El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-14
BIG SPRINGS
District Court Opens-ToWns1ey
Found Not Guilty For the Killing
of Met Bryant Last April Near

of Met Bryant Last April Near
Stanton.
Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
BIG SPRINGS, Oct. CIV. F.. Cauld-
er shipped tan cars of sheep and j. G.
Carter four cars of cattle yesterday to
Kansas City.
Cattleman A. P. Bush loaded eleven
care of Chicago cattle yesterday.
Miss Julia Barrett returned Sunday
from visit to Ell Paso.
Sheriff S. A. Kelly is here from
Borden county.
T. B. Wilson aud wife were here
Saturday from their North Concho
ranch.
Attorney T. A. Bledsoe, of Abilene,
is q social visitor today.
w. II. Cauble and family left Satur
day for Hill county, where they make
their home.
w. r. Mcintyre and wife OF Dallas
arrived last night en- route to their
Sterling county ranch.
r. r. Wakefield and son are in today
from Fl. Stockton ranch.
Mrs. N. G. Brooks, of Runt county,
arrived last night to visit her brother,
John Roberts.
Judge Gird wood and w. F. Caulder
have gone to Kansas City.
John Bryan of Sweetwater was here
yesterday looking for feeders. He
bought two cars of bulls from Pember-
ton of Midland and will feed them at
Jefferson,
George T. Owen and Miss Daisy Nc.
Query we're married yesterday morn
ing by Rev. G. 81. Stephens.
Conductor w. J. Inkmau Staying off
for couple weeks, putting up house
and barn on his Roscoe ranch Conduc-
tor Fahernkamp takes his car.
Mrs. F. w. Korn left this morning
for years. visit to relatives in Europe.
Mr.. Korn expects to join her in April
and will spend several months at the
Paris exposition.
and J. B. Young left this morning for
Sherman to attend the grand chapter
of the Eastern Star.
District court opened this morning
with Judge w. r. Smith in the chair.
The TOwnsley murder case from Stan
ton vas called and both sides announ-
ced themselves ready for trial.
jury was selected before noon and
the examination of witnesses COM
menced. 1t is thought the case will
be gone through with by Thursday.
The grand jury reassembled this
morning and will probably reach the
end of their work by Wednesday.
A. J. Corbitt, of Nashville, Tenn,
junior M ster workman of the Order of
Railway Conductors, was in the CITY
today giving special instruction to the
Staked Plains Lodge in their work.
Mr.. Corbitt leaves tonight to visit Ell
Paso.
A. B. Perkins is here today from Ell
Psso.
E. M. Featherston of Abilene is at
tending court.
T. J. Onnin, manager of the Diamond
ranch, is attending court.
G. E. Tucker and wife of Roswell, N.
NJ. are stopping in the city.
BIG SPRINGS. Oct. 1O.-J. G. Smith
and family have returned from the
fair.
All evidence in the TownsIey trial is
in and the attorneys are arguing the
case and it will probably be given to
the jury tomorrow.
Elder H. W. Laye of the Christian
church divides his ser vices with Big
Springs and Colorado.
BIG SPRINGS Tex, Oct. Hope
ra,or A. n. Winkler and wife made a
hunting trip to Disco Monday.
M. W. Sims of Bonham arrived last
night on visit to his sister, Mrs. J. J.
Curlee.
F. c. Griffin and ]. B. Lamer of FIT.
Worth are here today.
E. q. Suber of COLORADO came in
last night.
J. s. I. Baker and wife are back
from Sterling City.
J. J. Mcdowell and wife were pas
sengers to the fair this morning.
Superintendent Ward and Master
Mechanic Potion came in from Ell Pa
so this morning.
Gentry's dog and pony show are here
today.
0The grand jury. completed its work
today and only one true bill returned.
BIG SPRINGS, Tex, Oct. 12.-Jno
E. Story, manager of the ''S''
ranch, was in last night.
Ranchman j. w. Miller OF Mitchell
county is here today.
D. Stsncliff and vile of Atlanta, Ca,
are late arrivals.
A. w. Taylor is back from the Dali
las fair.
Cattleman johnson of Midland ship
ped four cars fat cattle to Kansas City
last night.
Bernie Miller of Colorado is here to-
day.
Conductor Harvey left this morning
for Dallas to attend the fair.
Misses Gertrude and Anna Mcintyre
left yesterday for few days at the
state fair.
Engineer Ed. Hadlock of Ell Paso
was here today mingling with old
friends, and leaves tonight to resume
his run on the Toyah district.
District court is still in session and
being worked through with dispatch.
The jury on the case of r. l.. Tow sley
for the killing of Mat Bryant near