San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-12-20
IN COURT CIRCLES.
Conductor Crawford Gets $500
Other Court Proceedings.

The suit OF J. f. Crawford against the
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio
| Railway company for damages in the sum
OF $4,000 for personal injuries received in
wreck near the Sabinal river bridge, on
| August 9, 1892, while in the employ of
that company as conductor, occupied the
| whole OF yesterdays session of the Forty
| fifth District court. The jury returned
verdict about o'clock. yesterday after
| noon, awarding plaintiff damages in the
sum of $500
In this mornings session, the first case
| taken up was that OF John V. Summer
vile VS.. A. Levy ct al, suit on promiS-
sorry note. The case was dismissed as to
Frederick, and judgment by default was
rendered as to the other defendants.
Judgment by default was rendered in a
suit on prOmiSSory note by c. +. Thomas
against George w. Bonham.
damage suit of William T. Norris, a
former brakeman on the Southern Pacific,
against the Galveston, Harrisburg and
San Antonio Railway company, for
S3O,5O0 for personal injuries received in
the wreck near the Saoinal river bridge
on August 9, 1892, is being tried by Jury
in this court today.
THIRTY SEVENTH DISTRICT COURT.
Judgment was rendered for pinintief
this morning in two cases of Reagan
Houston, assignee for Sam Maverick, VS..
Ben Collins, for overdraft and appeal |
from Justices court. which were consol- |
dated.
A. P. Gulick VS.. B. F. Bowen, for debt:
Judgment for plaintiff in the sum of 1894. |
Mary l.. Lowry VS.. B. L. Crouch ct al.
on promissory note and to forecIose ven,
doris lien; judgment by default B. L
Crouch and dismissed as to Z. r. Lane
and Charles Mayfield.
In the case of the Texas and New Or.
leans Railway company VS.. Mccoy &
judgment by default was
rendered against Heidenheimer.
Judgment for the plaintiff was rendered |
by Judge Noonan yesterday in the case of
J. 81 McLeary VS.. John Copeland and
Charles Porfert for one-fourth of $500.
TRANSFERRED TO JUSTICES COURTS.
Nine cases against parties for allowing
rambling to be carried on in their houses |
we're transferred from the District to the
Justices courts yesterday. The cases
against George Garfield. George Newton,
Henry Galloway, George Davies, and |
lanes Scott were transferred to Justice |
ADAMS court and the cases against San
iago Villanueva, August Limbeiger,
John Bennett and William Simms were
transferred to Justice Jones' court.
COURT NEWS NOTES.
The Thirty seventh and Forty-ftth !
District courts VIII ADJOURN saturday un-
Ill January 2, 1894. Jurors drawn for
lext week have been excused entirely
md those drawn for the first week In
January will not have to report until
Tuesday instead of Monday.
Joe Johnson, colOred, accused of at
emptng to rape Victoria Foster, also
olored, was 9Ieased from the jail today,
he grand jury having found mo true
,ill."
The County Commissioners court ad
burned yesterday afternoon and will not
,e in regular session again until the Sec
md Monday in January, 1894.
John H. Stephenson, filed a suit for d.
-orce against Maggie A. Stephenson in
he Thirty seventh District court yester-
lay afternoon.
A suit for divorce has been filed in the
Thirty seventh District court by Laura |
Jolvin against John COlvin.