San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-21
A HOT DOSE
FROM HOUSTON -AUDRY CLIFFORD
NORTHUMBERLAND HELD UP.
Horse Thief and Kidnapper in Court
Sensational Divorce-BOy Train
yreckers-0n Trial for Murder.
Special Wire to Sunday Light,

Special Wire TO Sunday Light,
Houston, Texas, Feb. 20.-Audrey
Clifford, or Moore, concerning whom a
story about hiding from her husband
appeared in Thursdays Light, is we'll
known here. She is variety actress,
and claims to be the wife of L. w.
Moore who denies her. Audrey was
arrested several times here for going
to Moores boarding house and raising
a row, once she broke an umbrella
over Moore's head. The last time
she was arrested she was let go on
coalition of her leaving town, Moore
furnishing the money.
John McClelland, a merchant of this
city,was held up at an early hour this
morning on Main street, by a one-arm-
ed tramp, with a six-shooter, and rob-
bed Of a valuable gold watch and a
small amount of money.
Grant Bagby, of Cypress, was bound
over't the grand jury in $500 bond this
morning by the recorder on the charge
of korse stealing. F. Schauer, of Cy-
| press, lost two horses Wednesday. Yes
| teFiay Detective Ellison caught Bag
| by trying to sell one in this city.
Pink Mcneil was this morning bound
over in the Criminal District court by
the recorder on $3.50 bond, charged
v 18th kidnapping. Mcneil and Alzoia
Nelson, the l3-year-old daughter OF
Allan Nelson disappeared together
Feb. 9. Mcneil returned two days la.
| ter, confessed that he knew the where.
I abOuts of the girl and asked to be al
/ lowed 10 keep her. Nelson had hin
arrested, but the girls whereabout.
are stu unknown.
In the Civil District court the cele
! brated Hunter divorce case is on trial
| The whole day was taken up with tn,
examination of piaintiff, Mrs. Hunter
who claims abandonment and failur,
to support The case is a most sensa
tional one and a large amount Of prop
| erty is involved. David Hunter is &
| well known salOon-keeper. He claim.
| that his wife was turning their HON,
into an designation house and pros
4 tituting herself and two young daugh
I tiers. He also claims that he was doseC
l with bitter aloes in a cup of tea, per
1 manentiy affecting him.
1t has developed that Charles Lo
\ kesh and Willie Anderson, the IS ant
| 10-year-Old boys arrested attempt
| ing to wreck a train at Dumont yes
terday were wei known here. Lokos
XII was concerned in the robbery OF
keller's store year ago, when he was
shot through the body. Both were ar.
rested a short time ago for robbing a
4 long distance telephone box here, but
let go on account of their youth. An
derson has twice been before Judge
Gavin for burglary.
n 1nthe trial of Ed. Underwood and
Il Otto Burger for the robbery of Ed
Sachs by force Of arms was a sensa-
tional scene this afternoon. After two
days had been spent and three special
| venires exhausted in selecting a jury
Burger pleaded guilty. His sister, a
charmingly pretty girl, who had been
in attendance each day broke down.
and sobbed bitterly. AS there was nc
severance, Burgers plea practically
| condemns Underwood Burger will
take the stand Monday unless Under
| wood withdraws his plea Of not guilty.