Ellermanu. administrator of Sophie FL
hermann. deceased, ct al. appGlieeS, de-
PENDANTS motion to dismiss appeal was
Overrued, 10 which defendant excepted.
NEW SUITS FILED
The following suits, appealed from JUS
tice Jones court ware filed in the Thirty
seventh District court last evening:
Johnson Bros. Printing company vs.. i.
+. NOakum and J. s Mcnamara, debt of
Sl2O.
5. NJ. f. Dillon VS.. Sarah +. OStrom, on
sworn account. $3.50
Thomas GOggan & Bros. vs.. J. c. Jones.
balance due on note. SlG9 -.
/. Gle enwOOd X Co. vs.. the San An
tonic and Arkansas Pass Railway com
pany. on account $i3 20.
The following appealed cases from
Judge Jones court were filed in the For
tY-tifth District court:
Wade NJ. Hampton vs.. &. K. sullivan.
amount due On contract. $50.
GuStaVr LOreOn vs.. Cumminge &
ClaV'nr. due on deposit. $l25.
j. b. Turner vs. Sarah +. OStrOm. debt,
$l3949
W. Rnhmsdorf vs.. G n Lundberg,
debt. So p
Flu 'ebio SancheS vs. sam Rose, on sworn
account. $50.
The A. b. Frank company filed a suit
for debt against T. b. Bib & Son 10 the
Thirty >"ycnrh District court yesterday
afternoon
Rose Wallace filed a suit for divorce
against Joseph r. Wallace in the Thirty
seventh District court this morning She
alleges cruel treatment. They were mar
ried in New York City on July -. $500
and have lived together two years.
CoUET NEWS NOTES.
County Clerk Smith issued marriage IL
cenSe> 70 VIM. ErfOrth aud Emma Bip-
pert. and to Albert Liebe and Katharine
Schmidt yesterday afternoon: and to
Florida Cotton aud Sarah Mackcy this
morning.
The Probate court cOnveneS next Mon
day for the November term.
The Forty fifth District court adi7mns
this evening until Nov. 18th.
A motion for new trial in the suit Of
q. Il. Sullivan vs.. {. l.. GruZenSkiappeaI
from Justice Jones court, for forcibIe
dctainpr was Ovorrued in the Tnirtv-
seventh District court this morning.