San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-12
KINNEY IS INSANE.
So the Court ordered-The Toby
Wright Case Continued
Other News


Judge Green this morning instructed
the jury in the Tom Kinney murder case
to 0rIng in verdict of insanity, which
was done. The court then ordered that
KINNEY be placed in custody of the sheriff
until he is MT for trial
The case against Toby Wright, cnlOred,
charged withrape, was set for today, but
owing to the absence Of two of the states
witnesses, the case was continued until
the next term OF court. A special venire
OF lCJ men mad been ordered for this case
and was DISCHARGED.
The sheriff has been kept constantly
busy this week, SummOninG jurors. For
the w. ). Exon rape case. a venire Of 2C0
men had been ordered, and after this was
exhausted, a special venire Of tif-
ty more was ordered. For the
Tom Kinney case venire Of 100 men was
exhausted and special venre OF seventy
five more had to be ordered with which TO
complete the jury, and for the Toby
Wright case a venire of 100 men had been
summoned as jurors in three cases in enc
week.
A motion to Quash indictment In the
Toby Wright case was overruled. De-
PENDANT excepted and gave notice Of ap.
peal.
FORTY FIFTH DISTRICT COURT.
Simon JoachinlStahl VS.. A WofSon,
| damages; dismissed al plaintiffs cost.
Abraham Wolfson VS. Louis Poitzer,
SANDER: dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
Mary Borden Carter VS.. Charles &.
BOclhauwe ct al on promiSSory note and
to foreCloSe deed of trust; judgment for
plaintiff.
The BeXar Building and Loan associa-
| ton vs.. Charles busch ct al, on prOmiS-
| sorry noe and TO fOrecloSe lien: plaintiff
| given leave 10 file first supplemental pc
| tttiOn. Defendant given leave to file tlrSt
| amended original answer.
! Ed. kOtula VS. +. NJ. Poteet ct ali, on
prOmiSSOry note and to fOrecose lien;
| dismissed for want of prosecution.
| w II. Smith vs.. the San Antonio Rapid
| Transit Street Railway company. appeal
| from Justice court; judgment for plaintiff
for 50
Madorio hundred VS.. the Excelsior
! Steam laundry. appeal from Justice
| court; dismissed as 10 c. II. Bennett and
set for June 10.
A. Il. Names vs.. the sun Insurance
| company. oninSurance policy; defendant
| given leave to file amended pIea in abate-
| ment.
A. H. Cummings vs.. d Il A. Open
| hemer, on contract: defendant given
leave TO file first amended answer and
continued for service.
| LOSS on CATTLE.
| G.. Il West, of Tarrant county. has be-
| Arkansas Pass and the Gulf, Colorado and
! Santa Fe Railway com Uanies for dam
ages in the sum of Sl.25l in the Forty
| fifth District court. Plaintiff alleges that
Oh last January II. he shipped zoo head of
fat cattle from Cuero to Chicago, but
| they had been delayed, which caused
| them to shrink and lose weight and flesh
| upon their arrival, and that plaintiff has
| been damaged by said Shrinkage, loss Of
| weight etc 50 a head.
NEW SUITS FILED.
| The Cincinnati Barbed Wire Fence
| company vs.. C. n. Ler INK, on account.
| q Gahwiler VS.. Emil BehrCnS, on
promiSSOry note.
| COMMISSIONERS COURT.
| An account OF Road Superintendent
| RuSSi for work on the PleaSanton,
| Culebra, Fredericksburg, Austin, San
| Juan and New Sulphur Springs roads,
| for the months OF January. February and
| March. amounting to s., IA, was ap-
proved by the county commissioners this
| morning.
Phoebe A. Parker was allowed rail-
road fare for herself and children to
| Gonzales.
Luis Flores. Vicenta Talamantes and
Marcelin) Pneda were each allowed $3.50
| worth of groceries as pauperS.
A report OF Constable McCloSkey OF con-
| victed persons sent to the county convict
| camp, who have served out their fines and
cost, was approved. The report shows
| that there were eight prisoners, the
| amount of fine and cost being Sfl,5O.
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