The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21
DAY IN THE COURTS.
y. Suits Amounting TO SSS,OOO
~ end IN the District Courts.
|. ,u,OSIcLE'S CONTEMPT CASES
,..,ar.inu TO 500 Made Final
~ h sentence Is RENTED.
r. Seven y. Indictments Made

.,naI district court yesterday |
" s,'.snle spent the forenoon In pass
y s ~, fncIas cases. Fines agsFesat-
~ were made final.
pp.s s~ contempt cases. wherein
o. Foster and Charles H. Abbott !
fsD Y. ~ : preceding term of court each
y w and ordered to serve three days
w. y. Contempt Of court in publishing
" ~ - IN the williams murder trial
''p - me order of the court were
my and argued by Hon. N. O. Kit
% W. Myer and n. C. Abbott OF
q ,Or defendants.
:. = conclusion of the argument by de-
'. attorneys, Judge Gillaspie an
'spl' 40, IN the case Of Marcellus e.
\. i, would make the Judgment hnal
y, fine, but would remit the jail
~ ros case Of Charles II. Abbott
Continued. .,....
!. s,a no personal feeling in the mat
:, \. evil effect of publishing testi-
= ,Svspee Of trials for murder was
~ as had recently been demon
IN ~ the publication in The Post OF
.',,r,suy taken In the inquest pro
Es.r Of a murder case, which puolica'
1..r,tsd In disqualifying about nifty
!" -,,,,smen summoned to try the
IA sd that II the court can not
q, jurisdiction and orders the mat
/ ~, 10 be settled by the higher courts
,,d sr all, and the sooner the bot
I, rttOru,ys for mo defendant took an
,,saa and gave notice of appeal
.ursu, for A new trial in the case or
E-,,pa super, convicted OF seduction
sm $50, was heard in the aftef-
Al the conclusion OF the argument
s,t announced that the motion for
tr.l would be granted on the ground
rlseouduct OF the jury.
n, rsnd Jury presented seven bills or
,rnt, three Of which are for felonies
tSur for misdemeanors.
Il. STATE w. Jack Wood ct al, charged
b murder, Is set for trial on Monday.
|. asrge Of murder In this case grew
d tie recent killing at the creosote
BIZ 10 this city.
tts rqnJury docket in the Eleventh dis
Our, has been concluded, every case
fsg been called by Judge Ashe and m
b q rome kind entered city. state
county taI cases are set for next Mon
after which Judge Ashe win take q
ts rnt January =, 1908, 10 enjoy the
hn
Ne case Of HARRISON Bros & McNeely
As the Brazoria Rice and Irrigation
i'ly, which was set for yesterday In
Eleventh. district court. was reset by
sasrt to January ., 1903, at which
Tie case will be tried.
Is are about twenty Galveston ana
Noa lawyers engaged in this case.
Criminal District Court.
Ia !; x. ?. Ginaspie, Judge presiding;
!. V Lea. district attorney; Oscar
tenaud clerk
'tsh Cook. aggravated assault md hat
lled 30; motion Tor new trial over
~ sae notice Of appeal given.
w. ,.s, hsnsey sclre faciasi bond forfeit
Taylor, scIre facins; bond forfeited;
Santa. Santa Rosa, sciro facias; bond for
Esgan ct al. scire facias; bond
WI Iuugmen. nj 81 made final.
,aS. smoPe q al, scire faclas; bond
s 4 higgins a ct nj. scire facias; bond
hodge ct nj, scIro facias; bond for
tet aside and dismissed.
= Turner, sciro facias; defaulting
SCI aside.
= wen; scrc facias; defaulting
aasd SIS, made hual.
- Glnson and Y. y. Crossen. sclre
All auiung witnesses; fined sos each,
Wy. CLEAR. scire tacias; defaultlng
n
\ !. Schneider. srire farIos. defeplt.
Mless get aside.
rI, =. thompson, scire facias; default
.lesS; set aside
s I, ~. p9''Tesi; eclra fadas; detaulting
olea ct al, scire facias; defaulting
,s5,,s tt aside as 10 W. T. Summer,
"a '-FN mlI az to Oten and lewis
4 ~ WV, y, sclre facias; defauting wit
Y. S SS et al, scire faelas; defaulting
3 p lucy $50, made final
~ '' 5s,3, scire faciosI defaulting
!, ' S1.a Rosa saulter, scire facias; de-
N @llhesses; set aside.
st -'n et al, scire fsolas; citation
FL !' sSSii1rst al. scire facias; Forfeit
ss SiISG St al. acire faeias; forfeited
M s.'''F' scire faoias; forfeited bond;
81 s;sSs s seire faclas; defaulting
/ . ~ me made final
+ at s ~ Abbott scire fscias; contempt
~ ssi iarS gcire faclas; contempt Of
~ H. wv made final.
Ri ,s..gieEsoni scire faclas: conternpt Of
81; A., a.seT, scire facias; defaulting
d Az Plsn, scire facias; defaulting
|e,,a ee $40, made flnal,
tai rrs spgper' seduction; motion for
III presented seven bills Of In
'a N'ee ielonies and four misde-
& S al Monday, December %: Jack
United States Courts.
m. viSsIsf Of Samuel Goldberg Of Hal
- creditors fled a petition IN