San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-05-12
NEWS GATHERED AT THE COURTS.
NOTIONS GRANTED AND 0VERRULED
BY JUDGE KING.
George Wilson Brings Suit Against
the San Antonio Street Railway
Company for Damages-other In
teresting Court News and Notes.

This is motion day in the Forty-fifth
District court, and the following motions
were overruled this morning:
James Raley VS.. j. E. Cawthon ct al,
and James Raley vs.. A. r. Balkan, for
new trial.
L. Phipps VS.. w. M. Knox, on proms.
sorry note and to foreclose lien; motion for
new trial.
John Epp, ST., VS.. R. M. Hickey ct al,
de bt and to foreclose lien; motion to set
aside judgment by default.
Raymond Phaneuf, by next friend Z VS..
Elizabeth Martin, for partition; motion
TO retax costs.
S. P. Maury, VS.. the County of Bexar.
on account and for damages; motion for
new trial
j. b. Olsen VS.. the Homestead Land
and Improvement company, breach of
warranty; motion for new trial overrued,
to which defendant excepted and gave
notice of appeal.
A motion Of the Warren Lumber COM
pany to intervene in the case of George
A. Dascomb VS.. the Louisiana Lumber
company, limited, for debt and for the
appointment of receiver, was granted.
A motion for new trial in case of j.
Ii. Pressnall VS.. Gilroy & Price, on prom
issory note, was granted.
Judgment by default was rendered in a
case Of j. 5. Griffin VS.. II. w. Hynes, on
promissory note.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Hans l.. Degener is suing NiggIi &
White on accepted draft in the sum of ST.
504.75 in the Thirty. seventh District
court.
d. b. Lay is suing II. b. Potts ct al. on
promisSory note.
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debt against the American Employers
Insurance company.
George Wilson wants damages in the
sum Of $4,000, from the San Antonio
Street Railway company, and has entered
suit for that purpose. He claims that on
May IL, 1893, while driving along Arkansas
street, he came in contact with
way company, which was lying on the
ground, through the alleged negligence
of defendant, and sustained serious per-
sonal injuries, external and internal
from the effects of which he expects never
to recover.
Two suits of the A. B. Frank company
VS.. the Galveston, Harrisburg and San
Antonio Railway company appealed
from the Justice courts, are filed in the
Forty. fifth District court.
COURT NEWS NOTES.
The United States grand jury has
adjourned until next Thursday.
Ina case Of Mrs. M. T. Clarke VS.. the
City of San Antonio, suit for damages
in the sum of $1,000, tried in the Forty
fifth District court by jury yesterday,
verdict was brought In in the afternoon
giving plaintiff $1,000.
Joe Ledger, painter, was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff McCloskey this morning
on a charge of aggravated assault, which
he is accused of having committed upon
A. Gowdy on last April IL, by striking
the latter with a cane.
Sheriff Campbell says he is receiving
applications daily for admission to the
Austin Brown. The applications are de-
MED, as the jail is not large enough to &C
cOmmodate all those eager to witness the
unpleasant spectacle.
The grand jury this morning brought
in an Indictment against Hiram Stell,
charged with assault to murder. He is
accused of shooting Thomas jenkins on
the third day OF the present month
with the intention OF killing him.
Hiram Stell lives on Meerscheidt,
near East Commerce street, and Tom
Jenkins lives on North Centre street. The
trouble is said TO have been caused over
colored church scandal. jenkins and
Stell are both colored.
The argument in the case of Francisco
Rubiola ct al. VS.. Louisa Payeu Rubiola
ct al, to try title and for damages, on
trial in the Thirty-seventh District court,
is now on. The case will be ready for the
jury some time this afternoon.
The grand jury will adjourn next Mon
day for two weeks.