The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-29
A BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT.
f. E. Mckay of Minneapolis Ar
raigned for Adultery.
THOUSAND DOLLAR BAIL EXACTED.
The County Commits toners Authorize
Several Impruvements-A Young
Couple Married.

Beaumont. Texas. January 2s.-F. E.
Mckay was today arraignod before JUS
tice Rigsby for preliminary examination
on the charge of adultery and was bounu
over to the grand jury IN the sum OF
SlvOo This was the third time Mckay
had been arragned on the same charge,
d continuance being granted on the two
previous occasions. This morning Mckas
appeared IN court with his attorneys,
otaw * Chester. Mrs. Julia Mckay oi
minneapolis Mimi. who instigated tie
charge, was also present, and her side
of the case was looked after by George
{. O'Brien and County Attorney Wheat.
The testimony taken did not throw
much light on the case, as nearly all evil
dence was largely circumstantial. AS ha
been stated in these columns the woman
whom Mckay is charged with living In
dultery has disappeared, as had also
Mchay's son, to get possession of whom
Mrs. Mckay of Minneapolis filed Il charge
of adultery.
This woman was placed on the stand
and attorneys for defendant objected to
her testfying on the ground that she
claimed to be the defendants wife and
was therefore disqualified as a witness
Judge Rigsby oyerruled the objection,
holding that there was another party
charged with adultery. and while that
party was neither on trial nor under ar
rest the Witness, while disqualified to tes-
tiy against the defendant, could testify
against the other party, though such
testimony would BE Of such nature as
to injure the defendant.
Mrs Mckay then testified that defend
ant had left Minneapolis with woman
named Alice Fleckenger or jefferson.
She, the witness. had come to Beaumont
and found them living together.
The State endcavored to introduce the
marriage certificate OF witness and de
PENDANT but II was ruled out by the
court. The original petition in a divorce
suit that defendant had filed against wit
ness In Minneapolis was admitted
Three parties who had boarded at NC
Kay's house We're placed on the stand.
Two of them testified that they had re-
garded the woman Alice Flieckcnger a.
Mckay's wife and had so addressed her.
the third said lie had called her simply
Alice
This finished the testimony and after
argument by attorneys Judge Rigsby
fixed McKay's bond at $1,000
The attorneys for Mckay say that the
bond is exhorbitant and they viii sue
out writ of habeas corpus before Judge
5. L. West, The judge will be in the
city tomorrow en- route to Orange and
Will probably hear the writ tomorrow
AFTERNOON. Mckay made the bond late
this afternoon and was set at liberty
The county commissioners met in spe-
cial session today to discuss Improvement
Of the Reliance ditch. Besides the COM
missoners there were present the mayor
and city council, w G. Van Week. gen.
eral manager; r. b. Gushing. engineer;
L. j. Cox, claim agent of the Southern
Pacific and George De Young, trainmas-
ter Of the Sabine and East Texas.
Mr. Gushing laid before the court the
surveys he had lqade for the proposed
improvements They were adopted and
it was decided to extend and enlarge
the ditch under Il law that assessed the
expense on the property benefited
Other business transacted by the COM
missioners is as follows Committee ap-
pointed to remove fence from public
roads. Judge Gray was authorized to
lease land in Sabine Pass for erection
of n market house and postofdce hfl up
site Of old county jail put stone sidewalks |
around the court house where necessary
and purchase fifteen mars Of Beaumont
that were to be published hy James II /
Rachford. Tho court tbon approved sew
eral bills ana adjourned
stockholders # the Texas Tram md |
Lumber company met in their genera!
offices in this city today and re-clecte1
the Same officers ard directors as ,rvcd
last year
4 marriage license was this afternoon |
orocured for Mr.. George Grimstead and
Miss Barbara Sproats Of Orange. The !
young cnunla came over from Orange on
The $50 train and were driven to the
Methodist parsonage, where they were
married. the Rev, Watts officiating