San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-30
AROUND THE COURTS.
Ben cravey Found Not Guilty For
Theft of Cattle.

The jury in the case against Ben
Cravey, charged with theft Of cat
tie, returned last night at 9 o'clock
and rendered a verdict Of not gull
ty. The case went to the jury last
Saturday night. There were two
brothers Of Ben Cravey and several
others implicated in the case, but
as the evidence was the strongest
against Ben Cravey his was the
first case taken up. The cases
against the others will be- dis
missed.
FORTY-FIFTH DISTRICT COURT.
The jury rendered a verdict for
plaintiff in suit on prOmissory
note and to foreclose lien OF Thos.
Nelson against J. w. James ct al,
in the Forty-fifth District court
yesterday afternoon.
In a suit Of r. b. Stephens ct al,
VS.. f. Alderman, ct al, to try title
and for damages, judgment was
rendered against A. Triesch on his
disclaimer, and the suit was dis
missed as to c. w. Ackermann and
William Triesch.
A suit on promissory note of G.
r. Sullivan VS.. r. Zardenetu ct al,
is being tried by jury.
Frank Ashley, who was sum-
moned to appear in the Forty-tifth
District court this morning as Juror,
was fined $40 by Judge King for
failing to appear.
THE BONDS NOT APPROVED.
The bonds of the new county
court house, amounting to $4,000,
which were taken to Austin by
County Treasurer Ed Froboese
yesterday, for approval by the at
torney-general, were not approved,
as the issue exceeds the two per
cent. limit by $3,4O0, to which
Bexar county can tax itsilf for
court house and Jail purposes. The
limit in this county is 100000 and
the county is already carrying
1884, $50 of jail and courthouse
bonds, so the order authorizing
this $4,000 will have to be re-
pealed, and a new order passed
authorizing an issue within the
legal limit.
The following jury was impan-
eled last evening at o'clock for the
trial of Albert Franklin, colored
charged with murder: Ernest We
senberg, Henry Kuhlmann, James
ii. Tollman, Lewis Polk, Albert
Moos, f. H. Moths, f. KautZer,
Adam Fisher, Eugenio Navarro,
l.. L. Townsend, Fred Buell. and
John LEASING.
The following jurors were fined
$25 each by Judge NOonan yester-
day for notreporting as summoned t:
f. J. Icke, Matt Briggs, G. NJ.
Kingsley, I. NJ. Turner, Dan p.
Smith, l.. p. Peck and Duck Rische.
\ NEW SUITS FILED.
The following new suits were
filed in the Forty-fifth District
court this morning:
Joe Braden VS.. NOll & Seiber and
H. Schoenfeld, suit on garnish-
ment, appealed from Justice
Adams court.
l.. p. Peck & Co. VS.. T. l.. John
stOn, on seven promisSory notes,
amounting in the aggregate to 1888,
and attachment.
Henry Gillum and wife VS.. HOsi-
as and Sol. A. Morris and A. NJ.
Cohen, debt of $40.
COURT NOTES.
Judgment was rendered for plain
tiff in a divorce suit of Emma Cane
against LOUIS Cane in the Thirty
seventh District court yesterday
afternoon.
r. C. Mcintyre and F. G. Thur
man enter into recognizance as
witnesses in the Thirty.seven
District court yesterday in the sum
of 500 each.
County Clerk Smith has issued
licenses to wed to Edmund Lowry
and Lima C. Rock Clarke, to Green
Foster and Ella Ray and to Nor
man Robson King and Rosa Elean-
or Caroline Cumins.
MARnT GRAG