San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-18
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THE BAYOU CITY.
A Marrying Judge-Fisher Woman
DrOwned-New Courthouse and
Jail.

Jail.
Houston, Tex, Jan. 1G.-tSpeciol
COrrespOndence)-Justice Chas. Fitze.
the presiding judge of one of the To-
cal chicken courts" is one Of the
most congenial gentleman in Harris
county, and nothing if not accomo-
dating. His temper is as bright and
sunny as n June day i'll Southwest
Texas, but the judge is like most peO-
pie in politics-he is no angel. The
judge was put in his present rcspOn-
sible position at the last election.
Since his advent to the bench, the &c
NAL judge has become very proficient
in tying the matrimonial knot forthOSe
deluded individuals who believe in the
scriptual injunction that it is not good
for man to be alone. Among these
people he is very popular, and 10 use
his own words, erStwhile used, he
likes that branch of the business very
much. But the judge has changed
his tune; now lie is sore on the matri-
mOnial business. Yesterday there
appeared in his office Il fiashily dress
ed negro and Il bOXum negreSs. They
wanted to get married, and were az
cOmmOdated Immediately. When
the ceremony was over the negro
carrleSsly threw half dollar on the
| judges desk. There judge, take
drink on me-" he said and turned to
leave. The constable was present and
| the reporters were knocked out of
| first class item by his COMPOUNDED in
reference.
\ SickeninG sight was presented to
Coroner Hill and several hundred
curious spectators yesterday after
noon near the Cleveland compress
Three little negroes went to Il water
hole to catch some crayfish when
lying in the pool. They ran away
frightened almost out of their wits,
and told their mammals about the find
| Soon crowd had gathered at the
spot. When the coroner arrived at
| the place. the body was removed, and
| then the horror of the affair was pre-
| Sentcd. The wOman's face had been
eaten in many places by the craytish.
| which, from the surroundings it
seems. she had gone there to catch,
| The wOman'S name was Martha Ed
wards. 1t was shown in the inquest
that she was subject to epileptic fits.
and it is thought that she fell into the
pool while thus affected.
The new Crimanl courthouse and
iail of this county has been finished
and the prisoners will be moved in
on next Monday or Tuesday. This is
the most complete and perfectly ar
| ranged courthouse and Jail in the
state. The Jail part is especially fine.
1t can accommodate 216 prisoners,
putting four in each cell. In the
| rotunda of each set of cages is a bath
wash and toilet stands allowing
| the prisoners to be clean and keep
| clean. Its ventilation is perfect, and
| Il set of air wheels is so arranged as
to furnish either hot or cold air upon
application. The court room arrange
ments are all that could be asked. The
building sits at the foot of Capitol
avenue, in the bend Of the bayou in a
grove of willows.
During last year there was paid in
this city in round numbers the sum
VI Sf4,UUO III CldlllS lOI hiC lhSul"h'''
Over half of the seats for the lecture
of Hon. William J. Bryan in this city
have been sold and applications for
seats are coming in rapidly as the
time for the lecture approaches. The
management will not guarantee seats
unless tickets are purchased in adj
vance. He will lecture on the
subject which made him famous
as the Democratic nominee Tor the
presidency. "Bimetalism.' This is the
only city in the state where he will
1iSruSS that Subiprt