The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-08


opinion by Dawson DE-
EoNICIo RAldltH; ,ConSic.ion 10
murder IN the seoohu ur,snse, ippe"ic'
from Nueces county N''lfhe''
,ppellapt was convicted upon purel,
...,s.ar,,a, ev,donce TN, charge o.
ea'"''"''''"' ,.,'
he court was IN aoeoi"h me- WIN 'n' uN
sons Of this court on tho question ot
rcunstantial cvidegrr t,S $. w. $500.
: The evidence was suflctent to eNclud,
ery reasonable hypothesis consistent
th the innocence oi ihn Defendant.
Opinion BY Hurt, J., J.
D WADE: Conviction for receiving and
eonceang stolen proneriy; appealec
manded.
The states witness. Howard. was per.
,.s.. ,as,,,,. ,,,.,,nt,s o,,ioct,o.,
at he examined me records of the RAN
ai III Fast St Louis III, and that said
cords snow INA, the stolen catIie were
XVI I lno ny :" NJ No MA Of eyiien',G o.. prin-
pls Il law under which such testimony
Is admissible. /, was not A book Of ac-
unit tina. was offered IN evidence. 1t Is
h even shown to what railr1ld these
cords belonged. nor that by ihe rules
nj nor thai tfey were correctly kert.
n In whose custody they w-re Il, the
no Of the examination. az s. w. J+D
bill of exceptions claims. that there
eItot IN ,ns ai'n il ~ 'se t,5p'-
same was ,rrclevant''' This. os has
I'm repeatedly hsll .y THIS ,'oirt. was
sufficient ground for exceptions TO
" 'es'impty- iae pli sn9uid have ietn
T r. eAphcn. ,
me eVlnehce against lPielhdnl on
e1a'ge " OF W'ah SiAfactri. ~.
pand believing Mat If tlle iet ndInt is
new trial.
p'n'on by Davidson. j.
H. BLRkE' Convection for - aging
aras in room In "A certain honsn,
pa room being z pine" commonly re-.
oNed to by people for NE purpose OF
arnlng." appealed from " hirton cctn-
y, Reversed am dismissed.
h.. r.u. at,,o,,,
MI,
ysd in a room weioa Is commonly re
yea TO for the purpose of gaming ana
room is attached to oeetain public
p'S s !, r an a.. on nse 90 > W. s's}
ETAN HILL. conviction for murder in
a., ,elona .,, arsfs'' hl'aeaied from nm
II ~ ..,,
he flhi images explanation OF the
tier complained of IN the third bin OF
fepons is not true COUNSEL fo, defsn1-
could baya ,,,,,.',,.., .,.@. ,.,',
M 4, ,ha r1's'''' e,'e uoaise mn
1 thus have oh,ai,,e,, 80 p'' 'o''
Defendan, placed n niimber Of vii
eaatc,salle and law abiding man and mat
s.aefai reputation WAS good while he
~ ld,l
nh u ,bis court did not err in refusing to
locked w. in tbe III, ipS en,',,, wa, t. 4
W. san 1e 9 lawabiding man. Good p1l,-
m! ssiye ', ,'r,t mat he he quiet and
no, generaliv NV ~ s",.u l.tce men
,s,oa ana law-ahidlng citizens. THOR
TRaa , rhs,s them 70 he such.
Ice was orr, On eircums'antiai evil
p.nion bv t,eet
ny Henderson. j.
MES m, ,,,,y
aurhter. a,,, ,adi eunf'ction for man
syerstd and 49,, iionl hefr county
he ,rd;o,ua u
wy .'s aia ' ,hrp an, that hat. James ,.
|nisr him a" ,, kill Rafael Crane by
ds,o,. m 'he SAID Rafael Crane. with
nv =, Malice afore,houpht Is , noc.
clement in either derrsn Nv r ,, "a iie,
yos a. i. Wilson's Grim. STATS Thcrs
We word "aforethoupht- " IN H. s' an.
tse W. must either hoIl mai ,h fpe S sin,
l,tnsnt IS h., msanineless or that the
''n''n by Hurt, p I particular
IL pfrsrc,.,
t'r,prs TON, conviction for ,bert n.
Revsts.s ai'pealed from CorvelI co,int1
he g., hhi remanded
'hElc'ion in this c,.o ,o,o,,,a
u'on circil,ns,a,.,.,
Court a., ~. 'lai evidence. inc
atisl ev,a. '''' chHrge upon circum-
IT,. 'ehoe. A motion for n nov
"as made ana on. -, 49,,
nc motion u,. VI wv E'o"'ius
tharge a.. 'h' failure of the court
havs cirelmsthnt!al evidence
ncss was he'd ga, when IN. cir,.,ir,-
IN lac, m close juxtaposition ia the
|ure Of nv we would not reverse for M,
ktlsb,,snn liz ,riai court to oharm,. on ~
e1een,s. evidence, in the ahseuce n,
Not ,na 10 such omission. bu, surn
bia,on b.. :, '''ee !" '"'S
ny Hurt, p. J.
8 DANE
"; annao,or Violating tho lonai 49,,
NED and rem a ron Falls county-Ke-