San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-01
NEWS OF THE COURTS.

mental Fire Insurance company,
on insurance policy, defendants
exceptions to plaintiffs petition
overruled and defendant excepted.
Continued by defendant on &C.
count of absence of witness, James
Powers.
Antonette Huebner vs.. John p.
Cam pbell, sheriff, ct al, to quiet
title and injunction; continued by
plaintiff.
FoRTY-FIFTH DISTRICT COURT.
Geo. w. Breckenridge VS.. City
of San Antonio, debt; dismissed at
plaintiffs cost without prejudice.
VIM. Davis VS.. G.. III. and 5. A.
Ry. Co., continued by plaintiff.
Augusta Rehnken ct al. VS.. 5. A.
st. Ry. Co., damages; on trial by |
jury.
APPLICATION FOR HABEAs CORPUS
An application Of C. A. Berger,
for writ of habeas corpus was filed
in the Thirty.sevsnth District
court this morning, alleging that
he is illegally restrained in his
liberty by City Marshal Druse.
Judge Green ordered the clerk to
issue the writ, returnable Thurs
day.
| DIVORCE SUIT.
A petition for divorce was filed
in the Thirty-seventh District
court this morning, In which Eula
IL. Woods complains OF ID. W..
Woods. They were married in
Bell county August "a, 1884, and
have three children. Plaintiff al
leges that on last October defend
ant placed her without her know
ledge or consent, In house Of bad
reputs at the corner OF East and
Chavez streets and took out
ia license in the name OF
plaintiff to sell beer at the place
|. and compelled plaintiff to sell beer
: and wait upon such persons OF low
character, both men and women,
as frequented that resort. Plain
: tiff says she discovered the char
) acter of the house last February
and Immediately left him. She
aays defendettt has since gone to
Temple, where she owns some real
estate, and fearing that he will
8 collect the rents, which are due,
: she also prays for writ OF injunc.
l tion, which was granted.
SALOON FAILURE.
: Williams Bros, a saloon firm OF
3l7 West Commerce street, conduc-
ting the Commercial saloon, filed
deed of trust this morning, ap-
: pointing Thomas Mansfield trustee
The creditors are as follows: w,
, H. Lipscomb, 500; Mollie Will
q liams, two notes, 81 1850; Schra.
. der Bros, $3.50; Jas. Thompson
? Bros, $3S8.S2; T. Wright & Co.,
= $91.4O; Max. Sterne, $54.50; j
! TRACER & Co., $12S.72; Klein Bros,
q Sl91.40; Thompson, Wilson & Co.,
!, $96.25; Jurgens Importing &
Liquor Co., $23; F. Grsbflelder,
, $4625; Ronse & Wahlstab, $3.50
0 COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Q A. E. Hefborn and j. R. Norton
were granted certificates Of charsc-
r ter.
j. A report of the poorhouse super
intendent for May was approved.
3 A report on the survey Of the
, Converse and Graytown roads was
approved.
acquisitions Of the poorhouse
o superintendent were approved.
COURT NOTES.
Ludwig Stachelhausen, grocer
!, OF 1912 South Presa street, filed a
: deed Of assignment this morning
appointing Arthur Bach assignee
, Of his stock of goods.
Gus. Lager was declared insane
!. this morning. 1t is believed that
excessive use OF tobacco caused his
q afflictioh. It Is said that he had
, asked a doctor to give him some
: thing to put him to sleep forever
!. The following real estate deed
0 was fled this morning: John r.
q Shook and Il. T. Vender Hoeven to
Q Fred Edmond Wood, All acres OF
: land on the Helotes creek out OF
: Thomas S. Tatum survey 2l9;
= $3.50.
A chattel mortgage deed was
filed In the county clerks office
this afternoon, whereby Mrs. N. A
O Sheridan conveys to Silva Hei.
r mann the stock of whiskey, brandy
and cigars, located at the corner OF
r West Houston and Camaron streets
for ST., 400 to secure fourteen notes
Of 500 each.
: Judge Maxey today Is hearing a
2 motion of the city in the sewer in
Q junction case to vacate the order OF
the court allowing plaintiffs to file