San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-20
AROUND THE COURTS.
Argument in the Damage Suit Be-
gun-Court News.

Argument in the Damage Suit Be-
gun-Court News.
The argument was begun in the
damage suit of August Garteiser
against the Galveston, Harrisburg
and San Antonio Railway COM
pany in the Thirty-seventh Dis
trict court yesterday afternoon by
Attorney w. w. Boone. Hon.
Oscar Bergstrom took up the argu-
ment for defendant this morning.
ad notes
THE STOCK AND CLAIMS.
The stock of p. Phelan & Sons,
who filed a deed of trust in the
county clerks office yesterday
afternoon is estimated at $500.
The liabilities amount to $2,032.S3,
and are as follows: Rent due, An
derson, Russ & Baldwin, SIP; note
due ]. d. Phelan, $3.50; judgment
in favor of Scanlan & Co., of Louis
vile, KY, 1858; Fleming, Camp &
Camp, legal services, $500; United
States Tile company, of Indinapo-
lis, Ind, 500; Bissell & Co., of
Pittsburg, Pa, $1l9; Stunn &
Speight, Furniture company of
Chicago, $l43; Conway Cabinet
company of Milwaukee, Wis, 1902 4;
Cambridge Art Tile works of Cow
ington, KY, $3.50; Tile Co. Beaver
Falls, Pa, S44. P. H. Swearengen,
the trustee, is authorized to sell the
goods on hand and after paying
the expenses and a compensation
for his service to apply the balance
on the payment of the de bit of the
firm.
WANT TO BE SINGLE AGAIN.
Two divorce suits were filed yes
terday. Louise Cornelius is suing
George b. Cornelius in the Forty
fifth District court, alleging out
rageous cruel treatment. They
were married in Bell county on
November l, 1887, and lived to-
gether until the 10Th Of this month.
The wife claims that about three
months ago her husband began a
course of harsh and cruel treat
ment against her.
Annie Smith applies for legal
separation from Hal Smith in the
Thirty-seventh District court. She
gives as her grounds cruel treat
ment.
COURT NOTES.
The grand jury reported at 2 80
o'clock thus afternoon and adj
iourned for two weeks.
The county clerk granted a mar
riage license to John Jet and Del
phine Wilburn last evening.
Judge Anton Adam will call his
civil docket next Monday morning
at 10 o'clock, of about eighty cases.
A suit on commissions of J. w.
White against A. n. Galloway, ap-
peal from Justice court, was filed
in the Thirty-seventh District
court this morning.
DIR. G. A. johnson, administrator
of the estate of the late S. NJ. Ellis,
has filed his bond for $4,000, with
the county. clerk. The sureties are
Josie G.. Ellis, G. b. Davis, c. S.
Robinson.
A suit on promissory note in
the sum of $500 was filed in the
Thirty-seventh District court this
morning by Smith, Devine & Co.
against S. Villanueva, Dan Lewis
and +. p. Claudon.
The final account of John P.
Campbell, guardian of the Dillon
minors, was approved and the re-
signation of the guardian was ac-
cepted at short session of the
Probate court yesterday.
Katie O'Brien, who was recently
tried for lunacy in the Probate
court and released, is said to be a
raving maniac and will be tried
again in a few days. The jury re-
garded her only demented and
deemed restraint not necessary and
therefore released her.
Judge Z. Griff Jones will render
a verdict in the inquest Of the
Samuels & Jordt fire, in the Smith
block, soon. The testimony in the
inquest has revealed nothing to