The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-25
AROUND THE COURTS.
sIMoSroN enANrED BAIL IN THE
SUM or $4,000.
Proceedings Of the District and County
oourts-criminai Dockect--sr'ss
Filed-New cldrens-othet
Court News

Court News
Yesterday morning az 70 O'Clock the case
OF T. slmonton. who Is charged with as
sault 70 murder Constance F. and James
Sparks, and the murder Of Dan Gleason.
Milton Sparks and Dave sutton. came up
on babgns corpus hearing before JuaEe
y. d. Gavin. with j. K 2. Giliaspie. as
sisted by Ike r.indiay for the State. and
Messrs. Garnctt & Jones and JAMES v.
Lee Tor tle defense
The court room was crowded wtth wiz
nesses and Interested parties with the
usual crowd Of spectators
The FIRST Witness called was Justice
snns OF Fort Bend county, who sald--f
know smonton He lives In Fort Bend
county. near my home Ills financial con-
ditlon Is not very good. He had some
property about a year ago and he now
owns SOME land. lie has homestead
81 ABOUT I'VE aeres Of iaaq. Two ysASs
ago tract q land that y ciailned q
bc ~ acres Was decided 70 dis WIFE 1 DO
not think now that be has anything 70
90 With Il. He has no personal property
~ amount 30 anything except pfchaoly
seven or eisAt head OF stock
Cross@ANamiueds he Inherited some
property. HI decided sa;rs 10 his wife.
he mas <2sMin sanugrs len notes and i.ss
no other property. he IS not engaged IN
any business. except farming RE WAS
raised ia that county and is looked UPON
~ a fair and honorable citizen. lie cas-
quite a number 81 frieaas. some people
OF rieans aud Others who have rothing,
lie has q brother living IN GcQfsetg1Nis.
Ills brother has nc property n f5rt
four hundred acres OF lana there about
;go years ago. The defendant simon
ton. Is IN debt.
iile nexf witness called WIS W. w.
Balm. who said. reside IN Fort Bend
county, Sifnunton liyea ntstr me. have
known him since be WAS baby. To my
piantatiaa that ne called bis lower place.
which was owned Jointly by himself and
brother II was about SIG acres. bought
part 81 ibis and gave nay notes for same
notes as yet are paid. One OF them sa.ls
litie Anrfi / next He has friends who
n.,sa rleats q n5Hay and Others without
otter sitter witnesses were examined and
testified substantially the same as slime
and Bain.
with the murder Of Dave sutton. and he
was granted bail IN fhe sum ot 800.
NE Is now under iiYe different bonds
which are as follows: Assapn 70 murder
dor James Sparks 800 nlnrder ~ Dan
Gleason SHf9 murder % Nation SpaFs-t
5000 and the present ease Y Atlsr 3.
pave Sutton. making the total amounts
~ his bonds $1,000 which was given q
short time after
CIVIL DISTRICT COURT
Tsfga S. r. Brashear. lEeelaings Z,
YATES, clerk Milla5 *, 4, 9eR 9.s,
~. "a attendance
j ". sipole vs. T 81 Campbeii. reosly-
or motion Tor new trial oysrtglef notice
q appeal given.
II burroughs Us sam Allen; eoptiaued
generally
Angelina +. DAVIS ~ Ellen G Davis;
se, for May Is
W. o. Tanks VS.. Houston CITY Street
Railway ecls5aIis Judgment Tor defend
AIT by agreement; costs ad1udged against
aiaIinda Reynolds vs.. San Aotoplo and
Arkansas Pass Railway. company; motion
Fer new trini oysrr5ilei, natiee q appeal
r s. Daniels vs.. CUT, Colorado ard
Dew trial ogerraedi notice OF appeal
siyen.
q =; ce'Ss Y. Houston Belt ami siag,
uolia Park Railway cofnunuyi report u
master IN chancery on claim % W q.
Heinze at0pted ea the Judgment ~ the
court. ard receiver viii pay amount Of
snip.
Il. j. ThacKer rs. George spencer: mo-
non Tor new trial oye-rnled
II. ~. Watson ~. Houston City Street
Railway COMPANY motion fqr new trial
ovettuled. nosicc 81 aDpeal given.
III p Raau ~ Mr. y. tieoree: motion
Eieeu
Estate jackson miners vs. Miner, or
QeTfd t1lst gliaralen ale annual accorut
r =, lisnOwaky W A. y Eumm; or
1rred tAat the pEopertF be turned ever 10
MS Bfneinsn upon her exhibiting a prop
er reeeApt Or court costs
Houston 1mprpgencnt company w 1frs
" Blakei settled and dismssst al piaiu-
Pailiaa Thomas VI Merchants ana
frla1 overrnled ana notice or appeal given.
. Aofsisa Long vs. Gahe Long motion far
new trial oyeruled ahd notice 81 appsal
Celeste Moerlfa Il ri w. James Appleby
e nl plaintiff 70 file motion FOR new trial
80 farmer Llst ~ John r irwin;
Tnere wiz BE- no court mex, week
THE COUNTY COURT.
Judge lno. g Tod areNaing win Lam
psrt caerk 0eorg Ellis aherin,
s. Rosenberg ". W. r. Thompson Z.
~ Judgment far pinintiff
claH n ElSbaFy w. C. Fl and j. s.adt.
Ter. continued generally.
Estate ~ Gus Hawlsins, deceased: hear
Ing Of the application for admlristra-
Iipn ard confess uisfeuf set Tor Thurs
S.a-e ~ Texan ~ unknown negro wo-
man Huacy. g. II Beldrn Anpoinird Ia
IVYsesfht re geiena9nfi iayy ard yer-
oies that tile dsaendant IS - itneg1ird
Etiaint
CRIMINAL. DISTRICT COURT.
TAc folomlng q the docKci Or tie 6sitn-
ipai diatrici court tor the arss week ia
Ap1li court ba4lns on Monday April E
Monday, AprA s-wHlser Mccoy. theft
from Ens persop,
1Hessiay Apsil s-Paf Shay, forgery.
kHp elsea; JaAe Manning. thaft; Willie
ON burglary; J. 9. Chandler. assault
Wednesday April =1eAn Yoakurn.
fia,ih sRserAinSi g. II. Craft. train wreck
ing John Purity lieft. sam jackson.
3tsfiafyi 4 Guy, robbery,
tastt Two cases; VIM. aapp. cattle theft
Aiiff1 AdkipH0n, catae ths&
Friday April ell Eaat2ond. cattle
theft: Henry k9enis. assault 10 murder.
y. Co.'s ass9ult 20 murder. Henry Lee
and Ee1rf crrio, assault - murder
Snsnriay, April Nffs Slinmnna, cat
ne theft
JUSTICE MAHoNry's COURT,
Gsorss Owens. assault AMI battery. S