Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-02
TO BE FIRED.
County Attorney Bowlin Says That
Gamblers in Fort Worth Have
Got to Skip.
And Broadly Intimates That He il
Loaded Up to the MuzEle
for Bear.
violatOrs Of the Sunday statute Will
Also Receive the Aifeotionate
Care Of the Law.

County-Attorney Bowlin sat in his
Office yesterday evening with the COM
PLEASANT expression of q man who has
reached an important conclusion, with
which he is entirely satisfied. A GA
zETrE reporter found him posing
over the penal code; looking up, he 70.
marked In a determined tone: Eyes
sir, / propose to inaugurate an unre-
lenting war on gambling. In the
future intend to prosecute every case
of this sort to a conviction, il possible.
and will make no compromises what
ever. The gamblers of Fort Worth
may lust as we'll make up their minds
that they have
GOT 10 co.,
"Do you anticipate serious resistance
from the gaming fraternity?'
"Of course they will make a fight,
but 1t will be useless. We have
about one hundred indictments against
them at the coming term Of the county
court. Though they should beat every
one OF them it would be like pulling
hairs out OF mans head, for every
one taken out ten would reappear.
know that some people in Fort Worth
think that the gambling houses help
to boom the town and make 1t lively,
but cannot believe that such In.
iiuencts contribute to the material
prosperity of a city. However, In
this matter j shall simply act in &C
cordance with my sworn duty and dc
not propose to do anything beyond Of
less than that
"Then you are determined to wag,
war OF determination ?n
"You can depend upon ii that every
case will be prosecuted TO the full eX
tremity OF the law and with all possi
BILE vigor. IL the present county at
torney lives another year Fort Wortl
WILL BE TOO HOT
to hold the gamblers. Some of then
think that when the new law goe
into effect they can evade the provls
ions by hiring themselves out as cour
ty convicts. In this they are mistaken
There lie no law for such action AM
whenever oneis convicted he will hav
; to pay the penalty behind those bar
over youder," (pointing to the jail
"How do you expect to secure cor
victions?n
III we cannot get at them any otht
way, measures will be taken toprocui
the names OF all who frequent gan
bling houses, and they Will be sun
moned as witnesses
at was said in opposition to Il
0 gambling felony bill that 1t could NJ
be enforced" remarked Mr.. Bowlil
, "I wish we had q chance to try
= There would be no more difficult
= about such cases than any other ella
T of crime"
J, "vIoLAToRs OF THE SUNDAY LAW
i will also suffer- continued the pluck
little county attorney.
"They hope to escape prosecution
o the payment of weekly fines in Il
It city court, but It won't hold water
n all. Under the law they are indict
g BILE for every drink OF whisky sol
: and under specific Indictment tn
IS cannot plead punishment on the &c
y eral charge of whisky selling"
e There is no mistaking the earne
n ness of the county attorney. He Il
It tilted his position by frequent apes
n TO the statutes, and talked in I'll
n calm, decisive manner that alwa
1t precedes storm. The fight will CO.
r mence in the county court next wee
D. and an interesting time is anticipate