San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-08
NEWS OF THE COURTS.
Ed. Purdy Given Two Years for Burglary.
Other News.

Is, was convicted in the Thirty
seventh District court this morn
ing and his punishment assessed
at two years in the penitentiary.
Purdy pleaded his own case and
begged the jury on his knees to
acquit him. He said he has one
foot in the grave and has devoted
wife, and that he did not know
what he was doing when he COM
mitted the crime.
Elizabeth A. Bells was granted
a decree of divorce from Sam. e..
Bells.
GRAND JURY REPORT.
The grand jury reported six bills
of indictment this morning. Ono
is against Robert Burnett for forg-
cry, another against Robert Bur-
nett and Eugene Glenn, for swind-
ling over $50, and three are against
r. E. Young, alias Charles E. Mil
Ter, alias J. III. Clark, alias Charles
E. Johnson, for forgery.
| FORTY-FIFTH DISTRICT COURT.
Us. Alexander VS.. w. s. Caro-.
theirs ct al, debt; dismissed.
T. G. Frost & Co. VS.. Anthony
McKinnon, note and foreclosure;
Judgment by default.
Eliza Gallagher VS.. j. Roessle
Mfg. Co., for rent and receiver;
judgment by confession Of plain
tiff.
G. II. Forcke VS.. John f. Morris
ct al, note and foreclosure; plain
tiff dismissed as to j. W. Lewis
and judgment by default against
F. Morris.
Richard Wander Straten ct al. vs..
Joe Wander Straten, partition;
judgment by default.
Seasongood, Silk, Krause & Co.
VS.. E. Moke, debt; judgment by
default.
d. Sullivan & Co. VS.. J. o. O'Con-
nor ct al, note; judgment for
plaintiff.
City of San Antonio vs.. Theodore
Hermann, to foreclose tax lien
death OF defendant suggested and
continued to make parties.
Frederick p. Olcott We. J. .. and
g. II. Madison, note and foreclos-
ure; judgment for plaintiff.
Alexander w. Smith VS.. S. Rabe,
for conversion of personal proper
ty; dismissed under rule for costs.
d. & A. Oppenheimer VS.. G. S.
Green, note; judgment by default.
d. & A. Oppenheimer VS.. L.
Vivion, note; judgment by de-
fault.
Francis Smith & Co, VS.. Felix
Valadez ct. al, note and foreclos-
ure; judgment by default.
City Of San Antonio VS.. Peter
Nelson ct. al, debt and foreclosure
leave given Cotton to interview.
Armand Chester VS.. j. w. Brett
ling ct al, trespass to try title and
damages; continued to make
parties.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Larkin & Daugherty VS.. Briscoe
& Co., appeal from justice court.
Fred. Lee VS.. @. M. Rounds ct al,
notes and foreclosure.
Ex-parte Charles Woolley, for
removal OF disabilities.
Virginia l.. Scruggs VS.. Imogene
Scruggs, to remove cloud from
title.
Emma Munk, community ad-
ministratrix, for self and as next
friend OF Ella and Christian Munk,
vs.. II. G. Eugelhardt ct al, notes,
5000. and for foreclosure of lien on
100 acres on the Medina river, Is
miles south of the city.
Delphina Jett, Administrative of
the estate OF John w. Jet, de-
ceased, VS.. III. B. Williams ct al, to
remove cloud from title and to can
Gel deed OF trust.
COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS.
Opinions affirmed.-F. j. Sem
pie, receiver, VS.. G. Eubanks ct. al,
from Dallas; w. G. Sickles VS.. NJ.
X. and T. Ry. Co., from Dallas;
American B. and l.. Assn. VS.. l..
E. Matthews ct al, from Dallas
NJ. X. and T. Ry. Co. VS.. j. A.
Crane, from Grayson; G. G. and s.
F. Ry. Co. VS.. Pepperell Mfg. Go.
from Dallas.
Reversed and remanded-W. Il.
Fatheree VS.. j. M. Williams ct al,
from Zavalla; Frank Hamm, re-
ceiver, VS.. j. Stone & Sons Live
Stock Co. ct al, from Dallas; G. M.
Blackman ct al. VS.. j. Nj. Harry ct
al, from Dallas.
Reversed and dismissed-Texas
and Pacific RailwayCo 20. VS.. Matthew
Connor, from Grayson.
Motions overruled-G. II. and s.
A. Ry. Co. VS.. Milton Green, from
Con1olos 20 dicniec annual. Nor