San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-29

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Now Worth iess-Tom Driscoll Sues
John Gilroy for Damages for False
Imprisonment-Cou News.
Mrs. Amanda j. Dignowity filed
suit for damages against the San
Antonio and Gulf Shore Railway
company and the city of San An
tonic in the Thirty. seventh Dis
trict court yesterday afternoon.
Plaintiff represents that she has
protested against the city giving
the right of way to the railroad
company to construct its road along
her property, and that 1t was so
constructed over her protest.
She alleges that by reason of this
her property, which is situated
along the track Of the Gulf Shore,
has been damaged, and lesseDed
in value to the aggregate amount
of Sill, 300. The property consists Of
$50 lots, and plaintiff claims that
by reason OF the noise created by
passing engines and cars and the
imminent danger to residents
along the line, the property has
been rendered entirely vslueless.
A FALSE ACCUSATION.
A petition was filed in the Thir-
ty-seventh District court yester-
day afternoon, in which Tom Dris-
coll complains of John Gilroy. The
petition alleges that on August %,
1894, in the city Of Houston, de-
PENDANT falsely and maliciously
charged plaintiff by affidavit before
w. B. Hill, city recorder Of Hous-
ton, with stealing a set of harness
valued at $40, belonging to defend
ant. Plaintiff was arrested and
placed in Jail and was later indict-
ed by the grand jury of Harris
county, but that the indictment
was dismissed. Plaintiff alleges
that he was confined in the Harris
county jail fifteen days and that he
was not guilty of theft, as charged.
He says he is an honest, upright and
law abiding citizen, and that he is
day laborer and that he earned
$3.50 a day as such. The total
amount sued for is 4,040.
Other new suits are filed as fol-
lows:
The A. H. Motley company VS.
the A. B. Frank company, suit on
account, $43S70.
Ronse & Wahlstab VS.. F. Setter,
debt, $2l3.30, and damages Of $500.
H. ID. Murphy VS.. VIM. Wills,
certiorari.
Edward Prince vs.. w. B. Patter-
son, on promissory note and fore
closure of lien.
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
The county commissioner dis
posed Of the following business
this morning:
County treasurer instructed to
pay VIM. Payson, agent of the o
s. Kelley company the interest due
up to date of first installment on
steam rollers.
acquisitions of superintendent
Of poor house approved.
John G. Beck appointed road
overseer on the new road lately
laid out, same to be called the
"Beck road" and he is instructed
to have same opened out.
Court adjourned to visit county
jail and inspect same, and tomor-
row Is set for visit OF inspection to
county hospital and poor house.
COUNTY WARRANTS.
Pancho Tenerios, hauling lum.
Der to Mann's crossing for iron
bridge, SO; ]. E. Dwyer, per diem,
$l2.
LICENSED TO WE'D.
John Stephens Mack and Myrtle
Beasley.
A. J. Bailey aud Louisa Neill.
! REAL ESTATE.
LIB. Warren to Pies. Morris, lot
Ii, block 6, south side Of Rivas
street; $45.
Fannie D. and H. Yoakum to G.
w. Yoakum, lots 81 and %, block
55, South Heights; $3.50.
Albert Baschke to Fannie d
Yoakum, lots 20 and 81, block So
South Heights; $3.50.
Frank p. Hord and wife to Rich
ard Woolley, Jr., original city lot
z, range l, district 8, containing IL:
acres; ST..
PERSONAL MENTION.