San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-30
NEWS OF THE COURTS.
GRAND JURY DISCHARGED.

GRAND JURY DISCHARGED.
The grand jury this morning re-
ported nine bills OF Indictment and
was discharged for the term. No
written report was made. Among
the indictments reported this
morning were two against b. III.
Earle for swindling.
THIRTY-sEVENTH DISTRICT COURT.
M. Lucchese VS.. Otto Zirkel,
breach OF contract; verdict for
plaintiff for $25.
Ed. Z. Fortson, application for
license to practice law; James
Routledge, w. IL. Anderson and l..
n. Walthal appointed to examine
applicant. Committee reported
favorably and application granted.
Cunningham Bros. Wooden Co.
VS.. J. Lobert ct al, sequestration
defendants motion to quash at
tachment sequestration ;writs over
ruled.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Charles Butler VS.. San Antonio
Street Railway company, damages,
$42.50; appeal from Justice court.
Reagan Houston, assignee, VS.. HI.
P. Howard ct al, to resume judg-
ment.
LICENSED TO WED.
Jesus Selvera and Victoria
Munoz.
Serapio Ramon and Frances
Craig.
COURTHOUSE REDUCTIONS.
The county commissioners had
Courthouse Contractor Dugan be-
fore them this morning relative to
reducing the material for the COM
pletion of the new courthouse, in
order that the structure may be
completed with the funds now on
hand, being $4,000, less five per
cent, which goes to Archi-
tect Gordon. The following re-
auctions were ordered: Cells to be
reduced one-half, window blinds
left off, glass to be changed from
plate to double strength, bath tubs
leftout, hardware to be reduced,
clock off, steel to be reduced one.
half, gas and other fixtures to be
reduced, wainscoting reduced,
statue off, single pipe system for
heating instead OF double, painting
reduced, stairway and enclosures
reduced.
SITTING THE CJTN
Elias Edmunds is suing the city
of San Antonio for debt of $53S.30,
aud for Injunction. Petitioner and
his wife. Mrs. l.. N. Edmunds, are
conducting female boarding and
day school on King William street,
and the amount sued for is for
taxes collected by the city on petit
TONER'S property. The property,
according to the petition, is exempt
from taxation since the adoption of
the constitution of 1879. Judge
Green ordered temporary writ of
Injunction issued as prayed for,
upon plaintiffs executing a bond
of $3.50, to restrain the city from
selling the property or from col
lecting any further taxes thereon.
A BETTER OFFER.
F. L. Riley and wife are made
defendants in q suit brought by
Mrs. f. E. Vance, for damages Of
81, 200 and injunction. Mrs. Vance
employed Riley and wife to take
charge OF the Vance apartments at
No. 316 East Houston street on the
10Th of the present month, to at
tend to the renting of the rooms,
to collect rents for the rooms, etc.
For this defendants were to
receive thirty dollars a month,
and allowed the use of one of
the rooms. Yesterday Mrs. Vanc e
received an offer for the rental of
the apartments of 5000 a month
for six months, and being DESTROYS
of concentrating lease, has noti-
fed defendants that they are dis
charged, and ordered them to leave
the premises. Plaintiff alleges
that defendants are violating their
contract and are sending appli-
cants for rooms away. Mrs. Vance
says she has paid defendants $50
for a months services.
Judge Newton ordered writ of
injunction issued, excepting as to
the room occupied by Riley and
wife, and fixed plaintiffs bond at
1900.