The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-13
NEWS OF THE COURTS
EVA BRITAIN MURDER CASE is
ON TRIAL.
STATE EVIDENCE IS ALL IN
The School Question Charges Bring
Out Nothing kew-tias Been
Going on For Years.

The most important case at the
court house yesterday was that Of the
State OF Texas VS.. Eva Britain
charged with murder. The state has
finished its testimony and the defense
is now introducing its witnesses. In
Judge POpe's court question ol
privilege is ON in the case OF W. w
Bell ct al VS., Wilson ID. Wing et al,
The question is one involving the
Jurisdiction of the court, The suit
itself Is about oil. Judge Wheat
spent his usual busy day In the
county court. A big judgment was
filed against the Kirby Lumber Co..
and there were two suits filed In the
district clerks office.
In the case of Eva Britain both
sides announced ready for trial and
the work of securing n jury was be-
gun with the following list: Tom
Andrus. Nj. c. Broussard. Chas. Charl'
ION (colored), George Ennie, Isaac
Garrison, l.. Wingate Ed Cline, w, A.
Armiger. II. l.. Blanchette, ChaS'
Bryant, Tom Lamb, r II. Adair. fne
state hogan the introduction OF It's
testimony at three o'clock in the al
tcrnoun and in an hour and a half an
nounccd state Rests" The states
evidence vas in effect that Eva Brlt'
tain had entered a room IN me
Dividend" where Minnie Smith ana a
colored man had spent the night ana
that The defendant becoming enrased
had attacked the Smith woman ana
stabbed her in the breast twice or
more. anc wound. according to the
nbysician who examined her after
the affair reaching the heart. Inc
scutI!c was of short duration ana
witness testified that the two women
stood clinched while the cutting was
going on The words of the defend
ant we're that she had done the work
and seemed satisfied with 1t, remarks
of this kind having been overheard
by the witnesses testifying Tor uhe
state. The defendants attorneys
Messrs. O'Brien, John q oBrleh,
have not vet developed their side OF
the case the above being the case as
presented only by the state. Ihe
iurv had TO sleep at the court house
last night though the case Will prop
ably be wound up today.
r. C. Stribbling has filed SUIT
against r. S Allen upon an alleged
promissory note in the sum OF
$11GG.G7 asking this amount as princl'
nal together with interest and at
torney's fees.
The charges that have been given
so much publicity recently about the
questions of the state board having
cent out ahead Of time are not III
any manner new to those who nave
kent apace with the school situation
The same thing has been happening
wear after year and the same com
plainant himself attempted to stir up
trouble about it a year ago but II
seems failed. The truth is that there
is a leak somewhere at Austin that
the authorities are apparently unable
TO discover These questions are
sent out yearly according to the gen
eral report and each time the Off
Gals promise to try to locate inc
trouble. The truth is that many OF
the colored teachers in the schoolS
throughout the state would be unable
to qualify but for this conditions OF
affairs. The CITY of Beaumont has
not been troubled much about it be
cause the school board and superln
tendent have looked carefully into the
qualifications of the teachers regard
1css Of the state board questions MOI
hae the county of Jefferson suffered
so far as can be learnd, the authorl'
tic bclicveing that stealing or buy
ing questions is sometimes Jesse!
sin and that some alleged teachers
have much graver faults.
Yesterday afternoon found Specla
VenircmaA f. c. Collins under peculiar
circumstances. Collins was in the
court room while another iurymaf
vae being questioned. but when the
court had finished examining the first
Juror and turned to examine Collins
he had disapneared. A fine Of s2'
was the result.
CORPORATION court cases on appea
furnished most of Judge Whcat's bust
ness.
The numerous cases on appeal to
day. and the city attorney showing tC
the court that the appeal bonds II
each case were defective, having
Eopn framed under a statute that i
now obsolete in court, each case sus
tanned the motion to dismiss the an
neal which i'm effect throws the case
hack TO the corporation court FOL
trial Tine proceedings in the count!
today we're as follows:
Ice Victor. theft OF under s50-de
PENDANT plead guilty to the charge
and the court assessed the punish
ment at confinement in the COUNTY
iaiI for a term Of two DAYS.
Gertrude Grant disturbing th'
poacc-motion Of state TO dismiss an
neal on account Of insufficient apDe1
boDd sustained and appeal dismissed
Gus Magadieu. violating the Sun
law-c0ntinued.
Louis Gefer. disturbing the peace
motion 10 di-uiss the appeal sus
tanned.
Alice Warren. disturbing the poac'
same order as above.
VIII Scott. theft # property unf'
fra --7-a 0r z-1-1efrndanr srraieno
and rrtr-e7 p plea u guilty.. and h'
rrnf-hruant assessed ar fn6 NJ
and frarn DAYS imprisonment IN a..
crlr-- jail
NJ. r Rrfr7. violating thr S-ud7-
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