El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-20
EMMA. TEXAS
Int eresting Court Docket Murder
Will Out.

Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
EMMA, Crosby county Texas, Oct. IA
Geo. Witt has completed his resi-
dence and moved into it. He now feel
comfortably at home.
J. 81. Wheeler has returned from
Amarillo, Texas, where he has beer
with cattle. He reports sales salts
factory.
Our merchants report business good
and on the increase.
w. T. Willard moved his stock o.
cattle, over five hundred head, from
Scurry county to Lubbock county
where he has bought ranch.
Our town WAS made lively last Mon
day by other assembling of men from
the different parts of the county to
meet out Justice and settle differences
| in q legal way. Judge Newton is on
the judicial bench. He impanelled the
grand jury, giving good charge on
the different violations OF law, etc.
and set them at work, alter which he
organized and impanelled the petty
jury.
The following cases were called and
disposed Of The State of Texas vs.. j.
A. Bedinpfield, for assault and attempt
to kill with q knife A. Detwiler. The
states attorney asked that 1t be dis
missed for want of evidence and 1t was
so done.
The next case was the State of Tex
tempt to kill Prof. M. Phillips with a
knife. j. W. Bryant was called and did
not answer, and TT g case was passed till
the next day, and stillshe did not ap-
pear. Bond was forfeited and jury
dismissed, but he made his appearance
late in the evening of Wednesday. His
excuse was that he was detained by q
wreck on the railroad while returning
from Kansas City. where be had been
with cattle, and his absence being un-
avoidable Judge Newton reconsldered
his case and passed 1t Tor next term OF
court, next April.
Then the case of ID. B. Jackson vs..
John T. Real,Sf the Office of com mis-
sioner of precinct No. 4. They were cau-
didates for the office and jackson rece-
ived the largest vote. butan error 10
numbering the tickets caused the suit.
Theye com promised and Real with
drew in favor of jackson.
The next case was Mrs. Lula Wilson
VS.. Mrs. Nora Wheeler. Ara J. Will
son, alias L. c. Wheeler, lived in Pike
County, Ala, where he married Lula
Ballard and two children were born to
them. Ara j. Wilson and his brother
bad q difficulty over some business
transaction and Asa J. killed his
OrOtQef ana tneu cSCdpSu W AoSs
where he changed his name to L. @.
Wheeler and came to his county about
eight years ago. About four years ago
he married Miss Nora Eddy and about
one year later child was born to
them. April 10 last in difficulty the
sheriff shot and killed him. Then 1t
became known that he was fugitive
from Alabama. h. w. Ballard came
from Alabama in the interests OF his
sister, Lula Wilson, in the estate OF
Asa J. Wilson. or L. @. Wheeler. and
brought said for all the property of said
estate. Judge Beatty. for the defence,
plead error in Jurisdiction. The suit
should have been brought in probate,
and the plea was sustained by Judge
Newton and dismissed. Appeal was
taken from the decision. The next
case was the State of Texas VS.. VIM.
Loomis and John Hogan, theft of mules;
he plead guilty and was given two
years in the penitentiary.
The State of Texas We. Condy Car
mack, theft of one head of cattle; gave
bond for April term of court. The
grand jury adjourned after five days
with nine bills of indictments.