San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-11
EXON GETS TWENTY YEARS.
Tom Kinney on Trial for Killing

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Exon, charged with raping Martha
Helm, his step-daughter, a girl
about fourteen years of age. 1t
was EXOn's third trial. In the first
the jury could not agree and he
was given fifteen years in the
second.
The case Of the State of Texas
against Tom Kinney, was taken
up this morning. Kinney is
charged with the murder of Robert
j. Scanlan near the Medina last
summer. Kinney is gray haired
and is about 81 years old. lie at
tempted to commit suicide several
months ago by cutting his arm
with an old knife. He claimed at
the time that he was too full of bad
blood and that he felt much better
after he let some Of it out. a venire
Of one hundred men was exhausted
this morning in selecting a jury.
Eight jurors were selected and
court adjourned shortly before
| noon, after ordering special We
| nire OF seventy-five men, returna-
BILE at 3 p. m. The jurors selected
are as follows, and they are pre-
| pairing to spend Easter in the
court house: +. p. j. Meyer, Ed.
Braden, Jr., l.. w. Hagy, Aaron
Maltsberger, Alex. Maltsberger,
julius Liecke, r. A. Holland and
| Emil Behreus.
A case against Harry Andrews,
charged with theft over $40, was
dismissed by the district attorney.
In a civil case Of John II. Aflleck
ct al, VS.. Joseph Reilly ct al, to try
title and for damages, Yale Hicks
was appointed guardian ad Item
for Lucy A. Reilly.
FORTY-FIFTH DISTRICT COUET.
Judgment was rendered for
| plaintiff in tho following cases:
ii. w. Guthrie vs.. Leonardo and
P. p. Lounsberry, on promissory
| note.
Mrs. J. II Smye vs.. Ella G. and
c. l.. Dignowity, on promissory
| note.
Ida II. Bracket VS.. f. A. Luzen.
berg ct al, on prOmissOry note and
to fOrecloso lien.
| Helena Garoni VS.. Marco Bargna
ct al, debt and foreclosure Of lien.
Helena Garoni VS.. Marco Bargna
ct al, debt on promissory note.
ID. Sullivan e Co., VS.. Leonard
| Cara, on prOmisSOry note.
Mrs. Susanna Sparks VS.. Leon.
ard CARA ct al, on promissory
note.
Emmy Dittmar VS.. VIM. C. Neu.
mann ct al, on promissory note.
Polonia Bielmas VS.. Bernardino
BIelmas, divorce.
Other cases were disposed OF as
follows:
| j. Nicholson & Bro. VS.. Phillips
& Ford, on sworn account; Defend.
ant Ford given leave to file first
amended original answer and set
for June II.
Charles A. r. Campbell VS.. Sixto
Barrera, on promissory note; judg-
ment by default.
Jose Losano VS.. Abran Tobar, to
try title and for damages; judg-
ment for defendant. Plaintiff gave
notice of appeal and asked court to
| file findings OF law and fact.
Sarah F. Ostrom VS.. A. A. Brown,
constable, injunction; Gis MISE d
for want OF prosecution.
Ed. Kotulla VS.. John A. White,
on promissOry note; dismissed for
want Of prosecution.
| Margarita Flores CharO VS.. Man
uel Charo, divorce; dismissed for
want OF prosecution.
| Francis Smith vs.. r. B. Lump.
kin and wife, on promissOry note,
foreclosure OF lien and sequestra-
ton; Judgment by default.
The A. b. Frank company VS..
Wright Bros. Tobacco company,
on account; dismissed at plaintiffs
| cost.
The \. B. Frank company VS..
the Hugo & Schneider company,
garnishment; dismissed at plain
titf's cost.
Louis otto ct al, VS.. NJ. Half
and Bro. injunction; plaintitf
given leave to file first supple
mental petition.
The City of San Antonio VS..
George c. Altgelt, to fOreclose tax
lien; defendant given leave to file
second amended original answer.
NEW SUITS FILED.
VIM. Maibaum, Jr., administra-
tor, etc. vs.. NJ. A. Walker, debt.
Amanda Burks VS.. f. r. Lane,
debt on account.
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
An application OF Sheriff camp
bell for three dozen pairs of shoes,