San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-03-23
MARRIED TWENTY-ONE YEARS AGO
MRS. HALEY NOW SUES HER HUs-
BAND FOR DIVORCE.
She Says They Have Lived Happily
Together For Thirteen Years-She
Alleges Cruel Treatment And
Adultry And Names The Cores
pondent-News of The Courts.

A petition for divorce was filed in the
Thirty seventh District court this after
noon in which Sue Haley complains oil
John Haley. She alleges cruel, inhuman
and outrageous treatment, and sets forth
in the complaint that they were married
August Is, 1873, In Houston, and have
lived together peacefully for about thir-
teen years. The petition further states
that they have one child, young lady,
eighteen years OF age.
Haley was at one time proprietor OF the
St. Leonard hotel, but resides in Nueva
de Leon. Mexico. His wife accuses him
OF adultery.
THE DELGADO WILL CASE.
A petition 10 have a will set aside and
annulled in the estate OF Nicolas Delgado,
deceased. is being heard by jury In the
Forty-6fth District court today. The
petitioners are Amador Delgado, Jose
Torres, Emanuel Torres, Augustus
Tore j. Antonio Torres, Pedro Torres,
TOmaso and JeSusa Espinosa, minors, by
their guardian, Josefa M. Valenzuela,
all of whom are residents of Bexar
county, and they are complaining
OF Pedro Gonzales. The case has
been appealed from the County
court. I he petition alleges that Nicolas
DelgadO. at the time the will was eXecut-
ed. had no capacity to understand what
be was doing with his property in max
ing the will and that he was Influenced
by Pedro Gonzales In making the will land
that at the time it was executed, DelgadO
was unable TO speak and unable 10 move
any portion of his body and that he did
not understand what he was doing and
that the will is therefore Illegal and void.
Judgment was rendered for plaintiff in
a suit Of Thomas Goggan & Bros. against
q. n. Hermann, for debtand foreclosure
of lien on personal property. which was
tried in the Forty fifth District court this
morning.
THE DAMAGE SUIT.
The trial of the civil case of Valentine
Melcher and wife against the San Anto-
Mo Street Railway company for damages
in the sum $40, 300 for the death OF their
son, Leo. was resumed in the Thirty
seventh District court this morning.
PROBATE MATTERS.
Estate Of Aaron PancoaSt, will admitted
to probate and letters testamen'ary
granted TO Mary A, J. E. and w. T. Pan
coast without bond. II. Cunningham,
Estate of Phoebe A. Gamble, will ad
mitted TO probate. Letters granted to j.
Z. Combs.
Estate OF Samuel Mccullough, letters
granted to William A. F. Vogt; bond,
5000.
Estate of John T. McGehee, letters
granted TO T. M. Washington; bond e.
600.
Letters Of guardianship granted to Will
liam Ragland Of Allie Ragland, bond ST.
600.
Estate Of Rosas minors. letters Of guar
dianship granted to A. P. Rivas; bond,
5000
There will be no session Of the Probate
court today.
COURT NOTES.
The jury in the case OF w. S Smith, ex-
ecutor Of The estate OF John Twohig, de,
ceased, against n. BOubel and wife, to
try title and for damages. could not agree
and was discharged by Judge King yes
terday.
The county clerk has issued no mar
rage licenses the past two days.
The Springer Lithographing company
ia suing T. b. Mullslv ct al. on promis-
sorry note in the Forty fifth District
court.
J. P. Nelson has entered suit on prom
issOry note against Richard Woolley,
A suit TO try title and for dam ages was
filed in the Forty fth District cOHrt this
morning by William T. Green ct al.
against Augusta BalIscheit ct al.