The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20
A DAY in THE COURTS
cHAs. JEssuP SUES SEVERAL PER-
SONS FOR UNLAWFUL ARREST.
The County Commissioners Court At
tends to an Amount Of Routine
Work and Then Adjourns.

A suit was hled yesterday In the district
courts by Charles Jessup against James s.
Regan of Nevada county, Arkansas. G. b.
johnson Of johnson county Texas, Chief
OF Police j. G. Blackburn and Assistant
Chief Il. c. Thompson, and their respective
bondsmen, for $4,000 damages. The plain.
tI9 claims In his petition that through an
Unlawful conspiracy ON the part of the
defendants Regain aud Johnson, ne was
charged with embezzlement, forgery and
swindnng, and requisitlon papers Tor mis-
arrest as a fugitive from justice from the
state of Arkapsas procured. He claims
that ne was arrested on the 9th Of March,
1901. by the defendants, j. G. Blackburn
ana "a. c. Thompson, taken to Palestine,
and later Carthage, aud that whom, after
being kept In jail for some weeks he was
given preliminary hearing, he was found
not guilty Of the charge made against him
lie petitions for $4,000 actual and S25,VVo
punitory damages
The evidence in the La Porte election
case is all In and the argument viii begln
at the next session OF tue court
Commissioners Court
The county commissioners at their meet
containing In all /, ~ acres of land out OK
the John Il. Harris league paying $40
1he Sid OF c. Derrick for repairs on the
Poke bridge was accepted. Inc Dld was
Sl40.
pare contracts for ali work awarded az THIS
Term OF the court and the couhty Jnuge
was authorized to sign the same as agent
Commissioner McDougal was directed 70
al "a
ben Air Line road to Green's bayou, dis
lance of approximately 5000 feet.
Bids for the work at Dumlers we're OF
AeJ large number OF bills were audited.
Suits Filed for District Courts.
Mlnda Frazier vs.. John Frazier divorce
Minerva Ryles VS.. Dave Ryles; divorce
Charles Jessup VS.. James S. Regain ct all
Conrad Knowsler VS.. A. NJ. Knowsler;
MIS-. lisa Dozier. as next friend, vs., w.
s. Dozer; trespaas TO try title and dam
Lillian 6eiott vs.. Il. Masterson; cancel
VJ lillian Meiott vs.. H. MastersOn.
Eleventh Civil District Court.
J. Nj. Mears VS.. George 1, DAVIS ieAve
~ plaintiff to file FIRST amended original
III & Ii. Bradshaw vs. Western Union Tels-
graph Company; continued SenGalp,
Howard S Lanier; continued for services;
William Murphy vs.. international anu
Great Northern Railroad CompRnyi CON
tlnued generaly by agreement. N,.n,
William Newton VS.. RebeccA NeW'eh'
sam scott vs. Mary Scott; judgment for
plaintiff for divorce,
A. c. Davis Va. H G. DAVIS judgment
for plaintiff for divorce.
a. p. Blackwell and wife w. o. c. Per
al
j. J. LomaN vs., J. L. MCLEOD 81 Al y
In CONTROVERSY on motion Of plaintiff.
Charles Erickson VS.. p. Erickson; con
tinued generally.
AIoert E. Rodgers vs. Leah NJ Rogers
dismissed for want Of prosecution.
Mrs Lee Calvit VS.. Charles A. CAlVit
continued on application Of defendant
W. j. Moore ct al VS., Galveston, Harris
burg and San Antonio Railway Company
leave to plaintiff to withdraw jury zee
judgment by agreement for defendant
Aug. Roesel ct al VS.. Joe Shack; leazr t
defendant to hle first amended orlgina
answer.
et al; continued generally by agreement
NJ A. Cochran VS.. W. y. 'Tur--%r CT al
leave TO plaintiff TO nle hrst amended sup
Elemental petition.
ture Company; contest of paupers' oau
sustained
FiftYfitth Cdl District Court.
". c. Roberts Vs. Texas and New. or
leans Railroad Company; leave to plaintiff
Annie Walters ct al VS.. Houston Electn
Street Railway; Judgment as per decree;
c. ]. Wright VS.. Annie Ross; j. A. CAl
berry appointed stenographer; on trial.
DIXIE era wford VS. American EIDreS