Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-30
A BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT.
r. 3. Mckay Of Minneapolis Arr
raigned for Adultery,
THOUSAND DOLLAR BAIL ENACTED.


beaumont. Texas, January S.-F. E,
Mckay was today arraigned before JUS
tee Rigsby for preliminary examination
ON the charge OF adultery and wns bound
over TO the grand Jury In the sum OF
htV. This was the third time Mckay
had been nrraigned on the same charge,
continuance being granted on the two
previous occasions. This mcridng Mckay
appeared IN court with his attorneys,
Notaw q Chester. Mrs. Julia Mckay Of
minneapolis. Mimi, who instigated tho
charge. was also present, and her side
OF INC case was looked after by George
[. O'brien and County Attorney Wheat.
The testimony taken did not throw
much light on the case, US nearly all evil
uence was largely circumstantiai As has
been stated In these columns the woman
whom Mckay is charged with living In
uuitefy has diaappsarad, ms had also
Mchhya son. TO get possession OF whom
Mrs. Mckay of Minneapolis flied u charge
OF adultery.
This woman was placed on the stand
ana attorneys for defendant objected 70
her tesufying on tho ground that shs
claimed TO DO the defendants wife and
was therefore disqualified as u witness
Judge Nssby overruled tho objection,
holding that there was another party
charged with adultery, and while that
rest the witness, while disqualified 10 tos-
ufy against the defendant. could testify
against the other party. though ruch
testimony would be ~ such nature M
10 injurc the defendant.
Mira Mckay then testified that defend.
ant hnd left Minneapolis with q woman
named Alice Tlleckenger or Jcfferson
she, the witness, had come to Beaumont
and found tham living together.
The state endeavored TO Introduce the
marriage certificate OF witness and de-
PENDANT, but II was ruled out nv the
court. The original petition In a divorce
suit that defendant had nlcd against wit
ness In Minnehnohs was admitted,
Three parties who had boarded at Me-
kay'a house wero placed on tho stand.
Two Of them testified that they had re-
rarded the woman Aiica Fiieckcngcr as
Mckny's wifc aud had no addressed her.
the third said bc had called her simply
Alice.
THIS finished the testimony and after
argument by attorneys Judge Rigsby
fixed MclSay's bond at $1,000.
The attorneys for Mckay say that tho
bond In eNhorbitant and they win sue
out writ of habeas corpus before Judge
E, +. West. The Judge will be In tho
city tomorrow en- route 10 Orange and
Will probably hear tho writ tomorrow
afternoon. Mckay made the bond late
this afternoon and waa set at liberty.
Tho county commissioners met In sp~-
cial session today 10 disnuRE Improvement
OF the Reliance ditch. Besides the COM
miasioncra there were present tho mayor
and city council, w. q. Van Week. gem
orll manager; v. u, Gushing. engineer:
l.. J. Cox, claim agent OF tho Southern
pannc and George De Young, trainmas-
ter of the Sabine and East Texas
Mr.. Gushing laid before the court tho
surveys he had made for the proposed
improvements. They were adopted and
II was decided TO extend and enlarge
the ditch under n law that assessed tho
expense on the property benefited.
Other business transacted by the COM
missioncrs Is ns follows: Committee ar-
pointed to remove fence from public
roads Judge Gray was authorized to
lease land In Sabine Pass for erection
OF market house md postofilcc. MI up
sto OF old county jail, put stone hdewalks
around the court house where necessary
and purchase nftnen maps Of beaumont
TINT were to DO published by James ".
Rachford, Tho court then approved Hev-
crul bills and adjourned.
Stockholders OF the Texas Tram and
Lumber company met In their general
offices In thi. atty today and reelected
the Same officers and directors as served
last year
A marriage hcoran VIII this afternoon
procured for Mr.. George Grinistead ana
Miss Barbara Bpfonts OF Orange. The
young couple came over from Orange on
tho 7iB train and were driven to the
Methodist parponaEo. where they were
mnipied, the Nev. watts officiating,