San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-10
NEWS GATHERED AT THE COURTS.
TWO ACQUITTED AND ONE DIS
MISSED THIS MORNING.
Heavy Civil Business in the Forty
Fifth District Court Today New
Suits Filed-other Court News.

"A case againSt1H. f. Clifford, charged
with Involvement over $50, was tried in
the Thirty seventh District court this
morning. The jury brought in verdict
Of mot guilty" Clifford was formerly an
agent for S E. Gillette, second hand
furniture dealer, doing business on West
Houston street, and was accused of hav-
ing embezZed, misapplied and converted
tn his own use six White sewing machines
belonging to Gillette, and valued at S25
each.
\ case against Jacob Neubauer, charg-
ed with theft from the person, was dis
missed by the state.
Warren Shpely was acquitted this after
noon on charge of swinding Over so.
He was accu ed uf having obtained 500
from the Wells Fargo f press company
by means Of fraudulent representations
ON last Fehru rye
FORTY FIFTH DISTRICT COURT.
Jndge King disposed of large batch of
civil business this morning. Judgment
by default was rendered in the following
caS'S:
L p. Peck & Co. VS.. T. L. Johnston. on
seven prOmiSSOry notes aud attachment.
John II. Cox VS.. ChIrlpS B. Lewis, on
prnm>SOrv notes and foreclosure OF lien.
Smith, Devine Il Co. VS.. :. VillanueVa,
on prOmiSSOry note and foreclosure OF
lien.
Jim II Cox VS.. L. G. Harman and s.
a Hartman on prOmiSSOry note and fore
c OSnre OF vendors lien.
f is GrOos VS.. r. f. Voelcker ct al, on
two promiSSory notes and foreclosure Of
lien.
The Lone Star Brewing company VS.. A.
KaulferS. on prOmiSsOry note.
A. L Haines & Co. VS.. f. & r. Sim
mang. debt.
John Fl. Cox VS.. Thomas Wylie, on
prnmissory notes and foreclosure Of vend-
Or'S lien.
The Western Paper Bag company VS..
Daniel De Milt ct al, Seques tralion.
John II. Cox VS.. Buck Franklin, on
DrOmisSOry notes and to foreclose VEN
doris lien.
Mrs. A. B. HutchingS. ADMINISTRATIVE,
VS.. !. NJ. aud c. l.. Ktlgore, on prOmis-
sorry note
Mcmillan & Devine vs. ]. R. Fleming,
on prOmiSSOry note.
Gebhard Gahwiler VS.. III. Morris, OH
prOmi,SOry notes and attachment.
The Denver and San Antonio Invest
ment company Va. G. A. Johnston. ad-
| minSlraJor Of the estate of 5. NJ. Ellis.
deceased, on notes.
J. H. Rea, VS.. G.. A. Johnston, admins
| traitor of the Ellis estate, on notes.
George Hall VS.. G. A. Johnston, ad-
administrator of the Ellis estate, on
| notes.
HID Kampmann VS.. Ed Dillon, on pro-
miSSOry note.
Other cases were disposed OF as follows,
Henry Gilburn ct al. VS. HOSiaS Morris
| ct al, on prOmiSSOry note and foreclosure
1 OF lien: dismissed.
The San Antonio Brewing association
VS., Emil Amman ct al debt and iDjunc-
ton: dismissed by plaintiff.
Elise KOenighaim VS.. The Fidelity and
Casually company, OF New York, to re-
cover a insurance policy; dismissed by
plaintiff.
Maria and Anna Kamp vs.. Frank Sim
manV ct al , on prOmSSOry note; dis
missed by plaiRtif at defendants cost.
Frank Teich VS.. G. w. CrOukPy, on
prOmissOry note, appeal from Justice
court; appeal dismissed.
Celeste PingeRot VS. II C. Tardy and S.
Vivian, on promiSsOry note and fOrecloS-
nre of lien on certain stock: discontinued
as to II. C.. Tardy and judgment for plain
tiff against L. Vivian.
Mrs Emma Altgelt VS.. ]. B. Stuart ct
al, on prOmiss DRY note and to force 'Ose
lien; dismissed by plaintiff at defendants
costs.
Il. n. MyreS VS. Caroline jenkins, Julia
Jenkins and j. +. Marshall to try title
and for damages; demurrer of defendant
Menger sustained and dismissed as to de-
PENDANT Menger.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Olivia T. White is suing her husband,
James. for a divorce in the Thirty seventh
District court She alleges Abandonment.
They we're married at Austin on July 20,
1885. aud have lived in San Antonio the
past five years Plaintiff alleges that her
husband left her in March 1891, and has
never returned to her. She says that he
is a transient peers n and when last heard
from was in st. Louis.
Josephine S Bennett and husband, An
son Bennett, filed a suit for damages for
breach OF contract against n. b. Igo in
the Thirty seventh District court this
morning. Plaintiffs want $500 for alleged
losses on cattle, said to have been placed
in pasture of defendant by plaintiffs.
The f. f. Collins Manufacturing COM.
pauy is suing G. A. Tutwiler etaal. on
promiSsOry note Of 81 ,655 50 in the Thirty
seventh District uTt.
County commissioners merely passed
and approved small accounts this morn
ing.
Justice Adam will hear suit by j II.
Tallman VS.. DR.. A. c. Smith, for 800 on
account, at o'clock this afternoon
Leonard Cara il suing D. Sullivan 81
Co. in the Forty-tifth District court for
debt of 1887.
RECORDERS COURT.
Gabriel SaIa, suspicious character,
transferred.
Adolph Hoffman, careless driving, $40.
Mack Williams. striking, dismissed.
Bud Heritage, diSorderly, continued.
IL. E. Stevens, not paying occupation
tax, dismissed.
Frank Rothmann, disorderly, Z.
Opens the Blockade
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