The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
TIT 70 TAT.
ONE OFFICIAL GOES FOR ANOTH-
ER AND THE OTHER GOES
FOR "TOTHER."
Deputy Sheriff Pace Causes the Ar.
rest OF Recorder Johns for His
OatmanVille Gun Practice.

A few weeks ago the STATESMAN
contained an account of the arrest OF
Deputy Sheriff Pace Oy one of the city |
police for discharging pistol within |
the corporate limits of the city. This |
was great surprise to all who knew |
the deputy sheriff. for he is certainly |
one of the most efficient and brs.vest !
Of all the peace officers this gOodly |
capital is favored with. He some
times has his fun, as the best of men
now and then will, but it was a
great surprise to his friends to learn
that he had been handling q pistol in
such manner as to cause him to be ar
rested. But
THRIs SURPRISE DEEPENFD
when the result of the trial was an
nounced. He was brought before
Recorder Johns for trial, and trial
was had. The faithful recorder. be-
cause he was deputy sheriff, fined
him to the full extent Of the law,
| 500, and costs. 1t may be guessed
that the deputy sheriff looked upon
this as exceedingly severe; particu-
larly so, in view of the fact that he
claimed he simply acted in the line
of his duty in trying to suppress a
row at the time the act complained of
was committed. He, however, made
the best Of the situation, and waited
for the time to come wheTi he
could turn the joke on the
recorder and get the laugh
ON him. He looked upon the
action of his friend Johns as a sort of
practical joke, and being good deal
of joker himself, he made up his
mind the time would come, sooner or
later, when the frailtieS of human ma
ture would furnish the chance for
: him to play the card that takes all the
trumps in the game of euchre.
HE DID NOT WAIT IN VAIN,
, for his chance came sooner than he
had hoped for. Not long ago there
was an excursion from this city to
Oatmanville. There were. intact, two
excursions that went to that point, OF
perhaps we ought 10 say two excur-
!, sion parties. The first left via of the
International and Great Northern
railway, and the syndicate road fol
t that city of beauty and flowers
. The STATESMAN has heretofore puo-
F! lished complete list of the names oil
IT this excursion. The other was not sc
= large but quite as important. They
q came behind fiery team and evident
ly were out to enjoy the sylvan re
treats of the grand scenery that lie:
!, between the capital of Texas and The
> village of Oatmanville. The party
consisted of ex-chief of police, and ex
city marshal Ben. Thompson, and ex-
y prosecuting attorney Col. Trigg. Tn
u well known leading lawyer, Mr.. Brom
IL hey and the city recorder. Judge Johns
A HAPPY PARTY
o. they were, too; harmless as kittens blu
e just as playful, and being away from
- the grave dignities of official and pro
fessional city life it is not to be won
le dered they would 90 things in wilt
u forest they would not do in the cap,to
H. Of the state For time they min
/ sled with the other exculsionists ant
partook of cakes. oranges, cigar
Ie ETC., provided by the generou
Z, agents of the capitol contractor:
W There is nothing like cakes an
= oranges to make a man feel good, an
so it happened when the wagon roa
le excursion started fol, home, it is sal
d. they INDUCED ina little pistol prac
ID tice at the lone trees and lonely rock
" that are the principal inhabitants O
that sylvan land; and report hath
"a that Recorder Johns showed him
re self the best shot of any who tried hi
,s skill in that
ps DESOLArE LAND.
But the eagle eye and acute ear of tn
a vigilant deputy sheriff was open. ID
IN happens to live in that township, an
20 when the rattle Of the volleys awai
e ened the echoes in the glens he ha:
- = tened thither, aud beheld the city II
- corder of Austin shooting his gu
Is on6 nllnIlc nlQI
U way" in the state OF Texa
y BY the law of this state I
Is do that is misdemeanor. No mat
aC matter if the road be a poor one tn
law protects the poor the same as tn
y tat. 1t may be winding path ami
y. the solitudes of Texas cedar brake
n the law makes no distinction. /
ty Texas a legislature can draw no 81
~ perfine distinction on roads, and ID
inhibition applies to all with equi
,ff efficacy. Now comes Deputy sheri
ne PAGES PRACTICAL JOKE.
of Strictly in the line of his duty h
1t caus, d information to be filed agalns
Recorder Johns on two charges. On
or for carrying pistol and the other fo
N shooting ION aud across public hlgf
.r- way" The charges are filed before L
n G. Pace. j. P, a brother OF the dep!
oil ty sheriff. aud to man up a tree
~ the township of oatmanvllle 1t look
:, as if the joke was quite as practical
= the judge would care to have It an
A that our efficient recorder is in for
y it costs to get out OF the meshes @
ru wisdom surrounding a court OF jul
ia !" tics.