San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-08
MRS. WANDELL RELEASED TODAY.
THE SUPREME COURT DECIDES IN
HER FAVOR.
Another Case Against Her Dis
missed and She is Free-Thomas
Finucane on Trial for Perjury
Other Court News.

P. Wandell.
She was released from the coun-
ty jail this morning, where she
had been confined the past few
m onths.
Mrs. Wandell, it will be remem-
bered, was recently tried in the
Thirty-seventh District court on
the charge of procuring an abor-
| ton for the Welter girl. The trial
at the time created a great sensa-
ton throughout the city and the
court room was constantly crowded
with eager spectators. The
case had been tried previ-
ously in Justice Adams
court, by jury, and a verdict re-
| turned assessing her punishment
at a fine of 5000, according to in
s%tructions from the judge of the
court. The case was appealed and
Mrs. Wandell gave bond.
In her trial in the Thirty-sev-
enth District court the jury con-
victed her to two years in the peni-
Tertiary. The case was appealed
to the Supreme court in Dallas.
Yesterday the case came up in the
Supreme court and it was reversed
and dismissed.
Another case was pending against
her, in which she was charged
with conspiracy in procuring an
abortion. This case was to be tried
after the appealed case had been
decided, but was dismissed by the
state this morning, when it was
learned that the Supreme court
dismissed the first case against her,
as the evidence in the latter was
stronger for conviction.
Thomas Finucane is on trial in
the Thirty-seventh District court,
charged with committing perjury
in the Recorders court some time
ago, in a case in which he was a
witness. A motion to quash the in
dictment was Overruled this morn
ing. Leo Tarleton Is the attorney
for the defense. The following jury
has been impaneled for the trial:
Otto Gerlach, G.. F. Beitel, Louis
Weyel, VIM. Ruppertsbery, Leo
Guerguin, Gus Krisch, James H.
Tallman, Christian Roener, NJ
Rouff, w, w. Mullin, John leasing
and Fred Buelle.
IT IS THEFT UNDER 500.
Charley Davis, an intelligent ap-
pearing lad about fourteen years of
age, was arraigned before Judge f.
Griff Jones this morning to an
swer a charge of theft under 500.
He was committed to jail in de-
fault Of $3.50 bail. The boy is an
orphan, his parents being dead, he
claims. He is accused of taking a
globe off an incandescent light be-
longing to the Alamo Insurance
company,and valred at seventy-five
cents.
COURT OF APPEALS.
The following motions were
Overruled in the court of civil APP
peals yesterday: Louis Berg
strom ct al, VS.. A. Bruni, from
BeXar, for rehearing, and Baker &
Terrell vs.. J. D.. Quinn, from BeXar,
to retaX costs.
A motion to argue orally in a
cas Of the New York & Texas
Land company VS.. T. H. Gardner,
was granted.
COURT NOTES.
The grand jury returned indIct-
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terday afternoon: Frank Mar
tin, theft from person; Harry
Scott, assault to murder; Frank
Wilkins, burglary; Julius jail
diard, burglary; Mitchell Gar
ret, two cases, n for theft over
and one for theft under 500.
A verdict in the case OF James
Leonard VS.. the Galveston, Harris
burg and San Antonio Railway
company, in the Forty-flfth Dis
trict court, was returned by the
jury yesterday afternoon. They
! allowed the plaintiff Sl,425 dam
ages for the killing of his son in a
railroad wreck.
Bette Chavez appeared before
Judge Jones this morning, charged
with the murder of j. r. Trevinio
by striking him on the head and
face with an axe. Her bond has
not been fixed yet.
! Thomas w. Hill, a l2-year-old
boy, was given two years in the
reformatOry and house Of correc-
ton by a jury in the Thirty-sev-
enth District court yesterday and
three years more on a charge OF
burglary.
w. E. Lander, accused of steal.
ing a gold watch from a satchel,
was found not puiltV nv a iury