The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-26
lDAY AMONG THE COURTS.
o. To Whole Yesterday Was Very
Bssy Day.
DEFAULT JUDGMENTS FOR TAXES,
Criuinal District Court Adjourns "a
December Term-Call Of Docket
in Fffty-Afth Distrfct Court.

C0tTtt, ~ ledAt IN tuo ctvis useNs~' =
Jndge Tod, In the Eleventh district, rem
dercd Indignant by default in great many
tar cases, In which the city Of Houston was
plaintiff, and In tho Fifty-fifth district
Judge WATSON spent much Of the day IN
setting the docket for the first court week
and also the first jury week In the Noyem-
Der term
Nothing Wa done yesterday In the Grim
inal district court, as Judge Gavin, at ~
O'Clock, telcphoned District Attorney Gil
laspie from Galveston that on account Of
his wife's sickness he would BIO unable to
leave Galveston. and as this was the last
week OF tho term, and many Witnesses
were absent through sickness. 1t was de-
cided to discharge the juries and let all
ceses 20 over to the December term. which
begins the first Monday in that month.
This. OF course. continued the Sol Edel
case, which was set for yesterday in COM
mon with the rest.
FIFTY NTH Civil District Court.
Tho following orders were yesterday
made in the Fffty-fiith civil district court.
Hon. w. H. Wilson presiding.
G. r. Webster Vs. j. r. Little ct al: con-
tlnued by plaintiff to make parties.
S. Brown vs. II. House ct al; continued
by agreement.
Rebecca Jane Moore VS.. ]. l.. Garwood
ct al; continued by agreement.
II. Hamilton vs. Paul Weber ct al; con-
tinued generally.
jules Wimberly VS.. A. L. Autry ct al;
passed.
ct al; dismissed by plaintiff at plaintiffs
cost.
william p. Ford Va. Marserot Fields
alias Dawson: continued by agreement.
d. s. Palmer VS.. Maggie r., Palmer:
plaintiff dismisses; costs adjudged against
plaintiff.
Frank Moore VS.. Mary Hitckler ct ali;
Judgment for defendants.
Violet NJ. Mercer vs.. Martin Mercer;
Judgment for plaintiff for divorce and GUS
tody OF children.
Emile Pittschanan VS. C. Chimene et nj;
continued by plaintiff.
w. P. johnson VS.. Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fc Railway company; continued gem
orally
George W. Heyer VS. r. v. Hardt settled
and dismissed: costs paid.
Moore Corbett bank VS. Thomas Tinsley;
reset for October 2g; leave TO plaintiff to
file first amended supplemental petition.
r. G. Storrie VS.. Josie 70. Bell; continued
generally.
r. G. Storrie VS.. Josie Il. Bell continued
generally.
r. G. Stori1e vs. Ed True; continued gem
orally
Hy, Nieman VS.. Charles Cilbor ct al;
continued generally.
Eleventh Civil District Court.
The following ordess were yesterday
made In the Eleventh civil district court,
Hon. John G. Tod presiding.
Frederick Comins VS.. Texas and New
Orleans Railway company; continued gen.
orally.
H. r. Polk VS.. Martha Jones' Judgment
as per decree on Ale
Mary Wheeler VS.. John Grumpy ct al:
continued by agreement
S, X. Mcllhenny ct al VS.. Charles Tins
ICY ct al; continued by defendant.
r.. Il, L. Farmer vs. James Marley ct
al; continued generally.
Judgments by Dcfnnlt.
In the Eleventh civil district court the
City OF Houston yesterday morning took
Judgment by default against the following
persons for the amount set opposite their
names. These judgments are for tax debts
ana foreclosure OF tax lien on property de-
sefibed in the respective petitions.
], NJ. Sam s6o.50; S. X. McIlhenny $3.50:
STAFFORD and b. Smith s222S; H. Cohen ct
al $50; l. Keever ct al $751; w. Il. Burma
va ]. i. LOTUS ct al 1907; j f. Foster
u al sl6b. Isaac Mays 50, II. Checsman Q,
al siSo; NJ. Adclberger ct al $50, VIM. jim.
klns et al $780, H. Davenport Sc. Mary ] +.
tiles W.; Louisa Kloph $26, Octave Price
VI y. y. Shruptine sl3 ]. NJ. r. Stewart
SO l. nd James White s27. Matte L..
lawson s25, Garrett Haraoastie s3s A. II.
SHARP sac. Mrs, Cora 3. Foster s5l "a.
i.inder 81 al $2i, Pauline Hagerman SIS
a. Sessuns 5000, VIM. Ducie sac, Ailcr
Maher Sll.47. w. G. Wettencamp sls Ia
seph Price $s2.93, w. C. Oliver Of nj az,
Kate Burke $li4. James Edwards si4I
sttve Sampson SO, NJ and r. Conn $40
caroline Cole $3.50, l, NJ. Murphree SOLO
Joseph Bruner SGT. Mns A. Fulton slss. 20
Isaac Gay $50, Katherine Merx 50, Mrs
NJ. =. simpson sis, A. ]. Schulse se5,
Sharies Tompkins and vito S2i, Edward
Bradley SIS, j. Edwards sls. Mrs Anna
Mildly ct al $3.50. Otto White s5s. snmp,
ION Lyles $40, Il, ID. Schrimp s6g T.m,,,o
Hubert Sl1, Emerson Grant Of Al az
NJ. j Thomas $50. r. Rast ali. la, "a.
leb 1913, Il. Fl. Stcrrett ct al slihg n
Lee ct al si6s. Harvey Clay Il nj sST AZ
A. barttlingck si3.i7. Mrs. ~ uerth SKA
g. K Fiqnet ct al sll1.40 John H. KLINE,
81 al We, Jim Buford ct al sos. Jane ION
SS.b0, w. $. Proctor ct n IS, sam Alexnn
der sll. Mrs. II. b. Shepherd SAP Mt,
Jane johnson IS, Mary A. Dickerson saS
Annie Burnett ct al So. y. Witty e.
$2b, +. Rhode, executor III Peter stnnio on
deceased, $3S, w. s. II. and g. assoslatio,
ct al ~, Lena Hahn 81. Garrstt uardcas,l
$5f Houston Electric Street Railway com
pany $17, Mrs. Mary lIentze S.. Mrs u
Bokemeyer IS. II. Bother ct nj s22 estat
OF Boyce ct al s2S. II. d. Ramsay :
al $500 James Converse ct al sis sam
uei =. Young, administrator, 50.
The following are the additional nro
ceediugs Of the Eleventh district court.
John J. Tunnel VS.. City OF Houston con.
tinued generally.
VIM. Bammel vs.. John II. Kirby. re-.
ceiver. reset for November 2.
Joseph Saunders VS.. Edward Larendo,,
continued generally
J. J. Settegast VIZ City OF Houston ron.
ttnued generally. w.
John Sharpe vs. Houston Electric strce,
Railway company: continued generally,
]. 4. ID. Wilson vs. Thomas Lincoln a,
~; continued generally
Mettie Sullivan VS.. John Lacombe az al
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