The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-10

SAN ANTONIO, May 2.-In the re-
corder's court the fines during April
amounted to $1S3S.2O.
Rafe Gardner, or Henderson, the
negro shot while resisting arrest by
Deputy Sheriffs Alexander and Van
Ripper, died in Jail to-day. An in
quest has begun and will be concluded
tomorrow. Several witnesses swore
the negro was named Henderson, an
honest and industrious fellow, and
bad only when drinking whisky, but
not an escaped convict. Martin, a
negro felon, affirmed he knew Gard
ner to be an escaped convict, sent to
the penitentiary for theft from Seguin
few years ago. The officers say
they did their duty, believing him to
be such. They are worried about it,
but will not finch from an investiga-
ton.
An Italian who was run over by
the street cars and badly injured last
winter, died yesterday.
4. Van Ward, who is well-to-do
farmer, is charged with stealing and
selling for 500 the horse of milkman
named Haighler, near the city. Their
pastures joined, and Haighler alleges
his fence was torn down. He missed
his horse and went and found Ward
had just sold it for 500. Haighler
says this is not the first instance of
the kind. Ward gave bond for his
appearance before the grand jury.
HOUSTON, May 2.-The following
victims were taken to the penitentiary
to-day: Emanuel Carter, robbery, two
years; Bill Woods, burglary and theft
six and two years; Mike Yearger, same,
five and two years; Milton Jones,
placing distractions on railroad track,
two years; Ed Brown, assault with in
tent to murder, seven years.
The county commissioners met to-
day to discuss the new courthouse
plans. Architect Duhamel has refused
to print the plans and specifications
as ordered by the commissioners. Du-
hamel said it was unusual in his
business to have the plans and
specifications printed, and he did not
the public. He said, further, that the
printed plans would not do justice to
his design and it could not be colored
to representl the different materials
as in his original drawing. He said
the plans and specifications were the
architects property, as though secured
by copyright, but that the county
had the right to use his plans, as they
were on file in his Office, to secure
bids. He did not think any architect
in the United States would agree to
have his plans and specifications
printed, unless to sell them in
pamphlet form as source of
revenue. Judge Hamblin said the
court had passed an order
that the plans be printed, and had so
published it. He thought he should
stand up to it. Mr.. Duhamel said
that it was not customary in the con-
struction of public buildings to have
the plans printed, and cited the new
capitol and university in this state as
instances. He was willing to do any,
thing that was right and just, and
would do it.
Tomorrow will begin the fifteenth
annual Volksfest. At sunrise a sa-
Lutte of fifteen guns will announce the
approach of the annual fes-
tival. Brass bands will discourse
music, both at the market and court
house squares. Japan day-fireworks
will be discharged at 10 a. m. from
the courthouse square, and the bands
and marshals will march thence to
the grounds where the Volksfest will
be formally inaugurated at two
o'clock in the evening. The banks
will all close tomorrow at one o'clock
in compliment to the occasion.