The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-12
4 DAY IN THE COURTS.
E. S. Preacher on Trial Charged
With Murder.
TEN JURORS ARE so FAR SECURED.
The Case Grows Gu. of the Killing OF
Three Negroes In Peters Alley
Last Spring.

In the criminal district court E. 8.
Preacher is on trial. charged with murder.
the Indictment growing out Of the killing
OF three negroes In Peters Alley last
spring. Preacher and Lawrence Reynolds
were indicted Jointly for the crime, anu at
tho last term of court Reynolds was ac-
quilted. a special venlre was summoned
and at the time court adjourned yester-
day afternoon only ten jurors were ac-
cepteti. as follows: A. ]. Schoenmann, II.
Sonnen, ]. Il. Murdoch, II. II. Stopple,
a. Granger. W. L. Allen. r. f. Craig,
Robert Griffin +. II. Potthoff. A. Del
gado. The State IS represented by Dis
trict Attorney j. X. z. Cillaspie and the
defense by Messrs Boyd & Lea
COMMISSIONERS COURT
The county commissioners met yester-
day morning. Hon. John G. Tod, county
judge. presiding, and Clerk Ed T. Dupree
in attendance The following were tho
proceedings;
1t was ordered that the clerk issue draft
on the special road and bridge fund In
favor of II. i. Mcdonald for N.N, same
being an error and excessive charge.
II was ordered that on and after THIS
date all claims for special school taxes
Illegally collected be referred to county
superintendent of public Instruction anu
school trustees
1t was ordered that Jules Hirsch be al
lowed $3.50 compensation for moving
wire fence on Cypress Top and spring
Creek road, in addition TO allowance by
jury of view upon extension OF ROAD 10
Harris county.
These, bills were apprgyed, ar, and qrlerSl
$a2tO, II. Cassell Sc Joe Cooper 500, Milby
4 Dow ,24 Mrs NJ White SO r. c. stuart
Drug company 81 %, +. !. Schwander 80,
,is55. II. d. Grlbble & CO. siisi.
When court adjourned at noon It was TO
meet again at so oeloek, at which TIM
Judge iod; cq pIa n Iierf I.,it, "i ,d
Dunks drove out to the county poor farm
for the purpose Of elton; They found
the place In excellent condition ana every
regulation necessary being employed for
the comfort Of the INDECENT citizens Of the
county who are forced 70 I've upon the
bounty OF the county Their visit was a
pleasant one and every member Of the
party expressed himself az well pleased
with the conduct OF the place.
THE people OF Harris county have no
idea how well the poor farm Is conducted.
said County Clerk ia T.. Dupr-'. Great
credit 10 due Superintendent william
Hauck for the improvements he is max
ing. The fence Is newly WnitcWashet.
brick walks being laid bitches being dug
for drainage. and othcr improvements.
And the cookng-I had come Of tho finest
biscuit out there today 1 have ever eaten
in my life. There are a good many liz
mates, and they are all well cared for
negroes as well as whites. These of
course. are people who can not work ana
have no means to make them independent.
| saw an old negro there whom ! believe
Is fully 100 years OF are; II would ho in-
teresting If people would visit IN" poor
farm and see what is being done for the
poor within the confines of this county.
We had very pleasant visit We drove
out over tho new road lust heing paved.
Tho work has been delayed on account of
bad weather. but u is progressing fast