The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08
A DAY IN THE COURTS
ANOTHER DAMAGE. SUIT rirED m
THE DISTRICT COURT.
Criminal District Court Resumed Work.
November Term Of County Court Ex-
pred at Mdniqht-Other News.

Judge G. Allen. who has been at Besu.
mont Tor the past few doys attending the
United states clrcuit court. returned home
Friday night snd was St his posi- yester
day morning TO preside over the criminal
district court and resume the work there.
The most of the cases we're reset by agree
ment, as will he seen by the proceedings.
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The entire time Of the Fifty fifth district
court was raken IN with the hearing OF the
case Of Jennie Mellow against the Inter
national aud Great Northern Railway com.
pany There is an army Of witnesses iu
this case aud the hearing Of the testimony
will hardly be concluded Monday The
question at Issue IS whether Jennie Mellow
Is white or coored She was Messenger
90 the international and Great Northern
railroad and when boarding the train TOOK
her seat Va the car for white people The
conductor compelled her 10 20 to the chr
for negroes Hence the suit. n the case
OF Edwin A. Warwick against the Houston
East and West Texas Hallway company.
which was submitted TO the Jury on Friday,
q verdict was reached yesterday morning,
me verdict being Judgment for plaintiff
In the sum Of $1,000.
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trict court except a dismissal Of three Of
he mauy suits entered by the city Of Hous.
ton for the collection Of taxes. These suits
were dismissed upon motion OF the plaintin.
The report that Judge Asbe was out on
hunting trip was aD ct.or lie Is at home
and Working hard on the La Porte election
cases, which are ~ his hands He is going
through these cases thoroughly. aud hopes
10 be able TO hand down his decision when
the active work OF the court is resumed
on Wednesday morning.
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The November term Of the county court
expired by Limitation at midnight last
night The minutes were all up and the
reading AID signing OF them By Judge vas
mcr occurred few minutes before the eX-
piraton OF the term. The next term OF
tlis court viii be the January term, 1902
aud VIII Degiu January b. During the term
just closed, which lasted three weeks-one
jury week and two nou-jury weess-Judge
Nasmer has disposed Of fortY.two cases, or
an average OF over two cases per day. IN
addition 20 this there have been 80 pages
epJcrcd IN probate minutes. Judge Nasmcr
Is working hard TO relieve the overloaded
docket Of his court and lie succeeding most
admirably.
Another heavy damage suit was hled IN
the district courts Yesterday II was
brought ny Patrick Leonard against the
Houston Electric company, snd Is the hrst
SUit thar has been brought against the new
street railway company, ana Is tor S2D,l1o,
Z In his petition the pistntld. through ais
/ attorney, l.. y sam and stewart, otewaT,
I 4 Locsett alleges and complains as fol
/ lows. That on the 27th day OF November,
/ 1901 At or near the corner of Congress
asenue aud Travis street, In the city Of
I Houston, the plaintd was Ia the act Of
crossing, che street when 9 GER owned and
operated by sold company was passing
along said Travis street. ana while the
plaintiff VAS waiting Tor said car 10 pass
tbat what rs commonly called the Tyolley
On said car slipped from the overhanglug
wire % which said trolley runs, and that 4
rope Rhieh attacnes 70 said trolley caugh,
Sign which the defendant company had
placed on said car That the force ~ said
Caused said rope 70 ierk said slea with
much force and threw the same with great
and violent force against The said plaintiff
That the said slep struck the plaintiff or
the head great and powerful blow, tellul
him 10 the GROUND and causing MIN iniuria,
serious ard permanent IN their nature Tha
plaintiff al the time he vas injured wa
standing on the street crossing waItin,
Tor the car 20 pass as he had thE right u
&c And had no Thought thar he would b
struck as he was, and that ne was guilt
NJ no negligence whatever THAT tue plain
III was violently struck over the blld virl
the sign and mad To be- carried 10 his room
and that be has suffered great agony an.
eXCrucat'uE pain That bis INJURIES arr
permanent and that he suffers great menta
pain ald his head pains and aches DO suci
10 extent that he Is unable 10 work ana
sneh INJURIES are permanent and viii con
Tinuc That before and az the time he wa,
injured De vas well able to and did carr
2s much rs SIS per month, thar by reason
o., bis injuries as Aforesaid AiS ability q
earn o livelihood has been erca -iv .essanel
70 t2c- lie has nor been laIe work q
all since the injuries were Sustained a,
aforesaid, pus. 14s been compelled 10 ye
main 20 bed, Where he has received Madica
H.H G If Ia fFr O fI
hs has heen compelled 70 Incur an indcnr
aqlcss or 500 for a phySlclsu aud SO TO
medicine That by reason % the !njuue
as above stated he has suffered great phv
seal and mental pain; thaJ his memory ha
heen greatly impaired, and that ae la
been otherwise damaged "a the amount o
10000. and he therefore asks that upcp
tqal hearing Of ais cause be be swarde'
It'd s"'1' '4''''' '''' ''"p'D' ''' 50
The iniuuctlor cases OF the ticket brok
ers. L Wolf S Bro and sam Alexander
the application for the Injunction aavia
been dled before Judge Ashe Yesterday
will be heard Monday morning al 10 O'Clock
The ahldavlrs of A BrASher, F e Par
liam oliver have alreadv been hled and a.
agreement has been entered into betweel
the plaintiff aud defendants mat an az
nd2vits made IN one east shan apply VIII
eases virtually one
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Suits Filed for the District Courts,
Howard smith & Co vs. Dick Burtor,
a az; deot and foreclosure
Patrick Leonard vs.. The Houston Electr
Company. damages
l. L, Wolf & Bro vs. city Of Houston e
al; Injunction.
sam Alexander vs. city'of Houston ct Al
Injunction
Fifty-fifth Civil District Court,
Edwin A warwick vs., Houston Eas
and West Texas Railway Company; vel
dict for plaintiff for Sl000.
Jennie Mellow VS.. International an
Great Northern Railway Conpsny, on trla
4 Eleventh Civil District Court.
City Of Houston vs. MatthewFy- dIsmisse
on motion OF plaintiff
City Of Houston vs.. Glaze; dis
missed on motion Of piaintim.
city OF Houston vs. Paunell; dis
missed 90 motion of'plaintin.
Criminal District Court