The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-16
A DAY IN THE COURTS.
Ilsbeas Corpus Hearing Of Charles Harris
Before Judge Allen.
CHARGED WITH HAVING ShOT NAT IOolt
Civii district Courts--Othcr
Notes audEItems

The habeaS corpus hearing Of Chdrles
Harris, charged with having cred tho
shot that killed Mat Toole a few months
aso. occurred in the criminal district
court yesterday. It will be remembered
that Harris Is the white man arresteds t.
Sheriff Anderson aud Deputy sheriff
Myune several weeks sgo at the marks,
sauarea month or more after to, am
davit had been made charging Jesse Myer.
a negro, with having done the shooting
Myer was arrested before roolo died and
the affidavit was made against him on
tho afternoon of Toole's death. The sher-
iii was not satisfied with Myers arrest
and quietly set TO work invest gating he
case farther, His investigation resulted
in The arrest OF Harris. charging nsm
with the crime. The result Of the hear-
ing yesterday was that Harris was re-
manded to custody and his bond fixed az
$1,000.
The cases for the special term of the
civil district court to be held in septen-
Der were set yesterday and the sui
docket for that term is given below In
the proceedings.
The most important matters In The ciyil
district courts yesterday were three dan
age suits filed against railway corpora
lions. The first was that OF r. ". Lie MS
against the International and Great
Northern Railway company for 5000.
Lewis alleges in his petition that on July
he was crossing the company's TRACES
near Stella with wagon loaded with
nay. He states that he was throwl Nio-
lently TO the ground on account of mis-
wagon rolling OIL OF a protruding culyert.
The wneels OF tho wagon passed ,ver
Lewis body, breaking two ribs ana Other
wise decorating, brushing and iniurlng MIN
4 Internally.
| Me Damico's petition alleges that ne
/ was driving on Montgomery avenue on
/ July 20, and while waiting Tor the crOsJ-
/ ina OF the Texas and New Orleans .ail-
racd crossing TO open so that ne could
cross the tracks. switch engine belong
! ing to and operated by the company 81 ne
along and the engineer maliciously or
recklesslv blew the whistle in such a
manner as TO frighten the morse The plain
! tilt was driving, causing him TO run away.
/ Danlico was thrown from The buggy aud
bruised all over his body. head and tmDs.
He sues to recover damages against the
Texas and New Orleans Railway company
in the sum of $4,000.
The other suit is brought against the
Houston Electric Street Railway company
by Mrs. E. D. Kirkpatrick on behalf ci
herself and two children. The action IS
taken on account OF the death OF William
Kirkpatrick, husband OF the plaintiff and
father of the children mentioned ia the
petition Mrs. Kirkpatrick alleges that IN
March 10 her husband sustained injuries
while in the service OF the company, (. ON
which he died on April IS. He was work
ing on scahold at the power house and
II Is alleged In the petition of the olain-
tiff that he hurt his hand on an iron sr'fe
left in the scaffold through the negligence
and earelessness of the company / is
further alleged that his death on April 10
was attributable to that injury.
THE deeds to two important real estate
transactions we're filed Tor record wish
the county clerk yesterday Julia S.
Stevenson and w. c. Stansheld sold u,
west half of block &c in ,ae Ialley anC
Franklin addition to J. H. Tenant ioi
$500. The properly fronts 80 ;eet on
Bagbv street 125 feet on each Hadiey
and Webster avenues. Leona J. an,
George Worley sold lot T. OF Book 22l
Houston Heights. TO Henry A. Hanna fOl