The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-17
BPEvAK is RELEASED.
sars CASE heard LAST NIGHT On
n MAHEAs CORPUS.
There NOT BeinE snfacient Evidence
a. HOLD Hin, He Was Discharged
From Custody.

The habeas corpus case OF Jan Speyak
~ man here from Fort Bend county whit
WAS charged with having murdered bill
wife near Katy, on the 30th OF October
wus heard by Judge Wilson last night. ant
= Hpeyak was discharged from custody.
A number OF the States witnesses were
bohemian women. who did not speak
English, and an interpreter, J. +. Pribyi
translated their testimony.
Witness Marina Kosena testified that
she knew Mrs. Speyak. Knew her fourteen
days before her death. She was sent for
to nurse Mrs. Spevak. but could do nothing
for her. Mrs. Spevaks mouth was burned
when she first saw her. Il am a general
housekeeper, a midwife but not learned
one. Mrs. Spevak had baby while |
was present. II was born dead. ! saw Mr..
Spevak give his wife quinlne, l told Mr..
Speyak not to give his wife the medicine,
that 1t would KIN both the child and the
wife Speyak said that he was giving
the quinine to break up the chlls and save
her life. l did not say anything more,
us tuc dbtttls WtiO UTtbtul dI lUt lliUt.
/ was at the house only two days"
The second witness for the State Mrs
Katie Mares. testified as follows: II knew
Mrs. Spovak from the life she came from
Chicago UP 10 the time Of her death Mr.
Speeak asked me TO come TO see his wife
the first day she was sick. cav her often
saw her the Monday before she died
] saw Mr. speyak give his wife quinne
ana she told him she did not like the
medicine. He also p,t Ice on her stomach
by rolling 1t UP In towels.
During the time | was visiting the
house there was a doctor from b ookshire
and Mrs Spevak told him she dietrusted
her husband The Brookshire doc or told
speNak he fust not give qulnine for such
case. | knew the medicine was quinine.
because Mrs speyak said So"
Wi'ness Charles Morse II saw Mrs.
Speyak two weeks before she died and the
day OF her death There were a number
present Mt her death. | eaw ssme medicine
on the table after Mrs. Spevaks death.
Mr.. spevak showed me the medicine
and said the doctor from Brookshire had
given II to him. | tasted II and found some
qhnine In IT, There was another medi-
cine about the color OF beer. | asked him
u II was morphine and he said no. Mrs,
noseha anu another were present whea
the quinanc was given. Mrs. Spevak was
not conscious when was there"
Witners Mrs. Jenkens: II was present
NJ Mrs speyak's death and saw her hus-
pand give her qulnine. which he said was
by the Doctors orders, She was sometimes
conscious, l was there the day before
her death and Mrs. Spevak said she did
mol crust her nurses and was 80 glad of
my presence. as was her only friend
When ! was there. they did not pay her
any attention except to give her medicine;
and they walked very heavily. | cav her
given medicine only once, which was given
ny Mr. Speyak She took quinlne AT 7
O'Clock and died at 9;i5. The quinlne was
sven In coffee SO Mr.. Spevak told me-
AZ this point the State rested and the
defense called DR.. Jackson, who testified
as follows; Il am practicing physician.
! heard the testimony OF Ora, Meyer and
Boom the other day, and / think that
Tor the most part they were right, ms
peiieye Mrs. Spevak died from tho prevail
ing dengue fever. aggravated by child.
birth" " s"''o-
me defense here rested and asked that
tho defendant be discharged.
Judge Wilson then made the following
order. discharging the prisoner,
On hearing. no sufficient evidence ,o,,,,
shown why the applicant should he hold
IN custody or bound over, II is ordered tbnt
ne be discharged from custody :" $50