The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-28
AROUND THE COURT HOUSE.
dury Secured In the Hussey VS.
Helm Election Case.
MEFFOR1 TO IMPEACH THE SHE RIFF
conference Being Tho Grouusi. Hut
IL was ovcrruied.- Ctiminai C.suri
Cioscd--Oihcr Court Notes.

" + ramp, John Muivihii.
i,o, ~. M,,cneis. r. +. Crawford,
e.r ,Hoen,s; John sooha.
r. =. Nemann. r. Muvey
Wien Hissey VS. Hem was called In
me c.Vil district court yesterday ,nprnlnv
was necessary to secure thr,., Jurors
70 complete the panel. and it took nearly
al day 10 do 1t,
| The attorneys fer the plaimiW flied an
affidavit all ging that Deputy sheriff Hill
lendnhI. who - tie officer in Attendance
| on the court. was summon!ng as venirc-
m.n par.sans of Defendant Eicm. IT
WIS moved that the venlre be q mashed and
ina. the court appoipt some one othe:
| han the shsIifi 10 summon ju, prs.
Evidence WAS introduced on. the point
~ 81 If A. bert Erickson beng ,irsl put on
the stand.
II, said that the allegations So. forth
n we ainda'it We're untrue IN eve ty par
tn cross examination he tos. III III that
ne had constituted no none, Ia aid III
OF his. nut had contributed ,t.Sa.'d Illus
stys camra!gn fund wnen he Kan for JUS
tlle Of the p ace.
| ,Ltputy iiillcndahl also iostitie Ii that the
nIlega,ions were untrue In every particu-
iar.
Henry Hughes testified in support Of
'iit iiA''.N ~ 'itl ne saw l't HNilN tfifltl-
| dam y, into tho sherils rst office,
| md shat afterward he saw Chiet Helm
go INFO The sheriff oince. tic denied On
cross examination that he was in The
sheiiu's Office as spy. sa d he went in
| there because he was suspicious
r,aimiin nnssey Jestinsd to he "co IN
deputy and said fha; he also had sns-
| y cicns
Attorney Burke for llussev -,eremptorily
cha1lenecd the entire vsnire
Attorneys FOR The def.ndn " ;siid the fac
that 'ai,sman had v,ed doi Item wns
| plsi,,tlm wanted Jurors whr would be
likely 10 he m'te favorable to him.
| The challenge was ovnrriei by mo
CONT. tho aiiidavit wa,s insuihcian.
| me was taken up IN aii' .stnning Ve,lire-
men as TO their aualiilcatirhs and arguing
as TO how many challenges l,ad been usod
| by the defendant. After MIN point was
set Ned the other three inr"'s were agre "a
or John Socha Oscar Ia lprse aud Il,
Mnlvey hsing accepted and ,ompleting the
Hist.
Attorney Trp'eh. read tso petition Of
| the various and sundry ;r' i'railonS as -
fraud etc. which has heretofore been
ATTORNEY Mcdaniel re,f the answer OF
the defendant, The nrsnct pal points mad,
~ that maiotlty, Of y votes al''E1 .
! Hrssey. ~ that many wnas which ws,c
| legally cast for Defendant Holm had h't'
wrongfullv thrown ont r, Officers ~ ols.
| ,ior: 80 that q would he necessary 70 re-
connt he h,io,s east an that this was
demanded lie court 20 declare the re-
suit in H.. iuding.
! The jury vas ordered into the CUSTODY
OF the sheriff To he clos"'v confined l.,
! him until Monday NOR VI ~ N 70 orlo'H,
when the case VIII AGAR hc tak'n up
ATTORNEY I'lrkc for a'a rlaint II nskef
he cour, 10 have the u; Hot boxes. whici
had he hrnslel, into the court room
kent there hut the cont ruled hat th.,
| wsre f,ndcr the care OF the city secre
,ary. Wy, r.f',sed 10 ,lio~ them, to stay
there. aud they were 10 ken back 10 tn'
| CITY hsll No.
| The Jury in Palmer vS Preston W'I'
| charged in the morrirS hui had arrive,
AT no conclusion al Nh, adioui nm.nt q
rour, and were exeuseN' unm' Mfnd''
morning.