The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-15
THURMOND's rRiBULATIONs.
Third and Last Day Of the Investiga.
ton OF the Mayor by the Commit.
tee OF the City Council The Case
Submitted and II Report 10 be
Made NJ the Next Meeting
OF the city COnnciI.

ceedings as published in the newspapers were
incorrect, and the testimony taken by the
city secretary was referred to, and it was
found that there was no material difference
in the two reports.
The mayor then took the stand, and at the
instance of Judge Field, his attorney, made
elaborate explanations of the charges pre-
ferred against him by City Marshal Morton.
Mr.. Cowart, for the prosecution, objected
several times to his being permitted to do so
much explaining before he came to the point,
but the chair ruled that as he WAS the object
Of serious charges it would allow him t. an
suer fully, though it trusted that the mayor
would be as brief as possible in his state
ments.
In regard to his violation Of the gaming or
dinance, he said; While had consulted
with them generally in all questions in refer,
ence to our duties, had never consulted with
them in reference as to whether we were pro-
Ceeding under the vagrant or gaming or IL
nance, and Mr.. Gibbs, city attorney or Mar.
shal Morton either, ner anyone ever called
my attention to il. Knowing they had been
in the city's service for long period fire.
Quently asked them in regard to ques
tons | did not know anything about;
the fines, up to the time my attention was
called to it, were soon after investigated by
the committee on ordinances and before the
report of the committee Mt the next regular
meeting of the council; changed the fines
and have continued it up TO the present time;
also ordered the arrest of all gamblers and
those in their employ, which brought about
the arrest of young Cornwall and one or two
others, and ON the city attorney suggesting
that could not convict those in the gam
blers' employment | discharged them;
in reference to my abusing people from the
bench, will first state that the Times, of
which Sterrett ia editor, had INDUCED ire.
quen ly in abuse of myself, and often did
and Others would hand me the
the dsreputable things he said about me,
grace" "Old 203' and "Mongrel;"I would
frequently retort in a pleasant
manner by stating that | didn't pay Mr..
Sterrett anything for his complimentary
notices, and some other remarks in pleasant,
joking way, which Ind little meaning other
than pleasant retort; | never became often led,
believing that every one understood his
motive, and knew it could do me little if INV
harm; h. was arrested on writ from my
court first for failing to pay his license IA an
attorney; declined TO try his case because
of the hard feeling between him and myself;
desired Alderman Caldwell to try it. and as
| was absent from the city Il few days, | don't
know what was done with the case
The next time he was arrested for diff.
Guilty between him and Judge Barksdale;
his attorney came into court
and said that desired Alderman Bohnv to
try the case, as there was some ill-feeiing
between Sterrett and myself; his attorney
said that he had plea of conviction in
Judge Peaks court; heard the plea and in
troduced Policeman Dempsey, who swore he
made the arrest prior to the plea of guilty in
Justice Peaks court; under these clrcum-
stances jurisdiction attached to this court,
and rs he was prominent citizen | thought.
the case required high fine and | fined him
$25; stated that the city court could not DO
legally ousted by another court by party
going subsequent to his arrest BY u CITY
officer to another court and pleading guilty.
As to Texas Joe, he was in the station. house
a large portion of the time, and frequent
complaints were made to me that he
would, when drunk, approach promi-
nent citzens about the hotels and
annoy them greatly; Marshal Morton asked
me rs many as two or three times to give Joe
moral lecture and thought that maybe
some good might result from il: told the
marshal that had no legal right to lecture
Joe but rs he requested 1t | would do it;
fined him S25 and told him that my attention
had been called 10 the fact that he would 20
to the hotels and claim acquaintance with
strangers; | told him that his action in blow
ing his whisky breath in peoples faces was
more like brute than like man; told him
that if he did not reform or leave the city
would report him to the officers and hsve
him sent to the poor farm. Joe wept left
the city and has not yet returned. Marshal
Morton said that he thought it would do him !
good.
Aurhur Cain, alias Frenchy, was before
me on some charge, and he generally being
known as Frenchy, when called his case |
called him Frenchy; he squinted his eyes
and distorted his face at me; he walked up
and said, 81 will inform you my name is not |
Frenchy but Arthur CAIN" at the same time
making deathly faces at me; his manner was |
such that fned him $40; the next morning
Major Kearby, representing him, came in
and asked the court to remit the fine for |
contempt; | told him that wouldn't do it
unless Cain would state in open court that
no did not intend contempt for court; he did
SO; Major Kesrby said Cain was drinking,
which | knew was true, and after telling him
the dignity of the court must be maintained
| RENTED the fine.
Some time ago, a month
or six weeks, I Tried George Clark
for asssulting man in
Cauthorn's saloon; he came before
the court and pleaded guilty and
fined him SIS; George said he had been
drunk and felt sick that morning; stated
70 him that he had been pretty severely pun.
shed already from his looks, and that the
newspapers had given him severe excoris-
ion; may have said the Times, and that
40 being so exemplary when sober, although
he case was an aggravated one, would fine
him only SIS.
will state that Marshal Morton and
,ther officers told Inc there was band
If thieves in the city composed of Maurice,
Slippery jim, Jim Carney, Mike
DAILY, Smithy and Others, who associated with
hem; Marshal Morton asked me whenever
hey were arrested to tell them they would
nave to leave the city or 60 to
he poor farm, as he was determined to
break up that gang of thieves; the next
line they were arrested "a vagabonds, and /