San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-22

The testimony in the case against
William Exon was concluded yes
terday afternoon, Immediately af-
ter which the argument was begun.
District Attorney Camp closed for
the state and the case went to the
jury at 10 O'Clock last night. The
court waited until nearly IL o'clock,
when word was sent that the jury
could not agree, and the court adj
journed until tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Exon, wife of the accused
and mother of the girl, testified
yesterday afternoon that she was
absolutely ignorant of anything
wrong in the relations between her
husband and daughter and her
testimony throughout was in favor
of her husband.
In the event the jury agrees on a
verdict today it will be returned
until tomorrow morning, as there
is no court today on account of it
being legal holiday.
FOR MRS. HARRIS LIBERTY.
A deed of trust was filed in the
county clerks office last evening at
6 o'clock whereby Mrs. Rhoda Har-
ris, widow of Anderson Harris,
who was recently murdered by
Austin Brown, conveys unto James
Mcdonald and Walter HI. Grigg
certain houses and lots on Goliad
and Indianola streets, being her
property.
The conveyance is made for the
purpose of better securing James
Mcdonald and Walter III. Grigg in
the payment of a promissory note
of $1,000 on demand for value re-
ceived and for professional SER
vices rendered and to be rem
dered by Mcdonald & Grigg
in defending her in a certain cause,
styled to 11,l42, in the Thirty
seventh District court.
A petition praying for, a habeas
corpus hearing has been filed by
the attorneys for Mrs. Rhoda
Harris, requesting that she be re-
leased from the custody of the
sheriff. The prayer has been
granted by Judge Noonan and the
hearing set for next Monday.
ACCUSED OF ARSON.
Abe Samuels and G. Jordt, con-
shutting the pawn broker firm Of
Samuels & Jordt, and doing bust
ness on Main plaza, were indicted
by the grand jury yesterday after
noon, charged with arson. They
were Immediately released on ST.
600 bail, each to await their trial.
The Indictment charges them
with having set fire to and
destroyed the stock Of goods
in their place of business on the
night of last December II. Be
sides these the grand jury return
ed from other indictments, the par
ties of which have not as yet been
arrested.
DESERTED HIS WIFE.
Louisa Fenner wants the holy
bonds of matrimony existing be-
tween her and Alex. Fenner dis
solved, and has instituted suit in
the Thirty-seventh District court.
They were lawfully married In
Bexar county in 1889, and after one
wear of, married life the husband
disregarded his marriage VOWS and
left his wife, failing thereafter to
provide for her. They have no
children and no community estate.
COURT NOTES.
r. f. l.. Bloodworth was arrest
ed yesterday afternoon on war
rant from Medina county, charg-
ing him with obstructing the
track of International and Great
Northern near Lytle. BloodwOrth
has Just been released on a charge
of wrecking a Southern Pacific
train at Macedonia.
M. Half & Bro. are suing VIM.
Kuhfuss ct al, for debt, in the
Forthwith District court, and also
want writ of attachment on de-
PENDANTS property.
Judge NOonan yesterday after
noon sentenced John Bailey,
colored, to four years at hard labor
in the penitentiary on two charges
OF assault to rob.
A suit for debt, styled Henry
Gillum ct al. VS.. HOsias Morris,
was dismissed by plaintiff in the
Forty-fifth District court yesterday
afternoon.
Suit No. 2O6, styled the Hercules
Iron company We. the Alamo Mills.
company, for debt, is still pending
in the Forty-fifth District court: