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126 During the Spring assizes, it was expected that there would be a very interesting trial, namely of a woman for the murder of her husband. The case was that the husband had given her cause to be jealous upon which in a paroxysm of jealous rage - she shot him. The Coroners inquest found her guilty of Murder & she was incarcerated until the Assizes should open.* Judge Morriss opened the court - then followed the entry of Mexicans into San Antonio, the Judge, gentlemen of the bar & the principal officers of Court were off to the Army - the Woman who was about to be tried for Murder, was bailed - she went up the country to her friends - & in all probability when called upon would be 'Non inventus.' | 126 During the Spring assizes, it was expected that there would be a very interesting trial, namely of a woman for the murder of her husband. The case was that the husband had given her cause to be jealous upon which in a paroxysm of jealous rage - she shot him. The Coroners inquest found her guilty of Murder & she was incarcerated until the Assizes should open.* Judge Morriss opened the court - then followed the entry of Mexicans into San Antonio, the Judge, gentlemen of the bar & the principal officers of Court were off to the Army - the Woman who was about to be tried for Murder, was bailed - she went up the country to her friends - & in all probability when called upon would be 'Non inventus.' | ||
The following occurred in Galveston lately - A [?] whose brother had been hung for murder in the | The following occurred in Galveston lately - A [[?]] one whose brother had been hung for murder in the [[?]] & he himself had the [[?]] X What record of a fellow was beating his wife early one morning. An industrious citizen was passing by on the way to his Store, when the woman cried out for help to him as he was passing by requesting him to go for the Sheriff. The husband immediately ran out, plunged a Knife into the individual passing, some neighbors rescued him - a Surgeon was sent for and dressed his | ||
X An ould | X An [[ould]] [[Baig?]] that has run as [[?ome]] in a 'Norther' was the prison - The person who had charge of this died & no one was found willing to combine his offices - there are [?] without any place of confinement to the utter [[disconsolation?]] of our worthy Sheriff This I have often hear say 'O for the laws cannot be made to be respected without a gaol'. | ||
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126 During the Spring assizes, it was expected that there would be a very interesting trial, namely of a woman for the murder of her husband. The case was that the husband had given her cause to be jealous upon which in a paroxysm of jealous rage - she shot him. The Coroners inquest found her guilty of Murder & she was incarcerated until the Assizes should open.* Judge Morriss opened the court - then followed the entry of Mexicans into San Antonio, the Judge, gentlemen of the bar & the principal officers of Court were off to the Army - the Woman who was about to be tried for Murder, was bailed - she went up the country to her friends - & in all probability when called upon would be 'Non inventus.'
The following occurred in Galveston lately - A ? one whose brother had been hung for murder in the ? & he himself had the ? X What record of a fellow was beating his wife early one morning. An industrious citizen was passing by on the way to his Store, when the woman cried out for help to him as he was passing by requesting him to go for the Sheriff. The husband immediately ran out, plunged a Knife into the individual passing, some neighbors rescued him - a Surgeon was sent for and dressed his
X An ould Baig? that has run as ?ome in a 'Norther' was the prison - The person who had charge of this died & no one was found willing to combine his offices - there are [?] without any place of confinement to the utter disconsolation? of our worthy Sheriff This I have often hear say 'O for the laws cannot be made to be respected without a gaol'.