The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-13
4 DEFECTIVE INDICTMENT.
George Crowdcr, Charged With Rob-
berry, Found Not Guilty.
DEFECT IN THE INDICTMENT DID IT.
The Name OF Man WINS MisspcIlcd.
Case Against Clcnry Thrown
Out of Court.

a flaw In the Indictment charging Georg
Crowdcr with robbery caused verdict o
not guilty in the criminal district cour
yesterday morning. Crowdcr was repre-
tcnted by Uvaldc Burns, his attorney who
when the case was called, asked to sec tn,
document giving the charge. lie scrutinizet
tho indictment closely and announced read,
for trial Only one witness was examined
he being Joseph Ka1lcc, the man who was
alleged to havo been robbed. His tosti.
mony developed that the Indictment hat
Crowder charged with robbing Joseph Car.
lez. and Attorney Burns asked then and
there that verdict of not guilty be re-
turned. and his client released, which was
subsequently, done. The name Carlez was
given to the authorities by the prosecute
ing witness on the night of tho alleged as
sault and from these officers the informa-
tion went to the grand Jury.
The case OF William Clcary, also charged
with robbery, and who was alleged TO have
been with Crowder ut the end OF "Tin Can"
alley and Preston avenue when the as
sault was committed was nollc pressed,
on Smith street the day following The
robbery of Kadec. but only after he had
1uinped from u third story window and
badly injured himself
The following other cases were disposed
o! In the criminal district court:
Granson Bell. burglary; five years in the
penitentiary.
John Murphy, mlsdemeanor theft; nolle
pressed.
John Murphy burglary; two years in the
pententiary.
William Mathews. theft; reset for April
10.
John w. Gaut. burglary; noIle proseed.
James Walker. THEFT; continued
NJ. j. Crowley. burglary; not guilty.
Martin Bryant, forgery; not guilty.
Today the criminal court will consider
the following cases: Herman Franks, bur-
glary 1.-TWO cases) and theft; Roy Scarbor-
ough. burglary uhree cases), theft 1.-TWO |
cases); William Mathews, theft; Charles
Higgins, aggravated assault.
Other settings made were:
Wednesday. April 20: George Credon,
burglary and theft; Louis Pcurson, bur-
glary; Joe Foster, burglary and theft: John
lizard. burglary and theft; Sam Jergens,
against whom the grand jury returned IN |
Indictment, aggravated assault.
Tuesday. April 10: John Murphy. bur-
glnry; Jesse White n,isdemeanor theft. |
ChQrpg Ind
Henry Lewis, burglary and theft.
The county commissioners comnIeted
their second days session at A 40 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. and after the TRANSACT
ton OF the following business adjourned
until this morning at 10 O'Clock:
The employment of Captain J. G.
Hutcheson to assist the county attorney
III defending the county and its co-de-
PENDANTS, Albert Erickson. Theodore l..
Hiiiendahl, A. N. Fitzgerald, j. c.
Hutchinson and James Converse. as per
verbal contract was confirmed.
Ordered that j j. Settegast be com
pensated at the rate OF $50 per acre for
7l-lo0 acres taken by the county for
Hitch purposes, of the San Felipe and Buff
'alo bayou drain.
1 me proposition of repairing Harrisburg
oaa was left TO Commissioner Hrsch and
County Judge Shaw with full power to
lct.
report OF Commissioner Becker upou the
petition OF citizens of Cedar Bayou for
lerry, mat the same be established pro-
viding Chambers county Will nav one half
u the costs OF maintenance, was adopted
county surveyor Polk reported he had
hp ii m nttpln,
vel and found the same to be according
10 contract County clerk was Instructed
o draw vouchers payable to &. g. War
necke Tor one-half OF the amount Mt once |
and the other half payable January 10,
Tie petition OF e. II. MCGOWAN nnd
theirs protesting against n proposed
mango IN connection OF Crosby road with
The city OF Houston was postponed for
action until April IA.
II was ordered that now election pre.
'inct be established to be known as Nor
sans Point and numbered 10. The pre-
cinet embraces all that portion Of the
leys not embraced In the incorporation Of
ne town OF La Porte. The voting place |
Z the precinct was established at DlacL's |
store. and James Black was appointed
presiding officer thereof.
AT the February term OF the court n spe-
'lal tax OF Sl.2S per acre was ordered levied
~ $500 acres of land In the christopher
Walters end w. s. Novel; surveys, and
'estcrdny an amendment was adopted in
'iading the Joseph Hopkins survey,
~ was ordered that Commissioners
alrsch and Becker With the county sur
veyor ascertain the necessary work to
. done on the Morgan's Point main street
mo hed Hlun road, and the county Judge
vas authorized to advertise for bids. 10 10
unmltted az noon. April %. 1898. The
uaec Waa also authorized to make n con-
rnst with the successful bidder.
The sheriff WAS ordeNd TO notify persons
having distractions on Holman street "a
Iotice. " 'aSh
, uns commissioners have ordered another
ween school dlstrlcts s and 20 tho same
2 g De held MAY 81, ih9s, The previous
aA!astias this matter held poccm-
,er Y. 1897, WAS found TO be invalid. 1as
re notice was not given according 10 law.
!, I. a. apnilcssion Of the stocklnan Of IIar-