San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-29
NEWS OF THE COURTS.
New Grand Jury Sworn in-other
Court News.

Court News.
Thirty seventh District court met for
| the April term this morning, Judge
| Green presiding. The sheriff returned
| into court the list Of the following grand
| jurors: Ell Armand, j. Z. Beck, George
Jaggi, w. H. Irwin, John E. Daugherty,
| Charles Merkel, Simon Koenigheim, John
| A, Bitter, Peter Judd, II. Schmidt, Sam c.
| Bennett, Phil. Shardein, j. c. Carr, Eu
gene NJ. Luckie, Clemente Dunn. of whom
the following were excused: Phil. Shar-
dein, Eugene Luckie and John Z. Daugh.
| erty. The grand jury was then sworn in
and Sam c. Bennett was appointed fore
| man. The following were sworn in as
6ailiffs: w. H: Hennessy, Herman Faust,
George Beigel, James Irwin and Ed.
| NORM.
Judge Green, in his charge to the jury,
called their attention to the difference In
| the charges Of assault TO murder and ag-
| gravated assault and theft over $50 and
theft under $50. He said that sometimes
| a man is indicted for assault to murder,
when it should be aggravated assault.
Civil business was disposed of as fol-
lows:
John Ireland VS.. }. II. McLeary ct al,
| to try title and for damages: dismissed at
defendants costs.
The San Antonio Street Railway COM
phEy VS.. Ine Slly Vi San AUJO0lO,
ton; dismissed at plaintiffs costs.
Hugo and Schneider VS.. Johnston &
Son, on sworn account; dismissed as to c.
Il. Johnston and judgment by default
against w. H. Johnston.
The Gulf, West Texas and Pacific Rail-
way company VS.. T. E. Burr, contract:
dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
EX-parte TompkinS j. Newton, appli
cation to remove disabilities; granted.
The Citizens bank VS.. E. j. and A.
Levy, on promissory note; dismissed at
plaintiffs costs.
FORTY FIFTH DISTRICT COURT.
James S. Thornton and Fred. Fues were
fined S25 each as defaulting jurors by
Judge Newton this morning.
A case of Henry Lopez Ulibarri VS.. J.
L. 5. Hunt, for debt and damages, is
on trial before jury.
FOR DIVORCE.
Viola Cook is suing Henry Cook for d.
vorce in the Thirty seventh District
court. She alleges cruel treatment. They
have two children, aged six and three
years, and she wants her maiden name,
Viola King, restored.
Henrietta Bland claims her husband,
James E. Bland, has deserted her, and
she has begun suit for divorce against
him.
DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS.
Defendant this morning filed an answer
in the case of Fred. A. Millington VS..
Henry Elmendorf. suit for damages of
| $4,000 for alleged defamation OF charac-
ter. In the answer defendant denies
having made any SlanderouS remarks or
| charges against plaintiff. He states that
| lady, who gave her name as Mrs. Mil
| lington, came TO him shortly after the
last city election and wanted to sell set
| of surveying instruments TO the city, and
| that he referred her to City Engineer
Pancoast. Defendant further claims
| that he consulted Captain Hughes and
| Captain Druse about the theft of United
! States surveying instruments and that
Captain Hughes suspected Mexican OF
having stolen them.
REAL ESTATE.
Thomas 3. and E. H. Wren and o. J.
Woodruff, by sheriff, to Elizabeth COralie
Gardiner, lots 81 and 20, corner Of Mar
tinez, Garden and Presa streets, and one
fourth of lot on southwest corner Of Ca
SinO and West Commerce streets; 5000.
VIM. Wehner to Henry Weimer, 1885
acres out of survey 70, on the Culebra
road; $500.
VIM. Wehner to Herman TezeI, 1855
acres ont OF survey y, on the CulebrG
: Catherine Hoax to Julie Seidemann, let
81, block 6, on Government Hill; 1920.
L. w. Mullins and wife TO l.. u. Craig,
lots IS and 10, block AZ, South Heights;
| 81 200
VIM. Dobrowolski to R. f. Alexander,
part OF lot As, block Sc, on Frio StIeet; 81
| and other considerations.
COURT NOTES.
County Clerk Smith has issued a mar
rage license to Miguel Ortiz and Crespina
| EscObar.
Jake Lyons and Henry Galloway plead
| ed guilty before Justice Jones last Satur
day, charged with gaming, and were each