San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-20
THE CROSS TOWN SOLD.
F. A. Piper Is the Purchaser News
of the Courts.

of the Courts.
AS per order Of Judge Green, OF
the Thirty seventh District court
| Receiver Edward +. O'Brien ad-
vertised for sealed bids for the
purchase OF the properties, rights
and franchises of the Cross Town
Railroad company.
Three bids were received and
opened in court this morning
They are as follows: F. A. Piper,
81, $50; f. S. Maury, Of Charlottes-
vile, Va, 1892; r. H. Russell,
representing the San Antonio
Rapid Transit Street Railway COM
pany, $l,0lO.
Mr.. Piper being the highest bid
der is the new owner OF the road.
An order was entered on the min
utes Of the court, confirming the
sale Of the road to Mr.. Piper for
$3.50.
Judge Green this morning passed
sentence upon w. S. Exon, who
was recently convicted, to 20 years
in the penitentiary for rape. 1t
was ordered that sentence be sus.
pended until decision is rendered
by the higher court, to which the
case has been appealed.
Willie Howell, charged with
theft over $40, entered into recog-
nizance in the sum of $3.50, with
William A. Howell and Mrs. We
turia as sureties.
John II. Claridge, charged with
assault to murder, entered into re-
cognizance in the sum Of $500. The
sureties are j. P. Devine and J. j.
Reed.
A motion to have the bond of
Andy Wilson reduced from $1,000
to $500 was granted.
1t was ordered by the court that
the first week OF the next term be
for civil non-jury cases, the second,
third and fourth weeks for civil
jury cases and the fifth, sixth and
seventh weeks for criminal cases.
The following civil business was
disposed Of by Judge Green:
Smith, Devine & Co. VS.. j. l..
Hickman, on promissory note;
judgment for plaintiff.
Mary Ann Dart VS.. William
Wallace, forcible detainer, appeal
from justice court; plaintiffs mo-
ton to dismiss appeal sustained,
motion to substitute appeal over
ruled.
Olsen & Wake VS.. the California
insurance company ct al, dam
ages motion to file conclusions OF
law and fact dismissed.
Frank A. Dillon VS. H. =.
Drought, appeal from justice
court; ten days to file statement
of facts 1.-TWO cases..
FORTY-FIFTII DISTRICT COURT.
The jury in the case of John
Pegg VS.. Nellie Pegg, for divorce,
brought in a verdict for defendant
yesterday, giving Mrs. Pegg the
custody of the children, and plain
tiff to pay the costs of the court.
Judgment was rendered for
plaintiff in a case of Mary r. Hide
brand VS.. August lIildebrandt,
suit for divorce.
Defendant was given leave to file
first amended original answer in a
case Of Mary McCarty VS.. William
mccarthy, divorce.
A motion for judgment was
granted in case Of the BeXar
Building and Loan association VS.
Charles busch ct al, on promis.
sorry note and to fOreclOse lien.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Innocenta Guerra VS.. Rosario
Guerra, divorce.
j. l.. S. Hunt, receiver, VS. W. w
Robbins, Kate VI. Robbins and J.W
Maddox, prommissory noets.
Woodward & Briggs VS.. the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas Railway
company ct al, damages.
REAL ESTATE.
Kate G. and d. G. May to Will
liam S. Smith, lots 6 and 7, block
), on Bots D'Arc street; $1,000.
Arthur and Mary Griosenbeck to
John SCHNEIDER, lot l6, block I, on
Montana street; $lOj.
Jay H. Cox and wife to w.
Goforth, lot I, block ,, on Epson
avenue; $3.50.
Jay f. Adams to Samuel Rogers
lot ), block 1, Laurel Heights $3.50
Romaldo Perez and wife to the
San Antonio Brewing association
lot l, block 1912, between Concep
ton avenue and Reichelt street
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