The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-10
THE DAY IN THE COURTS.
Litigation Over the Ownership OF a
Saloon.
THE COURT APPOINTS A RECEIVER
Several Orders Made ny tho Commits
sioncrs-Justice Mahoney Disposcs
of n Watch of Cases, Etc.


the civil district court, suit was filed |
styled:
Daniel McGinnis VS.. j. f. Saunders. in |
junction and recevership.
Plaintiff alleges that heretofore, on or |
about the eth day OF March 1896. one Max |
samuels was the owner and in possession |
of all and singular the property. furniture
fixtures. stock of wines, liquors. beer. to- |
hacco and cigars and general parapher- |
MALTA OF ana belonging or pertaining to |
certain saloon or harrNom situated In the |
Roberts building in the city of Houston
Harris county Texas. at No. sli Nam
treet, known as the Marble Palace. That |
defendant (Saunders) had tho immediate |
control or possession thereof as the agent
Of Sanuels. or as the trustee for the use
and benefit of said Samucls. and said bust
ness was being conducted In the name OF
said defendant; that on the 1tn uay o.
March, 1896, plaintiff purchased acquired
and became the owner OF said property
from and through the said snmueis the
owner thereof; that notwithstanding tne
purchase and ownership thereof OF salu
property by plalntin. defendant forrlply'
wrongfuly and without warrant OF law.
withholds all and singular the said prop
crty from plaintifis possession, anu WIN
force and arms denies and refuses 10 ue.
liver same to plaintiff. to his great anu
irreparable injury. loss and damage; tilh'
Quoted by defendant without piaintln
consent. Wherefore prays that dcfenuant
be forthwith cnioined and restrained from
further conducting or carrying on salu
business or dNcrting Its revenues pending
this suit and for a receiver to take charge
of said business
This application was presented TO Hon.
Sam n. Brashear. fudge of the Eleventh
judicial district, In chambers, by Henry i,
Fisher, attorney for plaintiff, the following
order being entered;
Having read and considered the WITHIN
application, the petition for an injunction
is here and now granted insofar as TO re-
strain and en1oin the defendant tSnunucrs)
from selling or dlsposng of any OF the
goods or property of or pertaining TO SAID
Marble Palace saloon, or collecting OF
receiving any OF the moneys or revenues
thereof and said writ viii issue upon
plaintiff giving bond in the sum of 5000 as
by law required. and j n. Thun. bs.l'
is here now appointed temporary re
cciver of the said property and business
| with the power and authority to take I'M
mediate possession and control or same,
and to manage and conduct said sAouh
| nondiug the further orders of this court.
The bond of said receiver IL here now ilk'a
at 800 upon giving which IN accoruaiiV'
| with law and taking the oath. he VIII en-.
ten upon the discharge of his duties, aha
| tho sheriff Of Harris county VIII thercupon
forthwith deliver and place nm ~ pos
Judge Eleventh Judicial District
Irontaine Besson and wife OF Paris,
France. by Attorney f. +. Chew. flied suit
| against the Interior Land and Immigration
company. a corporation organized under
the laws Of Colorado. but having an Office
In La Porte. Texas, and against a. N
York. J; u, York l. n; Holmes ,nts,,a y: s M:
| for possession of IL building al La Porte
and for rent due since January. 1874. unu'r
n contract and lease, which Is MADE
| nart of plaiutlus petition.
! T. Kohler VS. Jerome II. Cochran ana
! w. j. Scttegast, Jr., suit for possession
of the western half of a tract OF 3si4 acres
9 al q nj
sion of the western half of the Luke Moore
| league of land In Harris county ana lor
damages.
j. y. Downs ct al vs. John p. Irvine
suit for debt on promissory notes for tho
! amount of 5000.
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
The commissioners court assembled for
the March term yesterday and disposed of
the following business
1t was ordered that upon II certificate
from W. A. Polk. county surveyor to the
county clerk, stating that the material for
Sheppard dam bridge is upon the ground
ready for the construction, the clerk Is
hereby ordered to issue n draft to Messrs.
II. L. Alsbury Il Son for the sum OF 1000
1t Is ordered that lot No. I'm block q
of the town Of Hockey he decided for the
use of school district No. II for free school
purposes the trustees OF said district pay
iog INTO the county treasury the sum OF 3lo.
! 1t was ordered that certificate issue 10
the state comptroller certifying TO the fact
that II. Fcske is over 60 years of age.
1t was ordered that certificate issue TO
the comptroller setting forth the facl that
Mrs. Ida Workman and Mrs. G. l., Nors-
worthy are exempt from the payment OF
poll tax.
The following accounts were allowed:
National Cotton on company, 5000; j.
IL. q. Bcoher, i79. Fritz Rahr N,s0; W.
A Poli--Tt; j Mulcahey. 500. J.. Is MOT
rls. Si7l.T; j. g. Butcher. s2D5.bb A. q.
Mahaffy, tl23,20, Henry Goebel, {lS65; NJ
Tiling, s9l,Ot g. v. Young N..ig, i. r.
Mccomb. $50; w. II. Parrott %ls, = y.
De owe. $3.50, A. W. SCHUYLER 1915; H.
f. Tharp, $40; Acme Lumber company,
3iJ7.7i. q. A, Mckinney ana others, $3.50 %.
j. NJ harrington. $1,000; W. II, coyle a
DoNney & Bros, .5U73 20; Black a. Iiinch-
burn $3.50. Browne & Mellinger' M2e1;
Boring-Cortes Hardware company, w: a.
Boring Il Bro, sls.76, Con sumers' cotton
on company, Ai20. Albert Chmene 4 Co,
t33. A. \. NJ. Cote n Bro, $40 FRANK
Lockmau, so; William iieyde, 81 ia r.
Dupree. 81 %. j. S. Dnnlay Hardware CONF
/, pany. 81 70, Dumble Armistead Cronan.
SIS IS Houston China Hail. Is cents iious-
ton Water Works company t5g; l.. Hsnke
Kc,l S .sG5.7e: X. r. Anderson, f5i charles
T. Bites, 81 80. j, McAughan, &.au, d ~
Meyer - 800 Aiilby & Dow, go: j Y. . MOI;
/
Cotton Oil company. $50 y; X. c. STUART
Drug company s2.si; c. " Tips, Jr $40;
Ro.s & Wright, $50; George +, plln1d,
So %: r. II. Hillendahl. 81 %: Houston
Carriage company. 81 IS; william hauck,
$50; T. Rohde. Si7 AZ; g. w. Gaines, ~; -.
4. Riesuer, 81: Simon Roos q son w 20;
, John petrey, t5.6I. u. NJ. Angie, Nos.Sii
IS. H. Wilson. S2.25; Gus Theis' $e'' j.
BurghoIm. $50.
JUSTICE MAHoNEY's COURT.
Yesterday was tho first day of the
March term of Justice j. 7. Mahoney's
court. The docket was called and the fol-
lowing judgments taken and the cases
set as given below:
Otto Oeter's Leather company VS.. NJ.
Mcdonald. judgment for pantiii
SCHNEIDER Bros. vs.. j.. n. Gray, 1udg-
ment for plaintin.
| Iutcher a. Moore Lumber company We,
Bunnell. Matthews & Hardngi Judgment
for plaintiff.
j. Polemonakos ct al; judgment Tor
plainrin. =,
j.. s. Dunlay Hardware company VS.. II
Y. and c. w. Fisher: judgment Tor