The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-11-22

The grand jury which has been In ee'-
siou-wltn an Intern s-tod Of two week.,
Tor tWenty-'hree days, adjourned sine oiS
yestrr'a', having returned INTO court iI@
irue bIlls. So u which we'e io- iclonies Ghd
8jl 10y misiemesuOrs
Their names are: Il, n. Daniel foreman,
w, il. Haley, J. S, Duncan, I II. Wilson,
J. p. Apperson, j. D. Stratton, y. o.
Lockev. Burns Scott, n. ]. Hustled, w. A.
Webb, II. D. l.. Gracey, J. Q. Reed.
Ihelr recommending that vigilance
committee and detective force be organized
to suppress gaming and all name OF
crime, was freely discussed and the prevail
ing opinion was that IL would give the
world the i'm preston that Dallas county is
oyerun by rutlians and lawbraaksrs.
REPOkT or THE GRAND JCRT.
To tho Honorable District Judge OF Dallas
County:
after laborious session, have brought our
labor, to close and are prepared 10 ad-
iourn. We respectfully report to your
honor that we have carefully investigated
all criminal charges presented to our body
and other matters deyoving upon us to IN.
yestigate. We have found and returned
into court shout filty-eicht bills Tor falonles
ard about 354 for misdemeanors. On an
investigation OF the condition OF our dill
ferent county offices we dad That they are
conducted properly aud efficiently. We
visited our county Jail and find that it Is
being Kept in a Clearly and healthy condi.
ton, and that it is well managed and that
| the affairs OF our county are being properly
conducted, man aged and protected by our
county officers. The roads of our county
are being more or less neglected ny over
seers, and they should be prosecuted in the
| near future il they do not take PROMPT
til ,il
| would also Call attention to the fac'
that there are many doctors IN
our city and county who have come to ouI
CITY and county of late years, who practice
medicine without having filed with the
proper authorities either certificate from
some board If medical examiners or dl'
ploma from some accredited medical col
'ege. Hereafter they should be required to
comply strictly with our laws or accept the
consequences. We would respectfully state
that we believe that one OF the principal Is
professional gam bling. That it can be sup
pressed is evidenced by the fact that 1t has
been public and that so far as We are relia-
DIV informed, privately stepped, OF course
we mean professionally. The opinion
which in some circles seems to pre-
vail that gambling cannot be up
or interest Notwithstanding the daily COM
ments of the HERALD on the subject to the
contrary. We regret to state that it has
championed the cause OF lawlessness and
s,ims and by abortive efforts has attem pied
to manufacture depraved public sentiment
on the gam bling issue now before the
people; It can in no wiso be depended or
a. reflection of honest public sentiment
on thi, question. The world over, ga ma
bling Is regarded as heinous crime, and
Is only permitted where official integrity
and public sentiment are corrupt. 1T
cau't be suppressed" when coming from
an officer, in plain terms means he don't
want to suppress it, and when coming
from a citizen means his business would be
Injured by suppressipg it. In this county
We nave forty thousand people with their
manding and decidedly in favor Of its SUD-
preston, as against about one huncre
black.legs, with the wealth, sentiment and
interest OF their friends opposed to its sup
preston. Can an impartial public say
that forty thousand people, conscious OF
the right which they represent, cannon
successfully cope with one hundred people
thew represent? Our opinion is that official
diligence and integrity with proper sup-
port from the people sill result 10 short
while ia an effectual and permanent sup
preston of this crime. But OF course Moth
ing can be accomplished in this connection
any more than can he accomplished In any :
other of the affairs of life without honest
work. The people should organize and go
TO work Systematically, vigilance commit
tees are needed, a strong detective force
SHOULD be organized but above all things
our county officials should he held to a
strict accountability in this matter. The
work Of the people through their vigilance
CONN ittees and detectives would prove
truitlsss and of no avail, ii when the black
legs are ARA gned before our courts 70 De
punished the court, jury and other officials
act indit'.rently or c'Truptly. The people
through committee, should see to 1t that no
officer be permitted to hoodwink them,
by pretending TO be doing his duty and at
tue same time, by indifference, neglect,
c. v.rdice nr corruption, 10 shield the gam
bier. We need honest, fearless jury COM
missioners who will draw and select none
but honest and impartial men to serve on
juii.s, and If they from sickness or otner
sufficient cause fail to serve, we shonld
demand a, the hands OF our officers that
they be careful to select none but worthy,
honest citizens TO serve in their places. In
short the people have a right in this as IN
MI other matters TO demand honest and ef.
ficipnt work from their public servants ana
should see to IL thattbey haveit. We do not
mean, II course To reflect on any OF our Of
ficisls by the atoyo comments, for we be-
Iieye generally thet they are working In be-
halt OF the interests OF the people, but we
intend simply to let them understand that
they can Dust gambling n they will, and
that they should do II. With thanks to
this court and its officers for their courtesy
and assistance, we respectfully ask 10 be
discharged.
~. Loui. strnws.
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