The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-05
BRENNAN BUDGET.
District Court Proceedings --- Injured
While Extinpushing Fire.


While Extnuuishng Fire.
Brcnham TcNas October 4 The Scptem.
bcr term of 1901 or the district court or
Washington county came TO am end Thurs.
day evening when Sbcrin league announced
that the same stood adjourned for the
term. This term of the court has been
record breaker m several ways. aud the
Judge attorney, sheriff aud clerk have
just right to feel proud of their records.
AT the opening of the court at the hcgm-
ming of The term there were ZIG eases ON
the civil docket besides the $50 delinquent
taN suits ON the tax suit docket.
lllere were l5a divorce suits ON the
docket OF this number thrty-slN have
been granted, twcuN.sN dismissed and the
remainder continued only one was for
white couple aud that wls granted.
There were thirteen plain damage suits,
Three were settled while the remainder
were continued.
sixteen suits TO foreclose liens OF VA.
rlou-' kinds and titles were ON the docket.
| or these eight We're settled aud disposed
ol and the remainder continued
OF the sixteen suits to partition that
been disposed of aud are OF the docket
| forever.
Thirteen actions Of trcspl-s to hy utle
| have appeared and sN have been tried aud
| ScttIcd,
ed to ne tour appjieaaJs aud thEy arg = 9o BOW
| full tcnged citizens of the country.
Inc ngures leave a balance Of sixteen
! were dispnspd OF and IA halgnrp or ttrps
! was LEFT for next term. and thus ended
/ the ciyil docket
/ 1he criminal docket was taken up at the
/ beginning ~ he second week, The grand
/ jury returned s'Yiy, lndctments and made
a totnl on the doCkrt Of ll3, the number
/ Of nifty three having been brought over
/ from the last term.
/ OF tne six murder cascs three were car.
! rlod over io the next torn bY motion aud
I three remained untrlcd. there being no ar.
/ rests.
Theft Of I've stock horses and cattle
/ s,Ntccu indictments two cauyictInu nud ono
/ continued by motion
/ Thore were nine forgery cases. Nonr
/ nor can tbey be iocutrJ be- ibe "ttIrrrs
/ There were cightocp Indictment Tor hur-
| Eiary SIX convictions were had aud four
were dismissed
/ on thr ytern ass1uIt in murder charges.
/ three convictions Wcra had and one WAS
I'm" mdicfmcnts far tboft of nerson1I
/ nrnuariy uuountinp e1fh tn .nor. thrn
/ 81 30. and two convictions resulted
twcntv tiyc r.ar. In ma ncnitentiIr, ma
! was dismIssrd and one continual
! 'ihcrs lyetn forty sev"n rnnVi,tfou. or mi
nor nature for assulIf r1mbIlng ptrs,,.
! ipg occupation without license ana various
other charges.
Tnorr Vas uot n alnpta verdict of NOT
| ruiitv
TWo bunp prios rosuited duue the
i.rin
az the I12 Indtctmonts ncntIopoa tbarc
( wore seventv-sis rsmatnipe ,,ncsited nV,tpp
ia this moi maj tbc parties Lavr never
beon arrested TLig docs MOI moan now.
ever thar there are scventv. six criminal
nt large some Of tbosn wanted h1vc iva
nr p,6rc jnJict,nants nva1ting tTcir ~
rr.t INA in sevrrai caees tbrTe arc tbr1a
ar n,orn lndtrtmrnts ia fhcl. credit
.T6ursdnv ,ftnrnnnn Ntre n w SrhoUo
dtscnVarnd no sbiugles ~ tbnir ,.., Paur,
nrnr SALON church ayn milcs sonto inf
town. ON fire near me stove 1ue. and nj
once called nor husband from tbc acid Nd
assist In pvtjgui5hing the aHn,ns tlnt
tbreatenad thefr homo no saw INA bi1gf
and unde . hard RIM IN reacb thor mule
III bis sbocs n1ouBtad tbe roof and com
mcpcnd "a 0gbf tbot saved his home and
contcuts mi may cost him his iifr
A section az tbc roof vl1s burning fierce
Is nv ne limo he reDrbed II Ana othef
] uautbers Of tLe family c1mmrncod passiul
iirn i,uct.ts ~ v.ster Uo foHgbf nv
HopnE Inv tearinn M ib. brrnIng ehingla.
| while no yyug Wgltlng for wafrr until hi,
I hands wore badly hurnod Mo ends III IA
Gpecrs pearlv "a ne hone TIc scarcel,
| rsSiizs1 untIt afto- tho excitement ,yal
ocrr boyv hadtv no was hurncd and unor
ev0minatlon IL v1a fouud maj bis foe
were norcbnd untf mo eltn doomed IN
his face wns biistGred ana his Inns cracke,
amen vrltb Inc nom but Ms worst burn
We're he ends OF his hnecrs, which ar