The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-30
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
Trial Of the First Case Under the
New Law Of Robbery.
HABHAS CORPUS CASES FROM HOUSTON
President Cotton of the Houston Husinsss
League Writes Regarding the Con-
vcntion Personal Notes.


that excites moro than usual interest was
on trial In the criminal court today. The
story OF the crime for which the defend
ant, r. ]. Allen. charged with robbing
Frank Brock. was put on trial Is not
suitable for publication In a family jour
nal 1t happened about four weeks ago.
a sailor was in "a box car In one OF the
railroad yards trying to steal a ride out
of town, when two men are alleged 10
have assaulted him In peculiar way.
after having robbed him of his hat, shoes
and nickel. all the money he had In his
pocket using a deadly weapon 0knife) TO
enforce their demands. One of the men 80
charged Is Allen and interest in the case
is due to some extent to the fact that II
is the first trial In this court under the
new statue, making robbery with a dead
ly weapon n capital offensc. and two
other cases are TO follow when this one
is disposed of A jury was obtained late
this afternoon in the case against Allen
and the complainant Brock. when put on
the stand. testified to the accusation OF
robbery and sodumy and the threat TO Kill
him and throw his body In the bay while
the train was running over the bridge.
The appearance of a brakeman at-the door
of tho box car enabled him to make his
escape and. the officers being summoned,
his assaiants were arrested.
HABEAS CORPUS CASES.
Sheriff Erickson OF Harris county
brought into the criminal district court
of Galveston county this morning the
bodies of Steve Pratt, II. d. Erwin and
n. II. Brooks upon writs OF habeas cor
pus. Pratt was arrested III iious.oi. 49,,
'wo Weehs aso oi, IL VIA, ~ "a 49,, ~,
the sheriff refused to release him ana
later "a requisition came from the gov
ernor of Alabama where Pratt is wanted
on d ciatso ol >" ~ :" . .', ys,t,,
soV"v ny tio eo'" oiisn 40. ~
ana BROOKS were arloe'eu On ia
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'' ny W m" =, ,,. ,,,tor was heard by
Judge Gavin late this afternoon and the
accused were remanded to the custody OF
the sheriff of Harris county. The hearing
of the Pratt case was postponed on ac-
count of the robbery case in progress.
rtt,, srATE CONVENTION.
Mr.. j. NJ. Cotton. president OF the nous,
vi, s,,arI IN ,h,a c,te, from Ennis under dnre
of January 81 says: Your kind favor of
the 26th instant was forwarded to me a,
Dallas, and I beg to return my sincere
thanks for the kind words theron l am
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