The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-27
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS
A Shoe Attached 70 and Made Part d
Transcript.
NUMBER OF RECRUITS FOR REGULAR ARMY
tSaissstton Army WIN Bs~tahiish q
Chsritahic Wood Yard--Rody Of
Vnknown Man Found.


Galveston. Texas. october cs--A tran
script from the Harris county district
court in the case OF w. G. Brooklng against
the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass Rail-
way company was nlcd In the court Of
civil appeals here today. Ordinarily a pro-
ceeding of this kind Is not Of Sufficient
moment 10 justify q mention In the coll
nmns Of newspaper. bu, there IA some
thing unusual connected with this.
BrooSing was railroad man and the suit
Is for damages for personal injuries. At
the trial in tho Harris county district court
the jury gave the plaintiff verdict for
sil,b00, II now comes here on appeal and
attached to tho transcript is the shoe
Brooking wore on the foot that was in
tured at the timo OF the ACCIDENT. The seal
OF the lower court ~ also attached and tho
novelty OF the thing liz In the fact that the
shoe can not be- removed without an order
of court. 1t is a decidedly bunglesome AZ
fair MS may well be imagined, and Clclk
Knight Is in q auaudary to know what to do
with II, During his time he says ne has
known lanterns, office stools ana the model
OF railway switch TO be lugged into eourt,
but they were not attached to the tram
script and he sees no reason Why the shoe
/ should be.
/ THIS shoe Incident brought to the moni-
/ DRY OF attorneys the recollection OF cele-
bRted cpirton written by the lamentpd q.
/ NJ. Roberts when he wss chief Justice OF the
supreme court. II ecenhS that one John
Smith had been CHARGED with stealing a
/ hoy from man named Houston, \ jlry
/ In the lower court has convicted Smith OF
hat pts IA. T,.tt q .f
TO the nlgher court contaiaed cop Gus refer
| encos to the hog In question aud 20 certain
marks ~ was alleged TO bear. The testimony
/ mado u extremely doubtful where ,ho
/ ownership was vested whether In Houston
or SWAb Chief Justice Roberts wrote tho
opinion had said nasmueh as the bog
had not been attached 10 the Transcript o.
seut 10 the court so the marks could b.
viewed by that august tribunal, he wouli
reverse and remand the case. And he did.
II Is suggested thai Judge Holt OF Ilous-
ton got his idea of attaehing "A shoe 10 the
transcript of the Brootlng case r,om read
Ing this opinion OF Judge Roberts.
a CHARITABLE WOOD YARD.
An enterprise is now being carried for
wald TO rs abiish in tho city wood she
ana eating house for the tramp element,
1t is proposed 90 furnish place where a
meal can b. had for 10 cents aua a bed
for like sum. aud also furnish work IN
the wood she, Gy which this cost can be
covered by the applicant
Moet OF the Northcrn cities have such an
ust.iuuon aud many % the Southern cities.
Captain IeaErr OF the salvation Army rs
working for this enterprise. He has the
ttVo,seln0nt OF the NJ .nsters' union ug this
city.
-..,k
he received by Mr.. NhhDit acting sccre-
tary OF the Young Meas Christian Asso-
ualiou. at The office OF The Young Mems
Christian Association building All citizana
arc invited to make donations TO this fund
The sum OF $1,000 VIII be needed In order
to establish this institution. Onpe set or
foot, & Is calculated that IT VIII be self
sustaining
The following Items are needed Fur
Dishing ,sleoplng rooms. Kitchen, dining
room and baths; 100 cords Of wood tNc
horses drays and harness, fencing Of yard
eic. II is very much desired 10 open this
work November 20 a.
peteut man TO administer The affairs Oh
SELF sustaining b9sla
m following have subscribed th'
amounts named George Sealy, $50 vi
Mccarthy. $50; Charles Fowler, $25 J ~
lRnle so l. II kompnor, $l0 A. Il. q
EdNarda, wv, irlenh, 20
RECRUITS FOR THE REGULAR ARMY
Lieutenant T.. NJ. NJ. Bcall OF the regular
army, who Is IN Gaivoston recruiting sol
diefs for the Fourth regiment tregriars,
now siatloneli at Chicago. reports consider
able success. A plumber Of the yoluntee
soldiers of the Galveston regiment have
called upon Lieutenant Real and state
: that as soon as they were mustered on
/ they would report Al his ofrce over tn
Girardip house for enlistment In the reg
uar service There viii probably be NOR
than enough OF these men 10 NIL ~ th
vacancies in tho Fourth and the othelt
viii be sent TO regiments where be full
complement is lacking.
In addition to these men who VIII jou
The regulars nj chlcsFo. a considerable
number OF the boys will enlist with Lieu
telant Charles Nell OF the Galveston regi
meni, who has been commissioners to obtsli
recruits for the Fourth Texas now alta
TONED at Fort Sam Houston.
AN UNKNOWN KILLED.
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