El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-11
TEXAS.
JUROR LOST HIS MIND.


In a short time after murder case
was given to a jury in kaufman one
of the jurors was suddenly attacked
with mental alteration and could not
deliberate with the other jurors. Doc
tors were called and the afflicted juror
, was placed under their care. This con-
dition caused the case to be called
miStrial and the proceedings will all
have to be gone over again. The case
is that of Fred Grinnan, aged %. son
of a banker of Terrell. He killed Fee
lix Riberts, another young man of
Terrell by shooting him last August.
The case has attracted wide attention
and was accompanied by a great legal
battle between more than a dozen of
the most able lawyers in the state. one
OF whom is United States Senator Chill
ton. relative of the accused. who
came from Washington to assist in his
defense.
THE ATTEMPT FAILED.
Some person or persons attempted
to blow up the residence of George
Fielder in Denison. Mr.. Fielder is a
railroad engineer and says he has no
enemies that he is aware Of He be-
lieves that the desire of the dynamiter
was to injure or kill his wife and child
rem but knows no reason why anyone
should want to do so. A charge of dy-
na>Site was placed under the house
on shovel and when il was exploded
the force was all spent in an outward
direction and did no damage to the
house. 1t was placed under the child
ren's bedroom and another reason for
believing that they were the intend
ed victims is that the engineer was
not at home and if he was wanted he
could have been ATTACKED in many bet
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DRANK SCALDING COFFEE.
Nellie Alice Bolton. 5-year-old
daughter of r. d. Bolton. died Thurs
day morning at Dallas from the effects
of drinking scalding coffee Wednesday
evening.
The pot of coffee was on the front of
the cooking stove and the child was
alone in the kitchen, its mother being
in an adjoining room. She was at
tracted by the screams of the little
girl and found her lying on the floor.
Only a few drops of the coffee were
spilled. burning a small place on her
chin. Physicians were summoned. but
cAild not save her life.
MAY EXEMPT THEM.
Corsicana believes in encouraging
manufacturers to locate their plants
in that city. At the last meeting of
the city council the question of eX-
empting manufacturers from city tax
alton was discussed. Though the ma
1ority seemed favorable to the exemp-
ton the question was postponed until
the next meeting when. it is believed,
the matter will be acted upon with the
result that the manufacturers will be
released from the taxation.
REMARKABLE HEIFER.
Rev. c. r. Wright, pastor of the
Methodist church at Hillsboro. boasts
that he has the most wonderful heifer
in the state. The heifer, Jersey, is
years old and only forty-two inches in
height. The preacher says she gives
her weight in milk every twenty-four
days. If there is anybody who has a
heifer that will beat that record the
preacher wants to hear from him.
loaded STOvEwOOD.
An explosion occurred in the home
of an Ennis negro while supper was
being cooked The stove was blown to
pieces and little child considerably
hurt. The wood had evidently been
loaded. The negro declares he bought
>4he wood but he didn't know it was
loaded
WILL JOIN HANDS.
gentleman representing Ell Paso
capital is to be here this week with
view to looking into certain enterprises
The outlook is that Ell PasO enterprise
and capital is seeking to join hands
with gentlemen of this section with a
view of promoting such industries as
will be of mutual advantage.-Marfa
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