The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-15
JOHN DAVIS CASE
ON CALL TODAY
SECOND TRIAL ON CHARGE OF
MURDER IN SECOND DEGREE.
WILL BEGIN.
AT WORK ON CRIMINAL DOCKET
Large Amount Of Routine Business
Transacted at the Court House
Yesterday-cases Dismissed
Suits Filed.

a large amount of routine business
was transacted at the court house
yesterday, principally In the criminal
docket Of the Sixiicth District court
A. . o'clock the ease of James Gucr.
Gro, the Mexican who was charged
with forgery aud with passing "A
forged instrument was called and
dismissed at the request Of the
states attorney who informed the
court that he had not sufficient eyi.
dcnce 10 secure n conviction When
The case Of c. / Bcglcy, charged with
burglary Of box car. was called. a
motion To quash thee indictment be.
cause II wah not properly drawn and
made by the grand jury was sus
tanned by the court, who ordered that
the defendant be held 10 await the
preparation Of fresh complaint by
the district, attorney
The case Of Tom Jones. charged
with burglary of a box car. was called
bUl 'plllUl'ii IDT lHt term ny CONSENT
of counsel for both slides.
The case of Aaron Jefferson, nc.
cuscd Of swearing falsely before the
grand jury was reset by agreement
for oct. 2. The following cases were
on trial for yesterday but were pass
ed without orders: James Rutledge,
assault with intent to murder: Sam
X Armenian, Illegally disposing Of
mortgaged proDerty. The case Of w.
II. Simpson, charged with embeyzle-
mont, was dismissed at the request
Of the district attorney. who stated
that the evidence nj hand was insuf.
1lCiont to obtain conviction. The case
az the state against Martin Lennox
charged with burglary, was reset for
today.
The case of John Davis. charged
with murder in the second degree.
is scheduled for call AT o'clock this
morning. This will be Davis second
trial on the same charge. The FIST
trial resulted in conviction. but ON
appeal the decision was reversed and
the case remanded for now trial
A hearing will he given bv Judge
w. II. Pope today in the case Of l..
H. Brown against Mamie Brown and
Thomas Carroll, in which modifca
ton of an injunction that will permit
Drown to see his son at intervals Is |
asked.
The Kirby Lumber company |
through its receivers, yesterday be-
gan suit in the District court here for |
81 900 alleged to be due the company |
from John II. Brooks on n promis.
sorry note. City Attorney Teagle yes
torday filed n large number or tax
suits against owners of Beaumont |
realty The cases instituted by him
were as folloys:
Jack Allan. j. r. Hughes. Nancy
Patterson. Peter Anderson, Hattie NJ.
Van Epps. Darkis Harris. VIM. H.
Johnson. Beaumont Petroleum and
Gas company. Alex LoHenber. s. Le-
w. s. IT, Jackson. Mat Newman, Lee
Eillchcst Dan Powell. James Prater,
u l.. Cox, Nancy L. Tevis. Sarah
Rcinhardt. Clara r. Ferguson, Pat
aev Berry. A. v. Robinson j. NJ. East
ham. Lizzie Kirkwood. J. S. Brown,
George Hill. Fannie HCalev ct nj. Mat
Ferry, J. II. Williams, JnO. j. Ash
worth Ella Charlton. j. Il. MahOn,
i. Kirkwood, Sally Hall, Bashic VIII
son. r. L. Rock. Sam Harrison. Sr., d.
A. Murphy 81 al Mrs. Sarah II. Nv
rick. J. r Smith. Mrs. Hannah Ia
ger. Robert Averrc ct nj. j. =. Daniel.
Jno r Smith, Eleanor Rcnfro and
husband. Whit RcnfrO. j. C. Walker,
8 T. Iittlepage. r. l.. pamino. Mrs.
T.. NJ. DALEY Of M, Henry Lewis, Babe
Iladnot ct al r. !. Self. J l.. Cunning
ham. Jno. T.. Bishop Jno James, Es
ter Pindcr Joe w Brown. OIL" Dos
mond. Gulf & Interstate railroad Of
Texas. l.. p. Fcathcrstonc. general
manager w. w. Wilson, Y. L Chris
tophcr and Ella Christonho~. Simon
Allan, !. r. and Fannie HUFFMAN.
VIM. Gaines Beaumont Iron works,
Horton Kirkman y :. McWhortcr.
Cussic Raw and Thomas Robinson.
Milton Fleming. Hunter Smith. jon
mic Concr. q. u. Taylor j. $ Savage.
NTcT.ain Soslc". T.. \ Allan Reau-
mont Water Supply company r y.
White and Mrs Loonora Dumlclo.
Hoisig g. NorvCl Yesterday filed
suit ~ the District court against \.
r. NcCIain TO- g. .70l So. alleged 20
lrc due ihhom on promisso " note.
which plaintiffs alloro NcClain en-
dorscd for the Forest Lumber CON
panv
I'm tho county cour' Yesterday er'
was started bv the Kirby Lumber
compauy through hs receivers
AGAINST q VI. Stone for S3NS.''. a.
1..od % bo duo om account IN The
same court ". n COLLEEN hDcan stuff
AGAINST Z s. Iorlon TO- s2nN.f". o.
rrrfrd 10 bo duo ON urrwiHrnrr note.
IN the county court yesterday 1rd--
ront was entered hv a-rrDrurrf -r-
500 in the case 81 George u. Scars
acafr-f W 4 Patterson 20 al.
Aff0rncr= Hudson and Lord who
-rc counsel Tor Ier scott convict
ri uan=Iauchtar and eonfenred f0 tf
fean wears in she state na1ifDni arr
vc-fcr7ar announced that -n q 90"
dave ffer would re motion for "a u,E H
trial for rfpir client
Notice 81 appeal f0 hf-hH- rTHr q
Lac f,,au filed ulrh JUDGE P0f- of frr %
district court fn -ir cnso 81 y. W r
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