San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-26
NEWS OF THE COURTS.
Land Suit Filed in the Federal Court,
Other News.


Henry w. Allen, Of Arkadelphia
Ark, has filed suit in the United
States Circuit court In this city for
trespass to try title on two tracts
OF land of $50 acres each in Re-
fugio county, fronting on Arkansas
bay, and for damages In the sum
Of $4,000. The defendants in the
suit are: The Franco-Texas Land
company, the Arkansas Pass Land
company and the Arkansas Pass
Harbor company and j. E. Elgin,
ii. w. Davis, E. III. Norvell, John
Chairman, Mrs. V. Friday, E. A.
Stevens, c. F. Bailey, M. ]. Hath
away, John III. Traylor, the firm Of
Gunter & Gunter, OF Jot Gunter,
Nat Gunter, Sarah A. Keller, P. s.
Browder, j. T. Elliott, j. G. O'Con-
ner, George n. Aldredge, z. q.
Childs, F. j. Cannon, Royal A.
Ferris, r. e. Maddox, q. w. Taylor,
Travis Henderson, II. r. Hesrne,
j. V. Smith, B. F. Yoakum, Mrs.
Bette B. Pope, 1. l.. Lumpkin, w.
H. Pope, A. Faulkner, N. A. Farm.
sr Isish 1T Elizabeth Barrett
and her husband, J. II. BaisSk =.
Robert w. Speir, of New JeSH ~
is suing the City of Uvalde in b sis
court for $1,000, alleged to be dut
as interest on coupons attached t.
ten bonds issued by the City o.
Uvalde on February z, 1891, fol
ST. 900 each, payable fifty years
from date of issuance.
| DIGNowITY-ELMEN CASE.
] The Observation-Disclosures case
which was on trial in the Thirty.
seventh District court the past two
weeks, was decided last night. The
Jury brought in the following yer.
dict at 8 o'clock:
"We, the jury, after due cOnsid.
Grafton Of all the evidence and the
charge Of the court, find for the de.
PENDANT in all things except that we
find for the plaintiff for the amount
Of all notes held against him by
defendant with interest thereon,
and further find for plaintiff in the
sum Of 5000 and interest thereon
claimed from him by defendant
under the contract of February 3,
1890"
The total amount sued for was
$S4 600, and the verdict is equiva-
lent to $4S, 79S.90 for plaintiff.
PROBATE MATTERS.
Estate of John l.. Keller, de-
ceased; final account Of admins
tration approved, administrator
discharged and administration
closed.
Estate OF d. E. Walker, deceased;
j. NJ. Taylor appointed admins.
TRAITOR. Bond, $4,000. VIM. Nsgel,
j. Peterson and E. j. Larkin APP
pointed appraisers. II
Estate of j. g. Mulholland, bond
and oath of Cora r. Mulholland,
Administrative, approved.
Estate OF Walter and Pauline
Wagner, minors; order OF sala, ex-
tended.
Estate Of Julia Zauner, deceased /;
order Of sale extended.
Estate of Maria s. Salinas, de-
ceased; final account Of admins.
traitor approved, administrator dis
charged and administration closed.
Estate of Frank Krisch, Jr., de-
ceased; last will and testament
admitted to probate. Mary Krisch
appointed eXecutrix without bond.
Jake Weber, John A. Mueller and
Phil. Shardein appointed apprais-
ers.
Estate of James r. Sweet, de-
ceased; will admitted to probate.
Estate of Charlotte Sweet, de-
ceased; will admitted to probate,
letters testamentary granted to
Annie H. Sweet without bond.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
d. G.. May and wife to Charles
Graebner, lot 4, block s, on City
street; 81, 100.
Charles Graebner to Kate F. May,
let IL, block Z, on Quincy street !;
5000.
Remigio Leal to f. M. Giraud,
lot on South Laredo street; $500.
Ida Heidemann, guardian for
Lille and Alice Beyers, to August
Liebe, so acres out of the II. Klap-
penberg survey 1913, 8 miles north
west OF San Antonio; $500.
G.. Schneider to Ida Schneider,
lot on the east side of Water street
and south of Goliad street; ST. and
other considerations.
Albert Ambrose Rousseau to
Vital Jeannin and wife, lot Oh
south East street; 1926.
COURT NOTES.
Fannie Cunningham was grant
ed a decree for divorce from ]. F.
Cunningham by Judge Green yes
terday.
F. Brady, alias Henry Carter, the
accused chicken thief, was placed
under $3.50 bond by Justice Jones
yesterday, in default OF which he
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