The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-12
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
The Question of Color Raised In Jury
Service.
HOUSTON STREET RAILWAY REPORT
Heavy Judgment Against Harris Count,
Lands-Movement for Good Roads.
Deputy Chief Lynch Resigns.

morning session of the criminal court
Was consumed in the trial OF Frank Davis,
charged with burglary aud theft, Judge
Gavin having overruled that portion OF
The motion filed yesterday to duash the
Indictment on the ground that negroes
we're excluded from the grand and petit
.urics OF Galveston county because OF
Their race and avcring that they were
otherwise qualified to serve. In the hear
ing the jury commissioner testified that
M selecting jurors he had been governed
ny me instructions OF the court as io
qualifications. He could not say whether
he negroes OF the county were qualified
to serve as Jurors. as ne was not acqUaiut-
ed with many Of them. Ia SAID there
were 1900 or 1900 negro voters In the city.
I but 60 the best or his knowledge there WAS
NO discrimination against them In the
selection OF jurors. john DE Bruhi, color
90. tc ti!!cd that he had lived In Calves
ton Cor y years. had been Justice OF the
peace and alderman and Was well ac-
guaiuied with the colorcd population. that
about cne-halt OF the colored voters gre
house holders and soVcuiN-ilNe Qr elSotN
are freeholders. The court held tNal the
failure Of the commissioners 20 select any
ut sroF- on the Jury wou;a not cJ itscI
Poe valid Chiecfir ~ 70 thpir action au'
tho intention OF the defendants counsel
Nu< understood TO pe Co appatl trom wax
decision, but as the Stnte taNed go make
Qua "A case against Davis and the case
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to tho appellate court
UNITED STATES COURT.
Drazorla Land and cattle company VS.
u. Brashear; leave granted plaintiff TO
fie q second amended original petition in
lci of original petition filed February J.
ls56.
a case IF salvage in pcrsonnae was filed
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Special Master ". T. Burns filed his re-
| port which covers about hfty pages. The
report recites the incorporation of the
street railway company ANA the subse.
quenf amendments to the charter increas-
/ Inc the canitnl stock from 500 00o as oriiyi-
nnllv. 10 81 800. 900. the issuance OF bouds
| to the amount of $lO0N per mile OF road
completed and the execution of a mort
sisg To me -NiherlcMh Loan ana Ir rus.
itg prouartv and fraNchisr Z, aecure Inc
| payment OF the bonds and says: 81 find
thAl Of the issue OF bonds OF July L ~,
nc INK sun w ~ ~ NJ,
| tlripE on The above bonds on January i,
| 1901 has hsen paid and "A norton If Tho
| interf4t ,ybiri, n1aturcd .iuiv / 1905 mas
also he.n mia mi The testimony bnd
unon t,a trini was not of such nositivo
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mann Of ntC,oit ,,,e ''''''''7
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| ar issI'V on toulS nnl9un',,b 20 800
! ditionnI rniI,vov itn,.s md rrone,tv Tor
tho operation OF said additional lines ant
also 20 take MP and cancel Si2ON In bonds